We will be having an extended time of prayer and worship for the City on the first Tuesday morning of every month. There will be time to meet others over a tea or coffee and then time to gather in prayer.
Join us for Tea, Tales and Tunes every Thursday.
Enjoy a talk from a City Guide, a musical performance, plus free tea, coffee and sandwiches.
It’s free to attend, but spaces are limited and so booking is essential.
Join us for a fantastic afternoon of music at the Holy Sepulchre Church. Get ready to be serenaded by the voices of the Metropolitan Police Choir as they perform a variety of songs to entertain and delight the audience. Don't miss out on this special event - mark your calendars and come enjoy a memorable afternoon of music with us!
Refresments will be served in the interval and are included in the ticket price.
A raffle will also take place after the interval.
‘The concert, as always, was brilliant.’
Commander Richard Wood at our Christmas Concert 2019
‘…It was a wonderful concert…’
Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave at our Christmas Concert 2019
“What a lovely occasion! The choir just gets better and better.”
Val (audience member) at our Christmas Concert 2019
The Metropolitan Police Choir (MPC) have a long and honourable history since its origins back in 1872.
The MPC have been singing together since June 2016, having previously been performing as the Metropolitan Police Male Voice Choir for a number of years. The MPC are a mixed voice choir, led by PC Richard Fox, which now truly represents the diversity of the Metropolitan Police Service.
Made up of serving and retired officers and police staff, we perform for many charity, community and Metropolitan Police Service events throughout the year. By so doing, we help to raise vital funds for numerous charitable causes and demonstrate a different side of police engagement to our fellow Londoners and beyond.
One of the most prestigious events the choir has performed was at the unveiling of the Iraq and Afghanistan War Memorial. The choir sang a specially written arrangement of 'Nearer My God To Thee'. We were honoured to perform for those that lost their lives and were injured in the conflicts, as well as singing for Her Majesty The Queen and other prestigious guests.
Dvořák – Cello Concerto Cherubini – Mass in C Minor
Monday 8th July 2024 at 7.30 pm | Holy Sepulchre | Holborn Viaduct | EC1A 2DQ
Tickets available on the door – £15, £10 concessions (cash only) *
All proceeds go to Barts Cancer Unit * www.bafco.org
Join us for our series on Music and Spirituality here at the Musicians’ Church. Four wonderful speakers take us through different aspects and approaches to music and how they relate it to their faith. We examine the role of praise in the Christian life, the linking of faith with a professional musical career, the relationship between sound and prayer, and the role of music as a signpost to deeper spiritual realities. These talks will happen as a part of Choral Evensong led by the Choir of Holy Sepulchre. Drinks will be served afterwards.
Now and Not Yet. Music and the Promised Land.
Peter Asprey – Director of Music, Holy Sepulchre, The National Musicians’ Church
Join us for Tea, Tales and Tunes every Thursday.
Enjoy a talk from a City Guide, a musical performance, plus free tea, coffee and sandwiches.
It’s free to attend, but spaces are limited and so booking is essential.
Bookings opening soon
The London Autism Group Charity is autistic-led and supports anyone in London (and surrounding counties) who is autistic, or supports someone autistic.
Come and chat to others who have experienced something similar, get advice, or simply relax with a warm drink.
No registration needed, just drop by!
Join us for Tea, Tales and Tunes every Thursday.
Enjoy a talk from a City Guide, a musical performance, plus free tea, coffee and sandwiches.
It’s free to attend, but spaces are limited and so booking is essential.
Bookings opening soon
Join us for a relaxed afternoon and enjoy socialising, songs, skills and sharing.
It’s free to attend but spaces are limited, and so booking is essential.
Join us for Tea, Tales and Tunes every Thursday.
Enjoy a talk from a City Guide, a musical performance, plus free tea, coffee and sandwiches.
It’s free to attend, but spaces are limited and so booking is essential.
Bookings opening soon
The London Autism Group Charity is autistic-led and supports anyone in London (and surrounding counties) who is autistic, or supports someone autistic.
