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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
Under the theme ‘Imagine the World to be Different’, our garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show encourages visitors to cherish the earth and one another.
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 cultural 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 door open to all who need us
We know that spiritual sustenance comes in many forms: we hope you enjoy this one. £12 from the sale of each bottle will go directly to St James’s, Charity No. 1133048
St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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The Music Scholars programme at St James’s started in the Autumn of 2021. Their musical talents and creativity will enhance the music of our services until the end of July 2022.
William Clark-Maxwell was born in 1996 and began his musical education as a chorister in the choir of St George’s chapel, Windsor Castle. He studied cello from the age of 10 with Sue Lowe, and was a principal player in the National Children’s Orchestra and National Youth Orchestra. He then studied cello with Erico Bronzi at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg before gaining his undergraduate degree in music from Jesus College, Cambridge, and his master’s degree in cello from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he studied with Tim Lowe. He has recently performed with the English Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonia of London, and John Wilson Orchestra; as a guest cellist with the Wihan Quartet; and as a concerto soloist with the Newbury Symphony, Mayson Symphony, and Cambridge University Orchestras.
He was a prize winner at the Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition 2021, and won the 2021 D’Addario String competition.
‘I am currently a junior fellow at the Guildhall school, as well as a freelance performer and teacher based in London. I spend a lot of my time playing chamber music both professionally and for fun with friends I’ve made throughout my musical life. I love all kinds of music, from the plain chant of early church music to the rich orchestral scores of the golden age of Hollywood and beyond. After the last year and a half, I feel renewed gratitude for the opportunity to make music with others, and I look forward to doing that at St James’ this year.’
