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We offer daily services and a cultural programme of talks, events and concerts. We seek to be a welcoming space for people to reflect, create and debate
From Sun 6 to 27 April
Breastplate will be displayed behind the altar of the Side Chapel and lit from below so that it glows from within, thereby revealing its feather-filled fragility and the talismanic contents of its pockets.
St James’s hosts inclusive services and a cultural programme. We seek to be a welcoming space for people to reflect, create and debate.
St James’s is a place to explore, reflect, pray, and support all who are in need. We are a Church of England parish in the Anglican Communion.
We host a year-round creative programme encompassing music, visual art and spoken word.
We offer hospitality to people going through homelessness and speak out on issues of injustice, especially concerning refugees, asylum, racial justice, and LGBTQ+ issues.
St James’s strives to advocate for earth justice and to develop deeper connections with nature.
We aspire to be a home where everyone can belong. We’re known locally and globally for our unique history and beauty, as well as faith in action, creativity and the arts, and a commitment to social and environmental justice.
We strive to be a Eucharist-centred, diverse and inclusive Christian community promoting life in abundance, wellbeing and dignity for all.
St James’s Piccadilly has been at the heart of its community since 1684. We invite you to play your part in securing this historic place for generations to come.
The work of St James’s, it costs us £5,000 per day to enable us to keep our doors open to all who need us.
A reimagined St James’s realised. A redesigned garden, courtyard and new building capacity—all fully accessible— will provide beautiful spaces for all as well as improving our environmental performance.
Whether shooting a blockbuster TV series or creating a unique corporate event, every hire at St James’s helps our works within the community.
St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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Thursday 19 June 7.30pm
Join Tenebrae and their director Nigel Short at St James’s Church, Piccadilly, for the launch of their new album, A Prayer for Deliverance.
Tenebrae are looking forward to this special launch concert for their new album, A Prayer for Deliverance, due to be released on Friday 20th June 2025. Expect a live performance of music from the album, along with the opportunity to purchase your own copy of the disc before it goes on public sale the following day.
Mixing iconic choral works with music by some of today’s most exciting composers, this varied programme is centred around themes of rest. Joel Thompson’s virtuosic new work is a particular highlight: written for 15 vocal parts, A Prayer for Deliverance (2021) perfectly showcases Tenebrae’s core values of passion and precision. The second half features Herbert Howells’ Requiem – surely one of the most moving works in the English choral repertoire.
Gustav Holst – The Evening Watch
Cecilia McDowall – Standing as I do before God
Francis Pott – The Souls of the Righteous
Caroline Shaw – and the swallow
Richard Rodney Bennett – A Good-Night
Joel Thompson – A Prayer for Deliverance
INTERVAL
John Tavener – Song for Athene
Robert Pearsall – Lay a Garland
Arthur Sullivan – The Long Day Closes
Herbert Howells – Requiem
William Henry Harris – Bring us, O Lord
This performance will last approximately 95 minutes, including an interval of 20 minutes. Refreshments will be available to purchase during the interval.
If you have any access requirements, please email us at info@tenebrae-choir.com
