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We offer daily services and a creative programme of talks, events and concerts. We seek to be a welcoming space for people to reflect, create and debate.
Sunday 6 April 6.30pm St Pancras Church
Join the music scholars of St James’s, Piccadilly as they celebrate women composers throughout the ages.
Wednesday 16 April 6:30pm
In this special collaboration for Holy Week, St James’s Piccadilly brings together the music of composer Rachel Chaplin and spoken word presented by The Revd Lucy Winkett.
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.
New walkways, a restored courtyard and re-landscaped gardens will provide fully accessible, beautiful spaces for everyone to enjoy as well as improving our environmental performance.
St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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Monday 28 April 1.10pm
The Da Capo Sinfonia is a bold, student-led chamber orchestra dedicated to historically informed performance.
Online streaming
This concert will be streamed live on our YouTube channel at 1:10pm.
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Free admission | Donations welcome
Programme
Joseph Haydn – Symphony No.6 in D major, Hob.I:6 (Le Matin)
Joseph Haydn – Symphony No.7 in C major, Hob.I:7 (Le Midi)
Joseph Haydn – Symphony No.8 in G major, Hob.I:8 (Le Soir)
St James’s is grateful for the generous support of Rolex for this music programme.
Based in London, the ensemble unites talented students and alumni from the city’s leading conservatoires to celebrate early music through fresh and imaginative programming.
Specialising in music from the Baroque and Classical eras, the group presents concerts that blend well-loved masterpieces with rarely performed works, offering audiences a chance to explore the richness and diversity of 17th- and 18th-century repertoire. Led by their director, Luca J. Imperiale, their approach emphasises creativity and curiosity, creating programmes that are both historically grounded and artistically exciting.
Join the Da Capo Sinfonia for an exciting concert showcasing Joseph Haydn’s Symphonies Nos. 6, 7, and 8—Le matin, Le midi, and Le soir. Composed in 1761 during Haydn’s early tenure at the Esterházy court, these works mark a pivotal moment in the development of the symphony, displayingHaydn’s mastery of orchestral colour and form. Drawing inspiration from the Baroque concerto grosso tradition, these symphonies integrate virtuosic solo passages for instruments such as the flute, violin, cello, and even the double bass, elevating individual artistry within the ensemble.
Regarded as early exemplars of Haydn’s symphonic style, Le matin, Le midi, and Le soir reveal not only his indebtedness to earlier traditions but also his burgeoning originality. These works invite listeners to explore the interplay between structure, drama, and vivid programmatic content—qualities that would come to define Haydn’s contribution to the Classical symphony.
Independent production.
