Art, Theatre, Music & Shows

Two remarkable and memorable concerts took place recently, of music last performed 500 years ago, firstly at the Fitzalan Chapel, St Nicholas Church, Arundel, and secondly at Lambeth Palace. The Iken Scholars faultless performance brought to life the distinctive English tradition of polyphony found in the Arundel Choirbook . The Iken Scholars were founded in 2012 by Mancunian Mathew Dunn, alon... Read More

I cannot recall an evening of such powerful and conflicting emotions as those communicated at the profoundly moving 'Together for Palestine' Concert at Wembley Arena on Thursday. The musician Brian Eno was the prime mover of the urgent fundraiser which raised £1.5 million on a night when Palestinian performers excelled, supported by a range of British and international colleagues and activists. O... Read More

This Saturday, the Little Oratory in Brompton Road, London SW7 2RP, will be welcoming El Parnaso Hyspano, an international chamber group of singers and instrumentalists dedicated to the performance of early Hispanic music, ranging from the medieval to the baroque and early classical. They specialise in music from Latin America, and their repertoire includes music sung in Spanish, Latin, and Indige... Read More

The classical guitarist and composerJonathan Byrd will be be performing at Farm Street Church in Mayfair this Saturday, 13 September. Jonathan is also providing music for the preceding Vigil Mass at 6pm. Jonathan Byrd is known for his sacred works for guitar. His works have been featured in many churches both as part of liturgical services and as stand-alone recitals. He calls them 'Sacred Recital... Read More

Next week, from Friday, 12 September, the Bar Convent Arma Christi returns to public display. This medieval scroll is a very rare text, one of only a handful that survive around the world. Better yet, it is one of the best-preserved examples ever found, and is the only one that features response texts after each verse of the poem, demonstrating that they may have been used in a different way than ... Read More

The 200 Stars of Radio Maria event takes place on Monday, 8th September, the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, beginning with Mass at 6pm at The Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street. After the Mass there will be a reception with a hot buffet and refreshments, a chance to meet some of the stars of Radio Maria and discover how you can be part of the mission of Our Lady of Pontmain. Su... Read More

There's a chance to see this new play: The Beloved Son, presented by Wayfarer Productions, written and directed by Murray Watts, performed by Andrew Harrison, at the Club for Acts and Actors, 20 Bedford Street, Covent Garden, WC2E 9HP, on Thursday, 4 September at 7.30pm. Henri Nouwen (1932 - 1996) was a Dutch Catholic priest, psychologist and professor who reached the heights of academic success a... Read More

'Sing Joyfully' explores various musical fragments and books in Lambeth Palace Library, some only recently discovered, highlighting polyphonic music. At the heart of this fascinating exhibition is the Arundel Choir Book, one of only two surviving pre-Reformation choir books in England. The Arundel Choir Book was written in 1525 by an unknown scribe at Arundel College, Sussex. It contains eight pie... Read More

This evening, Thursday 28 August at 7pm, there's a chance to take part in auditions for this year's production of scenes from Medieval Mystery plays in December with The Players of St Peter, at St Saviour's, Chalk Farm, NW3 2SU As well as actors they are also looking for singers, people interested in helping backstage, or being an assistant director. If you are interested in any of these role... Read More

Marking the 150th. anniversary of Jean-François Millet's death the National Gallery has dedicated this free exhibition to the French Realist artist most famous for his painting 'The Angelus'. His rural scenes of peasant life in nineteenth century France were particularly popular in Victorian Britain. When he died in 1875 his pictures were being avidly collected, especially in Scotland, resulting ... Read More

Shining at the heart of Greenbelt Festival's Glade Arena this year ( 22nd - 24th August) will stand a striking symbol of resistance and resilience - a scale replica of the Gaza Lighthouse. The original tower was built from the rubble left by Israel's 2012 assault on Gaza. Designed and constructed by acclaimed Gazan artist Shareef Sarhan, it stood 15 metres tall on the breakwater of Gaza's once-thr... Read More

Composer Mike Walsh has released a new setting of the Mass, Mass of St John Fisher, in 2025. The work has received the imprimatur of Bishop David Oakley, on behalf of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, confirming it is approved for liturgical use. Honouring St John Fisher, the English cardinal and martyr, the setting draws on contemporary ideas to create a work that is accessible to co... Read More

The Parish of Our Lady of the Rosary & St Dominic, The Rosary Shrine, is seeking a competent Soprano, Alto and Tenor to enhance the Sunday liturgies by augmenting the existing voluntary choirs. One choir sings weekly for the 12pm New Rite Mass (English) while another choir sings monthly at the 5pm Dominican Old Rite Mass (Latin). Both choirs enjoy a varied repertoire of Gregorian and Dominican... Read More

A benefit concert for Palestine will be held at Wembley Arena in London on 17 September. A number of artists will be performing at the event, the proceeds of which will be donated to charity organisations working in Gaza. Called Together for Palestine, the concert, lead by musician Brian Eno, will bring together British and Palestinian artists at the 12,500-capacity venue to raise funds for Choose... Read More