Come and chat to others who have experienced something similar, get advice, or simply relax with a warm drink.
No registration needed, just drop by!
Join us for a relaxed afternoon and enjoy socialising, songs, skills and sharing.
It’s free to attend but spaces are limited, and so booking is essential.
Bookings opening soon
Join us for a relaxed afternoon and enjoy socialising, songs, skills and sharing.
It’s free to attend but spaces are limited, and so booking is essential.
Bookings opening soon
The London Autism Group Charity is autistic-led and supports anyone in London (and surrounding counties) who is autistic, or supports someone autistic.
Come and chat to others who have experienced something similar, get advice, or simply relax with a warm drink.
No registration needed, just drop by!
Join us for A Service of Thanksgiving & Celebration for the 2024 BBC Proms.
The service will be conducted by The Reverend Nicholas Mottershead, Priest in charge, Director of Music: Peter Asprey, Organist: Joshua Ryan and The Choir of Holy Sepulchre.
The service is free to attend but booking is essential. Doors open at 2.30pm.
Join us for a relaxed afternoon and enjoy socialising, songs, skills and sharing.
It’s free to attend but spaces are limited, and so booking is essential.
Bookings opening soon
We launch a new autumn series on Music and Spirituality called “Music, Food of Love.” Music is a powerful vehicle for drawing us into deeper relationship with a loving God. This series explores various in which it can be both a channel for inner healing and a vessel for the outward expression of God’s love to the world.
These are short talks that form part of Choral Evensong on Wednesday evenings with the professional Choir of Holy Sepulchre. Do come along and stay for a drink afterwards!
Speaker: Joanna Gill, Composer and Head of Classical Music at Holy Trinity Brompton – “The Healing Power of Music"
Join us for a relaxed afternoon and enjoy socialising, songs, skills and sharing.
It’s free to attend but spaces are limited, and so booking is essential.
Bookings opening soon
Join us for a relaxed afternoon and enjoy socialising, songs, skills and sharing.
It’s free to attend but spaces are limited, and so booking is essential.
Bookings opening soon
Join us for a relaxed afternoon and enjoy socialising, songs, skills and sharing.
It’s free to attend but spaces are limited, and so booking is essential.
Bookings opening soon
The London Autism Group Charity is autistic-led and supports anyone in London (and surrounding counties) who is autistic, or supports someone autistic.
Come and chat to others who have experienced something similar, get advice, or simply relax with a warm drink.
No registration needed, just drop by!
Join us for a relaxed afternoon and enjoy socialising, songs, skills and sharing.
It’s free to attend but spaces are limited, and so booking is essential.
Bookings opening soon
We launch a new autumn series on Music and Spirituality called “Music, Food of Love.” Music is a powerful vehicle for drawing us into deeper relationship with a loving God. This series explores various in which it can be both a channel for inner healing and a vessel for the outward expression of God’s love to the world.
These are short talks that form part of Choral Evensong on Wednesday evenings with the professional Choir of Holy Sepulchre. Do come along and stay for a drink afterwards!
Speaker: Euan Tait, Librettist, Poet and Retreat Leader – “Music Our Companion”
The Friends of the Musicians’ Chapel annual Requiem Service will be held in memory of all musicians whose names are inscribed in the Musicians’ Book of Remembrance on Wednesday 6th November.
The London Autism Group Charity is autistic-led and supports anyone in London (and surrounding counties) who is autistic, or supports someone autistic.
Come and chat to others who have experienced something similar, get advice, or simply relax with a warm drink.
No registration needed, just drop by!
We launch a new autumn series on Music and Spirituality called “Music, Food of Love.” Music is a powerful vehicle for drawing us into deeper relationship with a loving God. This series explores various in which it can be both a channel for inner healing and a vessel for the outward expression of God’s love to the world.
These are short talks that form part of Choral Evensong on Wednesday evenings with the professional Choir of Holy Sepulchre. Do come along and stay for a drink afterwards!
