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St Martin-in-the-Fields is a community of hope, reimagining church and society through compassion, culture, commerce and congregational life. Our vision statement is, ‘At the heart. On the edge.’ We welcome you to the heart of our life.Our autumn lectures focus on Encounters with God, one another, and the stranger. We are joined by Archbishops of Canterbury past and present, and by our new Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally. For the seventh year we are hosting the only national conference in which people with lived experience take the lead in articulating theological perspectives on disability. This year’s conference is entitled Something Worth Sharing.In November at our Patronal Festival we mark the centenary of the armistice that ended the First World War, with the theme, St Martin: Soldier for Peace. Our whole community is galvanised each year by the BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields. This year marks the 92nd appeal, which will be broadcast on 2 December.Christmas is coming. You will want to book early for our many Christmas concerts and make a note of the dates of our Advent and Christmas carol services. The Christmas Shop in the Foyer, with many charity Christmas cards and other delights, opens on 1 October and Christmas cards are available from 9 September. Join us for a warm welcome in the Café in the Crypt – and consider our spaces for event hire at Christmas and all the year round.Revd Dr Sam Wells, Vicar

Last year, the BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal withSt Martin-in-the-Fields raised a remarkable£3.1m, because so many generous people gave onan unprecedented scale, taking us over £3m forthe first time. It’s the fruit of a remarkablepartnership between BBC Radio 4, the St Martin’scommunity, those who work with homeless peoplearound the country, and homeless and vulnerablepeople themselves.The money raised from the Appeal supports

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Weekly Worship

Monday 17 September – Monday 19 NovemberEncounters: an exhibition by Nicola GreenOver the past ten years, Nicola Green hasdocumented interfaith meetings between theworld’s religious leaders including formerArchbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams,former UK Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, HisHoliness Pope Francis, Reverend Desmond Tutu,His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the Grand Mufti

Shaykh Ali Gomaa of Egypt, and many others.Green diligently recorded her observations,collecting and creating thousands of drawings,photographs and artefacts, and it is this archive ofcollated material that forms the basis of Encounters.Encounters invites viewers of all beliefs, or none, tocontemplate faith, leadership and identity.

people through The Connection at St Martin’s, ourhomelessness centre in Trafalgar Square, and theVicar’s Relief Fund (VRF), which provides crisisgrants to prevent homelessness, reaching rightacross the UK. Two years ago, we also establishedthe St Martin’s Frontline Network – a network offrontline workers and organisations around theUK – to harness ideas, share best practice and findthe best solutions together. The Network now has10 partners and over 1,000 individual membersbased across the UK – from public, voluntary andstatutory sector agencies.Every element of St Martin-in-the-Fields Charityis working to support people away fromhomelessness. When someone is supported by The Connection, or with a grant from the VRF, the journey from that moment on is driven by the individual. Yet behind them will be theencouragement, resource and stability to supportthem every step of the way. In recognition of this,we’ve called the theme for the 2018 Appeal‘Journey Together’. We want to reflect the wide-reaching and compassionate support from somany people and partners.

Monday8.30am Morning Prayer1.15pm Holy Communion (DSC)4.30pm Choral Evensong

Tuesday8.30am Morning Prayer1.15pm Holy Communion (DSC)6.00pm Evening Prayer (DSC)

Wednesday8.30am Morning Prayer1.00pm Choral Eucharist6.30pm Bread For the World

Thursday8.30am Morning Prayer1.00pm Great Sacred Music6.00pm Evening Prayer (DSC)

Friday 8.30am Morning Prayer1.15pm Holy Communion (DSC)6.00pm Evening Prayer (DSC)

Saturday9.00am Morning Prayer

Sunday10.00amParish Eucharist1.00pm Service in Mandarin2.15pm Service in Cantonese5.00pm Choral Evensong 7.00pm Sacred Space

(1st Sunday of the month)

As well as our regular daily service times, the Dick SheppardChapel (DSC), at the far end of the lower crypt, is available forprayer throughout the week.During Advent there is no 5.00pm Choral Evensong onSunday and no midweek Evening Prayer. Wednesday ChoralEucharist at 1.00pm continues. There is no Monday ChoralEvensong or Wednesday Bread For The World.

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St Martin’s Hall is available tohire for dinners and other events.

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Sunday 18 November, 7.00pmWoven Gold

Woven Gold will be returning to St Martin-in-the-Fields to perform live as part of the Encounterseries. Woven Gold is a choir of refugees and asylumseekers from around the world, accompanied by agroup of UK musicians. It will be an evening ofpowerful and moving encounters from musicalcultures and traditions from many different placesand experiences from across the world.

Wednesday 28 NovemberJust This DayA day to share in stillness and silence at the heartof the city, with time for silent contemplation, adiscussion with inspiring speakers and meditationled by the World Community for Christianmeditation. All events are free to attend.www.justthisday.org

Theology GroupEach time a differentmember of our communitytakes the chair and raisesquestions about truth, faithand justice. Sam Wells,Vicar of St Martin’s,responds, explaining the

theological reasoning of his answers, before thewhole group engages with the questionsthemselves. From 12.00-1.00pm in the AustenWilliams Room on the following Sundays: 9 September, 7 October, 28 October.

Wednesdays at 6.30pmBread for the World

A weekly informal Eucharist on Wednesdays, withreflection, worship and the beautiful music of theSt Martin’s Choral Scholars, followed by supperand small groups.

Thursdays at 1.00pmGreat Sacred MusicRevd Dr Sam Wells explores through word andsong, reading and prayer, the great classical musicof our religious heritage with St Martin’s Voices.See music pages for details.

2 September, 7 October, 4 NovemberSacred Space

On the first Sunday of the month at 7.00pm weinvite you to Sacred Space, a time of silence,reflection, music and prayer to draw close to Godand experience stillness and peace at the heart ofthis city. With the prayers of the Taizé community.

Monday 5 November, 7.00pm-8.30pmEncountering Holiness: Neil MacGregorfollowed by Richard Coles chairing a paneldiscussion with Neil MacGregor, Ben Okriand Nicola Green

Neil MacGregor has been theDirector of the National Galleryand the British Museum; herecently presented the brilliantradio series and exhibition entitledLiving with the Gods. Richard Coles is a parish Priestin Finedon, Northamptonshire;previously, he was one half of thesuccessful band The Communards,and is a well-known and popularbroadcaster and author. Nicola Green is an artist andsocial historian, whose subjectshave included Elle Macphersonand Obama. She has also foundedand manages the DiasporaPlatform working with artists fromdifferent cultural backgrounds.Ben Okri is a novelist and poet,whose first novel was published atthe age of 21, and The FarnishedRoad received the Booker Prize for Fiction.

Monday 19 November, 7.00pm-8.30pmEncountering God: Justin Welby inconversation with Sam Wells

Justin Welby is the Archbishopof Canterbury.

Events at St Martin’sAutumn Lecture Series

Our Autumn series of lectures will focus on thistheme of encounter. How are we changed by thepeople, events or objects we encounter when wemeet them face to face? How do prejudices shift?How are new insights born? What inspires us tonew ways of being and relating to others? How dowe become who we truly are through those wemeet? How do we encounter God in our lives? Ineach of these lectures different prominent andinspirational leaders, thinkers and practitionerswill be speaking from a personal but also publicperspective about the way such encounters havechanged the course of their lives.This lecture series will be supported by anexhibition in St Martin’s foyer and light well by theartist Nicola Green: Encounters.

Monday 17 September, 7.00pm-8.30pmEncountering the Other: Rowan Williams

Rowan Williams is the Masterof Magdalene College, Cambridge,and the former Archbishop ofCanterbury.

Tuesday 9 October, 7.30pmChristianity Encountering Islam:Imam Ataul Mujeeb Rashed: Unity andHumanity; Sam Wells: Humanity and DivinityFor this lecture, we will be hosted by theAhmadiyya Muslim Community. All are welcometo attend. This lecture will take place at the BaitulFutuh Mosque in Morden and you will need toregister for this lecture (details in flyer and online).

Saturday 22 September, 10.00am-4.00pmOpen House LondonSt Martin’s takes part in this city-wide celebrationof the buildings, places and neighbourhoods where we live and work. Tours of the church andbellringing demonstrations will be held throughout the day.See www.smitf.org for more details.

Saturday 13 October – Sunday 14 OctoberSomething Worth SharingA weekend of events to mark our 7th annualconference on Disability and Church, a partnershipbetween St Martin-in-the-Fields and InclusiveChurch. On Saturday in St Martin’s Hall we shareexperience and ideas to unlock barriers tobelonging and to resource each other and theChurch. On Sunday there is healing service inchurch and a film screening in St Martin’s Hall.Organised by and for disabled people, supportersand people with an interest in disability.Further details can be found at www.smitf.organd [email protected] register visit: www.inclusive-church.org.uk/disabilityor complete the form in church.Cost: £20/£10 (conc)

Sundays 4 & 18 November, 2 & 16 December12.00-1.00pmAusten Williams RoomInspired to Follow: Art and the Bible StoryExploring life’s big questions:Death, Judgement, Heaven and HellAs part of our Advent preparations, this newprogramme of hour-long gatherings over fourSundays explores the Four Last Things – death,judgement, heaven and hell. Like earlier Inspiredto Follow sessions, these use fine art paintingsfrom the National Gallery, along with Biblicalstory, theological reflection and conversation withothers, as a way to explore big questions that we all wrestle with.

Imam Ataul Mujeeb Rashedserves as the Missionary-in-Chargeof the Ahmadiyya MuslimCommunity UK. Their motto is‘love for all, hatred for none’. Sam Wells is the Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, and awell-known writer, broadcasterand theologian.

Monday 15 October, 7.00pm-8.30pmEncountering London: Bishop SarahMullally in conversation with Bishop JoBailey-Wells

Sarah Mullally is the newBishop of London

Jo Bailey-Wells is the Bishop ofDorking, and was previously theChaplain to the Archbishop ofCanterbury.

Monday 29 October, 7.00pm-8.30pmEncountering Jesus of Nazareth: MarkOakley, Br Sam SSF, Rose Hudson Wilkin

Mark Oakley is the Dean of St John’s College, Cambridge,following from being theChancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral.

Brother Sam SSF wasGuardian of Hilfield Friary,Dorset, for over ten years; he nowlives in the Franciscan house inthe East End of London. Rose Hudson-Wilkin is Priest-in-Charge of St Mary-at-Hill, inLondon, and is also a Chaplain tothe Queen and Chaplain to theSpeaker of the House of Commons.

