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Lunchtime Recital Series

Thursdays and Saturdays | 13:05 | Free Entry

St Alfege Church presents free lunchtime recitals every Thursday and Saturday at 13:05.



Thursday 1 October 13.05 Free

Clare Mariotti and Jacq Herbots perform a variety of Italian romantic arias for soprano and tenor



Saturday 3 October 13.05 Free

Bethany Hordon - Soprano, Sam Bristow – Piano



Thursday 8 October 13.05 Free

Trinity Laban Harp Department return, with a programme curated by Head of Harp, Gabriella Dall’Olio.



Saturday 10 October 13.05 Free

Strung Trio

Ancient Melody Autumn Meditation in the Boudoir
Sakamoto The Last Emperor
Chou Chrysanthemum Terrace from Curse of the Golden Flower
Dun Themes from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Piazzolla Primavera Porteña (Spring)
Piazzolla Verano Porteño by Astor Piazzolla (Summer)
Piazzolla Otoño Porteño (Autumn)
Piazzolla Invierno Porteño (Winter)


 

Saturday 10 October 19.30 Ticketed 

St Alfege Church Choir
 
Eleanor Caine Soprano
David Houghton Baritone
Ben Banks Piano
Alexandra Standing Piano
Joshua Ryan Director 

Experience the beauty of sacred choral music at the historic church of St Alfege Greenwich.

On Saturday 10 October at 7:30pm, the St Alfege Church Choir presents Brahms’ powerful and moving Requiem, featuring soprano Eleanor Caine, baritone David Houghton, and piano duo Alexandra Standing and Ben Banks, conducted by Joshua Ryan. A special evening of live music in the heart of Greenwich, with tickets £15 online or at the door, in aid of music at St Alfege Church.

Purchase tickets here



Thursday 15 October 13.05 Free

Duo Kaira:  Samyuktha Rajagopal, violin and Yuri Inoshita, piano


 

Friday 16 October 19.30 Ticketed

St Paul’s Sinfonia
 
Andrew Morley Conductor

PROGRAMME TBC
 
Tickets (£20/£15) available online (via Eventbrite) or on the door.



Saturday 17 October 13.05 Free

Dominic Downs – Piano


 

Saturday 17 October 19.30 Ticketed 

The Pacioli Consort
 
The Pacioli Consort presents Music of Life and Light, including the sparkling Cantico del Sole by William Walton, Four Part-songs by Edward Elgar, and Weelkes' Thule, the Period of Cosmography, as well as other choral pieces by young contemporary composers.

Purchase tickets here.

 



Thursday 22 October 13.05 Free

Composer Zsolt Balint presents his Song Cycle, paired with other repertoire performed by Doris Wong, soprano and Felix Ottaway O’Mahoney, piano.


 

Saturday 24 October 13.05 Free

Holly Putt – Mezzo Soprano 


 

Saturday 24 October 19.30 Ticketed 

Thomas Tallis Society Choir

Eamonn Dougan Director
 
PROGRAMME TBC

Further details to follow – stay up to date by visiting the Thomas Tallis Society Choir website.
 


 

Thursday 29 October 13.05 Free

A jazz department performance, led by clarinettist, Sarah Homer.



Saturday 31 October 13.05 Free

Matias Ortiz de Zarate – Piano
 
Mozart Prelude (Fantasy) and Fugue in C major, KV 394
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, op. 2 no. 2
Bach English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807


 

Sunday 1 October 15.00 Free

Royal Greenwich Brass Band
 
PROGRAMME TBC



Thursday 5 November 13.05 Free

Trinity Laban Chamber Musicians


 
Saturday 7 November 13.05 Free

Harriet Acts – Soprano, Siyuan Xu – Piano


 

Monday 9 November 19.30 Ticketed

St Paul’s Sinfonia
 
Andrew Morley Conductor

PROGRAMME TBC
 
Tickets (£20/£15) available online (via Eventbrite) or on the door.

 



Thursday 12 November 13.05 Free

Lucas Saraiva, piano performs a programme of Brahms, Bartok and Rachmaninov.



Saturday 14 November 13.05 Free

Helen Thomas – Cello, Paul Gunn – Piano


 
Thursday 19 November 13.05 Free

Trinity Laban Guitar Department. Programme curated by Head of Guitar, Graham Devine.


