Holy Communion (BCP)

Eucharist

Preacher: Most Revd Paul Kwong, Archbishop of Hong Kong

Service in Mandarin

Service in Cantonese

Choral Evensong

With the Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields

Thanksgiving Service

The Archbishop of Canterbury is the preacher at this service to celebrate the Renewal of St Martin-in-the-Fields. The Bishop of London and clergy and supporters from around the world will also be joining us in thanksgiving. Admission to service by invitation only.
The church and crypt of St Martin’s is closed to the public for the day.

Ring out the Bells!

Prior to the Thanksgiving service, St Martin’s Bellringers will mark the occasion with a special Peal of bells. On the same day, the Swan Bells in Perth, Australia – including 12 bells from St Martin’s dating from before the 14th century, recast during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and again during the 18th century – will be ringing out in celebration as part of the Australia and New Zealand Association of Bellringers Annual Festival.

The peal begins at 9am until 12.30pm and again for half-an-hour immediately before the Thanksgiving Service.

Junior Guildhall School of Music & Drama Series

Students from Junior Guildhall School of Music and Drama perform music by Malcolm Arnold, Mendelssohn and Seiber.

In the Beginning

A selection of American choral music by 20th and 21st Century composers including:

• Copland – In the Beginning
• Barber – Agnus Dei
• Lauridsen – Nocturnes
• Whitacre – Sleep
• New London Singers
• Emma Selway Mezzo Soprano
• Ivor Setterfield Conductor
• Tickets: £16 £12 £8

TJ Johnson’s Bourbon Kick

This young Dixieland style band injects raw energy and passion into traditional New Orleans music.
Tickets:
£8 (reserved seating)
£5 (unreserved)
Sponsored by Coutts & Co

BBC Radio 4 Annual Ascension Day Eucharist

Broadcasting at St Martin’s began in the 1920s and our new facilities will allow this great tradition to continue and develop. This year’s Ascension Day celebration includes music with a Latin American Baroque flavour. The BBC Daily Service Singers are joined by the Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields. The preacher is Revd Giles Fraser, Vicar of St Mary’s Putney, and an engaging writer and broadcaster. Please be seated in church by 7.30pm, or tune in on BBC Radio 4.

Royal Academy of Music Series

Ellen Deverall (clarinet) and James Baillieu (piano) perform works by Weber, John Ireland and Horovitz.

Haydn – The Creation

English Chamber Choir
Belmont Ensemble of London
Elizabeth Weisberg Soprano
Andrew Staples Tenor
James Lawrence Bass
Peter G Dyson Conductor
Tickets: £25 £22 £18 £12 £6

Today we celebrate our links with the local community around St Martin’s as at our 10.00am service, we welcome members of other churches, representatives of other faith groups, along with organisations and individuals expressing the diversity of cultural and commercial life in the area. At 6.30pm, ‘Lost and Found’ a contemporary retelling of a familiar parable through words, music and drama, reflects the powerful ability of a story to speak across ages and cultures. The full pattern of services that day is:

Holy Communion (BCP)

Eucharist

Preacher: Revd Nicholas Holtam

Service in Mandarin

Service in Cantonese

Choral Evensong

With the Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields

‘Lost and Found’

– reflective worship in words, music and drama.

St Martin-in-the-Fields Organ Series

Nicholas Danks Director of Music at St Martin-in-the-Fields Programme to be announced.

Trinity College of Music Series – Vertigo Project

Alesia Mankovskaya (mezzo soprano), Jose Manuel Gandia (viola) and Vavara Doletskaia (piano) perform works by Bach, Tavener, Brahms, Bridge and Satie.

Fabulations

Led by soul diva Marion J the Fabulations can swing, groove and funk with the best.
Tickets: £8 (reserved seating)
£5 (unreserved)
Sponsored by Coutts & Co

Virtuoso Concertos by Candlelight

Telemann – Suite for Recorder and Orchestra in A minor
Bach – Air ‘on the G String’
Vivaldi – Concerto for Recorder and Strings in C minor
Handel – Trio Sonata in C minor
Pachelbel – Canon and Gigue in D
Telemann – Recorder Concerto in C
Festive Orchestra of London
Martin Feinstein Recorder/Director
Tickets: £20 £15 £12 £9 £6

Beethoven Piano Society of Europe Series

Jayson Gillham (winner of the Beethoven Intercollegiate Piano Competition 2007) performs music by Beethoven.

