Great Sacred Music: A Sequence for Holy Week
Marking Maundy Thursday with choral music including The Passion According to St Mark by John Sanders and God so loved the world by John Stainer. Led by Revd Dr Isabelle Hamley Directed by Andrew Earis Performed by St Martin’s Voices Accompanied by Polina…
Great Sacred Music: Prayer of John Donne
Exploring the life and writings of metaphysical poet John Donne, featuring James MacMillan’s setting of the prayer Bring us, O Lord God. Led by Revd Dr Isabelle Hamley Directed by Andrew Earis Performed by St Martin’s Voices Accompanied by Polina Sosnina A sequence…
Great Sacred Music: Like a Mighty Stream
Marking World Water Day with music on the theme of rivers and streams, including works by Giovanni Palestrina, James Whitbourn and Moses Hogan. Led & Directed by Andrew Earis Performed by St Martin’s Voices Accompanied by Polina Sosnina A sequence to speak…
Great Sacred Music: Gaelic Hymns
A celebration of Irish music for St Patrick’s Day, including selections from Ina Boyle’s Gaelic Hymns and Charles Villiers Stanford’s Irish Folksongs. Led by Revd Dr Isabelle Hamley Directed by Andrew Earis Performed by St Martin’s Voices Accompanied by Polina Sosnina A…
Great Sacred Music: International Women’s Day
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2023 with music by composers including Judith Weir and Cecilia McDowall. Led by Revd Dr Isabelle Hamley Directed by Andrew Earis Performed by St Martin’s Voices Accompanied by Polina Sosnina A sequence to speak to heart, head and…
Great Sacred Music: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Choral reflections on mortality and the life to come, with works by Edgar Bainton, Hubert Parry and Bob Dylan. Led by Revd Dr Isabelle Hamley Directed by Andrew Earis Performed by St Martin’s Voices Accompanied by Polina Sosnina A sequence to speak…
Great Sacred Music: Praise to the Holiest
Celebrating the life and writings of John Henry Newman, with choral settings by Edward Elgar and Arvo Pärt. Led by Revd Dr Isabelle Hamley Directed by Andrew Earis Performed by St Martin’s Voices Accompanied by Polina Sosnina A sequence to speak to…
Lunchtime Concert: Jonathan Eyers – A Celebration of Birds in Song
Jonathan Eyers performs a specially curated programme of music inspired by birds and drawing from a wide variety of composers. At the centre of the recital is Ornithological Anecdotes, by the New Zealand composer Gareth Farr – a setting of four poems…
Great Sacred Music: The Lily and the Rose
An exploration of the biblical imagery of flowers, including music by Ola Gjeilo and Bob Chilcott. Led by Revd Dr Isabelle Hamley Directed by Andrew Earis Performed by St Martin’s Voices Accompanied by Polina Sosnina A sequence to speak to heart, head…