Speaker: Samantha Crawford, Opera Singer – “Voice to the Voiceless: Music and Social Justice”
Why not also bring along a hygiene product to put under our Christmas Tree and give the gift of clean this Christmas?
All profits will go to our Music in the Community Fund. We believe in the power of music to improve lives and are committed to promoting music and making it accessible to as many as possible, alongside our worship, concerts and recitals, offering a range of community-focused events.
A 50 pence booking fee is included in the cost of all tickets. The price displayed is what you will pay.
Please ensure you have read the Terms and Conditions before completing your booking
Terms and Conditions for Ticketed Events — Holy Sepulchre London (hsl.church)
More details about GenerosCity and The City of London Hygiene bank and how to become a volunteer can be found on our website
GenerosCity — Holy Sepulchre London (hsl.church)
Why not also bring along a hygiene product to put under our Christmas Tree and give the gift of clean this Christmas?
All profits will go to our Music in the Community Fund. We believe in the power of music to improve lives and are committed to promoting music and making it accessible to as many as possible, alongside our worship, concerts and recitals, offering a range of community-focused events.
A 75 pence booking fee is included in the cost of all tickets. The price displayed is what you will pay.
Please ensure you have read the Terms and Conditions before completing your booking
Terms and Conditions for Ticketed Events — Holy Sepulchre London (hsl.church)
More details about GenerosCity and The City of London Hygiene bank and how to become a volunteer can be found on our website
GenerosCity — Holy Sepulchre London (hsl.church)
Why not also bring along a hygiene product to put under our Christmas Tree and give the gift of clean this Christmas?
More details about GenerosCity and The City of London Hygiene bank and how to become a volunteer can be found on our website
GenerosCity — Holy Sepulchre London (hsl.church)
The London Autism Group Charity is autistic-led and supports anyone in London (and surrounding counties) who is autistic, or supports someone autistic.
Come and chat to others who have experienced something similar, get advice, or simply relax with a warm drink.
No registration needed, just drop by!
We launch a new autumn series on Music and Spirituality called “Music, Food of Love.” Music is a powerful vehicle for drawing us into deeper relationship with a loving God. This series explores various in which it can be both a channel for inner healing and a vessel for the outward expression of God’s love to the world.
These are short talks that form part of Choral Evensong on Wednesday evenings with the professional Choir of Holy Sepulchre. Do come along and stay for a drink afterwards!
Speaker: Peter Asprey, Director of Music at Holy Sepulchre – “Love Came Down at Christmas"
FAURÉ CENTENARY SERIES
BAUDELAIRE TRIO
Isabell Karlsson violin
Filippo Ramacciotti cello
Christopher Knox Oakey piano
Fauré: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120 Lili Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Join us for Tea, Tales and Tunes every Thursday.
Enjoy a talk from a City Guide, a musical performance, plus free tea, coffee and sandwiches.
It’s free to attend, but spaces are limited and so booking is essential.
Join us for a relaxed afternoon and enjoy socialising, songs, skills and sharing.
Free refreshments and biscuits at every session!
Launch dates are 21st June and 19th July, then weekly from 6th September.
It’s free to attend but spaces are limited, and so booking is essential.
SPECIAL CONCERT FOR MAKE MUSIC DAY UK
DIVERTISSEMENTS CHINOIS
Philippa Hyde soprano,
William Summers baroque flute/recorders
Diane Moore baroque violin
Ibrahim Aziz viola da gamba
Yeo Yat-Soon harpsichord
Agnes Chin guzheng
‘First Encounters - Musical Journeys from the Dawn of the Global Age’: an exploration of the fascinating musical links between China and Western Europe in the 17th &18th centuries, drawing on both Chinese and European sources.
Join us for Tea, Tales and Tunes every Thursday.
Enjoy a talk from a City Guide, a musical performance, plus free tea, coffee and sandwiches.
It’s free to attend, but spaces are limited and so booking is essential.
Baluji Shrivastav OBE and Seyed Ali Jaberi - Indian Sitar meets Persian Sufi Music
Maestros Baluji Shrivastav OBE and Seyed Ali Jaberi explore the ancient and creative thread that connects North Indian classical music and Persian Sufi music.