Sacred Spaces – An Exploration

What constitutes a ‘sacred space’? And how do our buildings – ancient and contemporary – help us to express the concept? Reflecting on our renewed church building, and the new complex of underground spaces, three renowned speakers help us explore the fascinating subject of ‘sacred space’ from a variety of angles – theological, architectural, cultural and sociological.
Margaret Barker is an Old Testament scholar well known for her writings on the theology and liturgy of the Jewish Temple and its influence on the Christian community.
Professor Philip Sheldrake of Durham University has a particular interest in the role of religion and society and the concept of the sacred space in the secular world.
Eric Parry is the architect whose vision has inspired the Renewal of St Martin’s, in a design which holds together the glories of the Baroque era with a contemporary expression of the sacred.
Tickets: £25 (£20 concessions) including a buffet lunch.
Tel: 020 7766 1100 to connect to the parish office or email clergyoffice@smitf.org.

Baroque Extravaganza by Candlelight – Christian Aid Concert

Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
Vivaldi – Recorder Concerto in C minor
Pachelbel – Canon and Gigue in D
Vivaldi – ‘Spring’ from Four Seasons
Bach – Air ‘on the G String’
Telemann – Recorder Concerto in C
Vivaldi – Concerto for Four Violins in B minor
Festive Orchestra of London
Martin Feinstein Director
Tickets: £25 £22 £18 £12 £6

Pentecost marks the gift of the Holy Spirit – one of the great Festivals of the Christian year. Today we hear the Spirit speak through the diverse voices of our community and our global partnerships. The preacher at 10.30am is the Archbishop of York, Most Revd John Sentamu. The great choral tradition of the Anglican church, marked in our 5.00pm Choral Evensong expresses another dimension to the diversity of the Spirit gifts. The full pattern of services that day is:

Holy Communion (BCP)

Festive Pentecost Eucharist

Preacher: Most Revd John Sentamu, Archbishop of York

Service in Mandarin

Service in Cantonese

Choral Evensong

With the Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields

Amaranthos Ensemble

Amaranthos Ensemble from Royal College of Music performs works by Marias, de Boismotier and Couperin.

Royal Academy of Music Baroque Orchestra

Royal Academy of Music Baroque Orchestra performs works by Vivaldi, Telemann and Bach.

Bach – Concerti for 2, 3 and 4 Harpsichords

Bach – Concerto for Three Harpsichords in C BWV 1064
Bach – Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C minor BWV 1060
Bach – Concerto for Three Harpsichords in D minor BWV 1063
Vivaldi/Koopman – Concerto for Four Harpsichords in F op 3 No 7
Bach – Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C minor BWV 1062
Vivaldi/Bach – Concerto for Four Harpsichords in A minor BWV 1065

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Tini Mathot / Patrizia Marisaldi / Pietro Paganini Harpsichords
Ton Koopman Conductor/Harpsichord
Tickets: £24 £20 £16 £10 £6
Sponsored by Allied Irish Bank (GB)

Bach – The Art of Fugue

A complete performance of Bach’s final masterpiece, introduced and illustrated by Martin Feinstein.
Feinstein Ensemble
Martin Feinstein Director
Tickets: £15 (unreserved)

Ton Koopman Masterclass

Marriner Room

Ton Koopman in Recital

Buxtehude – Preludium Manualiter in G minor
Buxtehude – Partita Auf meinen lieben Gott in E minor
Bruna – Tiento sobre la laetania delle Virgen in G minor
Byrd – Fantasia in A minor
Anonymous (Dutch 17th century) – Dafne in D minor
J J Froberger – Toccata II in D minor
J J Froberger – Tombeau pour Mr de Blancrocher in C minor
Couperin – Chaconne in C
Bach – Toccata in G major
Purcell – Ground in C minor
Fiocco – Sonata in G
Ton Koopman Harpsichord
Tickets: £16 £12 £8

Omar

The British soul supremo Omar is back, bringing Latin, jazz and funk to his unique signature sound.
Tickets:
£15 (reserved seating including a free glass of Pinot Grigio or Filca el Retiro (Rioja))
£5 (unreserved)
Sponsored by Coutts & Co
(Please note that Omar is performing Jazz in the Crypt and is not part of Baroque Encounters.)

