Relaxed Saturday Live: Songs of Imagination and Play

A programme of playful song cycles inspired by dreams and imagination!

St James’s is expanding its Saturday Live programme to offer a new Relaxed Saturday Live series of free live concerts. The programme will showcase music genres such as jazz and world music, among others. These concerts are designed to be even more accessible to all. Don’t worry if your kids are prone to sing along and no need to think you need to sit bolt upright throughout when trying out this new live music experience — you’re free to wander in and out as the mood takes you.

Free admission | Donations welcome

Whether £5 or any amount you’re able to give. Donations can be made in cash in the basket on your way out, or by tap donation at the machines at our exits. Your generosity helps support our cultural events and charitable services. Thank you.

Programme

Join soprano Betty Makharinsky and pianist Pavel Timofeyevsky for a relaxed and informal Saturday morning concert suitable for all ages. With introductions and insights throughout, everyone is welcome to move around, dance, or just listen.

Britten’s ‘On This Island’ captures vivid scenes of nature and human experience set to Auden’s evocative poetry. Mussorgsky’s ‘The Nursery’ brings childhood moments to life with humour and tenderness, while Poulenc’s ‘La Courte Paille’ delights in whimsical vignettes. The programme concludes with the lush lyricism of Rachmaninoff’s ‘Dream’ and delicate beauty of Debussy’s ‘Nuit d’étoiles’.

Presented in association with the Philomel Creative Circle.