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Regular Services

The series is open to all. Free tickets are availablevia stmartininthefields.eventbrite.com.Questions and answers will follow each talk and aretiring collection will be taken to help cover costs.


Worship for Advent and Christmas

Wednesday 28 November6.30pm Shelter Carol Service

Tickets on the door if available.

Sunday 2 December Advent Sunday 7.55am BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal

with St Martin-in-the-FieldsOn behalf of those who arehomeless

10.00amEucharistThe first Advent Candle is lit.Preacher: Revd Katherine Hedderly

1.00pm Service in Mandarin2.15pm Service in Cantonese5.00pm Advent Carol Service

In words and music we explore ourAdvent theme. With the Choir of StMartin-in-the-Fields. Preacher RevdDr Sam Wells. Doors open 4.15pm. Notickets required but the church is oftenfull and you are advised to arrive inplenty of time to be certain of a seat.

7.00pm Sacred Space for AdventA reflective service using chants from theTaizé community focusing on the themesfor Advent. Officiant: Revd Richard Carter

Tuesday 4 December6.30pm Ronald McDonald House

Charities CarolsTickets available on the door if available.

Wednesday 5 December6.30pm A Carol Service for the BBC Radio 4

Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-FieldsDonations raised from the service willsupport people through The Connectionat St Martin-in-the-Fields, the day andnight centre in central London, andacross the UK through the Vicar’s ReliefFund (VRF) and the Frontline Network.Tickets via Eventbrite and on the door if available.

Thursday 6 December 6.00pm Lighting of the Christmas Tree in

Trafalgar Square

From 6.00pm come and join the Choir ofSt Martin-in-the-Fields to sing carolsaround the tree, the gift to London fromthe Norwegian people.

Sunday 9 December Advent 2 10.00amEucharist

The second Advent Candle is lit.Preacher: Revd Jonathan Evens

1.00pm Service in Mandarin2.15pm Service in Cantonese5.30pm Blessing of the Crib in Trafalgar Square

A dramatization of the Christmas nativityfor today, with carols, action, music,prayer and a live donkey. Meet on thechurch steps at 5.20pm for a torch-litprocession to Trafalgar Square led by theSalvation Army Band with the Choirand Clergy of St Martin-in-the-Fields.

6.30pm Joy to the World!A carol service journeying from Advent toChristmas with the Choral Scholars ofSt Martin-in-the-Fields.

Monday 10 December6.30pm Missing People Charity Carol Service

A service to remember all those who aremissing and their families at Christmas.Tickets available fromwww.missingpeople.org.uk and on thedoor if available.

Tuesday 11 December7.00pm Livability Carols

Tickets available from Livabilitywww.livability.org.uk and on the door if available.

Wednesday 12 December7.00pm Transport for London Festival

of CarolsAdmission by souvenir programmeavailable on the door.

Saturday 15 December11.00am Annual Memorial Service

For those bereaved through homicide Preacher: Revd Richard Carter

Sunday 16 December Advent 3 10.00amEucharist

The third Advent Candle is lit.Preacher: Revd Richard Carter

1.00pm Service in Mandarin2.15pm Service in Cantonese5.00pm Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

The story of the birth of Jesus is told inthis traditional service of carols, readingsand music. Led by Revd Dr Sam Wellsand the Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Doors open 4.15pm. No ticketsrequired but the church is often full andyou are advised to arrive in plenty of timeto be certain of a seat.

Tuesday 18 December6.30pm Community Carols

Join us for this joyous celebration of theChristmas season, featuring well-knowncarols specially chosen by those who workaround Trafalgar Square. The service isled by the Revd Dr Sam Wells with theChoral Scholars, Occasional Singers,Children’s Voices and Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Doors open 5.45pm. All are welcome. No tickets required but come early to becertain of a seat.

Monday 24 December Christmas Eve10.00amEucharist

The fourth Advent Candle is lit.Preacher: Revd Sam Wells

1.30pm Crib Family Service

Led by Revd Richard Carter. A livelyservice of readings and carols particularlysuitable for younger members of thefamily and including the Blessing of theCrib. Doors open at 1.30pm. No tickets required.

4.30pm Parish Carol Service

A beautiful candlelit celebration of theChristmas story led by the Clergy of St Martin-in the-Fields with the StMartin’s Voices (4.30pm) and Choir ofSt Martin-in the-Fields (7.00pm).Preacher: Revd Dr Sam WellsNo tickets required but the church is oftenfull and you are advised to arrive in plentyof time to be certain of a seat. Doors openat 3.45pm and at 6.15pm.

11.00pmMidnight MassThe climax of all our Advent preparationand Christmas worship as we light theChristmas candle and welcome the Christchild. Led by the Clergy and Choir of St Martin-in the-Fields.No tickets required. Preacher: Revd Katherine Hedderly

Monday 25 December Christmas Day10.30amEucharist Service

Join us as we celebrate Christmas with ourcombined English and Chinese speakingcongregations.Preacher: Revd Sam Wells

Sunday 6 January 210910.00amEucharist5.00pm Epiphany Carol Service with the

Choir of St Martin-in-the-FieldsPreacher: Revd Dr Sam Wells

Worship for Autumn

Sunday 7 October, 10.00amHarvest Thanksgiving EucharistAt Harvest we celebrate the many partnerships St Martin’s enjoys throughout the world. This yearwe focus on St Mary’s Cathedral Johannesburg,with music from South Africa.3.00pmPearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival

Sunday 14 October 10.00am-11.30am Eucharist and Healing service for St Luke’s DayWe reflect on the themes of the weekendconference on Disability and Church using aliturgy written by St Martin’s Disability AdvisoryGroup and Healing Team. The service includes thelaying on of hands and anointing with oil,accompanied by prayers for healing.

Sunday 4 November 10.00am, 5.00pm, 7.00pmA Commemoration of All Saints and All SoulsIn our 10.00am Parish Eucharist we celebrate andgive thanks for the saints who have witnessed to theChristian faith through the centuries and the saintswe have known in our own lives. The Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields sing Requiem by PhilipMoore at our evening All Souls Choral Eucharist at5.00pm. Followed by Sacred Space at 7.00pm.

Thursday 8 November, 11.00am Annual Service of CommemorationNever Failed Me YetTogether we remember those who have beenhomeless who have died in the last year, organisedby St Martin-in-the-Fields, The Connection at St Martin’s and Housing Justice. Music byStreetwise Opera, Choir with No Name andComposer Gavin Bryars and Ensemble.

Sunday 11 November, 5.00pmSt Martin’s Patronal Festival Our Patronal Festival falls on the centenary of the1918 armistice, and accordingly will take the themeMartin, Soldier for Peace – reflecting on ourpatron St Martin, who was a soldier but is also thepatron saint of pacifists.

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Shop at St Martin’sLovely gifts that support St Martin’s

Visit our website for special Christmas opening hours.

London’shidden café

Breakfast • Lunch • Afternoon tea • Pre-concert dinner

Christmas menuMince pies and mulled wine from 12 November

Christmas dinner with all the trimmings from 3 December

The Shop at St Martin’s is the place to discover unusualhand-crafted gifts that support local communities aswell as St Martin-in-the-Fields.

Our Royal Botanic Gardens soap range is produced inthe English Sussex countryside by a family-run firm.This fragrant range including Lavender and Rosemaryand Bergamot and Ginger are triple-milled according totraditional methods and formulations.

Tilnar Art helps local arts and crafts cooperatives inAfrica to build sustainable businesses. These beautifulstone hearts follow a 60 year Kenyan tradition. Artisanscreate these beautiful heart-shaped carvings From Kissistone which are then polished and dyed in vibrantcolours and inscribed with beautiful etchings.

Dates for your diary:Christmas cards on sale from 8 SeptemberChristmas Shop opens on 6 October

Visit our website for special Christmas opening hours.

Traditional English soap£6.50

Kenyan hand-carved stonesfrom £2.99

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Concerts, Choral Services and Jazz at St Martin’sSaturday 1 September6.00-7.00pmAllegri Miserere by Candlelight

Allegri – Miserere mei, DeusPembroke College Cambridge Chapel ChoirAnna Lapwood ConductorTickets: £15 (unreserved)

8.00pm Mozart Requiem by CandlelightMozart – RequiemBrandenburg Festival ChorusBrandenburg SinfoniaRobert Porter ConductorTickets: £36 (premium) £32 £29 £22 £16 £9

Tuesday 4 September 1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Mozart – Il Mio TesoroTosti – L’ultima Canzone, Aprille and NonT’amo PiuPerformance also includes a selection of songsby Frank Bridge and Quilter.Alexander Grainger TenorRepresenting the Concordia Foundation

Wednesday 5 September8.00pm London International Gospel Choir

Uplifting material including gospel, pop, jazz,funk, soul, and the root of it all, African song.Tickets: £15 £12 £8Tickets on sale six weeks prior to the event.

Thursday 6 September1.00pm FREE Great Sacred Music

Morning has BrokenExploring birds in the bible, including themuch-loved hymn, Morning has Broken.Led by Revd Dr Sam WellsSt Martin’s VoicesAndrew Earis Director

7.30pm Mozart, Bach and Vivaldi by Candlelight Mozart – Divertimento in DPachelbel – CanonBach – Harpsichord Concerto in F minorBach – Violin Concerto in A minorVivaldi – ‘Autumn’ and ‘Winter’ from Four Seasons

London ConcertanteRoberto Ruisi Guest Director/ViolinDavid GordonHarpsichordTickets: £29 £25 £18 £13 £9

Friday 7 September1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Schumann – ArabesqueSchumann – KreislerianaRachmaninov – Prelude in G minor Krzysztof Moskalewicz Piano

7.30pm Bach and Vivaldi Concertos by CandlelightVivaldi – ‘Summer’ from Four SeasonsBach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor Vivaldi – ‘Autumn’ from Four SeasonsBach – Concerto for Violin in A minorPachelbel – Canon and Gigue

Festive Orchestra of LondonMiki Takahashi Violin/DirectorSarah Moffatt ViolinTickets: £28, £24, £18, £13, £9

Saturday 8 September7.30pm Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight

Vivaldi – Concerto for Four Violins Bach – Air ‘on the G String’Telemann – Don Quixote SuitePachelbel – CanonVivaldi – Four SeasonsTrafalgar SinfoniaIvor Setterfield ConductorTickets: £32 £29 £22 £16 £9

Monday 3 September1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Tchaikovsky – ‘October’ and ‘November’ fromThe SeasonsRachmaninov – Etudes-tableaux Op 33Prokofiev – SarcasmsShchedrin – Humoresque and Imitating Albeniz

Julia Sigova Piano

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The Autumn Series of the BrandenburgChoral Festival features some of thehighest-quality amateur choirs in theUK performing in top classical venuesin central London.