Video: https://youtu.be/Y7uEye1hTsI?si=_3CXfzA_ytbx9him
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Seyed Ali Jaberi is a world-renowned, award-winning maestro of the tanbour, whose albums are hugely popular amongst fans of traditional Sufi music. He is considered to be among the foremost tanbour virtuosi in the Persian speaking world and is currently touring and performing worldwide. He is based in the UK.
‘...brims with quiet intensity’
Songlines
Baluji Shrivastav OBE is a renowned UK-based Indian multi-instrumentalist who was blinded at eight months old and has become one of the world’s leading composers and sitar players. He has performed and recorded with some of the greatest tabla accompanists such as Anindo Chatterji and Ustad Fayaz Khan and has worked with a wide variety of artists including Stevie Wonder, Coldplay and Massive Attack. Through the Baluji Music Foundation he works towards more inclusion for blind and partially sighted musicians.
‘...captures a poignancy that crosses all cultural divides.’
The Guardian
Mohammad Jabari
Mohammad Jaberi was born in 1981 in Kermanshah Iran.
He was taught to play the daf by Ostad Khalife Karim Safvati and Ahmad KhakTinat.
He holds a diploma from the Music Faculty of the University of Tehran and has been twice noted as the best daf player in Iran’s Fajr Festival in 1993 and 1996.
In various national and international concerts, he’s accompanied several masters, such as Ostad Shahram Nazeri, Ostâd Jalal Zolfonun, Ostad Kambiz Roshan Ravan, Ostad Dehlavi, Ostad Hasan Nahid, Ostad Iraj Sahbayi, Sami Yusuf, Dolatmand Kholf, Ali Ghamsari, Seyed Ali Jaberi, Mastan Homay, Sheyda Jahed, Bijan Bijani, Mohammad Motamedi, Vahid Taj, Sina Sarlak, Payam Azizi, Saman Ehteshami, Hamed Nikpay, Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam, Masood Jahed, Hamid Ghanbari, Nasser Razazi, and Seyed Jalal Mohammadian.
ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC HARP SHOWCASE
Gina Gallacher, Yaesong Jee, Anna Phillips, Bonnie Scott,
Zhaoyi Huang, Elizabete Gulbe, Priyanka Gohal harps
Works by Bach, Fauré, Caplet and others
Join us for Tea, Tales and even more tunes on 13th June for our Carers Week Special
Enjoy a talk from a City Guide, a performance and sing along finale with Songhaven artists, plus free tea, coffee and sandwiches.
It’s free to attend, but spaces are limited and so booking is essential.
Musicians
Rebecca Silverman
Soprano
Jack Sandison
Bass-Baritone
Nigel Foster
Pianist
Guide
‘Livery Companies of the City of London’ (Cordwainers glass window in Holy Sepulchre)
Join us for our series on Music and Spirituality here at the Musicians’ Church. Four wonderful speakers take us through different aspects and approaches to music and how they relate it to their faith. We examine the role of praise in the Christian life, the linking of faith with a professional musical career, the relationship between sound and prayer, and the role of music as a signpost to deeper spiritual realities. These talks will happen as a part of Choral Evensong led by the Choir of Holy Sepulchre. Drinks will be served afterwards.
Sound as Prayer.
Rachel Chaplin – Oboist, Composer
The London Autism Group Charity is autistic-led and supports anyone in London (and surrounding counties) who is autistic, or supports someone autistic.
Come and chat to others who have experienced something similar, get advice, or simply relax with a warm drink.
No registration needed, just drop by!
Guillaume Tardif violin
Felipe Avellar de Aquino cello Mine Dogantan-Dack piano
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50
Join us for Tea, Tales and Tunes every Thursday.
Enjoy a talk from a City Guide, a musical performance, plus free tea, coffee and sandwiches.
It’s free to attend, but spaces are limited and so booking is essential.
