2013 Autumn/Winter brochure by St John's Smith Square

SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2013

Patron: HRH The Duchess of Cornwall

BOOKING INFORMATION

Phone: 020 7222 1061 (£2 booking fee. £1.50 to Friends of St John’s). Online: www.sjss.org.uk (£1.50 booking fee). Post: St John’s Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA. Please enclose SAE. Cheques made to St John’s Smith Square. In person: Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm (until 6pm on concert days). The Box Office opens one hour prior to Sunday and bank holiday concerts. Concessions: Available for certain concerts for students, senior citizens, registered unemployed and registered disabled and companion. 10% discount for parties of 10 or more. 10% discount for Friends of St John’s. Facilities for disabled patrons: Please call the Box Office for full details.

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STOP SS E R P E H T DED

D INGS AUGUST T S I L NEW Y AND A IN JUL

WEDNESDAY 10 JULY 7.30PM THE HANOVER BAND: FOUNDERS 60TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT Concert sponsored by Spofforths LLP

Anthony Halstead guest director Philip Eastop horn Gluck - Overture to Orfeo ed Euridice, Dance of the Blessed Spirits, Dance of the Furies Mozart - Horn Concerto no.2 in Eb major, K.417, Horn Concerto no.3 in Eb major, K.447 £26/£20/£15/£10

SATURDAY 13 JULY 7.30PM L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES MAURICE RAVEL Maitrise des Hauts-de-Seine Paris National Opera Children Choir Alix Le Saux soprano Aude Priya soprano Anne-Manuelle Burckel piano Gaël Darchen conductor Debussy - Christmas for Homeless Children Yniold’s Aria from Pélléas and Mélisande Mozart - Children’s Trios from The Magic Flute, Ave Verum and Diggy Daggy from Bastien and Bastienne Gluck - Final Chorus from Merlin’s Island Ravel - L’Enfant et les Sortilèges

SATURDAY 20 JULY 7.30PM SYDNEY CHILDREN’S CHOIR Lyn Williams OAM artistic director founder and conductor Sam Allchurch guest conductor Sally Whitwell piano The internationally-acclaimed Sydney Children’s Choir will perform a magnificent programme of innovative commissions including some traditional songs in indigenous language for one special evening at St John’s Smith Square during their Summer Tour of Europe.

£18/£14/£9 £18/£14/£9

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WEDNESDAY 31 JULY 7.30PM A WORLD OF MUSIC: THE HONG KONG CHILDREN’S CHOIR AND FRIENDS Concert sponsored by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London

The Hong Kong Children’s Choir Guest: The East Midlands Youth Choir The Hong Kong Children’s Choir, the biggest children’s choir in the world, will perform a wide variety of repertoire from Renaissance to modern, from West to East. Please come and enjoy this concert by one of the best children’s choirs in Asia.

THURSDAY 8 AUG 8.15PM NOVA MUSIC OPERA Pre-performance talk at 7.30PM Richard Williams director George Vass conductor Britten - Curlew River

£5

£32/£28/£20/£10

SATURDAY 10 AUG 7.30PM YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF BELARUS AND RUSSIA Vyacheslav Valeev, Andrei Galanov conductors Yana Slavashevitch cymbals Eugenija Lubyantseva violin Tchaikovsky - Melody, op.42 no.3 Schnittke - Suite in the Olden Style Smolski - Concerto no.2 for Cymbals and Orchestra Mendelssohn - Overture (The Hebrides), op.26, Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64 Free ticketed; please call the Box Office to reserve free tickets

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SUNDAY 11 AUG 2.30PM NATIONAL YOUTH WIND ORCHESTRA James Gourlay conductor NYWO is the premier youth wind orchestra in the UK comprising 75 of the most talented percussion, wind and brass players aged between 15-21 years. £17/£15/£12 (concessions £10)

CONCERT SERIES CALENDAR | 2013 ORCHESTRA SERIES 03 SEP European Union Baroque Orchestra 08 SEP I Maestri 20 SEP Barbican Chamber Orchestra 02 OCT Young Musician’s Symphony Orchestra 07 OCT Salomon Orchestra 09 OCT New London Orchestra 15 OCT Kensington Symphony Orchestra 17 OCT European Union Baroque Orchestra 20 OCT Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra 28 OCT Beethoven Orchestra 29 OCT Orchestra Vitae 06 NOV London Mozart Players 10 NOV I Maestri 11 NOV Young Musician’s Symphony Orchestra 12 NOV Orchestra of St John’s 13 NOV City of London Sinfonia 17 NOV European Union Baroque Orchestra 21 NOV Orchestra of St Paul’s 23 NOV Fulham Symphony Orchestra 01 DEC Royal Orchestral Society 05 DEC Orchestra of St John’s 06 DEC Orchestra of St John’s 22 DEC Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment 23 DEC Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

CHAMBER SERIES 19 SEP 26 SEP 03 OCT 04 OCT 10 OCT 11 OCT 13 OCT 25 OCT 27 OCT 03 NOV 04 NOV 26 NOV 28 NOV

Britten+ Britten+ Britten+ Fournier Trio Britten+ The Smith Quartet The Eisenach Ensemble Hidden Secrets Britten+ London Soloists’ Ensemble From Tots to Tops Quercus Ensemble Britten+

CHOIR SERIES 03 SEP 05 OCT 09 NOV 13 NOV 14 NOV 15 NOV 21 NOV 22 NOV 01 DEC 02 DEC 03 DEC 04 DEC 06 DEC 07 DEC 08 DEC 09 DEC 11 DEC 13 DEC 14 DEC 15 DEC 16 DEC 17 DEC 18 DEC 19 DEC 20 DEC 21 DEC 22 DEC 23 DEC 31 DEC

EUBO Coimbra at a Glance Anton Bruckner Choir Polyphony City of London Choir Whitehall Choir Vox Cordis The Elysian Singers The London Chorus Choir of Christ College, Cambridge Solomon’s Knot Baroque Collective Parliament Choir OSJ Voices Chapelle du Roi City of London Choir Choir of Royal Holloway Twickenham Choral Society Choir of King’s College, London Oxford Baroque Apollo Chamber Choir Ex Cathedra Choir of Clare College, Cambridge Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford The Tallis Scholars The Cardinall’s Musick The Brabant Ensemble Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge Polyphony Rodolfus Choir

VOICE SERIES 24 SEP Songsmiths 08 OCT Songsmiths 07 NOV Gilchrist & Tilbrook 08 NOV Songsmiths 28 NOV Jones & Ramadan

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Box Office: 020 7222 1061 LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES 05 SEP 12 SEP 19 SEP 26 SEP 03 OCT 10 OCT 17 OCT 24 OCT 31 OCT 07 NOV 14 NOV 21 NOV 28 NOV 05 DEC 12 DEC 19 DEC

Die Walküre Camerata of London Gerard Brooks Westminster School Michael Broadway Opera Danube Marsyas Trio Timothy Byram-Wigfield Meridian Brass Grigaliunaite & Tiškuté Jamie McVinnie Brannick & Sutcliffe Jones & Ramadan Joonho Park Mr Simpson’s Little Consort Zelkova Quartet

ORGAN SERIES

PIANO SERIES 01 OCT Nicholas Walker 25 OCT Nika Shirocorad 30 NOV Christodoulos Georgiades

OPERA SERIES 05 SEP 17 SEP 10 OCT 18 OCT 19 OCT 20 OCT 26 OCT

Die Walküre Bampton Classical Opera Opera Danube Opera Danube Opera Danube Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra Opera Forge

19 SEP Gerard Brooks 24 OCT Timothy Byram-Wigfield 14 NOV Jamie McVinnie 05 DEC Joonho Park

COMMUNITY SERIES 07 SEP Rivers 26 SEP Westminster School 08 OCT Choral Eucharist 18 NOV Westminster School 29 NOV Dulwich College

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Booking opens: Friends of SJSS Monday 8th July

SEPTEMBER

General Public Monday 15th July

TUESDAY 3RD | 7.30PM HANDEL: A ROYAL CELEBRATION European Union Baroque Orchestra Lars Ulrik Mortensen director The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge Graham Ross director Alex Potter countertenor Zefira Valova concertmaster Handel - Coronation Anthem ‘Zadok the Priest’, HWV 258 Handel - Coronation Anthem ‘Let thy hand be strengthened’, HWV 259 Handel - Concerto Grosso op.3 no.2 in B flat, HWV 313 Handel - Coronation Anthem ‘My heart is inditing’, HWV 261 Handel - Birthday Ode for Queen Anne, HWV 74 Handel - Coronation Anthem ‘The King shall rejoice’, HWV 260 EUBO is joined by the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, to perform Handel’s Coronation Anthems, and his Birthday Ode for Queen Anne, which celebrated the Peace of Utrecht in 1713. £24/£18/£14/£10 (concessions £2 off) SEE ALSO 17th October & 17th November: Book three EUBO concerts for £49, £38, £27, £21 (concessions £3 off) This project is funded with support from the European Commission