The series will run from Saturday 1September through to Saturday 24November, but don’t worry aboutmissing out over the festive season, asthe Spring Series opens on Saturday 29December with a traditionalperformance of Handel’s Messiah, andcontinues to Monday 6 May 2018.

Saturday 1 September opens thefestival with an early concert from thePembroke College CambridgeChapel Choir, followed by aperformance of Mozart’s powerful andiconic Requiem from theBrandenburg Festival Chorus andBrandenburg Sinfonia.

On Thursday 27 September, Fauré’sethereal Requiem will be performed bythe Invicta Voices andBrandenburg Sinfonia, followed bya late-night concert by Old RoyalNaval College Trinity LabanChamber Choir.

Don’t miss the performance onThursday 25 October by the PegasusChoir singing Gloria, the hymn of joy,praise and worship by Vivaldi, afterwhich I Dodici perform thehauntingly beautiful Miserereby Allegri.

Saturday 25 November is a feast for theears as the Choir of Queens’College Cambridge join forces withthe returning Old Royal NavalCollege Trinity Laban ChamberChoir, followed by the vOx ChamberChoir performing the divineRachmaninov’s Vespers by candlelight.

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Saturday 15 September 6.00-7.00pmBeethoven Moonlight Sonata

by CandlelightBeethoven – Sonata for Piano No 14 in Csharp minor ‘Moonlight’ Mozart – Sonata for Piano in A minorChopin – Three NocturnesChopin – Barcarolle in F sharp Belmont Ensemble of LondonCostas Fotopoulos PianoTickets: £15 (unreserved)

8.00pm Vivaldi Four Seasons by CandlelightHandel – Arrival of the Queen of ShebaPachelbel – CanonPurcell – ChaconnePurcell – ‘Fairy Queen’ SuiteVivaldi – Four Seasons

Belmont Ensemble of LondonPippa Harris ViolinHelen Davies Violin/DirectorPeter G Dyson ConductorTickets: £32 £29 £22 £16 £9


Copland – Why do they shutr me out of Heaven?Dominic Argento – The Diary of Virginia WoolfBarber – NocturnePeter Lieberson – Rilke SongsGeorge Crumb – Let it Be ForgottenMarta Fontanals-SimmonsMezzo-SopranoLana Bode PianoRepresenting the Park Lane Group Young Artists


Weitz – Grand ChoeurBohm – Vater Unser in HimmelreichBach – Toccata and Fugue in D minor ‘Dorian’Franck – Choral No 1 in EBoellmann – Toccata from Suite GothiqueAndrew Earis Organ

6.30pm FREE Great Sacred Choral ClassicsFreedom is Coming!Exploring the British and South Africanchoral traditions with former BBC WorldAffairs Correspondent Mike Wooldridge, on the eve of the St Martin’s Choir visit to Johannesburg.Choir of St Martin-in-the-FieldsTom Williams DirectorJames Gough Organ

Tuesday 11 September1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Debussy – Deux Arabesques Bach – Prelude and Fugue No 12 in F minor Guillaume Connesson – Toccata for Harp Chopin – Etude Op 25 No 1 ‘Aeolian Harp’Tournier – Sonatine Op 30Rosanna RoltonHarp

Wednesday 12 September8.00pm The Fabulations

Motown classics, disco anthems and the latestchart hits.Tickets: £15 £12 £8Tickets on sale six weeks prior to the event.


St Martin’s Embassy and CulturalInstitute SeriesEnchanting music of Taiwanese folk and art songs.Chiung-Jung Lu SopranoWei-Lun Su PianoDer-shin HuangMezzo-SopranoHsuan-Huang Shih TenorTullio Zanazzo BaritoneRepresenting the Taiwan Embassy

7.30pm Fauré Requiem by CandlelightVaughan Williams – RestRutter – Hymn to the Creator of LightBairstow – Let All Mortal Flesh Keep SilentVaughan Williams – Five Mystical SongsFauré – RequiemNew London SingersTrafalgar SinfoniaIvor Setterfield ConductorTickets: £29 £25 £18 £13 £9

Wednesday 19 September8.00pm Miss Hoodoo and the Delta Boys

Soulful bluesy vocals and a knock-your-socks-off band.Tickets: £15 £12 £8Tickets on sale six weeks prior to the event.


The River of the Water of LifeExploring streams and rivers in the Bible.

Led by Andrew EarisSt Martin’s VoicesAndrew Earis Director

7.00pm Mozart Requiem by CandlelightMozart – RequiemWhitehall ChoirBrandenburg SinfoniaJoanna Tomlinson Conductor Tickets: £36 (premium) £32 £29 £22 £16 £9

9.30-10.30pm Spem in Alium by CandlelightTallis – Spem in Alium Faire Sans DireSimon Toyne ConductorTickets: £15 (unreserved)


A recital given by winners of the EPTA UK22nd Piano Competition. Winners of the EPTA UK 22nd PianoCompetitionRepresenting the European Piano Teacher’s Association(EPTA)

7.30pm Bach, Handel and Vivaldi by CandlelightVivaldi – ‘Spring’ and ‘Winter’ fromFour SeasonsHandel – Concerto Grosso in C minorBach – Air ‘on the G String’Vivaldi – Concerto for Violin No 12 in E‘L’Estro Armonico’ Corelli – Concerto Grosso in G minorTrafalgar SinfoniaRichard Milone ViolinIvor Setterfield ConductorTickets: £29 £25 £18 £13 £9

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Discover London’s hidden café, theCafé in the Crypt – a much-loved caféby day and a great venue for live musicon Wednesday evenings. The Café’soriginal Georgian architecture creates afunky backdrop and a wonderfulacoustic for some of the best bands inLondon. In September enjoy someuplifting gospel, dynamic disco, bluesysoul and New Orleans jazz.

Wednesday 5 September, 8.00pmLondon International Gospel Choir

Wednesday 12 September, 8.00pmThe Fabulations

Wednesday 19 September, 8.00pmMiss Hoodoo and the Delta Boys

Wednesday 26 September, 8.00pmTJ Johnson and his Band

Tickets: £15 £12 £8On sale six weeks prior to the event.

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Saturday 22 September4.30-5.30pmMini Maestro Family Concert:

Vivaldi ‘Spring’ and ‘Summer’ from theFour Seasons Come on an exciting journey through ‘Spring’and ‘Summer’ from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons,with barking dogs, chattering birds, ragingstorms and all the glories of nature.London Musical Arts EnsembleJohn Landor DirectorTickets: £10 (adults) £8 (under 16)

7.30pm Vivaldi Four Seasons by CandlelightBach – Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in GPurcell – ChaconnePachelbel – CanonBach – ‘Air’ and ‘Dances’ from Suite No 3 in DVivaldi – Four Seasons

London Musical Arts EnsembleJohn Landor ConductorTickets: £32 £29 £22 £16 £9


Mozart – Abendempfindung (Evening Feeling)Bozza – ImageFranck arr. Woodfull-Harris – Sonata forViolin in A Camilla Marchant FluteThomas Ang PianoRepresenting the Royal Academy of Music


The Tree of LifeExploring seeds, plants and trees in the bible.Led by Revd Dr Sam WellsSt Martin’s VoicesEmily Dickens Director

7.30pm Sound of St Martin’sA Night at the OperaAn evening of well-known and much-lovedarias and ensembles from operas includingCarmen, La Bohème and La Traviata.

St Martin’s SoloistsTickets: £29 £25 £18 £13 £9


English Song Competition Winner Programme to be announced.Andrew HamiltonRepresenting the Guildhall School of Music and Drama

7.30pm Bach, Handel and Vivaldi by CandlelightBach – Jesu, Joy of Man’s DesiringVivaldi – Sinfonia ‘alla rustica’Handel – Concerto for Oboe in G minorVivaldi – ‘Spring’ and ‘Summer’ fromFour SeasonsBach – Concerto for Oboe and Violin in D minorBelmont Ensemble of LondonHelen Davies ViolinPippa Harris ViolinGeoffrey Coates Oboe Peter G Dyson ConductorTickets: £29 £25 £18 £13 £9


Pianists of the World SeriesSchumann – Faschingsschwank aus Wien Op 26Saint-Saëns – Selection from ValsesBalakirev – Islamey, an Oriental JourneyJuan Carlos Fernández-Nieto Piano (Spain)

7.30pm Bach and Vivaldi by CandlelightBach – Concerto for Violin in A minorPurcell – ‘Rondeau’ from AbdelazerVivaldi – Concerto for Two Violins in A minorPachelbel – CanonBach – Air ‘on the G String’London Musical Arts EnsembleJohn Landor ConductorTickets: £29 £25 £18 £13 £9

Saturday 29 September7.30pm Vivaldi Concertos by Candlelight

Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Violins Rutter – Suite for StringsPurcell – ChaconneVivaldi – ‘Summer’ and ‘Autumn’ from theFour SeasonsMozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Trafalgar SinfoniaIvor Setterfield ConductorTickets: £32 £29 £22 £16 £9

Monday 1 October1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Programme and performer to be announced.



Wednesday 26 September8.00pm TJ Johnson and his Band

This soulful singer and pianist transcend theboundaries of jazz, blues, country and gospel.Tickets: £15 £12 £8Tickets on sale six weeks prior to the event.


A Sequence for St MichaelA performance of Howells’ extended choralwork A Sequence for St Michael, celebratingthe Feast of St Michael and All Angels.Led by Andrew EarisSt Martin’s VoicesAndrew Earis Director

7.00pm Fauré Requiem by CandlelightFauré – RequiemInvicta VoicesBrandenburg SinfoniaMatthew Bamford ConductorTickets: £34 (premium) £30 £27 £20 £15 £9

9.30-10.30pmAllegri Miserere by CandlelightAllegri – Miserere mei, DeusOld Royal Naval College Trinity LabanChamber ChoirRalp Allwood ConductorTickets: £15 (unreserved)

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Mini Maestro Family ConcertsSaturday 22 SeptemberSaturday 20 OctoberSaturday 17 November4.30pm – 5.30pm

The Mini Maestro series was started in2008 by John Landor, Director ofLondon Musical Arts Ensemble. Theseries is built on his decade-longhistory of bringing family concerts toSt Martin-in-the-Fields.

