Eos Ensemble and Rosie Middleton, Friday 20 March, 7.30pm
Join the eos ensemble for an evening of music making showcasing their usual eclectic programming. Teaming up with the recent runner up in the annual Nonclassical Battle of the Bands, mezzo Rosie Middleton, the evening charts a doleful course through especially arranged songs by John Dowland and Radiohead, as well as several works by composers from eastern Europe including Arvo Pärt and Aleksanrda Vrebalov. Formed at the beginning of 2017 by Paul Evernden and Angela Najaryan and performing initially as a trio with the pianist Jelena...
read moreJIM MORAY, with Tom Moore, Thursday 12 March, 7pm
Jim Moray is amongst England’s best-loved folk musicians, taking traditional songs far beyond the borders of the folk scene. He is the winner of five BBC Folk Awards, and his albums can truly be said to have changed the way traditional music is presented. His seventh solo album, The Outlander, released in October 2019, showcases a rawer, more intimate sound, recorded with Tom Moore on violin and viola. Tickets: £14. Jim’s website and tickets...
read moreBethnal Green Tube Disaster Annual Memorial Service, Sunday 1 March, 2pm
Remembering the 173 people who lost their lives on the steps of the underground station on 3 March, 1943. Here’s a piece from the Guardian of 16 December 2017 by our local MP, Rushanara Ali, at the time the new memorial was unveiled: On Sunday morning, adjacent to Bethnal Green tube station in east London, a memorial marking the deadliest civilian incident in Britain during the second world war will be unveiled. On the night of 3 March 1943, local people were alarmed after a new anti-aircraft battery gunperformed an unannounced test....
read moreWednesday 26 February, 7pm
Service For the Beginning of Lent with Ashing and Communion. 7pm Sung Mass
read moreThe Presentation of Christ – Candlemas
Sunday 2 February, 10am. The final act of the Christmas Season. Jesus is presented in the Temple forty days after his birth and we mark it at the end of our Sunday Mass with a candle-lit procession to the Crib, which is then dismantled and put away and we begin our preparations for Lent.
read moreTHE BRAID ENSEMBLE, 31 January, 7.30pm
The Braid Ensemble is a London-based quartet founded by David Braid, which focuses entirely on his work. The players, Elliott Devivo (clarinet); Gerard Cousins (guitar); David Braid (electric guitar/mandolin); Rossitza Stoycheva (piano), are each world class virtuosi who bring their own unique musical angle to this remarkable group.Described by Steve Reich as “Really honest stuff” Braid’s music has a uniquely lyrical and vibrant quality that engages you entirely on first hearing.A result of...
read moreST JOHN’S CAROL SERVICE, with LUMEN CHAMBER CHOIR. Sunday 8 December, 5pm
Come and join us to sing Carols, listen to Lumen Choir, and hear the Christmas story. All welcome!
read moreBelfry Exhibition: NOT my Planet – The Art House Project
Opening Night: 5 September, 6-9pm Then Thursday – Sunday, 7-9pm until 22 September Is it true that life on our planet can extinguish one day? Does the human race have a direct effect on our planet’s life extinction? According to scientists, the biological and geological future of Earth can be extrapolated based upon the estimated effects of several long-term influences. These include the rate of cooling of the planet’s interior, the gravitational interactions with other objects in...
read moreST JOHN’S SUMMER GALA WITH THE GRAND UNION ORCHESTRA , Saturday 20 July, 4.30 – 7.30pm
Following the series of explorations into the musical diversity found in this area we are combining with the Grand Union Orchestra for our Summer Special: music, workshops, food and drink in and outside St John on Bethnal Green. Come along and join in! Here’s what the Grand Union Orchestra did here earlier this year: The Grand Union Orchestra is the acknowledged pioneer and leading exponent of cross-cultural music-making in the UK. Once memorably described as ‘making cultural diversity an art-form’ – and more recently...
read moreOUT OF DARKNESS // GROUP SHOW
Thursday 4th – Sunday 14th July 2019 Private View: Thursday 4 July, 6-9pm 5-7 July, 11-14 July 12 – 6pm Exhibition in Lumen Gallery, The Belfry, St John’s North Gallery Darkness comes in many forms; we see the space between the stars as darkness at night, we feel darkness when there is fear, we acknowledge darkness when knowledge is scarce, we illuminate darkness to tell our stories, we use its colour to intensify emotions and yet we know it is the absence of light. ‘Out of Darkness’ is a group...
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