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Box Office: 020 7222 1061 THURSDAY 5TH 1.05PM DIE WALKÜRE ACT I Gweneth Ann Jeffers Sieglinde Ronald Samm Siegmund Simon Wilding Hunding Peter Selwyn piano Wagner - Die Walküre Act I

SATURDAY 7TH 7.30PM RIVERS Northamptonshire County Youth Choir & Ensemble Virtual choir Graham Tear conductor Lou Armitt moving image Richard Leigh - Rivers

£10 (Free to Friends of St John’s)

Premiere of Rivers, an inter-faith, multi-media choral work bringing together a live, award winning youth choir with a virtual choir of people from all faiths and cultures from around the world to celebrate our inter-connectedness. Introductory talk given by Rob Weinburg. £20/£16/£14/£10 (concessions: under 16s £6)

SUNDAY 8TH 7PM VIENNA I Maestri Orchestra George Hlawiczka violin Anastasios Strikos, George Hlawiczka, Luke Cleghorn, Iain Hellen and Gabriel Drossart conductors Korngold - Violin concerto Mahler - Symphony no.6 ‘Tragic’

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A rare chance to hear possibly the best loved Act of the entire Ring Cycle up close, performed by 3 of the UK’s leading young Wagnerians, Gweneth Ann Jeffers, Ronald Samm and Simon Wilding, with the conductor Peter Selwyn, who was Musical Assistant on the Ring Cycle at Bayreuth, at the piano.

I Maestri is an organisation that helps young conductors hone their skills through a programme of masterclasses and concerts. They have toured throughout Europe and participated in the BBC’s Maestro celebrity show. Today’s program brings together two genius from Vienna from the turn of the 20th century. £20/£12 (concessions £9)

SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 12TH 1.05PM CAMERATA OF LONDON Louis Spohr - Nonet in F major, op.31 Bohuslav Martinů - Nonet no.2, H.374

Camerata of London presents two chamber works: the 200-year-old “Grand Nonetto” by Louis Spohr, and a neo-classical Nonet by the Czech master Martinů, written exactly 100 years after Spohr’s death. £10 (Free to Friends of St John’s)

TUESDAY 17TH 7PM MOZART: LA FINTA SEMPLICE Bampton Classical Opera Chroma Andrew Griffiths conductor Aoife O’Sullivan soprano Natalie Chalkley soprano Caryl Hughes mezzo-soprano Robert Anthony Gardiner tenor Adam Tunnicliffe tenor Nicholas Merryweather baritone Gavan Ring baritone Mozart - La Finta Semplice English translation, as Pride and Pretence, by Gilly French and Jeremy Gray £30/£22/£15

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Box Office: 020 7222 1061 THURSDAY 19TH 1.05PM GERARD BROOKS ORGAN Moyreau - Les Cloches d’Orléans Pierné - Trois Pièces Alkan arr. Frank - Prière in F major Widor - Marche du Veilleur de Nuit (from Bach’s Memento)

Saint-Saëns - i) Cyprès (from Cyprès et Lauriers) ii) from Sept Improvisations: no.4 Allegretto, no.5 Allegro giocoso Philip - Lied Boëllmann - Ronde Française transcribed for organ by Gaston Choisnel Nibelle - Carillon Orléanais £10 (Free to Friends of St John’s)

THURSDAY 19TH | 7.30PM BRITTEN+ CHAMBER MUSIC PROJECT Benyounes Quartet Purcell - 3 fantasias in 4 parts Britten - Rhapsody, op.2 Britten - String Quartet no.3, op.94 £12 for each concert (concessions £8) SEE ALSO 26th Sep, 3rd Oct, 10th Oct, 27th Oct & 28th Nov £48 for all six concerts (concessions £33)

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SEPTEMBER

FRIDAY 20TH 7.30PM BARBICAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Joel Sandelson conductor Bartholomew LaFollette cello Wagner - Prelude to Lohengrin, WWV.75 Dvořák - Cello Concerto in B minor, op.104 Brahms - Symphony no.4 in E minor, op.98

TUESDAY 24TH | 7.30PM SONGSMITHS TAKE A WALK ON THE DARK SIDE Dusica Bijelic soprano Jonathan Lemalu bass-baritone Audrey Hyland piano Shady characters and shady deeds. A look at the deliciously dark side of the song repertoire, including Schubert, Finzi, Mussorgsky and Bolcom. £16 (concessions £10)

A dynamic new ensemble of London’s most talented young musicians performs three monuments of late Romanticism, joined by acclaimed cellist Bartholomew LaFollette. £18/£14/£10/£6 (discount for students (NUS cardholders): £14/£9/£7/£5)

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Box Office: 020 7222 1061 THURSDAY 26TH | 1.05PM WESTMINSTER SCHOOL MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR: WINNERS’ RECITAL Eliza Millett cello Forbes Anderson piano Franck - Violin Sonata in A major transposed for cello Liszt - Liebestraum no.3 Chopin - Grave-Doppio Movimento from Piano Sonata no.2 Chopin - Ballade no.4 £10 (Free to Friends of St John’s)

THURSDAY 26TH 7.30PM BRITTEN+ CHAMBER MUSIC PROJECT Benyounes Quartet Jeremy Young piano Bridge - 3 Idylls Britten - 3 Divertimenti Britten - String Quartet no.1 in D major, op.25 Shostakovich - Piano Quintet £12 for each concert (concessions £8) SEE ALSO 19th Sep, 3rd Oct, 10th Oct, 27th Oct & 28th Nov £48 for all six concerts (concessions £33)

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Booking opens: Friends of SJSS Monday 8th July

OCTOBER

General Public Monday 15th July

TUESDAY 1ST | 7.30PM NICHOLAS WALKER PIANO RECITAL Nicholas Walker piano Haydn - Sonata in B flat major, Hob.XVI:41 Beethoven - Sonata in F minor, op.57 (‘Appassionata’) Liszt - Two Concert Studies: Waldesrauschen and Gnomenreigen Schubert - Drei Klavierstücke, D.946 Balakirev - Sonata in B flat minor (1905) Celebrating the first part of his complete Balakirev recordings for Naxos, Nicholas Walker returns with a captivating programme of great masterpieces. “ awesome technical fluency backed by exceptional artistry” Evening Standard Grant Rogers Musical Artists’ Management £20/£15/£10 (concessions £18/£13.50/£9)

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WEDNESDAY 2ND 7.30PM YMSO ORCHESTRAL CONCERT

THURSDAY 3RD 1.05PM MICHAEL BROADWAY PIANOLA

THURSDAY 3RD 7.30PM BRITTEN+ CHAMBER MUSIC PROJECT

Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra Andrew Haveron violin John Wilson conductor

Sydney Rosenbloom - Scherzo in B flat minor, op.12 Arnold Bax - Russian Tone Pictures no.2 “Gopak” Dorothy Howell - Five Studies: Allegro, Moderato, Presto, Andante, Allegro John Blood - The Witches of Hawkshead; Tarantella Diabolica for Pianola Benjamin Dale - Night Fancies, Impromptu Josef Holbrooke - Javanese Pepper Dance; Procession at Batavia

Benyounes Quartet Jeremy Young piano Philip Higham cello

Borodin - Overture Prince Igor Glazunov - Violin Concerto Rachmaninov - Symphony no.3 The YMSO welcomes the internationally acclaimed conductor, John Wilson, in an allRussian programme. He will be joined by soloist Andrew Haveron in a performance of Glazunov’s violin concerto. The concert concludes with Rachmaninov’s third symphony, which many believe supersedes his others.