These performances are a fantastic wayto introduce children to the world ofclassical music, teaching them aboutpopular pieces through creative, funstorytelling and games to understandand enjoy this magnificent art-form.

On Saturday 22 September, come onan exciting journey through ‘Spring’and ‘Summer’ from Vivaldi’s FourSeasons, with barking dogs, chatteringbirds, raging storms and all the gloriesof nature.

Saturday 20 October introducesMozart’s brilliant ‘Jupiter’ Symphonyand hear instruments telling a story.There’s also a sprinkling of Handel’sWater Music to enjoy!

Saturday 17 November will take you ona journey through Elgar’s ‘Introductionand Allegro’, a breath-taking display ofvirtuoso string-playing by one ofEngland’s greatest composers.

Halloween in the Crypt

Join the party on 31 October for ourfirst annual Spooky Jazz Night.

Grab your dance shoes and head downto the Crypt of St Martin’s thisHalloween if you dare! Journey to theDead Centre of London and go deepbeneath the church. You will be joinedby scary skeletons, ghoulish ghosts andcreepy creatures of all shapes and sizesas you enjoy a fright night with TheFabulations.

Unreserved tickets for £xx including:

• A welcome drink upon arrival• Bowl food + dessert• Live music from 8.00pm-midnight• Prizes for best costume

Ivor Setterfield

The Fabulations


Friday 5 October1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert


7.30pm Sound of St Martin’sMozart and Moonlight by CandlelightBeethoven – Sonata in C sharp minor‘Moonlight’Mozart – Piano Concerto No 14 in E flatMozart – Divertimento in FHandel – Suite from ‘Water Music’Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Jocelyn Freeman PianoBrandenburg SinfoniaAndrew Earis ConductorTickets: £29 £25 £18 £13 £9

Saturday 6 October 7.30pm Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight

Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minorMozart – Divertimento No 3 in FPachelbel – Canon and Gigue Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Violins in A minorVivaldi – Four SeasonsThe Festive Orchestra of LondonHuw Daniel ViolinSarah Moffatt Violin/DirectorTickets: £32 £29 £22 £16 £9


Join members of this year’s St Martin’s VoicesFellowship Programme in performances ofwell-known opera arias and ensembles.St Martin’s Voices

Tuesday 9 October1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Bartók – Romanian Folk Dancesde Falla arr. Jameson – ‘Nana’ from SevenPopular Spanish SongsChopin – Scherzo No 1Jacques Castérède – Fantaisie concertanteDebussy – L’isle joyeuseGrant Jameson EuphoniumChristopher Williams PianoRepresenting the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

Wednesday 10 October8.00pm The Silver Ghosts

Big band swing from the 20s, 30s and 40s. Tickets: £15 £12 £8Tickets on sale six weeks prior to the event.

Thursday 11 October1.00pm FREE Great Sacred Music

National Poetry DayMarking National Poetry Day last weekend,featuring choral settings of poems by formerpoet laureates Alfred, Lord Tennyson, RobertBridges, John Masefield and Andrew Motion.Led by Revd Dr Sam WellsSt Martin’s VoicesAndrew Earis Director

7.30pm Vivaldi Four Seasons by CandlelightMozart – Divertimento in DElgar – Serenade for StringsBach – Concerto for Two ViolinsVivaldi – Four SeasonsLondon ConcertanteRoberto Ruisi Guest Director/ViolinTickets: £32 £29 £22 £16 £9

Friday 12 October 1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Beethoven – 32 Variations in C minorJosé Vianna da Motta – MeditaçãoChopin – Mazurka in B flat Op 17 No 1Chopin – Mazurka in G minor Op 24 No 1Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No 10 Marta Menezes PianoRepresenting the Iberian and Latin American Music Society

7.30pm Mozart and Elgar by CandlelightPurcell – ChaconneBach – Air ‘on the G String’Mozart – Concerto for Piano in B flatBorodin – NocturneMozart – Symphony No 40 in G minorThames Chamber OrchestraJames Lisney PianoKeith Marshall ConductorTickets: £32 £29 £22 £16 £9

Saturday 13 October7.30pm Sound of St Martin’s

Beethoven Missa Solemnis by CandlelightBeethoven – Missa Solemnis

St Martin’s VoicesSt Martin’s ChorusSouthbank SinfoniaRebecca Miller ConductorTickets: £32 £29 £22 £16 £9


The Grand TourIn this chamber concert, students of theHistorical Performance Department will takeyou on a whistle-stop tour of repertoire fromsome of the most significant European cities.Musicians from the HistoricalPerformance DepartmentRepresenting the Royal Academy of Music

Tuesday 2 October 1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Shostakovich – Sonata for Viola Op 147Gounod – Ave MariaBrahms – Scherzo from FAE Sonata for ViolinJulian Lathan ViolaJohn Fisher Piano

Wednesday 3 October8.00pm Heads South

Jazz standards and originals infused with aspicy Latin vibe.Tickets: £15 £12 £8Tickets on sale six weeks prior to the event.


St Francis of AssisiAn exploration of the life and legacy of St Francis of Assisi, including works by JohnRutter and Grayston Ives.Led by Revd Dr Sam WellsSt Martin’s VoicesAndrew Earis Director

7.30pm Bach Handel and Vivaldi by CandlelightVivaldi – ‘Summer’ and ‘Autumn’ from theFour SeasonsHandel – Water Music SuiteBach – Concerto for Harpsichord in AVivaldi – Concerto for Cello in B minorBach – ‘Air’ from Orchestral Suite No 3

The Feinstein EnsembleMartin Feinstein RecorderSarah Moffatt ViolinChristopher Suckling CelloRobin BigwoodHarpsichordTickets: £25, £22, £18, £13, £9

Discover London’s hidden café, theCafé in the Crypt – a much-loved caféby day and a great venue for live musicon Wednesday evenings. The Café’soriginal Georgian architecture creates afunky backdrop and a wonderfulacoustic for some of the best bands inLondon. In October take in some laidback Latin vibes, sentimental swing,London inspired jazz, high-energybluesy funk and soulful disco.

Wednesday 3 October, 8.00pm Heads South

Wednesday 10 October, 8.00pmThe Silver Ghosts

Wednesday 17 October, 8.00pmThe Fallen Heroes

Wednesday 24 October, 8.00pmTony Kofi and the Organisation

Wednesday 31 October, 8.00pmA Fabulations Fright Night


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The Fallen Heroes

Robin Bigwood

Jocelyn Freeman

Rebecca Miller

Lunchtime concerts

The UK’s oldest free LunchtimeConcert Series at St Martin’s has beenentertaining audiences from aroundthe world for 68 years. The series is aplatform for emerging andinternationally-recognised performersto make their mark in the centre ofLondon’s classical music scene.

The Lunchtime Concert Series worksalongside key partners includingLondon’s music colleges andconservatoires, and organisations suchas the Concordia Foundation, ParkLane Group and the Royal Over-SeasLeague to discover, nurture andpromote emerging talent.

Highlights this coming term includeGrant Jameson (Euphonium) onTuesday 9 October performing worksby Bartók, Chopin and Debussy, asaxophone recital of Gershwin andVaughn-Williams with the talentedManu Brazo on Monday 19November, and a festive set ofChristmas treats from our very ownresident organist, James Gough, onMonday 17 December.

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St Martin’s Embassy and CulturalInstitute SeriesScriabin – Selection from Preludes Op 11Dora Pejacevic – ‘Ruza’ from Life of the FlowersTarbuk – Selection from 12 InventionsLiszt – Mephisto WaltzDiana Brekalo PianoRepresenting the Croatian Embassy

7.30pm Moonlight Sonata by CandlelightBeethoven – Sonata for Piano in C sharpminor ‘Moonlight’Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No 2Debussy – Clair de LuneRachmaninov – Prelude in C sharp minor Op 3 No 2Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue

Warren Mailley-Smith PianoTickets: £29 £25 £28 £13 £9

Wednesday 17 October8.00pm The Fallen Heroes

Traditional jazz with a modern London vibe. Tickets: £15 £12 £8Tickets on sale six weeks prior to the event.


The Good SamaritanMarking the fest day of St Luke the Physicianwith a rare performance of William LloydWebber’s cantata The Good Samaritan.Led by Andrew EarisSt Martin’s VoicesAndrew Earis Director

7.30pm Sound of St Martin’sBach, Handel and Mozart by CandlelightBach – Ich habe genugBach – Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minorHandel – Arias from MessiahMozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Helen Lacey SopranoBrandenburg SinfoniaAndrew Earis DirectorTickets: £29 £25 £18 £13 £9

Friday 19 October 1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Schubert – Gretchen am SpinnradeSchubert – Gretchens BitteBritten – On this Island Op 11Hession – … to see these things again…(World première)Castle – Milligana (World première)Olivia Brett SopranoToby Hession Piano

7.30pm Vivaldi Four Seasons by CandlelightMozart – Salzburg Symphony No 2Handel – Arrival of the Queen of ShebaVivaldi – Concerto for Three ViolinsBach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minorVivaldi – Four SeasonsLondon OctaveLorraine McAslan ViolinDietrich Bethge DirectorTickets: £32 £29 £22 £16 £9

Saturday 20 October 4.30-5.30pmMini Maestro:

Mozart and HandelCome on a journey through Mozart’smarvellous ‘Jupiter’ Symphony and hear theinstruments telling a story. There’s also asprinkling of Handel’s Water Music to enjoy!London Musical Arts EnsembleJohn Landor DirectorTickets: £10 (adults) £8 (under 16)

7.30pm Mozart and Handel by CandlelightMozart – Eine kleine NachtmusikBeethoven – Romance for Violin andOrchestra in FHandel – Excerpts from Water MusicMozart – Symphony No 41 in C ‘Jupiter’London Musical Arts EnsembleJohn Landor ConductorTickets: £29 £25 £18 £13 £9

Monday 22 October 1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Michael Kamen – QuintetGiles Farnaby – Fanies, Toyes and DreamesJan Koestier – KinderzirkusKurt Weill – Excerpts from Threepenny OperaLakeside Brass QuintetRepresenting the Guildhall School of Music and Drama


Haydn – Sonata for Piano in E flat Brahms – Eight Pieces for Piano Scriabin – Fantasie in B minor Op 28Ana Bursac PianoRepresenting the Royal College of Music

7.30pm Vivaldi Four Seasons by CandlelightAlbinoni – AdagioPachelbel – CanonBach – Air ‘on the G String’Torelli – Christmas ConcertoVivaldi – Four SeasonsLondon Gala OrchestraStephen Ellery Conductor Tickets: £29 £25 £18 £13 £9

Wednesday 24 October8.00pm Tony Kofi and the Organisation

Hard-hitting selection of high energy modernjazz, Latin blues and funk.Tickets: £15 £12 £8Tickets on sale six weeks prior to the event.


