Choral Classics: Bruckner – Locus iste

A beautiful 30 minute sequence of words and music, exploring much-loved treasures choral repertoire in the stunning surroundings of St Martin-in-the-Fields.

Sung by St Martin’s Voices
Led and directed by Andrew Earis

Programme
Be still for the presence of the Lord
Locus iste – Bruckner
Locus iste – Tarik O’Regan
A Living Stone – Simon Lole
Pray that Jerusalem may have peace – Bob Chilcott
Great Day – arr. Hogan

Choral Classics is FREE to attend and all are welcome. A retiring collection is taken to support the work of St Martin-in-the-Fields.

 

Keeping you safe

As we welcome you back to St Martin’s, please rest assured that your safety and that of our performers and staff is our top priority. You can find out more about our COVID protocols here.

The music at Choral Classics strictly adheres to the current government guidelines on professional singing in church and social distancing.

Choral Classics: Mendelssohn – O for the wings of a dove

A beautiful 30 minute sequence of words and music, exploring much-loved treasures choral repertoire in the stunning surroundings of St Martin-in-the-Fields.

Sung by St Martin’s Voices
Led and directed by Andrew Earis

Programme to include
The Bluebird – Stanford
Verleih uns Frieden – Mendelssohn
Listen, sweet dove – Ives
O for a closer walk with God – Stanford
O for the wings of a dove – Mendelssohn
Le chant des oiseaux – Janequin

Choral Classics is FREE to attend and all are welcome. A retiring collection is taken to support the work of St Martin-in-the-Fields.

 

Keeping you safe

As we welcome you back to St Martin’s, please rest assured that your safety and that of our performers and staff is our top priority. You can find out more about our COVID protocols here.

The music at Choral Classics strictly adheres to the current government guidelines on professional singing in church and social distancing.

Choral Classics: Parry – My soul there is a county

A beautiful 30 minute sequence of words and music, exploring much-loved treasures choral repertoire in the stunning surroundings of St Martin-in-the-Fields.

Sung by St Martin’s Voices
Led and directed by Andrew Earis

Programme to include
My soul, there is a county from Songs of Farewell – Parry
I know my soul hath power from Songs of Farewell – Parry
Never weather-beaten sail from Songs of Farewell – Parry
Come my way, my truth, my life – Vaughan Williams, arr. Andrew Earis
A Grateful Heart – Mary Plumstead
The Shower – Elgar

Choral Classics is FREE to attend and all are welcome. A retiring collection is taken to support the work of St Martin-in-the-Fields.

 

Keeping you safe

As we welcome you back to St Martin’s, please rest assured that your safety and that of our performers and staff is our top priority. You can find out more about our COVID protocols here.

The music at Choral Classics strictly adheres to the current government guidelines on professional singing in church and social distancing.

Choral Classics: Schubert – Ave Maria

A beautiful 30 minute sequence of words and music, exploring much-loved treasures choral repertoire in the stunning surroundings of St Martin-in-the-Fields.

Sung by St Martin’s Voices
Led and directed by Andrew Earis

Programme
Mother of God, here I stand – Tavener
Ave Maria – Victoria
Alma redemptoris Mater – Palestrina
A tender shoot – Goldschidt
There is no rose – Graham Ellis
Ave Maria – Schubert
O Mary, don’t you weep, don’t you mourn – Hogan

Choral Classics is FREE to attend and all are welcome. A retiring collection is taken to support the work of St Martin-in-the-Fields.

 

Keeping you safe

As we welcome you back to St Martin’s, please rest assured that your safety and that of our performers and staff is our top priority. You can find out more about our COVID protocols here.

Great Sacred Music online: International Youth Day

The next in our weekly online Great Sacred Music series, launched in light of St Martin’s temporary closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A new Great Sacred Music podcast will be uploaded every Thursday at 1.00 pm with new music recorded each week by St Martin’s Voices.

This week’s theme is International Youth Day

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with St Martin’s Voices, directed by Andrew Earis, accompanied by Ben Giddens.

Music:
Kyrie from ‘Mass in G’ – Schubert
O ye that love the Lord – Coleridge Taylor
Nunc dimittis – Denis Browne
In Youth is Pleasure – Howells

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Great Sacred Music online: The House of the Lord

The next in our weekly online Great Sacred Music series, launched in light of St Martin’s temporary closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A new Great Sacred Music podcast will be uploaded every Thursday at 1.00 pm with new music recorded each week by St Martin’s Voices.

This week’s theme is The House of the Lord

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with St Martin’s Voices, directed by Andrew Earis, accompanied by Ben Giddens.

Music:
Locus iste – Bruckner
How lovely are thy dwellings – Brahms
Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house – Torrance
I was glad – Parry

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Great Sacred Music online: St Augustine of Hippo

The next in our weekly online Great Sacred Music series, launched in light of St Martin’s temporary closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A new Great Sacred Music podcast will be uploaded every Thursday at 1.00 pm with new music recorded each week by St Martin’s Voices.

This week’s theme is St Augustine of Hippo

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with St Martin’s Voices, directed by Andrew Earis, accompanied by Ben Giddens.

Music:
O thou that art the light – Gabriel Jackson
Late I have loved thee – Harry Bramma
Eternal God, the light of the minds that know you – Shephard
Let the heaven light shine on me – arr. Hogan

Watch on our Facebook page or St Martin’s Digital.

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Great Sacred Music online: Giving Thanks

The next in our weekly online Great Sacred Music series, launched in light of St Martin’s temporary closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A new Great Sacred Music podcast will be uploaded every Thursday at 1.00 pm with new music recorded each week by St Martin’s Voices.

This week’s theme is Giving Thanks.

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with St Martin’s Voices, directed by Andrew Earis, accompanied by Ben Giddens.

Music:

O give thanks unto the Lord – Aldrich
But thanks be to God from ‘Messiah’ – Handel
Jubilate in B flat – Stanford
I want to thank you Lord – Spiritual arr. Hogan

The music was recorded in-person at St Martin-in-the-Fields, in strict compliance with the current government guidelines on professional singing in church and social distancing.

Watch on our Facebook page or St Martin’s Digital.

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Great Sacred Music online: Nelson Mandela Day

The next in our weekly online Great Sacred Music series, launched in light of St Martin’s temporary closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A new Great Sacred Music podcast will be uploaded every Thursday at 1.00 pm with new music recorded each week by St Martin’s Voices.

This week’s theme is Nelson Mandela Day.

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with St Martin’s Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble, accompanied by Ben Giddens.

Music:
The Lord’s Prayer from ‘African Sanctus’ – Fanshawe
Deep River – arr.  Hogan
Benedictus from ‘The Armed Man’ – Karl Jenkins
The Great Amen – Peter Klatzow

The music was recorded in-person at St Martin-in-the-Fields, in strict compliance with the current government guidelines on professional singing in church and social distancing.

Watch on our Facebook page or St Martin’s Digital.

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Great Sacred Music online: Fly me to the Moon

The next in our weekly online Great Sacred Music series, launched in light of St Martin’s temporary closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A new Great Sacred Music podcast will be uploaded every Thursday at 1.00 pm with new music recorded each week by St Martin’s Voices.

This week’s theme is Fly me to the Moon
Marking the anniversary of the first moon landing

Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with St Martin’s Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble and Andrew Earis, accompanied by Polina Sosnina.

Music:
A Cosmic Prayer – Carson Cooman
Morning glory, starlit sky – Barry Rose
The Ground from ‘Sunrise Mass’ – Ola Gjeilo
Fly me to the moon – Bart Howard

Watch on our Facebook page or St Martin’s Digital.

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