£10 (Free to Friends of St John’s)

Britten - Sonata in C major, op.65 Schubert - Arpeggione Bridge - Sonata in D minor £12 for each concert (concessions £8) SEE ALSO 19th Sep, 26th Sep, 10th Oct, 27th Oct & 28th Nov £48 for all six concerts (concessions £33)

£18/£14/£10 (concessions 20% off)

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OCTOBER FRIDAY 4TH 7.30PM 2013 PARKHOUSE AWARD WINNERS : THE FOURNIER TRIO The Fournier Trio Chiao-Ying Chang piano Sulki Yu violin Pei-Jee Ng cello Haydn - Piano Trio no.3 in C major, Hob.XV:27 Mendelssohn - Piano Trio no.2 in C minor, op.66 Shostakovich - Piano Trio no.2 in E minor, op.67 Prizewinners at international chamber music competitions, the latest success for the Fournier Trio is to win the prestigious Parkhouse Award which presents them this evening in the first of their three Award concerts. £18/£15/£10/£8 (concessions 20% off)

SATURDAY 5TH | 7PM COIMBRA AT A GLANCE Antigos Orfeonistas Da Universidade De Coimbra Virgílio Caseiro conductor Programme to include works by: Anónimo /J. Brahms - Gaudeamus Igitur Raposo Marques - O Vos Omnes Francisco Martins In Monte Oliveti Mário de Sousa Santos - O Memoriale Mortis Domini Raposo Marques - Kyrie (Missa Mater Dei) An evening of Classical, Popular and Fado music. A musical journey to the best from Coimbra, including both sacred and pagan, joyful and nostalgic, old and (not so) new! £12 (concessions £8)

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MONDAY 7TH | 7.30PM SALOMON ORCHESTRA Helena Dix soprano Nicholas Braithwaite conductor Richard Strauss - Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Richard Strauss - Songs: Zueignung, Ruhe, meine Seele, Morgen, Die heiligen drei Koenige aus Morgenland Shostakovich - Symphony no.7 ‘Leningrad’ Salomon Orchestra is delighted to have founding conductor Nicholas Braithwaite return to the podium for its 50th birthday concert, with spectacular works for very large orchestra and sumptuous Strauss songs. £14/£11 (concessions £11)

TUESDAY 8TH 1.05PM CHORAL EUCHARIST Cantandum Gilly French director Rosemary Field organ Mozart - Missa Brevis in D minor, K.275 Tallis - O nata lux All welcome

TUESDAY 8TH 7.30PM SONGSMITHS POEME D’UN JOUR Anna Huntley mezzo-soprano Marcus Farnsworth baritone Audrey Hyland piano A whirlwind of romantic adventure in Faure’s Poeme d’un jour, frames this recital of passion. £16 (concessions £10)

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OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 9TH | 7.30PM NEW LONDON ORCHESTRA 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT New London Orchestra Ronald Corp conductor The New London Orchestra celebrates its 25th birthday with a concert which includes music by Martinů, Tippett and Ibert and the premiére of a work by Ronald Corp.

£25/£20/£15/£10 (concessions £15)

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Box Office: 020 7222 1061 THURSDAY 10TH | 1.05PM A WALTZ ALONG THE DANUBE Opera Danube Young Artists Catriona Bell soprano Deborah Rudden soprano Rose Nolan mezzo-soprano Brock Roberts tenor Kris Belligh baritone Christopher Nairne baritone Sebastian Charlesworth baritone For when the Thames just isn’t enough. Join the Opera Danube Young Artists for a Viennese flavoured recital of Lieder and Operetta arias, including excerpts from the company’s forthcoming production of the Merry Widow and Brahms’ magnificent Liebeslieder-Walzer, op.52. www.operadanube.co.uk £10 (Free to Friends of St John’s) SEE ALSO 17th & 18th October

THURSDAY 10TH | 7.30PM BRITTEN+ CHAMBER MUSIC PROJECT Benyounes Quartet Philip Higham cello Britten - Cello Suite no.1 Beethoven - String Quartet, op.130 with Grosse Fugue £12 for each concert (concessions £8) SEE ALSO 19th Sep, 26th Sep, 3rd Oct, 27th Oct & 28th Nov £48 for all six concerts (concessions £33)

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OCTOBER FRIDAY 11TH | 7.30PM STEVE MARTLAND & EUROPEAN MAVERICKS Smith Quartet Ian Humphries & Rick Koster violins Nic Pendlebury viola Deirdre Cooper cello Gavin Bryars - String Quartet no.1 “Between the National and the Bristol” Graham Fitkin - A Small Quartet Louis Andriessen - … miserere … Steve Martland - Patrol “Iconoclastic”. “Wilfully energetic”. The words used to describe genre-busting British composer Steve Martland, who died earlier this year, apply equally to the music and the man. Here Associate Artists the Smith Quartet play tribute with his stunning Patrol, along with works by his mentor Louis Andriessen and British contemporaries.

£15 (concessions £12.50)

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Box Office: 020 7222 1061 SUNDAY 13TH | 3PM LE STYLE FRANÇAIS -- MUSIC OF PURCELL AND HIS FRENCH CONTEMPORARIES The Eisenach Ensemble Cate McKee soprano Angela Hicks soprano Phoebe Butler voice & flute Sue Snell voice, flute & viol Piers Snell viol Dawn Johnston theorbo Katharine May harpsichord Charpentier - Répons; O vos omnes; Premier Leçon de Ténèbres, pour le Mercredy Saint d’Anglebert - Premier Suite in G major: Prelude, Allemande and Chaconne Rondeau Marais - Chaconne à deux violes from Pièces de viole, Livre 1 Couperin - Troisième Leçon de Ténèbres du Vendredi Saint Purcell - Sing, sing, ye druids ; Thou tun’st this world below; Suite 6 in D: Prelude, Almand, Hornpipe; Music for a while; Hark how the songsters; Charon the peaceful shade invites; A New Ground; The bashfull Thames; In vain the am’rous flute Piccinini - Ciaccona (theorbo solo) Purcell - An evening hymn; Strike the viol; Sound the trumpet Henry Purcell was surely the greatest English genius of music for the voice, and we think you will hear, in the course of our programme, how Purcell’s musical roots were nourished deep in European soil, and in particular that of France.

£12 (concessions £8)

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TUESDAY 15TH 7.30PM KENSINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Russell Keable conductor Katherine Watson soprano

Bartók - Dance Suite Barber - Knoxville: Summer of 1915 John Adams - Harmonielehre Kensington Symphony Orchestra open the new season with a programme that includes Adams’ Harmonielehre. £16/£12 (concessions £12)

OCTOBER

THURSDAY 17TH 1.05PM MARSYAS TRIO Helen Vidovich flute Val Welbanks cello Fei Ren piano Martinů - Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano Elena Firsova - A Triple Portrait (PRSF commission, 2011) Weber Trio in G minor, op.63 £10 (Free to Friends of St John’s)

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Box Office: 020 7222 1061 THURSDAY 17TH 7.30PM EUROPEAN UNION BAROQUE ORCHESTRA Gottfried von der Goltz director and violin Zelenka Ouverture a7 concertanti in F major, ZWV188 Pisendel Violin Concerto in D major Pisendel Imitation des Caractères de la Danse Telemann Overture and Suite from Tafelmusik III Vivaldi Oboe Concerto in F major, RV455 “Sassonia” Telemann Conclusion from Tafelmusik III Gottfried von der Goltz directs EUBO in an inspiring programme, based around the central figure of superstar violinist Pisendel and his amazing circle of friends and colleagues who composed and performed for the Court in Dresden. £20/£16/£13/£10 (consessions £2 off) Book three EUBO concerts for £49/£38/ £27/£21 (consessions £3 off) SEE ALSO 3rd September & 17th November

FRIDAY 18TH AND SATURDAY 19TH 7.30PM THE MERRY WIDOW - FRANZ LÉHAR Opera Danube The Orchestra of the City Abigail Iveson Hannah Glawari Johnny Herford Count Danilo Joanna Foote Valencienne Ed Lee Camile de Rosillon Franz Léhar The Merry Widow (Sung in English - new narrated edition) Opera Danube presents a timeless classic. SJSS hosts the inaugural production of London’s brand new operetta company. Dedicated to the sparkling works in the Viennese tradition, Opera Danube has assembled a cast brimming with emerging talent from across the UK and Europe for a semi-staged production of Léhar’s masterpiece. www.operadanube.co.uk £25/£20/£15/£10

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OCTOBER

SUNDAY 20TH | 3PM WAGNER AND VERDI Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Lloyd conductor Stephanie Corley Sieglinde John Llewelyn Evans Siegmund TBA Hunding Verdi - Overture – La Forza Del Destino; Ballet Music from Macbeth; and various arias Wagner - Die Walküre – Act 1 (Complete, sung in German) Celebrating the bicentenaries of the giants of 19th-century opera, we present one of Wagner’s most dramatic acts from the Ring, with favourite orchestral extracts from Verdi’s famous works. £15/£10 (concesssions £8)

THURSDAY 24TH 1.05PM TIMOTHY BYRAM-WIGFIELD ORGAN Sir William Harris Flourish for an occasion Handel transc.Dupré Organ Concerto in B flat, op.4 no.2, a Tempo ordinario e staccato – Allegro – Adagio e staccato – Allegro ma non presto

Beethoven trans. W.T.Best Scherzo, from Symphony No.7 Liszt trans. Edwin Lemare Spozalizio Hollins Andante in D Widor Final, from Symphonie No 8 in B, Op 42, No 4 £10 (Free to Friends of St John’s)

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Box Office: 020 7222 1061 FRIDAY 25TH | 7PM ‘’HIDDEN SECRETS OF A CULTURE’’ Mikail Kazinik lecturer and violin Nika Shirocorad piano Boris Kazinik violin Natalia Japerte accordion Mozart - Church Sonatas in D major, K.49 and K.61 in G major, K.274 and K.271 Vivaldi - ‘Autumn’ from Four Seasons Schumann - Sonata F.A.E in C minor Bach ‘Sarabande’from Partita in E minor