Handel MessiahTelling the story of Handel’s Messiah inwords and music.Led by Sarah MaxtedSt Martin’s VoicesAndrew Earis Director

7.00pm Vivaldi Gloria and Four Seasons byCandlelightVivaldi – GloriaPegasus ChoirBrandenburg Baroque SoloistsMatthew Altham ConductorTickets: £34 (premium) £30 £27 £20 £15 £9

9.30pm Allegri Miserere by CandlelightAllegri – Miserere mei, DeusI DodiciGabriel Chernick ConductorTickets: £15 (unreserved)

Pianist Warren Mailley-Smith returnsto St Martin-in-the-Field for anotherevening of virtuosic piano mastery witha programme including Beethoven’s‘Moonlight’ Sonata, Liszt’s HungarianRhapsody No 2 and Gershwin’sRhapsody in Blue.

When did you start playing?I don’t remember ever not playing thepiano. As soon as I could walk,apparently I couldn’t keep my fingersoff the black and white keys, althoughit was very random. My parentsshowed me the basics at 3 years oldand I had my first lessons when I was 5.

Did you always know that you wantedto be a concert pianist?No, not at all. I worked my waythrough the grades quite quickly andstarted giving public performanceswhen I was 13. Playing the piano wassomething I enjoyed doing and wasgood at, but I didn’t decide to pursuemusic professionally until I wasstudying Law at University. Whensomeone pointed out I was regularlyskipping classes so I could practiseRachmaninov 2nd Piano Concerto; I finally knew where my heart was.

Which of the pieces that you will beperforming on Tuesday 16 October doyou find the most challenging and why?Every piece of music has its ownchallenges. But from a technical pointof view, the Liszt Hungarian RhapsodyNo 2 puts the greatest demands on theperformer’s fingers. It’s extremely fast,with a lot of repeated notes, jumps andstretches with both hands doing verydifferent things at the same time. Theonly way to play it really is throughmuscle-memory. It is great fun to play,hear and watch, so I can’t wait to play itat St Martins!

Artist Spotlight:Warren Mailley-SmithTuesday 16 October, 7.30pm

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Christmas Shoppingat St Martin’s

Open 363 days of the year, The Shop atSt Martin’s has a lovely balance of thetraditional and the unexpected –making it the essential stop for WestEnd shopping.

Browse our selection of thought-provoking books, Fair Trade products,and delightful music from St Martin’schoirs and the Academy of St Martin inthe Fields, and if you’re looking forinspirational Christmas gift ideas foryour friends and family, look nofurther. Choose from our extensiverange of carefully sourced, ethicallyconscious, creative new designers.

From 8 September choose from thefinest selection of charity Christmascards in central London including cardsto support St Martin-in-the-Fields andthe Connection at St Martin’s.

From 6 October don’t miss our annualpop-up Christmas Shop brimming withdazzling decorations, hand-craftednativities and seasonal special offers.


Friday 26 October1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Pianists of the World SeriesHandel – Chaconne in G Schubert – Allegro molto moderato fromImpromtu Op 90Feuchtwanger – Variations on an EasternFolk TuneChopin – Rondeau in C minor Op 16Masako Kamikawa Piano (Japan)

7.30pm Sound of St Martin’sVivaldi Four Seasons by CandlelightMozart – Divertimento in DPachelbel – CanonPurcell – ChaconneMozart – Divertimento in B flatVivaldi – Four SeasonsBrandenburg SinfoniaBen Giddens Director/HarpsichordTickets: £29 £25 £18 £13 £9

Saturday 27 October10.15am Come and Sing:

Brahms Ein Deutsches RequiemJoin members of St Martin’s Voices torehearse and perform music from Brahms’Ein Deutsches Requiem.10.00am doors open10.15am workshop12.30pm performance

Andrew Earis DirectorTickets: £12 including music hire

Saturday 27 October7.30pm Bach, Handel, Vivaldi by Candlelight

Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No 3Purcell – ChaconneVivaldi – Concerto for Four Violins No 1 in D‘L’Estro Armonico’Handel – Arrival of the Queen of ShebaBach – Air ‘on the G String’



Bennett – Ballad in memory of Shirley HornWidor – Introduction et Rondo Brahms – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat Schreiner – Immer Kleiner Hugo Lau ClarinetArturo Irisarri Piano Representing Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance


Beethoven – Sonata for Piano in A flat Brahms – Sonata for Piano in C Tolga Atalay Ün PianoRepresenting the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe

7.30pm Mozart Requiem by CandlelightStephen McNeff – The Walking Shadows(World première)Mozart – RequiemCanticumCounterpoint OrchestraMark Forkgen ConductorTickets: £32 £29 £22 £16 £9

Wednesday 31 October8.00pm Halloween in the Crypt

Motown classics, disco anthems and the latestchart hits.Tickets: £15 £12 £8Tickets on sale six weeks prior to the event.

Thursday 1 November1.00pm FREE Great Sacred Music

In the BeginningA performance of Copland’s extended choralwork In the Beginning based on the openingverses of the Book of Genesis.Led by Andrew EarisSt Martin’s VoicesAndrew Earis Director

7.00pm Vivaldi Gloria and Four Seasons by CandlelightVivaldi – Four SeasonsVivaldi – Gloria

Inner VoicesBrandenburg Baroque SoloistsPersephone Gibbs ViolinRalp Allwood Conductor Tickets: £36 (premium) £32 £29 £22 £16 £9

9.30-10.30pmRachmaninov Vespers by CandlelightRachmaninov – VespersFisher ConsortJonathan Schranz ConductorTickets: £15 (unreserved)

Friday 2 November1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Programme to include works by Liszt,Chopin, Debussy and other composers.Guildhall School Junior DepartmentPiano StudentsRepresenting the Piano Series of the North LondonPiano School

Friday 2 November7.30pm Vivaldi Concertos by Candlelight

Vivaldi – ‘Spring’ and ‘Winter’ fromFour SeasonsAlbinoni – Adagio for StringsBach – Air ‘on the G String’Vivaldi – Concerto for Violin No 2 in E minor‘La stravaganza’Pachelbel – Canon


Saturday 3 November7.30pm Handel – Royal Fireworks Music by

CandlelightHandel – Arrival of the Queen of ShebaVivaldi – ‘Summer’ from Four SeasonsBach – Orchestral Suite No 3Handel – Water Music Suite in FHandel – Royal Fireworks MusicBelmont Ensemble of LondonRichard Thomas TrumpetFraser Tannock TrumpetHelen Davies ViolinPeter G Dyson ConductorTickets: £32 £29 £22 £16 £9

Monday 5 November1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Tunbridge Wells International YoungConcert Artists Competition Programme to be announced.Toby Hughes Double BassRepresenting the Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition

Come and Sing

Saturday 27 OctoberBrahms Ein Deutsches Requiem

Saturday 29 DecemberThe World’s Greatest ChristmasChoruses

Fancy yourself a singer? Join AndrewEaris and members of St Martin’sVoices on stage for one of our Comeand Sing workshops.

Following each workshop there will bean informal performance, which is freeto attend.

10.00am Doors open10.15am Workshop12.30pm Performance

Please note that the ability to readmusic and experience of singing in achoir is required for these workshops.

Tickets: £12 including music hire

Ivor Setterfield

Persephone Gibbs

Mozart Requiem by CandlelightTuesday 30 October, 7.30pm

Praised for their versatility ofperforming both major works whilstalso exploring contemporaryrepertoire, Canticum choir come to St Martin-in-the-Fields on Tuesday 30 October with a concert of Mozart’srousing Requiem followed by a worldpremière performance of StephenMcNeff’s newest composition – TheWalking Shadows.

In its 26th season, Canticum is familiarwith the commission of new writingand regularly gives first performancesof composers far and wide. StephenMcNeff, a Belfast born but Welshraised composer, is well-known on thetheatre stages of the world. Withorchestral compositions for a vastnumber of operatic and ballet works,McNeff is a remarkable award-winningcomposer with an impressive career ofnearly 50 years. St Martin’s aredelighted to welcome a world premièreof his work, sung by the divineCanticum choir. This is going to be aphenomenal concert of many facades –don’t miss out!

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Tunbridge Wells International YoungConcert Artists CompetitionPenderecki – PreludeFinzi – Prelude, Romance, and Fughetta fromFive Bagatelles Op 23Brahms – Sonata for Clarinet in F minor Matt Glendening ClarinetJoanna Smith PianoRepresenting the Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition

7.30pm Sound of St Martin’s Autumn FestivalHandel and Mozart by CandlelightMozart – Divertimento in DHandel – Organ Concerto in F Handel – GloriaMozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Hilary Cronin SopranoBen Giddens OrganAndrew Earis DirectorTickets: £29 £25 £18 £13 £9

Saturday 10 November7.30pm Sound of St Martin’s Autumn Festival

Mozart Requiem by CandlelightHaydn – Nelson MassMozart – RequiemChoir of St Martin-in-the-FieldsBrandenburg SinfoniaTom Williams ConductorTickets: £32 £29 £22 £16 £9


Join members of the St Martin’s ChoralScholarship Programme in a selection ofbaroque works for solo and ensemble.Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-FieldsAndrew Earis Conductor

Tuesday 6 November 1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Tunbridge Wells International YoungConcert Artists CompetitionBeethoven – Sonata for Piano No 30 in EFranck – Prelude Chorale et FugueRyan Drucker PianoRepresenting the Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition

7.30pm Sound of St Martin’s Autumn FestivalKarl Jenkins The Armed Man by CandlelightElgar – Lux AeternaElgar – They are at restTavener – Song for AtheneVaughan Williams – Lord, thou hast been our refugeJenkins – The Armed ManSt Martin’s ChorusEmily Dickens and Andrew EarisConductorsTickets: £29 £25 £18 £13 £9

Wednesday 7 November8.00pm TJ Johnson and his Band

Unique vocals inspired by Ray Charles andJohnny Cash.Tickets: £15 £12 £8Tickets on sale six weeks prior to the event.


