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.
NOVEMBER |
Saturday 1 November | 13.05 | Free
Mark Underwood | Flute
Margaret Brandman | Piano
PROGRAMME |
J.S. Bach | Sonata in E major, BWV 1035
i. Adagio ma non tanto
ii. Allegro
iii. Siciliano
iv. Allegro assai
Brandman* | Do you remember? (with alto flute)
Tchaikovsky (arr. Auer/Kim) | Lensky’s Aria from Eugene Onegin
Brandman* | Waltzing Matilda (solo piano)
Underwood | Waltzing Matilda Variations
Underwood | Variations on The Wild Colonial Boy (unaccompanied flute)
Brandman* | Silver Winds Suite
Silver Whirlwinds
Silvery Breezes
Sweet Silver Winds
Brandman* | Jucaro Rhumba d’Amor
*1st UK performance
| EXTRA LUNCHTIME RECITAL |
Tuesday 4 November | 13.05 | Free
Whispers of the Land | Echoes of Spain through Music and Dance
Recontextualising the Music of Albéniz, Granados, Tárrega, de Falla, and Rodrigo
Greta Papa | Violin
Leo Gaizauskas | Guitar
Cèlia Margalef | Piano
Marcello Berry | Dance
Georgina Viu | Dance
PROGRAMME |
Francisco Tárrega | Capricho árabe
Enrique Granados | Danza Española
5. Andaluza (E minor)
Manuel de Falla | Suite Populaire Espagnole after Seven Spanish Folksongs
i. El paño moruno
ii. Nana
iii. Canción
iv. Polo
v. Asturiana
vi. Jota
Isaac Albéniz | Asturias (Leyenda)
Isaac Albéniz | Iberia, Book 3
i. El Albaicín
Joaquín Rodrigo | Concierto de Aranjuez
ii. Adagio
Thursday 6 November | 13.05 | Free
Luke Purbrick Jazz Octet |
Jazz guitarist, Luke Purbrick, brings an octet of musicians to perform new music by himself and Trinity Laban students and alum Polina Savicka, Louis Lodder, Toby Young, Chris Outhwaite, and Natty Purbrick.
Saturday 8 November | 13.05 | Free
CANCELLED |
We apologise for any inconvenience and disappointment caused - we look forward to welcoming you back next week.
Thursday 13 November | 13.05 | Free
Trinity Laban Chamber Choir |
Hilary Campbell | Director
PROGRAMME |
James MacMillan | O Radiant Dawn
John Joubert | Joy in the Morning
Judith Weir | Vertue
Ralph Vaughan Williams (arr. Blake R Henson) | Silent Noon
Eric William Barnum | Afternoon on a Hill
Samuel Barber | Sure on This Shining Night
Eric Whitacre | Sleep
Eriks Esenvalds | Stars
Saturday 15 November | 13.05 | Free
Lydia Ward | Mezzo-soprano
Ieva Glinske | Soprano
Daniel Chapel | Piano
PROGRAMME |
Monteverdi | Pur ti miro, pur ti godo from L'incoronazione di Poppea
Monteverdi | Disprezzata regina from L'incoronazione di Poppea
Tchaikovsky | Uzh polnoch blizitsya... Akh! istomilas ya gorem from Pikovaya Dama
Chopin | Nocturne Op. 27, No. 2
Chopin | Nocturne Op. 32, No. 1
Rebecca Clarke | Cloths of Heaven
Grieg | Sechs Lieder, Op. 48
vi. Ein Traum
Mark Adamo | Things change, Jo from Little Women
Puccini | Quando me'n vo' from La bohème
Offenbach | Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour from Les Contes D’Hoffmann
Thursday 20 November | 13.05 | Free
Trinity Laban Chamber Musicians |
Felix Ottaway O’ Mahony | Piano
Klaus Wegner Hamilton | Piano
Noga Levy-Rapoport | Soprano
Joey Pugh | Baritone
Felix Ottaway O’ Mahony performs a solo piano programme, followed by a performance of vocal works of Joel Engel, performed by Klaus Wegner Hamilton, piano, Noga Levy-Rapoport, soprano, and Joey Pugh, baritone.
