Our eighth Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2025 will take place on Friday 15 August at 1:15pm.
Lucinda and Tom will present a programme drawn from the vast repertory of songs inspired by nature, water, and the sky. They will perform texts about nightingales, blackbirds, swallows, and the stars. You will also hear songs addressed to daisies and daffodils, songs describing gardeners and roses, and depictions of the blustery outdoors. The composers represented include Maude Valerie White, Caroline Maude and Amy Beach, as well as Benjamin Britten, Michael Head, and living composers James Ottaway and Piers Connor Kennedy.
See Lucy and Tom in action here - The Last Rose of Summer | Benjamin Britten realisation - YouTube and here Caroline Maude - Magdalen - YouTube.
Lucinda and Tom’s bio is linked here.
Come and be delighted by high quality classical performances in our beautiful church. The concerts will take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.
The concerts are free and you do not need a ticket.
Dates for the next few concerts are 19 September, 17 October, 21 November.
The free Friday lunchtime recitals at St Mary's have been made possible by the legacy gift of Denise Antenen and generous donations from members of St Mary's congregation.