Scarlatti - Sonata in B major, K.27 Scarlatti - Sonata in D major, L.108 Rachmaninoff - Étude no.1, op.39 Piazzolla arr. Gozkosik Adios Nonino Piazzolla Libertango, Oblivion, Ave Maria, Michelangelo, Gozkosik, La Strada Explore the world of classical music by Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Ravel, Piazzola and others through live performances, with exclusive brilliant commentaries from Mikaill Kazinik, author of ‘’The Secrets of Genius’’ £40/£35/£25/£20

SATURDAY 26TH | 7.30PM HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG Opera Forge Kelvin Lim musical director William Relton director Singers include: Rhonda Browne, Pauk Carey-Jones, Mike Bracegirdle, Anna Gregory, Meta Powell and Neal Cooper Wagner - Scenes from Die Walküre, Siegfried and Götterdämmerung “Opera Forge – The Wagner Project presents scenes from Die Walküre, Siegfried and Götterdämmerung in a semi-staged concert performed by the new generation of world-class Wagnerian opera singers.” £30/£25/£20/£12 (concessions £24/£20/£16/£10)

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OCTOBER SUNDAY 27TH | 3PM BRITTEN+ CHAMBER MUSIC PROJECT Benyounes Quartet Britten/Purcell - Chacony Britten - Cello Suite no.2 Britten - String Quartet no.2 £12 for each concert (concessions £8) SEE ALSO 19th Sep, 26th Sep, 3rd Oct, 10th Oct & 28th Nov £48 for all six concerts (concessions £33)

MONDAY 28TH | 7.30PM A MILESTONE Beethoven Orchestra Byung Yun Yu conductor Patrick Noronha conductor Rivka Golani viola Beethoven - Leonore no.3 Overture Sohal - Concerto for viola and orchestra Elgar - Serenade Mozart - Symphony no.40 in G minor, K.550 This concert features Naresh Sohal’s Concerto for Viola and Orchestra which was written specially for the celebrated violist, Rivka Golani. It features Tablas as part of the orchestration, a new departure in Western classical music. £20/£16/£14/£10 (concessions £10)

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Box Office: 020 7222 1061 TUESDAY 29TH | 7.30PM ORCHESTRA VITAE Michael Cobb conductor Gershwin - An American in Paris McNeff - Secret Destinations Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique Orchestra Vitae are emerging musicians who desire to communicate their enthusiasm for performance. Based upon the idea of injecting something special into classical music, Orchestra Vitae aims to inspire audiences by creating a refreshing atmosphere. This concert will be accompanied by an outreach project that will explore the role of the conductor, and provide insight into the programme. £16/£14/£10/£8 (concessions 20% off)

THURSDAY 31ST | 1:05PM MERIDIAN BRASS Cai Isfryn trumpet Rob Willson trumpet Andy White trombone Jonathan Heeley bass trombone Ravel - Trois Chansons Tchaikovsky - Excerpts from Sleeping Beauty Purcell - Suite from ‘The Fairy Queen’ Humperdinck - Evening Prayer, from Hansel and Gretel Satie - Suite from ‘Jack in A Box’ £10 (Free to Friends of St John’s)

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NOVEMBER

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SUNDAY 3RD | 3PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT ST JOHN’S SMITH SQUARE – MOZART, BRAHMS AND THREE LONDON COMPOSERS London Soloists’ Ensemble Lorraine McAslan violin Sarah-Jane Bradley viola Karine Georgian cello John Lenehan piano Mozart - Piano Quartet in Eb major, K493 Brahms - Piano Quartet no.3 in C minor, op.60 Stanford - Piano Quartet no.2 St John’s superb Associate Ensemble give the second of three Sunday Afternoon concerts which feature piano quartets by Mozart and Brahms and works by leading British composers under Brahms’ spell. £12 (concessions £8)

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MONDAY 4TH | 7.45PM ‘FROM TOTS TO TOPS’ – AN ALL PARTY CLASSICAL MUSIC GROUP CONCERT IN ASSOCIATION WITH CLASSIC FM Anthony Daly organ Sofia Lisak violin Keram Hasan piano Naufal Mukumi piano Claire Iselin harp Ama Ofori-Darko soprano Sacconi Quartet Junior Trinity Fast Fiddlers Ensemble Presented by John Suchet Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565 Shostakovich - Praeludium Bernstein - America from West Side Story arr. Tony Osborne Vitali - Chaconne Wieniawski - Oberstas Liszt - Mephisto Waltz no.1 Hasselmans - La Source Balakirev - Islamey Mozart - Aria ‘Dove Sono’ from ‘Marriage of Figaro’ Gershwin - Summertime from ‘Porgy and Bess’ Dvorak - Piano Quintet in A major, op.81 Programme featuring young artists chosen by Lord Lipsey, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Classical Music, and Chair of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Concert in aid of Junior Trinity means-tested Bursary Fund (Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance) £10 (concessions £5 for children under 12)

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NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 6TH 7.30PM LONDON MOZART PLAYERS: THE M&G SERIES Hilary Davan Wetton conductor Laura van der Heijden cello Warlock Capriol Suite Elgar Concerto for Cello in E minor, op.85 Vaughan Williams Symphony no.5 in D major The London Mozart Players is delighted to return to St John’s with a third season of three sparkling orchestral concerts. We are delighted to welcome the 2012 BBC Young Musician winner Laura van der Heijden who takes to the stage to give her first ever performance in London of Elgar’s beautiful and impassioned cello concerto of 1919. Vaughan Williams’ ravishing Fifth Symphony concludes this programme celebrating the very best in English repertoire, with the LMP’s Associate Conductor Hilary Davan Wetton. £26/£20/£15/£10

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Box Office: 020 7222 1061 THURSDAY 7TH | 1.05PM MORTA GRIGALIUNAITE PIANO UGNÉ TIŠKUTÉ VIOLA Mozart Piano Sonata in C minor, K.457 A Pärt Fratres for viola and piano Bowen Fantasy for Viola and Piano, op.54 Faustas Latenas ‘Pasodoble’ for Viola and Piano £10 (Free to Friends of St John’s)

THURSDAY 7TH | 7.30PM BRITTEN SONG SERIES James Gilchrist tenor Anna Tilbrook piano A SACRED LIFE Purcell arranged by Britten and Tippett Lord what is Man, Evening Hymn Britten - Canticle1: My Beloved is mine (Francis Charles) Barber - Hermit songs; Settings of Anonymous Mediaeval Irish Texts Schubert - Ave Maria; Im Abendrot, Die Sterne, Glaube, Hoffnung und Liebe, Litanei Britten - The Holy Sonnets of John Donne

£16 (concessions £10)

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NOVEMBER

FRIDAY 8TH | 7.30PM SONGSMITHS FORBIDDEN DELIGHTS Mary Bevan soprano Gareth Jones baritone Audrey Hyland piano Including songs by Schubert, Britten, Poulenc and Hahn, in a mixture of delightfully illicit texts. £16 (concessions £10)

SATURDAY 9TH | 7.30PM MONTEVERDI VESPERS (1610) Anton Bruckner Choir Cöthen Baroque Elinor Rolfe Johnson soprano Elenor Bowers-Jolley soprano Michal Czerniawski countertenor Jorge Navarro-Colorado tenor Thomas Herford tenor Christopher Dawe conductor Claudio Monteverdi - Vespers of 1610 (SV 206) “Christopher Dawe returns to St John’s with the Anton Bruckner Choir and period instrumentalists Cöthen Baroque in a performance of Claudio Monteverdi’s masterpiece - the spectacular Vespro della Beata Vergine of 1610.” £22/£18/£15 (concessions £20/£16/£13)

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Box Office: 020 7222 1061 SUNDAY 10TH | 3.30PM MATINEE CONCERT FOR REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY I Maestri orchestra George Hlawiczka violin John Landor conductor Patrick Noronha conductor Beethoven - Fidelio Overture Beethoven - Funeral March from ‘Heroic’ Symphony Elgar - ‘Nimrod’ from Enigma Variations Shostakovich - Violin Concerto no.1 Sibelius - Symphony no.7 Programme includes hymns for audience and orchestra I Maestri want to invite you on Rememberence sunday to remember the sacrifices made to give us the freedoms we now have. £15

MONDAY 11TH | 7.30PM YOUNG MUSICIANS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Konstantinos Destounis piano James Blair conductor Dukas - The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto no.2 Music from the films including: Schindler’s List, Dambusters, Star Wars, Out of Africa, Superman, Pirates of the Carribbean, and ET The ever versatile and exuberant YMSO present an evening of Film Music including the luscious second piano conerto of Rachmaninov played by Kostantinos Destounis, the rising star from Greece. £18/£14/£10 (concessions 20% off)