 

Friday 20 November 19.30 Ticketed

St Paul’s Sinfonia
 
Andrew Morley Conductor

PROGRAMME TBC
 
Tickets (£20/£15) available online (via Eventbrite) or on the door.



Saturday 21 November 13.05 Free

Nuno Lucas – Piano

Beethoven Sonata No.30, Op.109
Rachmaninoff Etudes-Tableaux Op.39 No.5
Prokofiev Piano Sonata No.4 Op.29



Thursday 26 November 13.05 Free

Trinity Laban Chamber Musicians


 
Saturday 28 November 13.05 Free

Hanna Wozniak – Flute

Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras no. 6 for flute and bassoon
Dohnányi Aria Op. 48 No. 1 for flute and piano
Schulhoff Sonata for Flute and piano


 
Thursday 3 December 13.05 Free

Trinity Laban Chamber Musicians



Saturday 5 December 13.05 Free

London Keys Ensemble



Saturday 5 December 19.30 Ticketed

Thomas Tallis Society Choir

Eamonn Dougan Director
 
PROGRAMME TBC

Further details to follow – stay up to date by visiting the Thomas Tallis Society Choir website.


 
Thursday 10 December 13.05 Free

Featuring the Trinity Laban Percussion Department


 
Saturday 12 December 13.05 Free

Armando Sabbarese – Piano



Thursday 17 December 13.05 Free

Thady Cooney – Flute


 
Friday 18 December 19.30 Ticketed

St Paul’s Sinfonia
 
Andrew Morley Conductor

PROGRAMME TBC
 
Tickets (£20/£15) available online (via Eventbrite) or on the door.


 
 
Saturday 19 December 13.05 Free

Armando Sabbarese - Piano 

 

RECITALS WILL RESUME ON THURSDAY 7 OR SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2027


 

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Services at St Alfege Church


We have a range of Sunday and weekday services at St Alfege, including daily prayer, children's services, Lugandan fellowship, Taizé and Evensong. Everyone is welcome to our services.

Please email Wendy Foreman if you would like to sign up for a regular e-newsletter with information about worship, music, heritage and other activities.

Updated service times are always available on the homepage of this website. 


Sunday Services


Sunday 8am, Holy Communion (BCP)
This is a said communion service in church according to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer lasting about 35 minutes.  It is quiet and contemplative. The congregation normally gathers at a local coffee shop after the service. Please note this service does not take place in August.



Sunday 10am, Parish Eucharist  

This is a full, sung communion service attended by up to 200 people in the congregation every week.  The service, from Common Worship, includes a sermon and cathedral-standard singing with St Alfege Church Choir.  Many volunteers are involved in welcoming, reading and serving.  This service lasts about an hour and ten minutes and uses traditional language on most Sundays.

This service is broadcast live on our YouTube Channel, @StAlfegeChurch. You do not have to sign up or log in, and we do not broadcast the distribution of communion.

Children's Church gathers for worship in the Church Hall during term time.

Refreshments are offered in the hall after the service, and everyone is welcome.

 

Sunday 4pm, Choral Evensong  (monthly)
Join us for Choral Evensong which is sung on the last Sunday of every month at 4pm (excluding August) and lasts for about an hour. Enjoy the beauty of language and music in cathedral-style evensong according to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer with St Alfege Choir led by Director of Music, Joshua Ryan. Please note that there is no Choral Evensong in August. However there is a special Bell Ringers' Evensong on Sunday 30 August at 4pm.


Sunday 3pm, Okutendereza mu Luganda (monthly)
A service in Lugandan is held every second Sunday of the month at 3pm in the church. This is an Anglican service organised and led by Okutendereza mu Luganda, a fellowship of Lugandan speakers from Uganda and Rwanda. Everyone is welcome.


Sunday 5:30pm, Abide (monthly)

A contemplative service on the first Sunday of every month at 5.30pm featuring silence, liturgy, prayers and music from the Taize and Northumbria Communities, and lasting for about 45 minutes. Please note that there is no Abide service in August.


 

Weekday services

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8:30am, Morning Prayer

A said service of prayer and Bible reading, lasting approximately 20 minutes. We meet in the St Alfege Chapel, in Church.

Thursday 8am, Holy Communion

A said service of Holy Communion, lasting approximately 40 minutes. We meet in the St Alfege Chapel, in Church. Please note that this service does not take place in August.