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We offer daily services and a cultural programme of talks, events and concerts. We seek to be a welcoming space for people to reflect, create and debate
Sunday 13 July at 3pm in the Southwood Garden
Join St James’s Piccadilly Music Scholars for a summer afternoon of music and refreshment as they raise essential funds for their annual summer tour.
Friday 20 June 1.10pm
Talia and Michael will perform a programme of songs spanning the years from the building of St James’s Church in 1684 to the present.
St James’s hosts inclusive services and a cultural programme. We seek to be a welcoming space for people to reflect, create and debate.
St James’s is a place to explore, reflect, pray, and support all who are in need. We are a Church of England parish in the Anglican Communion.
We host a year-round creative programme encompassing music, visual art and spoken word.
We offer hospitality to people going through homelessness and speak out on issues of injustice, especially concerning refugees, asylum, racial justice, and LGBTQ+ issues.
St James’s strives to advocate for earth justice and to develop deeper connections with nature.
We aspire to be a home where everyone can belong. We’re known locally and globally for our unique history and beauty, as well as faith in action, creativity and the arts, and a commitment to social and environmental justice.
We strive to be a Eucharist-centred, diverse and inclusive Christian community promoting life in abundance, wellbeing and dignity for all.
St James’s Piccadilly has been at the heart of its community since 1684. We invite you to play your part in securing this historic place for generations to come.
The work of St James’s, it costs us £5,000 per day to enable us to keep our doors open to all who need us.
A reimagined St James’s realised. A redesigned garden, courtyard and new building capacity—all fully accessible— will provide beautiful spaces for all as well as improving our environmental performance.
Whether shooting a blockbuster TV series or creating a unique corporate event, every hire at St James’s helps our works within the community.
St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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Saturday 5 April 7.30pm
One of Rossini’s most celebrated and enduring works, the Petite Messe Solennelle is neither small nor solemn; rather, it brims with exuberance and flair.
Tickets
Central nave: £30| £25 concessions | £15 age 30 and under
Side aisles: £25 | £20 concessions | £10 age 30 and under
Gallery: £20 | £15 concessions | £5 age 30 and under
Miriam Allan Soprano Carris Jones Mezzo-Soprano Thomas Elwin Tenor Gareth Brynmor John Bass William Vann Piano Edward Dean Harmonium
Richard Bannan Musical Director
One of Rossini’s most celebrated and enduring works, the Petite Messe Solennelle is neither small nor solemn; rather, it brims with exuberance and flair. Composed in 1863 when Rossini had settled into permanent semi-retirement, he paid little heed to public or critical tastes, but instead let his imagination soar. This remarkable, idiosyncratic work highlights his mastery of the dramatic and the devotional, and represents the pinnacle of his péchés de vieillesse (‘sins of old age’), the moniker Rossini himself gave his late compositions.
Petros Singers are delighted to share the stage with a line-up of world- class soloists to perform this uniquely thrilling work, which never fails to delight. Petros Singers is a leading West London chamber choir, performing a wide variety of music – from baroque to contemporary, from large-scale works to exquisite miniatures – placing particular emphasis on vibrant and communicative singing.
Richard Bannan (musical director) was a choral scholar at Clare College, Cambridge before embarking on a career as a professional vocal musician, arranger and teacher. He now sings as a Lay-Clerk at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, and with many of the country’s major professional ensembles.
