Monthly Diary - all listings

"The Eucharist can be an anaesthetic or an evasion. But it can also be the seed of revolution that awakens the mind to what is possible, to what has not yet even been contemplated by the creative imagination." Bernard Besert

This comprehensive listing may not reflect recent changes
For evening concerts and lunchtime recitals you are advised to check the separate listings. For preachers check here. NB All enquiries about Alternatives events: 020 7287 6711 or visit their website or email them.

MONDAY 1ST FEBRUARY
1.10pm VALENTIN SCHIEDERMAIR piano
Chopin - Bacarolle Op.60
Chopin - Ballade No.3, Op.47
Chopin - Nocturne in F sharp minor Op.48

7.00pm ATERNATIVES Angels in My Hair Speaker: Lorna Byrne

TUESDAY 2ND FEBRUARY
8.30am EUCHARIST
1.05pm EUCHARIST with short talk or reflection
6.00pm MEDITATION AND PRAYER FOR HEALING Spirit, Mind and Body
7.00pm ZEN GROUP

WEDNESDAY 3RD FEBRUARY
1.10pm Park Lane Group Recital
SIROCCO SAXOPHONE QUARTET
J.S. Bach, trans. Katsuki Tochio - Italian Concerto in F
Gabriel Pierné - Introduction et Variations
Patterson - Diversions Op.32

THURSDAY 4TH FEBRUARY
6.30pm JULIAN GROUP
         
FRIDAY 5TH FEBRUARY
1.10pm  A Jaques Samuels Pianos Recital
CLARE HAMMOND piano
Handel - Suite No.6 in F sharp minor
Scriabin - Sonate-Fantasie No.2, Op.19
Beethoven - 15 Variations in E flat major, Op.35 ‘Eroica’

SATURDAY 6TH FEBRUARY
7.30pm ARION CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Boccherini - Symphony ‘La Casa del Diavolo’
Schubert - ‘Death and the Maiden’        
Mozart - Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat
DAVID PYATT soloist
Arnold - Sinfonietta No.1, Op.48
Tickets: £18, £15 (concs/group rates avail.)
Box Office: 0118 947 2547
arion.orchestra@ntlworld.com

SUNDAY 7TH FEBRUARY
9.15am EUCHARIST
11.00am PARISH EUCHARIST
Preacher: The Revd Hugh Valentine
1.30pm AWAKENING TO GOD Open discussion group in the Church Hall

MONDAY 8TH FEBRUARY
1.10pm SHOLA SHARBAKOVA piano
Bach - Italian Concerto
Beethoven - Piano Sonata Op.31, No.2

7.00pm ALTERNATIVES Why Kindness is Good for You
Speaker: David Hamilton

TUESDAY 9TH
8.30am EUCHARIST
1.05pm EUCHARIST with short talk or reflection
6.00pm MEDITATION AND PRAYER FOR HEALING Spirit, Mind and Body
7.00pm ZEN GROUP

WEDNESDAY 10TH FEBRUARY
1.10pm Cellisimo
ELINOR GOW cello
TOM BELL organ
Works by Fauré, Pärt

THURSDAY 11TH FEBRUARY
7.30pm Teatro Tribiano in collaboration with
The Italian Cultural Institute - London
Romantica - an evening of Love and Music
MAYA SAPONE soprano
TIZIANA SCACIGA DELLA SILVA soprano
ANDREA BRAGIOTTI tenor
MARCUS ANDREWS piano
Works by Cilea, Dvořák, Jiménez, Massenet, Puccini, Bridge, Mascagni, Villa-Lobos, Donizetti, Verdi, McMillan, Gounod, Loewe
Tickets: £15, (£12 for the Italian Cultural Institute and Teatro Tribiano      Members, and concs)
Box Office: 020 7381 0441

FRIDAY 12TH FEBRUARY
1.10pm A Jaques Samuels Pianos Recital
FLORIAN MITREA piano
Scarlatti - 3 Harpsichord Sonatas
Beethoven - Piano Sonata Op.53 ‘Waldstein’
Liszt - Ballad No.2 in B minor

SATURDAY 13TH FEBRUARY
7.30pm BELSIZE BAROQUE
Mozart - Violin Concerto in G major
Haydn - Symphony No.104 ‘London’
Tickets: £12
Box Office: 020 7381 0441

SUNDAY 14TH FEBRUARY
9.15am EUCHARIST
11.00am PARISH EUCHARIST Preacher: The Revd Lindsay Meader
1.00pm LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDERED GROUP
6.00pm A Valentines’ Day Special
JULIAN JACOBSON piano
Mozart - Sonata in A K331
Chopin - Ballade No.3 in A flat
Brahms/Schubert - Dances for Piano Duet
with MENG YANG PAN
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Tickets: £16 with champagne
Box Office: lastminute.com