Musicians
Orion Harp Trio:
Daisy Noton, Flute
Charlie Howells, Viola
Huw Boucher, Harp
Guide
Brian Grumbridge, Historian and Author
‘Brief History of St Sepulchre-without-Newgate'
We will be having an extended time of prayer and worship for the City on the first Tuesday morning of every month. There will be time to meet others over a tea or coffee and then time to gather in prayer.
ABOUT THE ORCHESTRA
Spartanburg High School (Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA) is the flagship school in Spartanburg School District 7, located in the ‘Upstate’ region of South Carolina, just a 40-minute drive south of the Blue Ridge Mountains. “SHS” is home to the first string orchestra program in the State of South Carolina, established in 1920.
The SHS Touring Chamber Orchestra is comprised of members of four separate orchestra classes at the school. Like most American high schools, SHS houses students in grades 9-12 (ages 15-18). There are 100 orchestra students at Spartanburg High School, and a total of nearly 500 string orchestra students across School District 7, including two middle schools and seven elementary schools.
Since 1970, members of the Spartanburg High School orchestras have traveled overseas every 3-4 years. Past tours have included performances in England, France, Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, and China. This year’s summer tour features a 37-piece orchestra, with scheduled performances in London, Liverpool, and Edinburgh.
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR
Jeffrey M. Kuntz has been the conductor of the Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra at Spartanburg High School and the Coordinator of the Spartanburg School District 7 Orchestra Program since 2009. A native of Clearwater, Florida, Mr. Kuntz has called Spartanburg, South Carolina his home for the past 25 years. In a music education career of 37 years, he has taught both bands and orchestras in Mississippi, Florida, and South Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina and a Master of Music Education degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Within the South Carolina Music Educators Association, he is the All-State Orchestra Winds and Percussion Liaison. Mr. Kuntz is an active performer as a church choir vocalist and he also specializes on viola, string bass, trombone, euphonium, and many percussion instruments. Outside of his professional duties at Spartanburg High School, he provides frequent support to the music ministry and worship activities at First Presbyterian Church in Spartanburg.
FRI 31 MAY at 1.00 pm
Connor Heraghty piano
Programme to include Liszt’s Dante Sonata
Join us for Tea, Tales and Tunes every Thursday.
Enjoy a talk from a City Guide, a musical performance, plus free tea, coffee and sandwiches.
It’s free to attend, but spaces are limited and so booking is essential.
Musicians
Ellen Mawwhinney, Soprano
James Orford, Pianist
Guide
Lester Hillman
‘War of Roses - a pivotal moment at Holy Sepulchre’
Barts Academic Festival Chorus and Orchestra
with Soloists are reaching the end of a series of workshops on Wagner’ s masterpiece, at Holy Sepulchre Church (EC1A 2DQ)
on Saturday 25 May at 2 pm
COME AND JOIN US
Choral Rehearsals at Barts the Less Church (EC1A 7BE)
Friday 24 May 7 - 9 pm (music provided)
Saturday 25 May 11 am – 1 pm
Followed by the full workshop at Holy Sepulchre at 2 pm
Contact details: 07989 881692
SINFONIA @ THE VIADUCT
Jaclyn Rosenfeld conductor
Mozart: Serenade for Winds in B flat, K.361 (‘Gran Partita’)
Join us for Tea, Tales and Tunes every Thursday.
Enjoy a talk from a City Guide, a musical performance, plus free tea, coffee and sandwiches.
It’s free to attend, but spaces are limited and so booking is essential.
Musicians
Elissavet Archonditi-Tsaldaraki (violin)
Priyanka Gohal (Harp), Royal Academy of Music
Guide
Andy Ellis
‘The Bells! The Bells! - The chimes of the City and their associations’
This year's Royal Fusilier Lecture will continue the theme of following the Regiment's part in the Italian campaign. The Lecture will be in two parts, with a short film screened on the battles of Anzio and Monte Cassino in between.
The Lecture will finish at 20:25, after which there will be an opportunity to carry on a more informal conversation over drinks.
