Lunchtime Recital Series |
Thursdays and Saturdays | 13:05 | Free Entry
St Alfege Church presents free lunchtime recitals every Thursday and Saturday at 13:05.
We have a close and longstanding relationship with Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and many of these concerts are performed by students from the institution, particularly on Thursdays.
Our Saturday programmes tend to draw from a wider net, showcasing a variety of local, national, and international talent that encompasses many genres and disciplines.
The musical and artistic journey of this historic building spans many centuries; as The Heart of Greenwich, the St Alfege Church team is committed to being vibrant stewards of this ongoing story for artists and audiences alike. We welcome new ideas, feedback, and thoughts on how we might better serve the artistic needs of this community.
If you are interested in performing in this series, if you wish to propose a concert/event outside of this series, or if you are interested in engaging creatively with the church in any other way, we would be very happy to discuss your proposed performance/idea and the suitability of St Alfege Church as a venue with you.
Please contact Rhian Davies, our Concerts and Recitals Coordinator, for further information.
APRIL |
Thursday 24 April | 13.05 | Free
Trinity Laban Jazz Orchestra and Ruby Throat |
Laß dir diesen Psalm gefallen
Hans Koller | Composer/Piano
Linda Hirst | Vocal Director
Otto Kampa | Director
John O’Gallagher | Guest Soloist (Alto Saxophone)
Tom Challenger | Guest Soloist (Tenor Saxophone)
Byron Wallen | Guest Soloist (Trumpet)
PROGRAMME |
Hans Koller | Laß dir diesen Psalm gefallen (May this psalm rejoice you)
I. Ein Raum-und Zeithymnus, nach Psalm 19
(A hymn of space and time, after Psalm 19)
II. Im Dialog, nach Psalm 23
(In dialogue, after Psalm 23)
III. So betet Christus in mir am Kreuz unserer Ziet, nach Psalm 42 & 43
(Thus prays Christ in me on the cross of our time, after Psalm 42 & 43)
IV. Stammlied der Basisgemeinschaften, nach Psalm 133
(Tribal song of the communities, after Psalm 133)
Laß dir diesen Psalm gefallen, based on the religious poetry of Hans Koller's late father Dietrich, is a meditation on selected psalms, composed specifically for the Trinity Laban Jazz Orchestra. The performance will feature the utterly unique and intrepid improvisers John O’Gallagher (alto saxophone), Tom Challenger (tenor saxophone) and Byron Wallen (trumpet) as soloists, in partnership with Trinity Laban's vocal ensemble Rubythroat, led by Linda Hirst.
Saturday 26 April | 13.05 | Free
The New Eden Consort |
Grace Oliver | Soprano
Niamh Kearney | Alto
Charlie Eastwood | Tenor
Dominic Felts | Bass
PROGRAMME |
Thomas Morley | April is in my mistress face
Thomas Morley | It was a lover and his lass
Robert Kendrick | He shall be like a tree
Pietro Urbani (arr. Jim Clements) | My Love is like a Red Red Rose
Benjamin Britten | The Evening Primrose
James Macmillan | O Radiant Dawn
The Beatles (arr. Dominic Felts) | Here comes the Sun
Ernest Moeran | Under the Greenwood Tree
Ernest Moeran | The River-God’s Song
Ernest Moeran | Love is a Sickness
Ernest Moeran | Spring, the Sweet Spring
Ernest Moeran | Sigh no more, Ladies
Ernest Moeran | Good wine
Ernest Moeran | To Daffodils
Manning Sherwin (arr. Dominic Felts) | A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
| EXTRA LUNCHTIME RECITAL |
Tuesday 29 April | 13.05 | Free
The Union of Dance with Classical Music |
Ingrid He | Piano
Sin Iong Li | Piano
Calligenia Tenggara | Piano
Yik Man Chan | Piano
Miaoyan Li | Piano
Kaiyi Huang | Dancer
Xinyi Cao | Dancer
PROGRAMME |
Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No 3
iii. Menuetto
Chopin | Mazurka in F Major, Op. 68, No. 3
Chopin | Waltz No. 19 in A minor, B. 150
Javanese Transcription | Nusantara (Improvisation)
Schubert | Piano Sonata in A minor, D537
ii. Allegretto quasi andantino
Bartók | Out of Doors, Sz. 81
i. With Drums and Pipes
Debussy | Pour le piano
i. Prélude
ii. Sarabande
Prokofiev | Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14
iv. Vivace – Moderato – Vivace
MAY |
Thursday 1 May | 13.05 | Free
Trinity Laban Harp Department |
Georgiana Rosioru-Carp | Harp
Christabelle Sheum | Harp
Elizabeth Rajhans | Harp
Catherine Rajhans | Harp
PROGRAMME |
Hindemith | Sonata for Harp
i. Mäßig schnell
Walter-Kühne | Fantasy on a Theme from Eugene Onegin
Fauré | Impromptu No. 6, Op.86
Salzedo | Variations sur un thème dans le style ancien
Saturday 3 May | 13.05 | Free
Angela Najaryan | Violin
Neus Peris | Piano
PROGRAMME |
Corelli | Sonata No. 12 for Violin and Piano, ‘La Folia’, Op. 5
Adagio (Set of Variations)
Prokofiev | Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35
i. Andante
ii. Lento, ma non troppo
iii. Animato, ma non allegro
iv. Andantino leggiero e scherzando
v. Andante non troppo
Brahms | Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op. 108
i. Allegro
ii. Adagio
iii. Un poco presto e con sentimento
iv. Presto agitato
Thursday 8 May | 13.05 | Free
Trinity Laban Chamber Musicians |
Sin Iong Li | Piano
Victoria Churcher | Clarinet
Daniel King-Smith | Piano
Featuring a solo piano programme from Sin Iong Li, and clarinettist, Victoria Churcher, with Daniel King-Smith, piano.
