Relax and Unwind in Late Night London
During the cold months of February and March one of the busiest concert venues in the country will stage a programme of late night concerts.
There is no better way to wind down and forget your worries than to come along to a late evening candlelit performance at St Martin-in-the-Fields, enjoy a glass of wine and some wonderful music. As always, St Martin’s will invite some of the finest musicians in London to perform an hour of music in the beautiful and tranquil surroundings of this eighteenth century church. Concerts will last one hour with no interval and are designed to offer relaxation, enjoyment and lots of variety, allowing people to escape from the stresses and strains of daily life. Concert-goers can complete the experience with a glass of house wine in the Café in the Crypt before the concert. Tickets can be bought for the very reasonable price of £19 which includes an unreserved seat and a glass of house wine, and are available online at www.smitf.org or from the Box Office on 020 7766 1100. There are four concerts to choose from: Friday 11 February 9.30pm Rachmaninov Vespers by Candlelight One of the most intensely emotional a capella works in the repertoire and one of Rachmaninov’s favourite compositions. Encoro Sarah Tenant-Flowers Conductor Friday 25 February 10pm Victoria Requiem by Candlelight Tomas Luis de Victoria – Requiem English Chamber Choir Guy Protheroe Conductor Saturday 26 March 10pm Bach Cello Suites by Candlelight Bach – Cello Suite D Minor Bach – Cello Suite in C And works by Domenico Gabrielli and Domenico Galli Sebastian Comberti Cello Thursday 31 March 9.30pm Spem in Alium by Candlelight McGarr – Love you Big as the Sky Tavener – Song for Athene Purcell – Funeral Music for the Death of Queen Mary Tippett – Dance Clarion Air Bennet – All Creatures Now Swayne – Magnificat Cornysh – Magnificat Tallis – Spem in Alium Exmoor Singers of London James Jarvis Conductor ENDS For further information, please contact Jennifer Lang (Assistant Concerts Manager) at jennifer.lang@smitf.org or call 020 7766 1130. NOTES TO EDITORS St Martin-in-the-Fields, with over 350 concerts a year, is one of the busiest music venues in the country. Concerts draw visitors from all over the world attracted by St Martin’s superb acoustics, intimate yet impressive surroundings and outstanding musical standards. Concerts take place on some Tuesdays and every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7.30pm and include Early and Baroque Music, chamber and world music, song and piano recitals. St Martin-in-the-Fields is also a working parish church with a calendar of services, which on Wednesdays and Sundays are choral. The full programme of services and concert information can be found at www.smitf.org.
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