They shall grow not oldMarking the 100th anniversary of the end ofWorld War One including settings of warpoetry by Bob Chilcott and John Duggan.Led by Revd Dr Sam WellsSt Martin’s VoicesAndrew Earis Director

7.30pm Sound of St Martin’s Autumn FestivalAllegri Miserere by CandlelightAllegri – Miserere mei, DeusCopland – In the BeginningParry – Songs of FarewellSt Martin’s VoicesAndrew Earis DirectorTickets: £25 £22 £18 £13 £9

Tuesday 13 November1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Schubert – Sonata for Violin and Piano in A‘Grand Duo’Poulenc – Sonata for Violin and PianoEmmanuel Bach ViolinRepresenting the Royal Over-Seas League

7.30pm Fauré Requiem by CandlelightHandel– Arrival of the Queen of ShebaMozart – Ave Verum CorpusBach – Air ‘on the G String’Fauré – Cantique de Jean RacineFauré – RequiemEnglish Chamber ChoirBelmont Ensemble of LondonPeter G Dyson ConductorTickets: £30 £27 £20 £15 £9

Wednesday 14 November8.00pm The Red Stripe Band

Energetic mix of boogie woogie, swing andclassic rock ‘n’roll.Tickets: £15 £12 £8Tickets on sale six weeks prior to the event.


Day of the Imprisoned WriterAn exploration of writers who have beenimprisoned for speaking out, including choralsettings of works by John Bunyan, DietrichBonhoeffer and E. E. Cummings.Led by Revd Dr Sam WellsSt Martin’s VoicesAndrew Earis Director

Thursday 15 November7.30pm Mozart Requiem by Candlelight

Mozart – Salzburg Symphony No 1 in DElgar – Serenade for StringsBrahms – Geistliches LiedBruckner – Christus Factus EstMozart – Requiem

Christ’s College Cambridge ChoirThames Chamber OrchestraKeith Marshall ConductorDavid Rowland DirectorTickets: £32 £29 £22 £16 £9


Music for clarinet and piano to include the‘Pathetique’ by Glinka’. Nadia Lasserson PianoMasumi Ogura ClarinetRepresenting the European Piano Teacher’s Association(EPTA)

7.00pm Vivaldi Gloria by CandlelightVivaldi – GloriaAddison Chamber ChoirBrandenburg Baroque SoloistsDavid WordsworthTickets: £34 (premium) £30 £27 £20 £15 £9

9.30pm Parry I was Glad by CandlelightParry – I was GladThe Choir of Royal HollowayRupert Gough ConductorTickets: £15 (unreserved)

Sound of St Martin’sAutumn FestivalTuesday 6 – Saturday 10 November

We are delighted to present this year’sSound of St Martin’s Autumn Festival,a series of concerts acrossRemembrance-tide featuring ourresident choral ensembles.

The Festival begins with Karl Jenkins’beautiful Armed Man (Tuesday 6November) performed by St Martin’sChorus. Other highlights include aperformance of Copland’s In theBeginning and Parry’s Songs ofFarewell (Thursday 8 November) and Handel’s Gloria and OrganConcerto (Friday 9 November) by St Martin’s Soloists.

To conclude the Festival, there is aperformance of Mozart’s Requiemfollowed by Haydn’s Nelson Mass(Saturday 10 November) in an excitingcollaboration between our Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields and theBrandenburg Sinfonia.

Karl JenkinsThe Armed Manby CandlelightTuesday 6 November, 7.30pm

In 1991, Welsh composer Karl Jenkinswrote a choral ‘Mass for Peace’ entitledThe Armed Man. Commissioned by theRoyal Armouries Museum for theMillennium celebrations, the work wasdedicated to victims of the Kosovocrisis and is an anti-war piece based onthe Catholic Mass. Using texts from avariety of different religious andcultural sources, Jenkins sought toreflect on ‘the most war-torn anddestructive century in human history’ and look towards a morepeaceful future.

This special performance of The ArmedMan launches the Sound of St Martin’sAutumn Festival 2018, marking thecentenary of the end of the First WorldWar with a series of concerts forRemembrancetide. In addition to theJenkins, St Martin’s Chorus and theChoral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields will also sing works byEdward Elgar, Ralph VaughanWilliams and John Tavener.

This concert will be conducted byEmily Dickens and Andrew Earis.

Keith Marshall

St Martin’s Chorus

Andrew Earis

Hilary Cronin


Saturday 17 November4.30-5.30pmMini Maestro Family Concert:

Elgar and TchaikovskyEnjoy the scintillating sounds of Elgar’s‘Introduction and Allegro’, a breathtakingdisplay of virtuoso string playing by one ofEngland’s greatest composers, and pieces byTchaikovsky and Boccherini.London Musical Arts EnsembleJohn Landor DirectorTickets: £10 (adults) £8 (under 16)

7.30pm Vivaldi Four Seasons by CandlelightVivaldi – Four SeasonsBach – Brandenburg Concerto No 3Tchaikovsky – Andante cantabileBoccherini – MinuetElgar – Introduction and AllegroLondon Musical Arts EnsembleJohn Landor DirectorTickets: £32 £29 £22 £16 £9


Gershwin – Three PreludesVaughan-Williams – Six Studies in EnglishFolk Song Bizet arr. Iwan Roth – Fantasie sur des airsde CarmenMuczynski – Sonata for Alto Saxophone and PianoCzarda – Pedro IturraldeManu Brazo SaxophonePrajina Indrawati PianoRepresenting the Concordia Foundation


St Martin’s Embassy and CulturalInstitute SeriesTaffanel – Andante Pastoral et ScherzettinoBeecroft – Tre pezzi breviCopland – Duo for Flute and PianoArnold – Fantasy for Flute Kapustin – Sonata for Flute and Piano Lindsay Bryden FluteThomas Ang PianoRepresenting the Embassy of Canada

Wednesday 21 November8.00pm Mississippi Swamp Dogs

Latin funk, Cajun, soul and rock ’n’ roll. Tickets: £15 £12 £8Tickets on sale six weeks prior to the event.


Hymn to St CeciliaA performance of Britten’s extended choralwork Hymn to St Ceciliamarking St Cecilia’s Day.Led by Revd Dr Sam WellsSt Martin’s VoicesAndrew Earis Director


Beethoven – Sonata for Piano No 2 in AJohn Corigliano – Fantasia on an OstinatoGwendolyn Mok PianoRepresenting the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe

7.30pm Vivaldi Four Seasons by CandlelightHandel – Arrival of the Queen of ShebaMozart – Salzburg Symphony No 1Purcell – ChaconneBach – Air ‘on the G String’Vivaldi – Four SeasonsBelmont Ensemble of LondonRuth Rogers ViolinPippa Harris ViolinPeter G Dyson ConductorTickets: £32 £29 £22 £16 £9

Saturday 24 November7.00pm Mozart Requiem by Candlelight

Mozart – Requiem

Choir of Queens’ College CambridgeOld Royal Naval College Trinity LabanChamber ChoirRalph Allwood ConductorTickets: £36 (premium) £32 £29 £22 £16 £9

9.30pm Rachmaninov Vespers by CandlelightRachmaninov – VespersvOx Chamber ChoirDavid Crown ConductorTickets: £15 (unreserved)


Scarlatti – Sonata in A Caroline Lizotte – La MadoneBritten – Suite for Harp in C minorDebussy – Images OubliéeLiszt arr. Renié – Liebesträume No 3Gabriella JonesHarpRepresenting the Park Lane Group Young Artists


Students from one of the UK’s leadingspecialist music schools, the Purcell School,come to perform a delightful programme of varied music, exhibiting why they are the future generation of our world-classclassical musicians.

Tuesday 27 November7.30pm Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi by Candlelight

Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No 5Vivaldi – ‘Autumn’ from Four SeasonsVivaldi – Concerto for Cello in B minorHandel – Concerto Grosso in B flatTelemann – Concerto for Recorder in CThe Feinstein EnsembleMartin Feinstein RecorderCatherine Manson ViolinChristopher Suckling CelloRobin BigwoodHarpsichordTickets: £25 £22 £18 £13 £9

Wednesday 28 November8.00pm Miss Hoodoo and the Delta Boys

Soulful bluesy vocals and a knock-your-socks-off band.Tickets: £15 £12 £8Tickets on sale six weeks prior to the event.


St AndrewAnticipating St Andrew’s Day, includingmusic by Scottish composers JamesMacMillan and Thea Musgrave.Led by Revd Dr Sam WellsSt Martin’s VoicesAndrew Earis Director

7.30pm Handel Messiah by CandlelightHandel – Messiah

English Chamber ChoirBelmont Ensemble of LondonElizabeth Weisburg SopranoCathy BellMezzo SopranoGraham Neal TenorPhilip Tebb BassPeter G Dyson ConductorTickets: £32 £30 £25 £17 £9

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Discover London’s hidden café, theCafé in the Crypt – a much-loved caféby day and a great venue for live musicon Wednesday evenings. The Café’soriginal Georgian architecture creates afunky backdrop and a wonderfulacoustic for some of the best bands inLondon. In November don’t miss somecarefree crooning, upbeat boogiewoogie, riotous rock ‘n’ roll and bluesy soul.

Wednesday 7 November, 8.00pm TJ Johnson and his Band

Wednesday 14 November, 8.00pmThe Red Stripe Band

Wednesday 21 November, 8.00pmMississippi Swamp Dogs

Wednesday 28 November, 8.00pmMiss Hoodoo and the Delta Boys


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The Red Stripe Band

St Martin’s Embassyand Cultural Institute SeriesMonthly throughout the year

St Martin’s Embassy and CulturalInstitute Series exists to create aplatform for international artists in thecultural heart of London that willincrease cross-cultural appreciationand understanding, through themedium of music.

Taking place as a free lunchtimeconcert, St Martin’s Embassy andCultural Institute Series runs once amonth (on every third Tuesday), and isopen to international performersrecommended by their embassy,mission or cultural institute in theUnited Kingdom.

On Tuesday 20 November we aredelighted to welcome LindsayBryden who will represent theEmbassy of Canada on flute in aprogramme of works by Copland and Arnold.

For Embassy and CulturalInstitute Series, St Martin’s is proud towork in partnership withEUNIC London.