Saturday 22 November | 13.05 | Free
Ophelia Gordon | Piano
PROGRAMME |
Kapustin | Big Band Sounds, Op. 46
Kapustin | Selection from 24 Jazz Preludes, Op. 53
Kapustin | Andante, Op. 58
Kapustin | Concert Etudes, Op. 40
i. Prelude. Allegro Assai
ii. Reverie. Moderato
iii. Toccatina. Allegro
iv. Remembrance. Larghetto
v. Raillery. Vivace
vi. Pastorale. Allegro moderato
vii. Intermezzo. Allegretto
viii. Final. Prestissimo
Thursday 27 November | 13.05 | Free
Trinity Laban Saxophone Ensemble |
Melanie Henry | Director
Gerard McChrystal | Director
PROGRAMME |
Barry Cockcroft | Blow Down
Christopher Gordon | Haydn at Esterhazy
Gordon Jacob | First Saxophone Quartet
i. March
ii. Intermezzo
Terence Greaves | McTavish’s Medley
i. Charlie is Mi Darlin’
ii. Loch Lomond
Beethoven (arr. Jiaqi Wang) | Octet in E-flat major, Op. 103
Pergolesi (arr. Daniel Christian) | Stabat Mater, P. 77
i. Stabat Mater Dolorosa
Amy Beach (arr. William Pyle) | Summer Dreams, Op. 7
i. Katy Dids
ii. Twilight
iii. The Brownies
Stevie Wonder (arr. Jacob Collier/Owen Richards) | Isn’t She Lovely
Saturday 29 November | 13.05 | Free
Aida Rodríguez Ramos | Piano
PROGRAMME |
Mateo Albéniz | Sonata in D major
Padre Antonio Soler | Sonata in F-sharp minor, R. 77
Padre Antonio Soler | Sonata in D-flat major, R. 88
Isaac Albéniz | Iberia, Book I
i. Evocación
iii. Corpus Christi; El Corpus en Sevilla
Claude Debussy | Estampes, L. 100
i. Pagodes
ii. La soirée dans Grenade
iii. Jardins sous la pluie
DECEMBER |
Thursday 4 December | 13.05 | Free
Trinity Laban Chamber Musicians |
Saturday 6 December | 13.05 | Free
Duo Madrugada |
Emily Jennings | Soprano
Cassandra Mathews | Guitar
PROGRAMME |
Vaughan Williams (arr. Cassandra Mathews) | Linden Lea
Vaughan Williams (arr. Cassandra Mathews) | The Sky Above the Roof
Vaughan Williams (arr. Cassandra Mathews) | The Turtle Dove
Dowland | First Booke of Songes or Ayres
v. Can she excuse my wrongs with vertues cloake
Dowland | A Musicall Banquet
iii. In Darknesse Let Me Dwell
Dowland | Second Booke of Songes or Ayres
xix. Shall I sue, shall I seeke for grace
Dowland | First Booke of Songes or Ayres
xx. Come heauy sleepe
Britten | The Second Lute Song of the Earl of Essex (from Gloriana)
Lennox Berkeley | Songs of the Half-Light, Op. 65
i. Rachel
ii. Full Moon
iii. All That’s Past
iv. The Moth
v. The Fleeting
Traditional (arr. Britten) | Sailor Boy
| RESCHEDULED LUNCHTIME RECITAL |
Tuesday 9 December | 13.05 | Free
Trinity Laban Harp Department |
Thursday 11 December | 13.05 | Free
NO CONCERT |
Saturday 13 December | 13.05 | Free
NO CONCERT |
Thursday 18 December | 13.05 | Free
Lauren Roscoe | Soprano
Kelvin Lim | Piano
Saturday 20 December | 13.05 | Free
TBC |
RECITALS WILL RESUME ON THURSDAY 8 JANUARY 2026
We look forward to welcoming you to St Alfege Church soon.