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NOVEMBER TUESDAY 12TH | 7.30PM ORCHESTRA OF ST JOHN’S Stephen Kovacevich piano Hannah Davey soprano Anna Hashimoto clarinet John Lubbock conductor Arensky - Variations on a theme of Tchaikovsky Bach - Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor Bach - Piano Concerto no.5 in D minor Schubert - Shepherd on the rock Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings Concert sponsored by: Mr and Mrs David Barnett £26/£20/£15/£10

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Box Office: 020 7222 1061 WEDNESDAY 13TH | 7.30PM CITY OF LONDON SINFONIA & POLYPHONY Katherine Watson soprano Claudia Huckle alto Thomas Walker tenor Roderick Williams baritone Purcell - Funeral Music for Queen Mary (1st Movement) Purcell - (arranged Britten) Chaconne Arvo Pärt - Cantus in Memorium Britten - Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge Mozart - Requiem City of London Sinfonia and Polyphony perform Mozart’s ever popular Requiem together with music for remembrance, conducted by Stephen Layton and featuring an array of leading soloists including Roderick Williams. £45/£32/£22.50/£12 CLS FIVER scheme (16 -25 year olds) £5*

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NOVEMBER THURSDAY 14TH | 1.05PM JAMIE MCVINNIE ORGAN Bach - Toccata & Fugue in F major, BWV540 Gibbons - Fantasia in A minor Nico Muhly - Rev’d Mustard his installation prelude, Seven O Antiphon Preludes: - O Sapentia, O Radix Jesse, O Clavis David, O Rex Gentium Daniel Saleeb - Toccata on ‘Erhalt’uns, Herr, bei deinem wort’ Handel - Organ Concerto op.7 no.2 Pott - Toccata £10 (Free to Friends of St John’s)

THURSDAY 14TH | 7.30PM BACH MAGNIFICAT AND THE GLORY OF THE BAROQUE City of London Choir Music for Awhile Hilary Davan Wetton conductor Julia Doyle soprano TBC soprano Tim Mead countertenor Matthew Long tenor William Berger baritone Boyce - Symphony no.4 in F major Handel - Dettingen Te Deum Purcell - Chacony in D minor Bach - Magnificat in D major The City of London Choir launches its 50th anniversary season with the trumpets, sparkling choruses and irresistible joyfulness of Bach’s Magnificat, accompanied by an outstanding baroque ensemble and soloists. £28/£22/£18/£14 (concessions £26/£20/£16/£12)

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FRIDAY 15TH | 7PM WHITEHALL CHOIR LONDON BAROQUE SINFONIA Emily Garland soprano Anna Harvey mezzo-soprano Simon Ponsford countertenor Nicholas Scott tenor Richard Walshe baritone Paul Spicer conductor

SUNDAY 17TH | 3PM CORELLI, CHARISMA & CONCERTI European Union Baroque Orchestra Stefano Montanari director and violin

Corelli - Concerto Grosso in G minor, op.6 no.8 Scarlatti - Concerto Grosso no.5 in D minor Corelli - Concerto Grosso in D major, op.6 no.1 Razetti - Violin Concerto in F minor Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in A major ‘per eco in lontano’, RV552 Handel - Jephtha Montanari - Concerto Grosos in A major Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in F minor ‘Winter’ from After a sellout Bach B minor in March, the Whitehall Quattro Stagioni, RV297 Choir returns with Handel’s last and in some ways most dramatic oratorio, based on the EUBO combines the genius of Corelli (on the 300th story of a rash promise. anniversary of his death) with the charisma and virtuosity of Stefano Montanari to make a lively £22.50/£18/£15/£10 programme of Italian string music. £20/£16/£13/£10 (consessions £18/£14/£11/£9) (Book three EUBO concerts for £49/£38/£27/£21 (consessions £3 off) SEE ALSO 3rd September & 17th October

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NOVEMBER

THURSDAY 21ST | 1.05PM CHRIS BRANNICK & ADRIAN SUTCLIFFE MONDAY 18TH | 7.30PM WESTMINSTER SCHOOL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Tim Garrard conductor Beethoven - Symphony no.3 in Eb, op.55 ‘Eroica’ Westminster School’s accomplished Symphony Orchestra returns to perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 ‘Eroica’ in Eb major Op.55, widely acknowledged as one of the masterpieces of European music.

Brannick & Sutcliffe - Piano and Percussion and Theatre Programme to include: Stephen Montague - Black’n’Blues (revised 2013) Peter McGarr - Night Scented Stock Robert Keeley - Mariposas de Plata (première of new version for piano & percussion) Rachel Leach - 3.48am (première of new version for piano & percussion) Paul Burnell - Rhombidodecadodecahedron (world première) £10 (Free to Friends of St John’s)

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THURSDAY 21ST | 7.30PM OSP & VOX CORDIS: VERDI REQUIEM Orchestra of St Paul’s Vox Cordis Daniela Bechly soprano Belinda Williams mezzo-soprano John Upperton tenor Ian Caddy bass Ben Palmer conductor

Verdi - Requiem The Orchestra of St Paul’s joins forces with acclaimed chamber choir Vox Cordis for a performance of Verdi’s mighty Messa da requiem, in the 200th anniversary year of the composer’s birth. £20/£12.50

FRIDAY 22ND | 7.30PM BENJAMIN BRITTEN CENTENARY CONCERT The Elysian Singers The Elysian Youth Choir The Elysian Players John Upperton tenor Sam Laughton direcctor Britten - A Hymn to the Virgin; Friday Afternoons; Sacred and Profane, Saint Nicolas A celebration of Benjamin Britten, arguably England’s greatest composer, born precisely 100 years ago, through some of his greatest choral music both for adults and for children. £20/£15/£10 (concessions £10)

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NOVEMBER

TUESDAY 26TH | 7.30PM SONGS, GAMES AND DANCES Quercus Ensemble

SATURDAY 23RD | 7.30PM FULHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Marc Dooley conductor Bartosz Woroch violin Prokofiev - Violin Concerto no.2 Stravinsky - Petrushka Fulham Symphony Orchestra opens its 2013/14 season with Prokofiev’s lyrical and lively Violin Concerto No.2 with rising star soloist Bartosz Woroch, alongside Stravinsky’s ballet score for Petrushka, the magical story of a puppet that comes to life. £10 (concessions £8)

Ravel - Introduction and Allegro for flute, clarinet, string quartet and harp. Chausson - Chanson Perpetuelle for soprano, string quartet and piano. Poulenc - Rhapsody Negre for voice, flute, clarinet, string quartet and piano. Bizet - Jeux d’enfants arr. Ian Farringdon for flute, clarinet, string quartet and piano. Debussy - Danse sacre et danse profane for harp and string quartet Patrick Brennan - New work (world premiere) Faure - La Bonne Chanson for voice, string quartet and piano. Quercus Ensemble, Northern Ireland’s leading chamber music collective presents an evening of French Music in celebration of Derry UK City of Culture 2013. World premiere by Derry born composer Patrick Brennan draws inspiration from the work of local playwright Brian Friel’s seminal work ‘Dancing at Lughnasa’ and Debussy’s Danse Sacre et Profane. £12 (concessions £8)

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Box Office: 020 7222 1061 THURSDAY 28TH | 1.05PM MARTHA JONES MEZZO-SOPRANO JO RAMADAN PIANO Haydn - Arianna a Naxos Schumann - Sechs Gedichte und Requiem, op.90 £10 (Free to Friends of St John’s)

THURSDAY 28TH | 7.30PM BRITTEN+ CHAMBER MUSIC PROJECT Benyounes Quartet Philip Higham cello

Britten - Simple Symphony: Third Cello Suite Schubert - String Quintet £12 (concessions £8) for each concert SEE ALSO 19th Sep, 26th Sep, 3rd Oct, 10th Oct & 28th Nov £48 (concessions £33) for all six concerts

FRIDAY 29TH | 7PM DULWICH COLLEGE WINTER CONCERT Dulwich College Concert Choir Wind Band Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra

John Carnelley conductor Lesley Larkum conductor Alan Quandros conductor David Eno conductor Britten - Simple Symphony Gout - Three Bagatelles Holst - Second Suite in F major Rimsky-Korsakov - Concerto for Trombone; Capriccio Espagnol Britten - English Folk Songs

£13/£10 (concessions £10)

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SATURDAY 30TH | 7PM CHRISTODOULOS GEORGIADES 70TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT Philip Edwards clarinet Margarita Elia soprano Anousheh Bromfield soprano Alex Otterburn baritone William Galton piano Christodoulos Georgiades piano Elizabeth Bass harp Works by Christodoulos Georgiades: Extracts from ‘Dionysian Rites’ (1990-1995), Aurachrome for piano (1999), Dialogues for clarinet and piano (2005), Love Knots for soprano and piano (2011), Blue Suite for piano (1997), Lebana for solo harp (1999) and extracts from ’13 Concert Pieces’. Christodoulos Georgiades must be the most versatile Greek pianist/composer around with a repertoire that spans 400 years. His output includes five recordings; with the World Premiére of the Skalkottas Concerto; many BBC broadcasts, including the World Service; and lecture-recitals for television. His compositions range from children’s pieces to opera. £15/£10 (concession 20% discount)