Lindsay Bryden



Pianists of the World SeriesCPE Bach – Sonata for Keyboard in B flat Mozart – Sonata for Piano in D Chopin – Impromptu No 1 in A flat Prokofiev – Sonata for Piano No 3 in A minorSarah Soyeon Kim Piano (South Korea)

7.30pm Vivaldi Four Seasons by CandlelightVivaldi – Concerto for Four Violins in B minorMozart – Divertimento No 1 in DPachelbel – Canon and GigueBach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor Vivaldi – Four Seasons

Festive Orchestra of LondonMiki Takahashi ViolinCatherine Manson Violin/DirectorTickets: £32 £29 £22 £16 £9

Saturday 1 December11.30am-12.30pmPeter and the Wolf and Carnival of

the AnimalsCome and enjoy two timeless children'sclassics: Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf andexcerpts from Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of theAnimals, with Flight of the Bumblebee andsome Christmas carols thrown in! London Myriad EnsembleJo Hart NarratorTickets: £14 £10 £7 (adult) £12 £8 £5 (under 16)

4.00-5.00pmFamily Christmas Concerts withAudience CarolsEnjoy excerpts from Handel’s Music for theRoyal Fireworks, Corelli’s ChristmasConcerto, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and singalong to favourite carols.London Musical Arts OrchestraJohn Landor ConductorTickets: £18 £14 £7 (adults), £14 £10 £5 (under 16)

Saturday 1 December7.30pm Christmas Concert with Audience Carols

Handel – Overture from Music for the Royal FireworksVivaldi – ‘Winter’ from Four SeasonsHandel – ‘Overture’ and ‘Pastoral Symphony’from MessiahCorelli – Christmas Concerto

London Musical Arts OrchestraJohn Landor Conductor Tickets: £32 £30 £25 £17 £9

Monday 3 December 1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Shostakovich – Prelude and Fugue in E minorDinu Liptatti – Sonatine for the left handFranck – Prelude, Chorale and FugueDebussy – Toccata from Pour le pianoEnescu – Toccata from Suite No 2Daniel Ropota PianoRepresenting the Romanian Cultural Institute

Tuesday 4 December 1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Ravel – Ma mère l’Oye Debussy – Six épigraphes AntiquesFabiana Chávez PianoPaula Chávez Piano

Wednesday 5 December 8.00pm TJ Johnson and his Band

Unique vocals inspired by Ray Charles andJohnny Cash.Tickets: £15 £12 £8Tickets on sale six weeks prior to the event.

Thursday 6 December1.00pm FREE Great Sacred Music

An Advent SequenceWith music from Bach’s two Advent CantatasNun komm, der Heiden Heiland.Led by Revd Dr Sam WellsSt Martin’s VoicesAndrew Earis Director

7.30pm A Christmas CelebrationLeontovich – Carol of the BellsWood – Ding dong merrily on highTrad. arr. Willcocks – Sussex CarolTrad. arr. Rutter – O TannenbaumPlus carols for brass, organ and audience

St Martin’s ChorusBrandenburg BrassBen Giddens OrganEmily Dickens ConductorTickets: £32 £30 £25 £17 £9

Friday 7 December 1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Beethoven – Sonata for Piano in A flat No 31Prokofiev – Sonata for Piano in B flat No 7Hao Zi Yoh PianoRepresenting the Park Lane Group Young Artists

7.30pm Bach Christmas OratorioBach – Christmas OratorioSt Martin’s VoicesSt Martin’s Baroque PlayersAndrew Earis ConductorTickets: £32 £30 £25 £17 £9

Saturday 8 December4.00-5.00pmCarols for Shoppers

Take a break from your hectic schedule ofChristmas shopping with an afternoon ofcarols and festive music in the beautiful andrelaxing setting of St Martin-in-the-Fields. New London SingersIvor Setterfield ConductorTickets: £18 £14 £7

7.30pm A Festival of CarolsJoin the New London Singers and theirconductor Ivor Setterfield for a festiveselection of favourite carols for choir, organand audience.New London SingersTrafalgar SinfoniaIvor Setterfield ConductorTickets: £32 £30 £25 £17 £9

Monday 10 December1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Join members of St Martin’s Voices in aprogramme of arias and ensembles forChristmas, including works by Handel and Bach.St Martin’s Voices


Debussy – Sonata for Cello and Piano Kodaly – Sonata for Cello Sollima – ‘Lamentatio’ for CelloCasella – Tarantella for Cello and PianoRicardo Pes CelloAlison Rhind PianoRepresenting the Royal College of Music

Wednesday 12 December8.00pm The Duke Street Big Band

These world-class London musicians performBig Band standards and originals with amodern Latin feel.Tickets: £15 £12 £8Tickets on sale six weeks prior to the event.

Catherine Manson


Discover London’s hidden café, theCafé in the Crypt – a much-loved caféby day and a great venue for live musicon Wednesday evenings. The Café’soriginal Georgian architecture creates afunky backdrop and a wonderfulacoustic for some of the best bands inLondon. In December celebrate thefestive season with joyous jazz,booming big band and fabulous popand disco.

Wednesday 5 December, 8.00pmTJ Johnson and his Band

Wednesday 12 December, 8.00pmDuke Street Big Band

Wednesday 19 December, 8.00pmThe Fabulations


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Glory, glory, glory to the Newborn KingChristmas Spirituals including Follow thatStar, The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy andGo tell it on the Mountain.Led by Revd Dr Sam WellsSt Martin’s VoicesAndrew Earis Director

7.30pm The Glory of ChristmasBach – ‘Christians be Joyful’ from Christmas OratorioVivaldi – ‘Winter’ from Four SeasonsHandel – ‘Christmas Music’ from MessiahHandel – ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ from MessiahPlus carols for choir and audience withseasonal readings.Christ’s College CambridgeThames Chamber OrchestraKeith Marshall ConductorDavid Rowland DirectorTickets: £32 £30 £25 £17 £9

Friday 14 December 1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Programme to be announced.Jonathan Radford SaxophoneChristine Zerafa PianoRepresenting the Royal Over-Seas League

7.30pm The Spirit of Christmas – the Annual CelebrationCorelli – Christmas ConcertoTrad. – The Twelve Days of ChristmasHoward Blake – Walking in the AirBach – Choruses from Christmas OratorioPlus carols for massed choirs, strings and audience.Southend Boy’s and Girl’sChoirsLocrian SingersLocrian EnsembleJustin Pearson ConductorRoger Humphrey ConductorJonathan Darbourne ConductorTickets: £32 £30 £25 £17 £9

Saturday 15 December4.00-5.00pmFestive Family Carols by Candlelight

Join St Martin’s Voices in this joyfulcelebration of family carols for Christmas.Carols for choir and audience include Awayin a Manger, We three Kings and Once inRoyal David’s City.St Martin’s VoicesRosie Wright PresenterRichard Tanner OrganAndrew Earis ConductorTickets: £18 £14 £7

7.30pm Carols for Christmas by CandlelightLeontovich – Carol of the BellsPearsall – In dulci jubiloLauridsen – O magnum mysteriumWhitacre – Lux AurumquePlus carols for brass, organ and audience.St Martin’s Voices Brandenburg BrassRichard Tanner OrganAndrew Earis ConductorTickets: £32 £30 £25 £17 £9

Monday 17 December1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Programme to include Advent and Christmasmusic by Bach, Dupré and Messiaen.James Gough Organ

7.30pm Christmas Gala by CandlelightHandel – ‘I know that my Redeemer Liveth’and ‘Rejoice Greatly’ from MessiahHandel – Arrival of the Queen of ShebaCorelli – Christmas ConcertoVivaldi – ‘Autumn’ and ‘Winter’ from theFour SeasonsBach – Excerpts fromMass in B minorThe Festive Orchestra of LondonSteven DevineMaster of CeremoniesFaye Newton SopranoGiles Underwood BassSarah Moffatt Violin Andrew Earis OrganTickets: £32 £30 £25 £17 £9



Wednesday 19 December6.30-7.30pm A Christmas Celebration

Join St Martin’s Voices in this uplifting earlyevening celebration of Christmas. Carols forchoir and audience include O Little Town ofBethlehem, We Three Kings and Hark! theHerald Angels Sing. St Martin’s VoicesBen Giddens OrganAndrew Earis ConductorTickets: £18 £14 £7

8.00pm The FabulationsMotown classics, disco anthems and the latestchart hits.Tickets: £15 £12 £8Tickets on sale six weeks prior to the event.


Five Lessons and Carols A sequence of words and music in the run upto Christmas, with carols specially selected bymembers of St Martin’s Voices.Led by Revd Dr Sam WellsSt Martin’s VoicesAndrew Earis Director

7.30pm Handel Messiah by CandlelightHandel – Messiah

St Martin’s VoicesBrandenburg SinfoniaAndrew Earis ConductorTickets: £32 £30 £25 £17 £9

Friday 21 December1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Trad. arr. Vaughan Jones – I Saw Three ShipsTrad. arr. Vaughan Jones – In Dulci JubiloTrad. arr. Vaughan Jones – O Little Town of BethlehemHolst arr. Vaughan Jones – In the Bleak Mid-WinterTrad. arr. Vaughan Jones – We Wish You aMerry ChristmasThe Manor House String Quartet

7.30pm The Joys of ChristmasHandel – For unto us a child is bornPoulenc – Hodie Christus natus est Rutter –What sweeter musicBednall – Alleluia! A new work is come on handPlus carols for brass, organ and audience.Choir of St Martin-in-the-FieldsBrandenburg BrassJames Gough OrganTom Williams ConductorTickets: £32 £30 £25 £17 £9

Saturday 22 December2.00-3.oopm Christmas with the English Chamber Choir

The acclaimed English Chamber Choirpresents a seasonal feast of Christmas carolsfor choir, organ and audience including Oncein Royal David’s City, Hark! the HeraldAngels Sing and O Come all ye Faithful.English Chamber ChoirGuy Protheroe ConductorTickets: £18 £14 £7

4.00-5.00pmChristmas with the English Chamber ChoirThe acclaimed English Chamber Choirpresents a seasonal feast of your favouriteChristmas Carols for choir, organ andaudience including Ding Dong Merrily onHigh, In the Bleak Midwinter and many more.English Chamber ChoirGuy Protheroe ConductorTickets: £18 £14 £7

Great Sacred Music

Every Thursday at 1.00pm St Martin’sVoices and Revd Dr Sam Wellspresent Great Sacred Music, ourpopular 35-minute exploration of thegreat music of our religious heritage.Each Great Sacred Music is designed tospeak to head, heart and soul, andprogrammes range from Christianfestivals to historical figures, fromBiblical themes to composers of note.

Great Sacred Music is free to attendwith a retiring collection. Highlightsthis season include:

Thursday 6 SeptemberMorning has BrokenAt the start of a new term, we explorebirds in the Bible, including the much-loved hymn, Morning has Broken.