Music list:
Introit Hear My Prayer, Purcell
Responses Reading
Psalm 136:1-10
Canticles Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in Bb, Purcell
Anthem I will Sing Unto the Lord, Purcell
Hymns 139 (omit v.4)
Voluntary Sortie from Messe de la Pentecôte (Messiaen)
‘GUILDHALL 22’ BRASS ENSEMBLE
Beth Randell director
Programme to include works by Brahms, Koetsier and Zequinha Abreu, and chamber items for brass quintet and trumpet quartet
Join us for Tea, Tales and Tunes every Thursday.
Enjoy a talk from a City Guide, a musical performance, plus free tea, coffee and sandwiches.
It’s free to attend, but spaces are limited and so booking is essential.
Musician
Olivia Lewis, Soprano
Guide
Kim Lovell
‘The Legacy of the City’ - Looking at ancient charitable trusts still operating today
Evensong with the Choir of Holy Sepulchre, music by Lucy Walker, Elaine Hagenberg and Joshua Pacey
Recital by anMari, Alternative Christian artist.
anMari is a Christian - Alternative, Polish composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and producer based in London. She embraces the power of simplicity using catchy neoclassical piano melodies and pop/gospel vocals. After 12 years of training as a Classical Percussion Instrumentalist, she decided to enter the Contemporary Music Industry. anMari recently won a Dr. Matthew Knowles Scholarship Competition at LCCM that was judged and given by Dr. Matthew Knowles himself - father of Beyonce and her ex-manager. She composed music for the "Making Theatre Green" project at the National London Theatre and the Documentary Movie - “[DO]Wolność” in Poland. Following her EP “REBORN”, she recently released her second album “FREEDOM+”
As a curtain-raiser to Christian Aid Week, you're invited to take part in the London Freedom Walk, inspired by our Circle the City event. Following a 10k route around the capital, walkers discover the history of some of the city’s churches and the stories behind the work they do to free people from poverty, illness and injustice.
Participants also raise money for Christian Aid to fund the support we give in countries such as Malawi, to help communities working to free themselves from poverty and tackle the challenges of climate change.
The London Autism Group Charity is autistic-led and supports anyone in London (and surrounding counties) who is autistic, or supports someone autistic.
Come and chat to others who have experienced something similar, get advice, or simply relax with a warm drink.
No registration needed, just drop by!
STANFORD CENTENARY SERIES
Anthony Gritten organ
Stanford: Sonata no. 5 in A major
Parry: Chorale Fantasia on an Old English Tune
Coleridge-Taylor: Impromptu in F, Op. 78 no. 1
Stanford: Nos. 5 & 6 from Six Short Preludes and Postludes, Op. 101;
Fantasia on ‘Intercessor’, Op. 187
Join us for Tea, Tales and Tunes every Thursday.
Enjoy a talk from a City Guide, a musical performance, plus free tea, coffee and sandwiches.
It’s free to attend, but spaces are limited and so booking is essential.
Christine Buras
Joshua Ryan
Robert Woolf
‘Law and (Dis)order in the City of London’
Join us for our series on Music and Spirituality here at the Musicians’ Church. Four wonderful speakers take us through different aspects and approaches to music and how they relate it to their faith. We examine the role of praise in the Christian life, the linking of faith with a professional musical career, the relationship between sound and prayer, and the role of music as a signpost to deeper spiritual realities. These talks will happen as a part of Choral Evensong led by the Choir of Holy Sepulchre. Drinks will be served afterwards.
An Anchor for the Soul. The Role of Talent.
Dominic Wheeler – Head of Opera Studies, Guildhall School of Music and Drama
'Praise and Prayer for the City' has been cancelled due to train strikes taking place on Tuesday the 7th May. Our next service will take place on the 4th of June.
Sorry for the inconvenience caused.
CO-LOND TRIO
Abigail Fletcher & Zoë Rasmussen flutes
Blanca Rodriguez piano
Debussy: Petite Suite
Doppler: Andante et Rondo
Schumann: Vier Duette, Op. 28
Offenbach: Barcarolle
Granados: La Maja y el ruiseñor