MONDAY 15TH FEBRUARY
1.10pm Concordia Foundation
STAMP TROMBONE QUARTET
Bach - Choral and Fugue in G minor
Bruckner - Three Motets
Patterson - Memories of Quiberville
7.00pm ALTERNATIVES Waking From Sleep Speaker: Steve Taylor

TUESDAY 16TH FEBRUARY
8.30am  EUCHARIST
1.05pm  EUCHARIST with short talk or reflection
6.00pm MEDITATION AND PRAYER FOR HEALING Spirit, Mind and Body
7.00pm ZEN GROUP in the Church

WEDNESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY – ASH WEDNESDAY
1.10pm Park Lane Group Recital
CLARE HAMMOND piano
Bach - Prelude and Fugue in G minor
Barber - Sonata Op.26
Liszt - Les jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este

6.30pm ASH WEDNESDAY EUCHARIST (with the imposition of Ashes)
The Purcell Singers

THURSDAY 18TH FEBRUARY
6.30pm JULIAN GROUP

FRIDAY 19TH FEBRUARY
1.10pm A Jaques Samuels Pianos Recital
ALIAKSANDR MUZYKANTAU piano
Rameau - Gavotte et Doubles
Haydn - Keyboard variations in A major
Chopin - Sonata in B flat minor Op.35

7.30pm HEATHER HARRISON cello
GEOFFREY PRATLEY piano
Paul Tortelier - Trois p'tits tours
Plus Sonatas by Saint-Saëns and Debussy
Tickets: £15 (£7 children, £12 concs)
Box Office: 0118 978 6186 or 020 7381 0441

SATURDAY 20TH FEBRUARY
7.30pm  At the Movies!
PHILHARMONIA BRITANNICA
Ideal for the whole family
Music from: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, The Sound of Music, Pirates of the Caribbean, Chicago, and Death in Venice
Tickets: £15, £10 (concs £2 off, under 19s £2)
Box Office: 020 7381 0441
www.ph-br.co.uk/shop

SUNDAY 21ST FEBRUARY
9.15am EUCHARIST
11.00am PARISH EUCHARIST  Preacher: Savitri Hensman
VAGABONDS meet after the service in a local pub for discussion and fellowship
1.30pm DANCED LITURGY
5.00pm TAIZÉ EVENING PRAYER

MONDAY 22ND FEBRUARY
1.10pm ALASDAIR BEATSON piano
Mendelssohn - Sonata in E Op.6
Works by Schumann
7.00pm  ALTERNATIVES Illuminate Your Body and Your Life
Speaker: Leslie Kenton

TUESDAY 23RD FEBRUARY
8.30am EUCHARIST
1.05pm EUCHARIST with short talk or reflection
6.00pm MEDITATION AND PRAYER FOR HEALING Spirit, Mind and Body
7.00pm ZEN GROUP in the Church

WEDNESDAY 24TH FEBRUARY
1.10pm  Royal College of Music Recital
ONA CARDONA clarinet
KUMI MATSUO piano
Works by Brahms, Schumann, Poulenc
5.45pm  EVENING PRAYER

FRIDAY 26TH FEBRUARY
1.00pm A Jaques Samuels Pianos Recital
IVAN HOVORUN piano
Scarlatti - Sonata in D minor K213
Mozart - Sonata in A major K331
Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody
Chopin - Polonaise Phantasy Op.61

SATURDAY 27TH FEBRUARY
7.30pm COLLEGIUM MUSICUM
Brahms - Ein Deutsches Requiem
Version for choir and piano duet
Jonathan Dove - The Passing of the Year
Tickets: £12 (£7 cons)
Box Office: 020 7381 0441

SUNDAY 28TH FEBRUARY
9.15am EUCHARIST
11.00am PARISH EUCHARIST Preacher: Austen Ivereigh
(with the Ministry of the Laying on of Hands)
The service is followed by a COMMUNITY LUNCH in the Church Hall
         
MORNING PRAYER
Each weekday except Tuesday at 8.30am. You are welcome to join us.

Other

CARAVAN DROP IN
Crisis listening, support and counselling
Situated on the Church garden terrace, this drop-in service is available Saturday to Monday 10.00am – 7.00pm Tuesday to Friday 11.00am – 7.00pm
website

ST. JAMES’S CAFÉ PROJECT
020 7321 0633 - Situated at the London Connection, 12 Adelaide Street, London WC2N 4HW. Day resource centre for young (16-25 years old) homeless people. Opens at 8.00 am. Director: Colin Glover