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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.
Come and celebrate the hope and light that Christmas brings each winter
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. This is a place for everyone who’s wondering about life’s big questions and striving for a better world.
We host a year-round creative programme encompassing music, visual art and spoken word, drawing on St James’s rich cultural history including artists, writers and musicians Mary Beale, Mary Delany, William Blake, Ottobah Cugoano and Leopold Stokowski.
We try to put our faith into action by educating ourselves and speaking out on issues of injustice, especially concerning refugees, asylum, earth and racial justice, and LGBTQ+ issues.
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.
It costs us £3,500 per day to enable us to keep our doors open to all who need us
Your donation will help us restore our garden in Piccadilly as part of The Wren Project, making it possible for us to welcome over 300,000 people from all faiths and walks of life seeking tranquillity and inspiration each year.
St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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Saturday 23 March 1.10pm
Presented in association with Talent Unlimited
Wanshu Qiu
Wanshu Qiu grew up in a non-musical household in Chengdu, China. Wanshu started showing her musical interests when she was seven. Her rapid growth in music gained her a place in The Affiliated Secondary School of Sichuan Conservatory of Music in 2011, where she started to play the viola.
Lucy Thalange
Lucy Thalange is a vibrant mezzo-soprano with a passion for opera and literature. Her specialty is patter music, particularly in French. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music where she was able to fine tune her communicative performance style. Lucy is very interested in weaving history and socio-political themes into programmes to create a story for her audience to follow.
Jack Redman
Jack Redman enjoys accompanying a wide range of repertoire, and is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music. He is an Oxford Song Young Artist and was a finalist in the Kathleen Ferrier awards 2023. Jack has been repetiteur for a range of productions, including Semele for Glyndebourne.
César Franck Sonata in A major I. Allegretto ben moderato II. Allegro III. Recitativo – Fantasia: Ben moderato – Molto lento IV. Allegretto poco mosso
J. Brahms Two songs for viola, voice and piano Op.91 I. Gestillte Sehnsucht II. Geistliches Wiegenlied
Paul Smith The Lake Isle of Innes Free for voice and Viola
This concert will be streamed live on our YouTube channel at 1:10pm.