Thursday 18 OctoberThe Good SamaritanMarking the feast day of St Luke thePhysician with a rare performance ofWilliam Lloyd Webber’s cantata TheGood Samaritan.

Thursday 8 NovemberThey shall grow not oldMarking the 100th anniversary of theend of World War One includingsettings of war poetry by Bob Chilcottand John Duggan.

Thursday 20 DecemberFive Lessons and CarolsA sequence of words and carolscelebrating the run up to Christmas,with carols specially selected bymembers of St Martin’s Voices.

St Martin’s Voices

Using specialist paper and metallicwaxes you can create your ownmasterpiece. Choose from St Martin’ssuperb selection of replica brassesincluding medieval knights in armour,fabulous costumed ladies, St Georgeand the Dragon, William Shakespeareand many more. Prices for brassrubbing start at £3.50. The last brassrubbing takes place one hour beforethe Shop closes.

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Saturday 22 December7.30m Handel’s Messiah by Candlelight

Handel – Messiah

English Chamber ChoirBelmont Ensemble of LondonElizabeth Weisberg SopranoCathy BellMezzo sopranoGraham Neal TenorPhilip Tebb Bass Peter G Dyson ConductorTickets: £32 £30 £25 £17 £9

Sunday 23 December4.00-5.00pmFestive Family Carols by Candlelight

Join St Martin’s Voices in this joyfulcelebration of family carols for Christmas.Carols for choir and audience include Awayin a Manger, We three Kings and Once inRoyal David’s City as well as entertainingsolos by the choir including The Virgin Maryhad a baby boy and Go tell it on themountain. Fun for all the family!St Martin’s VoicesAndrew Earis ConductorTickets: £18 £14 £7

6.30-7.30pm A Christmas CelebrationJoin St Martin’s Voices in this uplifting hour-long celebration of Christmas. Carols for choirand audience include O little town ofBethlehem, We three Kings and Hark! Theherald angels sing as well as solos by the choirincluding I saw three ships and Silent night.St Martin’s VoicesBen Giddens OrganAndrew Earis ConductorTickets: £18 £14 £7


Arias for ChristmasA selection of famous Christmas ariasincluding Handel O thou that tellest goodtidings to Zion and Bach Prepare thyself, Zion.Led by Revd Dr Sam WellsMembers of St Martin’s VoicesAndrew Earis Accompanist

6.00-7.00pmBeethoven Moonlight Sonata by CandlelightBeethoven – Sonata for Piano No 14 in Csharp minor ‘Moonlight’Schumann – KinderszenenRavel – Gaspard de la Nuit Annie Yim PianoTickets: £18 £14 £7

7.45pm Viennese ChristmasStrauss – Die Fledermaus OvertureTchaikovsky – Waltz from Sleeping BeautyBrahms – Hungarian Dance No 5Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker SuiteStrauss – Blue Danube Waltz London ConcertanteTickets: £32 £30 £25 £17 £9

Friday 28 December1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Pianists of the World SeriesPaderewski – Tatra Album Op 12Barber – Souvenirs Op 28Zarebski Piano Duo (Poland)

7.30pm The Complete Brandenburg Concertosat ChristmasBach – Brandenburg Concertos Nos 1-6London OctaveLoraine McAslan ViolinNeil Brough TrumpetKate Hill FlutePhilip Harmer OboeDietrich Bethge DirectorTickets: £32 £30 £25 £17 £9

Saturday 29 December10.15am Come and Sing: The World’s Greatest

Christmas ChorusesJoin Andrew Earis and members of St Martin’s Voices for a morning workshop onmuch loved Christmas choruses.10.00am doors open10.15am workshop12.30pm performanceAndrew Earis DirectorTickets: £12 including music hire

6.30pm Handel’s Messiah by CandlelightHandel – MessiahBrandenburg Festival ChorusBrandenburg SinfoniaRobert Porter ConductorTickets: £33 (premium) £32 £30 £25 £17 £9

9.30-10.30pmA Ceremony of Carols by CandlelightBritten – A Ceremony of CarolsRodolfus ChoirBrandenburg SinfoniaRalph Allwood ConductorTickets: £18 £14 £7

Monday 31 December 1.00pm FREE Lunchtime Concert

Britten – A Ceremony of CarolsMendelssohn – Adspice DomineSchumann – Die Rose Stand Im TauThe Bromley Boy Singers

3.30pm New Year’s Eve Operetta Matinée A glittering array of favourite opera andoperetta arias to start your New Year’s Evecelebrations performed by the Merry Opera Company.London Musical ArtsMerry Opera CompanyTickets: £26 £22 £18 £14 £9

Tuesday 1 January 20197.00pm New Year’s Day Extravaganza

Handel – Arrival of the Queen of ShebaMozart – Eine kleine NachtmusikPachelbel – Canon and Gigue Bach – Concerto for Oboe and ViolinVivaldi – Four SeasonsThe Festive Orchestra of LondonCatherine Manson Violin/DirectorKatharina Spreckelsen OboeTickets: £32 £30 £25 £17 £9

Begin the New Year in 2019 with themagnificent Festive Orchestra ofLondon as they perform aprogramme of Baroque delights onTuesday 1 January at 7.00pm.

This musical extravaganza includesfavourites such as Vivaldi’s FourSeasons, Mozart’s lively Eine kleineNachtmusik, Pachelbel’s unforgettableCanon in D, and Bach’s stunningConcerto for Oboe and Violinfeaturing soloist and directorCatherine Manson. This will be aconcert to remember, book early toavoid disappointment!

New Year ExtravaganzaTuesday 1 January 2019, 7.00pm

Booking and General InformationEvening concertsDoors open 30 minutes before start of concert. Concerts usually last two hours unless stated otherwise,including an interval of 20 minutes. Interval drinks can be pre-ordered from the Café in the Crypt.Admission is by ticket only.

Lunchtime concertsDoors open at 12.30pm for a 1.00pm start. Lunchtime concerts are normally scheduled for Mondays,Tuesdays and Fridays. All our Lunchtime Concerts are free of charge – a suggested donation of £3.50per person goes towards the work of St Martin’s.

Jazz and Live Music in the CryptFirst set: 8.00pm – 8.50pm. Second set: 9.10pm – 10.00pm. On these evenings the Café is open toticket holders only from 6.30pm. Holders of unreserved tickets are advised to arrive early to secure aseat. Food is served until 9.00pm and drinks until 10.00pm.

How to bookSecure online booking: www.smitf.org, booking fee applies. By telephone: 020 7766 1100 Monday-Saturday 10.00am-5.00pm, booking fee applies. In person: Monday-Wednesday 10.00am-5.00pm*,Thursday-Saturday 10.00am-8.30pm*.*On Jazz Nights the Box Office is open until 9.00pm. On bank holidays the Box Office opens at 12noon.

DiscountsGroup rates apply to parties of 16 or more people. Discounts for evening concert tickets are currentlyonly available when booking by telephone on 020 7766 1100 or in person.

ConcessionsAvailable to full-time students, those over 60 and the unwaged when purchased in person (subject toavailability). Children under 3 years will not be admitted.

Restricted mobilityWheelchair access to the church and concerts is via a ramp on the north side of church. There is a liftbetween crypt and church and from street to crypt level. We offer a complimentary ticket for an enablerassisting a customer with a disability (subject to availability). There are four wheelchair spaces in churchand in the crypt for Jazz Nights.

Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break during the performance.

Ticket Refund and ExchangeTickets are non-refundable. However, tickets may be exchanged up to 48 hours before the performance.An administration charge will apply.

How to find St Martin-in-the-FieldsSt Martin’s is at the northeast corner of Trafalgar Square and is easily accessible by public transport.Underground: Charing Cross, Leicester Square. Train: Charing Cross. Bus: 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23, 24,29, 53, 87, 88, 91, 139, 159, 176, 453 and several night buses. Cycle: There are cycle stands in St Martin’sPlace and Adelaide Street. The nearest cycle hire docking station is on William IV Street.

Join our free ‘In the Pipeline’ email listFor a monthly email giving advance notice of concerts, talks and exhibitions as well as other specialevents and news from St Martin’s, please visit www.smitf.org/itp.

myStMartin’sFor information about joining our membership scheme please call the Box Office on 020 7766 1100 orvisit us at www.smitf.org.

We reserve the right to alter programme details and substitute artists if necessary. All information correct at time of printing.

Catherine Manson

Elizabeth Weisberg

1. IN THE BEGINNINGSculpture in Portlandstone by Mike Chapman tomark the millennium. The carved words are fromSt John’s Gospel, “In thebeginning was the Word...”

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6. ST MARTINStatue by James Butler ofSt Martin and the beggar.The patron saint of thischurch is the inspirationfor our work with homelessand vulnerable people.

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2. LIVING SOUTH AFRICAMEMORIALSculpture by Chaim Stephenson toremember all victims of injusticeand violence in South Africaduring the years of apartheid.Dedicated by ArchbishopDesmond Tutu in 1994.

3. MOSAICSOn either side of thesanctuary are two beautifulVictorian mosaics of theannunciation, as the angelannounces to Mary that shewill bear the Christ Child.

4. EAST WINDOWAND ALTARDesigned by Iranian born artist Shirazeh Houshiary and architect Pip Horne. The window inspires reflection and prayer, the altar a place of transformation from death to life.

5. ROYAL COAT OF ARMSSt Martin’s is the Royal ParishChurch. This coat of arms isthat of King George I who wasthe first churchwarden. Abovethe sanctuary beyond, thegolden sunburst holds theHebrew name for God, whorules over all.

7. PULPITOriginally a three deckerpulpit, beautifully craftedand made by local 18thcentury craftsmen. A sacredmonogram on one of thepanels are the first threeletters of the name ‘Jesus’.

8. FONTOriginally from the churchpreviously situated on thissite. A gift in 1689 fromWilliam Bridgeman,Secretary to the AdmiraltyBoard in thanksgiving forthe birth of his son.

9. ORGANHandel played the openingrecital here in 1726. Thepresent organ was built byWalker’s in 1990.

10. PAINTINGSSt Martin – FranciscoSolimena, 1730James Gibbs – Architectof this church built in 1726,by Andrea Soldi, 1800Dick Sheppard – Vicarof St Martin’s 1914–27

11. F.E.P.O.W. MEMORIALThe Far East Prisoners ofWar Memorial is in memoryof those who died as a resultof imprisonment by theJapanese from 1941-45.

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