DECEMBER

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Box Office: 020 7222 1061 SUNDAY 1ST 7PM ROYAL ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY CHRISTMAS CONCERT Royal Orchestral Society London Chorus Orlando Jopling conductor Ronald Corp chorus director Lawrence Power violin Jean Rigby contralto

Parry - Blest Pair of Sirens Walton - Violin Concerto Elgar - The Music Makers One of the world’s finest violists moves to the violin playing Walton’s wonderful concerto. Jean Rigby and the London Chorus join the Royal Orchestral Society in Elgar’s evocative Music Makers. £20/£15/£10 (concessions £18/£13/£8)

MONDAY 2ND | 7.30PM GLORY OF CHRISTMAS Thames Chamber Orchestra The Choir of Christ College Cambridge Keith Marshall conductor Glory of Christmas Concert, the annual celebration of the work of Oracle Cancer Trust, the charity dedicated to saving lives and preserving senses. Concert in aid of: Oracle Cancer Trust £45/£30/£25/£10

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DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 4TH | 7.30PM A WESTMINSTER CHRISTMAS Parliament Choir London City Brass Simon Over conductor The programme will include a selection of traditional Christmas carols and readings involving choir, orchestra and audience.

TUESDAY 3RD | 7.30PM A CHAMBER CHRISTMAS ORATORIO

A “Westminster Christmas” with the Parliament Choir Join the Parliament Choir for a fun evening of carols, choral works and festive readings featuring the London Chamber Brass and special guest readers from government. With plenty of opportunity to join in the festive singing. £25/£17/£10

Solomon’s Knot Baroque Collective Bach - Weihnachts Oratorium, Cantatas 1,3,5 and 6 Following last year’s ‘Chamber Messiah’, Solomon’s Knot returns to St John’s Smith Square with Bach’s seasonal masterpiece. The 2-to-a-part orchestra will play without a conductor; the 8 singers will perform from memory. £25/£15 (students £10)

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Box Office: 020 7222 1061 THURSDAY 5TH 1.05PM JOONHO PARK ORGAN Dandrieu - Suite in D major Bruhns - Choral fantasie “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland” Messiaen - ‘La Vierge et l’Enfant’ and ‘Desseins eternels’ from La Nativite du Seigneur

Bach - Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV547 Brahms - no.8 “Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen”, no.2 “Herzliebster Jesu”, no.6 “Schmucke dich, o Liebe Seele” from 11 Choral preludes Louis Vierne - ‘Final’ from Symphonie pour Grand orgue no.5, op.47 £10 (Free to Friends of St John’s)

THURSDAY 5TH | 7.30PM JAZZ SEBASTIAN BACH Orchestra of St John’s John Lubbock conductor Gwylim Simcock Jazz Quartet Bach - Concert for 3 harpsichords arranged for strings John Lubbock Bach - Harpsichord concerto in D minor Bach - Oboe concerto in F minor Bach - Air on a G string from Suite no.3 Bach - Four chorales with saxaphone improvisations Bach - Improvisations on themes of Bach £26/£20/£15/£10

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DECEMBER FRIDAY 6TH | 8PM MESSIAH Orchestra of St John’s OSJ Voices John Lubbock conductor Alice Privett soprano Roderick Morris countertenor Christopher Turner tenor Bozidar Smiljanic bass

Handel - Messiah OSJ and OSJ Voices have performed Messiah every year for 40 years and this year have a wonderful team of young soloists. £26/£20/£15/£10

SATURDAY 7TH 7.30PM CHRISTMAS AT THE CHAPEL ROYAL Chapelle du Roi Tallis - Mass Puer Natus est Nobis; Gloria; Beati immaculati; Sheppard - I Give You a New Commandment; Verbum Caro Tallis - Suscipe quaeso Sheppard - Reges Tharsis Tallis - Videte Miraculum; Agnus dei; Te Deum £25/£20/£15/£10

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MONDAY 9TH | 7.30PM A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION FOR CRY’S COMING OF AGE

SUNDAY 8TH | 6.30PM CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT City of London Choir Hilary Davan Wetton conductor Mark Williams organ ‘A carol concert with bells on’ (the Guardian) – the City of London choir’s much-loved annual performance of Christmas music with audience carols. For all the family (recommended minimum age 7) £28/£22/£18/£14 (concessions £26/£20/£16/£12) Children under 16: half price

The Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London Sandcross Primary School Junior Choir, Reigate Orchestra Nova Clare Ogle conductor Sarah Wilcock piano Rupert Gough organ George Vass conductor Programme to include Christmas favourites: arr David Willcocks O come, all ye faithful John Rutter The holly and the ivy Harold Darke In the bleak mid-winter and much more. This event marks CRY’s 18th anniversary; raising awareness of services supporting families affected by young sudden cardiac death or young people coping with diagnosis of a life-threatening heart condition. www.c-r-y.org.uk CONCERT IN AID OF: Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) Ticket Prices: £25/£12 (Free child place with top price ticket)

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DECEMBER

WEDNESDAY 11TH | 7.30PM HAYDN AND MAHLER Twickenham Choral Society Brandenburg Sinfonia Christopher Herrick conductor Katherine Broderick soprano Patricia Orr mezzo-soprano Peter Auty tenor Dawid Kimberg bass Haydn - Harmoniemesse (1802) Mahler - Veni Creator Spiritus – First part of Mahler’s 8th Symphony (arr. Farrington) ‘Veni Creator Spiritus’ – The first part of Mahler’s 8th Symphony in a new arrangement by Iain Farrington tailored for venues like St John’s and Haydn’s Harmoniemesse – his last great mass. £22/£16/£10 (Under 18s & students 20% discount)

THURSDAY 12TH | 1.05PM MR SIMPSON’S LITTLE CONSORT & CATE MCKEE, SOPRANO Cate McKee soprano Alison Crum viol Roy Marks viol and lute Sue Snell viol Piers Snell viol Byrd - Out of the orient crystal skies, Fantasia 1 a4 Anon - Born is the babe Byrd - In Nomine 2 a4 Anon - Sweet was the song the Virgin sung Holborne - Pavan and galliard in G major Gibbons - Ah dear heart; In Nomine; The silver swan Holborne - Pavan and galliard Paradizo and The Sighes Ferrabosco - So beautie on the water stood, So so, leave off Gibbons - Fantasia 1 a4 Cobbold - From a starre Music to lift your soul. A selection of “consort songs” for voice and viols, some with seasonal associations, interspersed with consort pieces from the Golden Age of English music. £10 (Free to Friends of St John’s)

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FRIDAY 13TH | 7.30PM THE CHOIR OF KING’S COLLEGE LONDON David Trendell director A CHRISTMAS STORY Rupert Charlesworth Evangelist The Choir of King’s College London return to St John’s Smith Square with one of the seasonal masterpieces of the Baroque era, Schütz’s Christmas Story, which tells the familiar tale in evocative and highly imaginative vocal and instrumental guises. They contrast this with some of the finest music from sixteenth-century England: Christmas motets by Sheppard and works by Tallis culminating in the magnificent 40-part motet Spem in alium. The Choir of King’s College London is one of the finest mixed-voice choirs in England. In addition to singing weekly services in the College Chapel, the choir has made a number of recordings of sixteenthcentury Spanish, English and Italian music to critical acclaim and has recently given concerts in USA, France, Italy and St Petersburg.

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Programme includes: Schütz - A Christmas Story Sheppard - Verbum caro Sheppard - Gloria in excelsis Tallis - Videte miraculum Tallis - Suscipe quaeso Tallis - Spem in alium “David Trendell’s fine choir glows with warmth and commitment.” The Observer “A choir as passionate as it is disciplined.” BBC Music Magazine £25/£20/£15/£10 (concessions 10% discount)

DECEMBER

SATURDAY 14TH | 7.30PM OXFORD BAROQUE Jeremy Summerly director

BACH’S CHRISTMAS VESPERS After their successful debut in the Festival last year, Oxford Baroque present a unique, historically informed performance of J.S. Bach’s festive Magnificat. Composed for the Christmas Day Vespers of 1723 at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, it would have featured significantly as part of the liturgical music for the service. This performance invites the listener to hear Bach’s exuberant masterpiece alongside the beautiful chant propers, hymns and polyphony of the stile antico, in the context for which it was originally intended. The programme also features a magnificent cantata by Johann Kuhnau, Bach’s predecessor in Leipzig, formerly mistakenly attributed to Bach as Cantata 142.