Noyses, Sounds and Sweet Ayres...

Explore the hidden treasures of Elizabethan and Jacobean consort repertoire and discover a delightful wealth of sounds ranging from timeless spirituality to artful counterpoint and the jaunty rhythms of courtly dances. Consortium5 performs works by Anthony Holborne, Samuel Schedit, John Dowland, William Brade and John Ward.

Bach Cantatas

Cantata 152 Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn
Cantata 106 Actus Tragicus
Cantata 13 Meine Seufzer, meine Tranen
Cantata 182 Himmelskonig, sei willkommen
Feinstein Ensemble
Faye Newton Soprano
Mark Chambers Alto
Julian Podger Tenor
Matthew Brook Bass
Martin Feinstein Director
Tickets: £22 £18 £12 £10 £6
Pre-concert talk at 6.30pm: Martin Feinstein (Artistic Director of Baroque Encounters) in conversation with Karen Price (St Martin-in-the-Fields Concerts Manager).
Free to ticket holders.
Sponsored by Ecclesiastical

Participants from Ton Koopman masterclass

Programme to be announced.

Baroque Dance Workshop – St Martin’s Hall

Nicola Gaines
Members of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Handel in London

Concerto Grosso op 6 No 1 Overture and Arias from Rinaldo Concerto Grosso op 3 No 2 Concerto Grosso op 6 No 7 Cantata for Soprano and Orchestra ‘Silete venti’

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Elin Manahan Thomas Soprano
Alison Bury Director
Tickets: £25 £22 £16 £10 £6

London’s Composers

Byrd – Fantazia in Six Parts
Dowland – The King of Denmark’s Galiard
Dowland – Flow my Tears
Dowland – Lachrimae Amantis
Dowland – Can she excuse my wrongs
Byrd – Fantasia
Nyman – If
Purcell – Fantasy
Purcell – Sweeter than Roses
Purcell – Fantasia Upon One Note
Purcell – In Nomine in Six Parts
Purcell – In Nomine in Seven Parts
Nyman – The Self-Laudatory Hymn of Innana and her Omnipotence

Fretwork
Clare Wilkinson Voice
Tickets: £15 (unreserved)

Discovery Day

Music? Bells? Worship? History? Care? Hospitality?
What really goes on at St Martin’s? And who are the people behind it?
Explore the hidden and not so hidden spaces of our renewed and architecturally renowned 18th century church on special tours.
‘Come and Sing’ the ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ in the church where Handel himself played. St Martin’s Director of Music Nicholas Danks conducts.
Hear the contemporary voices of different faiths and different languages sharing ancient, yet timeless words of scriptures.
Discover the art of bell-ringing with hands on demonstrations.
Meet the people who work and worship in the place.

Academy of St Martin in the Fields – Gala Concert

Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by founder and life president Sir Neville Marriner. The orchestra joins forces with the Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields and Nicholas Danks in a performance of Mozart’s monumental Mass in C Minor.

Bach – Fantasia in G
Bach – Motet Singet den Herm
Haydn – Symphony No 44 ‘Trauer’
Mozart – Mass in C Minor
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Katherine Manley Soprano
Anna Stéphany Mezzo Soprano
Nathan Vale Tenor
Markus Werba Bass
Kenneth Sillito Director
Sir Neville Marriner Conductor
Nicholas Danks Conductor/Organ
Tickets: £30 £26 £22 £16 £7

At 10.00am, the Bishop of London joins us for a service of Confirmation as individual journeys of discipleship and commitment are taken up into the wider story of St Martin’s and the whole people of God. The renewal of our buildings inspires us to a renewal of our community – and a fresh understanding of the stories that weave through our past, present and into the future. The full pattern of services that day is:

Holy Communion (BCP)

Confirmation and Eucharist

Preacher: Rt Revd Richard Chartres, Bishop of London

Service in Mandarin

Service in Cantonese

Festival Choral Evensong

With the Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields Preacher: Rt Revd Tim Stevens, Bishop of Leicester