Piano Launch Concert: Freedom Cries Out

for 2 hours
Holy Sepulchre London
Holborn Viaduct London, EC1A 2DQ, United Kingdom

Holy Sepulchre, The National Musicians' Church, is delighted to celebrate the arrival of its newly rebuilt Steinway Model D piano. As the Musicians' Church, this instrument is to be used for music-making of the highest calibre but also to enhance causes close to the heart of the church. As such, Freedom Cries Out is the perfect event, featuring soprano Samantha Crawford and pianist Berrak Dyer and music by leading contemporary composers, including Errollyn Wallen, Cecilia McDowall, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Roxanna Panufnik and a world premiere by Raymond Yiu.

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The concert is a song recital and is called Freedom Cries Out, a programme of new music sung and put together by Soprano, Samantha Crawford, which tells the stories of displaced people and refugees.

The programme touches on themes of Homeland, Exile, War, Family, Hope and New Beginnings. Freedom Cries Out features a newly commissioned song cycle by Raymond Yiu, setting stories from real refugee accounts taken from literary magazine, 'The Other Side of Hope.' It also includes the UK premiere of Shawn Okpebholo's song cycle 'Words Like Freedom,' setting poems of Langston Hughes, and Jake Heggie's 'These Strangers.' These cycles sit alongside selected songs by Errollyn Wallen, Cecilia McDowall, Cheryl Frances-Hoad amongst others. The programme features two newly created songs from arias in Roxanna Panufnik's opera, 'Dalia' (Garsington Opera, 2022), telling the story of a Syrian refugee girl as she crosses the Mediterranean Sea.

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Holy Sepulchre London

Welcome to Holy Sepulchre London, the National Musicians’ Church. We are a vibrant Anglican church in the City of London, with a vision of seeking the presence of God in the church, for our City and the world. We are passionate about social action in our community and have many connections with charities in the City and further afield. Our Priest-in-Charge, Revd. Nick Mottershead, is the co-ordinator for The Square Mile Hygiene Bank and GenerosCity. 

We have 3 regular services on Sundays 10.30am (Contemporary worship service), Tuesdays 1.15pm (informal service on zoom) and Wednesdays 1pm (Sung Eucharist or Choral Evensong). Tuesdays are currently online only but Wednesdays we are running mixed mode with in person, live-streaming with the recording available later in the day. For more information about the services, check out the service information.

The church building will be open to all on the following days/times: (if you are making a special visit, we would recommend that you get in touch to confirm as opening times may change due to restrictions or staff absence - email us at [email protected]) 

Monday 10am-3pm 

Tuesday 10am-3pm (Contemporary Service 1-2pm)

Wednesday 10am-3pm (Choral service 1-2pm)

Thursday 10am-2.30pm (Concerts 1.10pm-2pm from 5th May -28th July)

Friday Closed

Saturday Closed

Sunday 10.30am-Midday (Sunday Service)

Holy Sepulchre London is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s) - for more information, please visit https://hsl.church/safeguarding-policy

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Piano Launch Concert: Freedom Cries Out

for 2 hours
Holy Sepulchre London
Holborn Viaduct London, EC1A 2DQ, United Kingdom

Holy Sepulchre, The National Musicians' Church, is delighted to celebrate the arrival of its newly rebuilt Steinway Model D piano. As the Musicians' Church, this instrument is to be used for music-making of the highest calibre but also to enhance causes close to the heart of the church. As such, Freedom Cries Out is the perfect event, featuring soprano Samantha Crawford and pianist Berrak Dyer and music by leading contemporary composers, including Errollyn Wallen, Cecilia McDowall, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Roxanna Panufnik and a world premiere by Raymond Yiu.

Please click the link for more details

The concert is a song recital and is called Freedom Cries Out, a programme of new music sung and put together by Soprano, Samantha Crawford, which tells the stories of displaced people and refugees.

The programme touches on themes of Homeland, Exile, War, Family, Hope and New Beginnings. Freedom Cries Out features a newly commissioned song cycle by Raymond Yiu, setting stories from real refugee accounts taken from literary magazine, 'The Other Side of Hope.' It also includes the UK premiere of Shawn Okpebholo's song cycle 'Words Like Freedom,' setting poems of Langston Hughes, and Jake Heggie's 'These Strangers.' These cycles sit alongside selected songs by Errollyn Wallen, Cecilia McDowall, Cheryl Frances-Hoad amongst others. The programme features two newly created songs from arias in Roxanna Panufnik's opera, 'Dalia' (Garsington Opera, 2022), telling the story of a Syrian refugee girl as she crosses the Mediterranean Sea.

More info