Rapidly gaining attention as one of the most exciting early music ensembles in the UK, Oxford Baroque has marked out a characteristically vibrant sound. Originally founded at the University of Oxford, the group is now blossoming from an intimate collaborative relationship between some of the finest young singers and players, working together under the experienced direction of Jeremy Summerly and the scholarship of David Lee. Bach - Magnificat in E flat, BWV243a Kuhnau - Uns ist ein Kind geboren Gabrieli - Hodie Christus natus est Franck - Ein Kind ist uns geboren “Ably directed by Jeremy Summerly, whose scholarship, musicianship and enthusiasm permeated the performance … an exciting set-up of young, professional early music specialists … Oxford Baroque is one ensemble to watch closely.” Bachtrack £25/£20/£15/£10

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SUNDAY 15TH | 7.30PM APOLLO CHAMBER CHOIR Apollo Chamber Choir Apollo Chamber Orchestra David Chernaik conductor Lorna Anderson soprano Joanna Campion mezzo-soprano Richard Edgar-Wilson tenor Jonathan Gunthorpe baritone Handel - Messiah The Apollo Chamber Orchestra was founded by David Chernaik in 1989. Its association with Poems on the Underground resulted in several commissions described as “extraordinarily interesting and successful” and candlelit performances of Handel’s Messiah continue their long-standing tradition at St John’s during the Christmas season. £34/£26/£20/£12 (concessions 10% off all prices)

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DECEMBER

MONDAY 16TH | 7.30PM EX CATHEDRA Jeffrey Skidmore director

CHRISTMAS MUSIC BY CANDLELIGHT Alexander Mason organ Sung by candlelight, Ex Cathedra’s popular Christmas concerts have become a St John’s Smith Square Christmas Festival tradition. With music that’s both ancient and inspiringly new, and readings both humorous and thought-provoking, there’s no more magical way to start your Christmas. This is a concert of deep quiet and joyous celebration that goes straight to the very heart and soul of the season. Under its founder and Artistic Director Jeffrey Skidmore, Ex Cathedra is known for its vibrant performances and a passion for seeking out the best, the unfamiliar and the unexpected in the choral repertoire.

Programme includes: Trad. Irish - Wexford Carol Trad. English - This is the truth Vaughan Williams - The Call Britten A Shepherd’s - Carol Britten - A Wealdon Trio – The song of the women Poulenc - O magnum mysterium Fyfe Hutchins - O Emmanuel Ian Colson - A cause for wonder “A phenomenal feat of musicianship.” The New Yorker “A candlelit Christmas evening by Jeffrey Skidmore and his incomparable Ex Cathedra is not to be missed … as in previous years we were treated to a truly wonderful, imaginative programme, telling the Christmas story in all its guises.” The Birmingham Post £30/£25/£17.50/£10 (concessions 10% discount)

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TUESDAY 17TH | 7.30PM THE CHOIR OF CLARE COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE Graham Ross director VENI EMMANUEL Peter Harrison and Matthew Jorysz organ The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge and director Graham Ross return to St John’s Smith Square with an Advent programme based around the great plainchant ‘O’ Antiphons. Byrd’s Vigilate, Mendelssohn’s How brightly shines the morning star and Howells’ A Spotless Rose are performed alongside traditional and less-familiar works that echo the sentiments of the Antiphons. These include the superb Roderick Williams setting of O Adonai et Dux domus Israel, and the world première of O Rex Gentium by John Rutter, composed especially for this concert. The Choir’s new Veni Emmanuel recording for Harmonia Mundi USA will be available at the concert.

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Since the founding of a mixed voice choir in 1971, the Choir of Clare College has gained an international reputation as one of the leading university choral groups in the world. In addition to its primary function of leading services three times a week in the College chapel, the Choir keeps an active schedule recording, broadcasting, and performing throughout the UK and the world. Programme includes: John Rutter - O Rex Gentium (world première) Byrd - Vigilate Howells - A Spotless Rose Roderick Williams - O Adonai et Dux domus Israel Mendelssohn - How brightly shines the morning star “If you ever needed confirmation of the fantastically high standard of choral singing that exists in the UK, look, or rather hear, no further than the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge.” Classical Source “Thrilling ... Superb ensemble singing of the Choir of Clare College under Graham Ross.” Gramophone £25/£20/£15/£10

DECEMBER

WEDNESDAY 18TH | 7.30PM THE CHOIR OF CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL, OXFORD Stephen Darlington director

THE MYSTERY OF CHRISTMAS Introduced by Howard Goodall The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, was founded just under 500 years ago by Thomas Wolsey and Henry VIII. Now world famous in its own right for the excellence and versatility of its singing, the Choir tours worldwide and undertakes a prodigious recording schedule as well as singing daily in the cathedral. Additionally, the Choir collaborates with a number of orchestras, recently recording Goodall’s Eternal Light: A Requiem for EMI, which won a Classical Brit Award.

What better way to get into the festive spirit than with this programme of much-loved Christmas music performed by one of the greatest cathedral choirs in the world. Many of the carols are familiar and all are very beautiful. The concert is presented by Howard Goodall in informative and entertaining festive form. Programme includes: Once in Royal David’s City In dulci jubilo Silent Night Cornysh - Ave Maria Trad. arr. Darlington - Susanni Poulenc - O magnum mysterium Ives - Little star of Bethlehem Goodall - Romance of the Ephiphany “Hugely appealing … natural, spacious, rich, expressive performances.” The Sunday Times “They do a fantastic job and the soundworld is terrific.” BBC Music Magazine £25/£20/£15/£10

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Box Office: 020 7222 1061 THURSDAY 19TH | 7.30PM THE TALLIS SCHOLARS Peter Phillips director

BEATA ES VIRGO MARIA What better way to mark the culmination of a world tour celebrating The Tallis Scholars’ 40th anniversary than with this concert back in London. Join these world class exponents of Renaissance sacred music, honoured this year in the Gramophone ‘Hall of Fame’, in a programme celebrating the Virgin, both as a saint and as a mother.

THURSDAY 19TH 1.05PM ZELKOVA QUARTET Caroline Pether violin Simran Singh violin Rhiannon James viola Jonathan Pether cello Bridge - Three Idylls Schubert - String Quartet in A minor, D.80 ‘Rosamunde’ £10 (Free to Friends of St John’s)

Victoria’s glorious Missa Gaudeamus was written for All Saints Day, traditionally one of the most extrovert feasts in the calendar. Alongside this joyful reference to Mary we juxtapose some of the intimate music associated with her at Christmas time: not least the rare seven-voice motet Beata es Virgo Maria by Verdelot, which also includes the Ave Maria text. Bruckner’s Ave Maria adds an extra and perhaps unexpected dimension to settings of this text, surely one of the most popular of all time. Programme includes: Verdelot - Beata es Virgo Maria Bruckner - Ave Maria Guerrero - Maria Magdalene Victoria - Missa Gaudeamus Victoria - Ave Maria a 8 “An uncanny ability to increase emotional intensity so subtly that you don’t realise it’s happening. Then, suddenly, pow! The music’s blazing; so are you.” The Times £35/£28/£22/£14

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DECEMBER FRIDAY 20TH | 7.30PM THE CARDINALL’S MUSICK Andrew Carwood director

ANGELS AND ARCHANGELS Angels are as much part of Christmas as the shepherds, the wise men and the donkey. At Christmas the Angels come to earth and sing the song of joy and peace to all people. This programme tells the story with five settings of Hodie Christus natus est from composers as diverse as Palestrina and Poulenc (in memory of the 50th anniversary of his death). Victoria’s darkly brooding Missa O magnum mysterium provides a mass sequence for the first half. Then we meet Raphael and Michael, cohorts of Gabriel in Tippett’s Plebs angelica before culminating in Isaac’s paen of praise, Angeli Archangeli. Since its foundation in 1989, The Cardinall’s Musick has been a highly successful and innovative ensemble. Taking its name from the sixteenthcentury English cardinal Thomas Wolsey, the group’s reputation grew through its extensive study of music from the English Renaissance. The Cardinall’s Musick has produced a number of CDs to great critical acclaim, and has garnered a number of awards, among them five Gramophone Awards including the prestigious Recording of the Year in 2010.

