Concerts at St Alfege Church
Alongside our regular lunchtime recital series, St Alfege Church hosts a busy schedule of external concerts and events throughout the year. Though a calendar view of all creative events for the year can be found here, this page will be regularly updated with details of upcoming programmes.
If you have any comments, queries, or ideas about creative events at St Alfege Church, do not hesitate to get in contact with Rhian Davies, Concerts and Recitals Coordinator.
2026
FEBRUARY |
Friday 6 February | 19.00 and 21.00 | Ticketed
Lumos Presents a Coldplay Candlelight Experience |
At Lumos, we believe music should be more than just heard, it should be felt. Our candlelit concerts transform timeless classics and modern favourites into unforgettable live experiences. From Coldplay to Vivaldi, ABBA to Beyoncé, each show is designed to move hearts, spark memories, and create moments you’ll never forget.
Join them for these candlelight concerts at St Alfege Church, celebrating the music of Coldplay!
Tickets are available online (via their website).
Friday 20 February | 19.30 | Ticketed
St Paul’s Sinfonia |
Variations and Pursuits | St Paul’s Strings Play Britten & Wallace
Andrew Morley | Conductor
Amy Thompson | Bassoon
PROGRAMME |
Malcolm Williamson | Lento for Strings
Maconchy | Concertino for Bassoon and Strings
David Wallace | Symphony No. 3
Purcell (arr. Britten) | Chacony
Britten | Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
Tickets (£20/£15) will be available online (via Eventbrite) or on the door - for further information, please click here.
MARCH |
Sunday 1 March | 15.00 | Free
Royal Greenwich Brass Band | Marches and Melodies
Stephen Maw | Director
Dexter Wong | Trombone
PROGRAMME |
Norman Bearcroft | March - Land of Song
Edvard Grieg (arr. Ray Steadman-Allen) | The Last Spring
Félix-Alexandre Guilmant (arr. Ray Steadman-Allen) | Concert Piece for Trombone
Camille Saint-Saëns (arr. Michael Kenyon) | March Militaire Francaise
American Traditional (arr. Leonard Ballantine) | Shenandoah
Richard Rodney Bennett (arr. Howard Snell) | Waltz (Murder on the Orient Express)
Meyerbeer (arr. Albert Jakeway) | Coronation March
Joseph Parry (arr. Darrol Barry) | Myfanwy
Richard Wagner (arr. William Himes) | Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral (Lohengrin)
Entry is free, but donations are welcome.
Saturday 7 March | 19.30 | Ticketed
Thomas Tallis Society Choir | Echoes of Our Earth
Eamonn Dougan | Director
PROGRAMME |
Copland | In the Beginning
Plus a selection of choral works by Elgar, Stanford, Tavener, and Whitacre.
Tickets (£16/£12) available online (via TicketSource) or on the door.
Wednesday 11 March | 19.00 | Ticketed
Loudspeaker Orchestra | Now – Beyond: 75 Years of UK Sound Arts
PROGRAMME | TBC
Celebrate 75 years of groundbreaking UK sound arts. This special programme, shaped in collaboration with our community, brings together tape, electroacoustic and sound works that have helped define and diversify the field.
Discover a curated journey through iconic works composed in the UK spanning 1950–2025, and take part in a live panel discussion with featured artists. Chaired by Professor Simon Emmerson, the conversation offers unique perspectives on the evolution of sound art in the UK, what happened then, where we are now and where we want to take it beyond.
Please refer to the Loudspeaker Orchestra website for details, as they become available.
Saturday 14 March | 19.30 | Ticketed
Greenwich Chamber Orchestra | Beethoven and Prokofiev
David Cutts | Conductor
Gonzalo Acosta | Violin
PROGRAMME |
Mozart | Overture to Don Giovanni
Prokofiev | Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
i. Allegro moderato
ii. Andante assai
iii. Allegro, ben marcato
Beethoven | Symphony No. 3 in E-flat minor, Op. 55, 'Eroica'
i. Allegro con brio
ii. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
iii. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
iv. Finale: Allegro molto
Tickets (£15) available online (via Eventbrite) or on the door.
Tuesday 24 March | 19.30 | Free
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Vesper Choir |
Jerron A. Liddell | Director
Join The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Vesper Choir on their UK tour as they present a dazzling programme of classical and sacred music for mixed voices, including works by J.S. Bach, Karl Jenkins, and G.F. Handel.
APRIL |
Friday 17 April | 19.30 | Ticketed
St Paul’s Sinfonia |
Symphonic Britten | The Cello Symphony with Haydn & Beethoven
Andrew Morley | Conductor
Guy Johnston | Cello
PROGRAMME |
Haydn | Symphony No. 62
Britten | Symphony for Cello & Orchestra, Op. 68
Beethoven | Symphony No. 4
Tickets (£20/£15) will be available online (via Eventbrite) or on the door - for further information, please click here.
MAY |
Friday 15 May | 19.30 | Ticketed
St Paul’s Sinfonia |
British Landscapes | The Sublime & the Pastoral with John Andrews
John Andrews | Conductor
Samantha Ege | Piano
PROGRAMME |
Grace Williams | Penillion
Avril Coleridge-Taylor | Piano Concerto
Vaughan Williams | Symphony No. 3
Tickets (£20/£15) will be available online (via Eventbrite) or on the door - for further information, please click here.
JUNE |
Saturday 6 June | 19.30 | Ticketed
Thomas Tallis Society Choir |
Eamonn Dougan | Director
PROGRAMME | TBC
Further details to follow – stay up to date by visiting the Thomas Tallis Society Choir website.
Friday 19 June | 19.30 | Ticketed
St Paul’s Sinfonia |
Serenades to Symphony | Williamson, Britten & Heroic Beethoven
Andrew Morley | Conductor
Guy Elliott | Tenor
Tim Jackson | Horn
PROGRAMME |
Malcolm Williamson | Serenade and Aubade
Britten | Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31
Beethoven | Symphony No. 3, ‘Eroica’
Tickets (£20/£15) will be available online (via Eventbrite) or on the door - for further information, please click here.
We look forward to welcoming you to St Alfege Church soon.
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