Saturday 10 May | 13.05 | Free
Siobhán McParland | Soprano
Jack Stone | Piano
PROGRAMME |
Purcell | I attempt from love’s sickness
Purcell | Fairest Isle
Vaughan Williams | Silent Noon
Amy Elise Horrocks | The Bird and The Rose
Clara Schumann | Liebeszauber
Clara Schumann | Ich hab’ in deinem Auge
Cécile Chaminade | La lune paresseuse
Mozart | Deh vieni, non tardar from Le Nozze di Figaro
Rossini | La Pastorella delle Alpi
Jonathan Dove | Time Being from All the Future Days
Sondheim | Greenfinch and Linnet Bird from Sweeney Todd
Kurt Weill | What Good Would the Moon Be? from Street Scene
Traditional Irish Folk Song | She Moved Through the Fair
Thursday 15 May | 13.05 | Free
Holtág String Quartet |
Ahead of their Cavatina Competition performance at the Wigmore Hall, representing Trinity Laban, the Holtág Quartet present Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59.
PROGRAMME |
Beethoven | String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59
i. Allegro
ii. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
iii. Adagio molto e mesto - attacca
iv. "Thème Russe": Allegro
Saturday 17 May | 13.05 | Free
Luke Tyrrell | Guitar
PROGRAMME |
Regino Sàinz de la Maza | Pieces from La Frontera de Dios
i. Albada y Paisaje
ii. Meditacion
iii. Idillio
Regino Sàinz de la Maza | Zapateado
Germaine Tailleferre | Guitare
Bethan Morgan-Williams | Strumble Head (Suite for Guitar)
i. Go with the tide
ii. Make a splash
iii. Still water runs deep
iv. Seal hitches ride
v. In a twinkling
vi. Dive in
Manuel de Falla | Homage to Debussy
Miguel Llobet | Canco del Lladre
Joaquin Turina | Sonata Op. 61
i. Allegro
ii. Andante
iii. Allegro Vivo
Francisco Tarrega | Gran Jota
| LUNCHTIME RECITAL DATE CHANGE |
Wednesday 21 May | 13.05 | Free
Trinity Laban Percussion Ensemble |
PROGRAMME |
Mark Ford and
Paul Rennick | Renfro for marimba and snare drum
John Cage | Living Room Music
Bobby Lopez | Conversations for Two Tambourines
John H. Beck | Concerto for Timpani and Percussion
Austin Keck | Evanescence
Thomas A. Brown (arr. GH) | Freckles & Flowers
Thursday 22 May | 13.05 | Free
NO CONCERT | See Above
Saturday 24 May | 13.05 | Free
CANCELLED |
Thursday 29 May | 13.05 | Free
Trinity Laban Chamber Musicians|
Sin Iong Li | Piano
Xinyue Chang | Piano
Mengdie Ji | Guzheng
Zining Liu | Violin
PROGRAMME |
Chopin | Scherzo No.1 in B minor, Op. 20
Liszt | Tarantella
Yue Ren Ge | The Song of the Yue People
Qing Yu An Yuan Xi | Lantern Festival at Blue Jade Table
Lan Ting Xu | Preface to the Orchid Pavilion
Jiu Er | The Ballad of Ninth Sister
Saturday 31 May | 13.05 | Free
Harold Gordon Smith | Guitar
JUNE |
Thursday 5 June | 13.05 | Free
Trinity Laban Sinfonia Strings |
A baroque string ensemble programme, directed by Walter Reiter.
We look forward to welcoming you to St Alfege Church soon.