Victoria - Missa O magnum mysterium Palestrina - Hodie Christus natus est Poulenc - Hodie Christus natus est Dering - Factum est silentium Tippett - Plebs angelica “The Cardinall’s Musick make an exquisite sound.” Oxford Times “Clear tones; perfect intonation; an ideal balance between individual colour and an ensemble blend; emotional directness.” The Times “The voices of Andrew Carwood and his eight cohorts could probably start a blaze in the Antarctic!” The Times £25/£20/£15/£10 (concessions 10% discount)

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SATURDAY 21ST | 7.30PM THE BRABANT ENSEMBLE Stephen Rice director

THE DIVINE INCARNATION The Brabant Ensemble, noted for bringing to light hidden gems of Renaissance polyphony, explores a selection of Christmastide motets by Rore, Lassus, Victoria and other sixteenth-century greats, alongside Rore’s Mass based on one of the greatest hits of the century, the chanson Doulce mémoire. Both Cipriano de Rore and Orlandus Lassus were described by their contemporaries as ‘il divino’, so great was the respect in which they were held in their time. Both composers made giant strides in increasing the expressivity of Renaissance music and illuminating the texts which they set with glorious harmony and perfect declamation. Described as “perhaps England’s most accomplished interpreter of Renaissance sacred music” (International Record Review), The Brabant Ensemble has built an international reputation for high-quality performance of sixteenth-century masterpieces, with a particular emphasis on lesser-known composers.

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Founded in 1998, the Ensemble has recorded 12 CDs for Hyperion since 2006, three of which have been shortlisted for Classic FM Gramophone Awards. The Brabant Ensemble acknowledges with gratitude the support of the UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council. Programme includes: Lassus - Resonet in laudibus Rore - Missa Doulce mémoire Rore - Fratres: Scitote Victoria - Alma redemptoris mater Clemens non Papa - O magnum mysterium “An extraordinary unanimity of ensemble, security of intonation and intelligence that surpass all rivals in the repertory.” International Record Review £25/£20/£15/£10 (concessions 10% discount)

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SUNDAY 22ND | 7.30PM THE CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE AND OAE Stephen Layton conductor CHRISTMAS ORATORIO The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge has established itself as one of the leading mixedvoice choirs in the world. In addition to singing the liturgy in the College Chapel, the Choir enjoys a programme of high-profile performances and recordings, international tours and regular broadcasts. After the sell-out success of its recent Festival performances, the Choir again joins forces with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment for one of the most enduring and popular pieces of seasonal music, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (Parts 1, 2, 3 and 6). Stephen Layton conducts and they are joined by four outstanding soloists. The Choir’s new recording of the Christmas Oratorio on Hyperion will be launched at this concert.

Katherine Watson soprano Iestyn Davies countertenor James Gilchrist tenor Neal Davies bass “The Christmas Oratorio, in a vigorous, meticulous realisation by The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge (singing from memory!)” Sunday Times “Spectacular … It takes a very special choir indeed to make not just a good sound but to maintain total musical integrity … Stephen Layton has inspired his singers to heights of magnificence.” International Record Review £30/£25/£20/£10 (concessions 10% discount)

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MONDAY 23RD | 7.30PM POLYPHONY AND OAE Stephen Layton conductor MESSIAH The annual performance of Handel’s Messiah by Polyphony under Stephen Layton has been a part of the Festival for nearly 20 years. We are immensely proud that it is considered to be one of the superlative interpretations. A formidable line-up of soloists join Stephen Layton and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment for what promises to be an exhilarating performance.

Katherine Watson soprano “The lovely soprano Katherine Watson brought a rosy voice and alluring phrasing to the role.” The New York Times

“No-one, but no-one performs Messiah better every year than the choir Polyphony under the conductor Stephen Layton.” Evening Standard

James Gilchrist tenor “Unsurpassed among lyric tenors in sweetness and technical security.” The Independent

“Wow! Words are inadequate to convey the sheer brilliance of Polyphony and of Layton’s conducting.” Early Music Today

Neal Davies bass “One of the world’s leading Handelian basses.” Opera News

“There are few finer exponents of this great oratorio than Polyphony and Stephen Layton whose annual St John’s Smith Square performances are a highlight of the season.” Classic FM Magazine

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Iestyn Davies countertenor “One of the most glorious countertenor voices in the world today.” The Independent

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TUESDAY 31ST | 2PM THE RODOLFUS CHOIR 30th ANNIVERSARY GALA CONCERT The Rodolfus Choir Ralph Allwood conductor Ed Gardner conductor The Rodolfus Choir are joined by Inner Voices for a Gala Concert to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Rodolfus Choir. The programme will feature some of the Rodolfus Choir’s best loved works from their performances and recordings over the last thirty years. This will include Songs of Farewell by Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Richard Strauss’s 16-part Der Abend, Clytus Gottwald’s 16-part arrangements; and the first performance of a new work by Francis Grier. £20/£15/£12 (concessions £15/£12/£10) Rodolfus Choir or Inner Voices Friend £12/£10

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SMITH SQUARE CAFÉ & RESTAURANT Smith Square Café and Restaurant offers an innovative and seasonal menu throughout the year, both on the buffet counter and in the restaurant. We are open on weekdays from 10am – 5pm with lunch being served from midday – 2:45pm. On concert nights we are open from 5:30pm for pre-concert suppers and light meals. Post-concert we serve planks of cheese, charcuterie and mezze. We also cater for private events here at St John’s and for external functions. Looking forward to seeing you all soon. Richard, Marjorie and the Team. To make a reservation, please call +44 (0)20 7222 2779 or e-mail: stjohns@leafi.co.uk

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HIRE THE HALL PAGE

St John’s Smith Square is a wonderful Concert Hall in the heart of the City of Westminster. We are always looking to broaden and develop our programme. If you are a performer, or know a performer or group who have a project that would work well at St John’s, please do get in contact with us if you are interested in hiring the Hall. As well as being London’s top concert hall for choirs, chamber orchestras and period instrument groups, St John’s Smith Square can provide the perfect location for a whole range of other activities. We are lucky to have a very flexible space, which can be used with formal rows of seating, tables and chairs, or even a blank canvas with no fixed furniture. In recent months St John’s Smith Square has hosted wedding receptions, corporate product launches, location film shoots, memorial services, fashion shows and a whole host of other events. If you are looking for a truly unique location in the heart of central London for your event then look no further! Please call Richard Heason on 020 7222 2168 or email richard@sjss.org.uk to discuss your requirements more fully. We look forward to welcoming your event to St John’s.

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TUE 01 Nicholas Walker WED 02 YMSO THU 03 Michael Broadway THU 03 Britten+ FRI 04 Fournier Trio SAT 05 Coimbra at a Glance MON 07 Salomon Orchestra TUE 08 Choral Eucharist TUE 08 Songsmiths WED 09 New London Orchestra THU 10 Opera Danube THU 10 Britten+ FRI 11 The Smith Quartet SUN 13 Eisenach Ensemble TUE 15 Kensington Symphony Orchestra THU 17 Masyras Trio THU 17 EUBO FRI 18 Opera Danube SAT 19 Opera Danube SUN 20 Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra THU 24 Timothy Byram-Wigfield FRI 25 Hidden Secrets SAT 26 Opera Forge SUN 27 Britten+ MON 28 Beethoven Orchestra TUES 29 Orchestra Vitae THU 31 Meridian Brass SUN 03 London Soloists’ Ensemble MON 04 From Tots to Tops WED 06 London Mozart Players THU 07 Grigaliunaite & Tiškuté THU 07 Gilchrist & Tilbrook FRI 08 Songsmiths SAT 09 Anton Bruckner Choir

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TUE 03 EUBO THU 05 Walkyrie Act 1 SAT 07 Rivers SUN 08 I Maestri THU 12 Camerata of London TUE 17 Bampton Classical Opera THU 19 Gerard Brooks THU 19 Britten+ FRI 20 Barbican Chamber Orchestra TUE 24 Songsmiths THU 26 Westminster School THU 26 Britten+

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SUN 10 I Maestri MON 11 YMSO TUE 12 OSJ WED 13 CLS & Polyphony THU 14 Jamie McVinnie THU 14 City of London Choir FRI 15 Whitehall Choir SUN 17 EUBO MON 18 Westminster School THU 21 Chirs Brannick THU 21 OSP & Vox Cordis FRI 22 Elysian Singers SAT 23 Fulham Symphony Orchestra TUE 26 ‘Quercus Ensemble THU 28 Martha Jones THU 28 Britten+ FRI 29 Dulwich College SAT 30 Chistodoulos Georgiades SUN 01 Royal Orchestral Society & London Chorus MON 02 The Glory of Christmas TUE 03 Solomon’s Knot Baroque Collective WED 04 Parliament Choir THU 05 Joonho Park THU 05 OSJ FRI 06 OSJ SAT 07 Chapelle du Roi SUN 08 City of London Choir MON 09 Choir of Royal Holloway WED 11 Twickenham Choral Society THU 12 Mr Simpson’s Little Consort FRI 13 Choir of King’s College London SAT 14 Oxford Baroque SUN 15 Apollo Chamber Choir MON 16 Ex Cathedra TUE 17 Choir of Clare College, Cambridge WED 18 Choir Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford THU 19 Zelkova Quartet THU 19 Tallis Scholars FRI 20 Cardinall’s Musick SAT 21 Brabant Ensemble SUN 22 Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge & OAE MON 23 Polyphony & OAE TUE 31 Rodolfus Choir www.sjss.org.uk

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