Moving to the UK after the start of the war in Ukraine Mariia has continued her piano studies in Oxford and has given a number of solo recitals in London and beyond. We’re delighted to welcome her to be a part of our Saturday afternoon Music @ St Martin’s concerts. She plays music by Debussy and Granados and offers us the chance to hear works by her fellow Ukrainians – Lyatoshinsky, Sylvestrov and Shukailo.
The concert lasts about an hour
Admission is free but donations are asked from those who can.
During the reign of James 1st English music was in very good hands. A particularly popular composer of music for families to play and sing at home of an evening was Orland Gibbons. The locally based group Fantasia Viols and Voices re-creates the sights and sounds of this music making with a consort of viols – predecessors of modern string instruments – and a small choir of mixed voices. They are marking the 400th Anniversary of the composer’s death with this free afternoon concert. A good number of Orlando Gibbons’ works have proved to have staying power across the centuries – his most well-known piece being his sublimely beautiful madrigal ‘The Silver Swan’. Other pieces he wrote have continued to be sung and played right up to today. So, take a step back in time, escape the modern world and immerse yourself in this beautiful music.
Five aspiring young musicians present an hour of fresh and original jazz sounds. Drawing on influences ranging from swing to modal jazz and from to classical music to rock, this is a programme of original compositions. Enjoy engaging blends of rich harmony, emotive solos and rhythmic interplay.
Trombonist Matt Cooper shares the platform with Will Inscoe on piano, guitarist Jakub Klimiuk, bassist Murray Dare and Aaron Carpenter on drums.
The Epsom and Ewell Silver Band takes you on a journey across an assortment of composers and musical genres, from Disney and Star Wars, through showtunes and romantic classics to traditional tunes and marches. With superb ensemble playing and outstanding soloists, the full spectrum of the band will be on show.
There’s a classic Disney medley, a Star Wars compilation and a Vaughan Williams arrangement of a Salvation Army hymn tune. Add to this cornet, tenor horn, trombone and xylophone solos – and a nightingale singing in Berkeley Square.
Free admission – donations from those who can.
