BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//achurchnearyou.com//eventfeed//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Lunchtime Organ Recital: Pingping Chen (Royal College of Music) DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T131500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T134500 DTSTAMP:20260710T103516Z UID:13399371782908100.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:Pingping Chen (Royal College of Music)\n\nJohann Sebastian Bac h (1685-1750)\n- Toccata\, Adagio & fugue BWV564\n\nMaurice Duruflé (1902 -1986)\n- Prélude et fugue sur le nom d’Alain\n\n\n\n\nPingping Chen is studying for a Masters degree at the Royal College of Music\, with profes sors Charles Andrews\, David Graham and Martin Schmeding. In the course of her studies she has given recitals in the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall at the RCM and participated in study trips in Paris and the Netherlands. I n the next academic year\, she will study for an Artist Diploma award at t he RCM.\n\n\nThe Temple Church organ\nThe organ in the Temple church was b uilt in 1924 for the Castle of Glen Tanar\, Aberdeenshire\, and installed in 1954 in the rebuilt church (following war damage)\, the gift of Lord Gl entanar. The organ case was designed by W. E. Godfrey and installed in 196 6 and is modelled on drawings of the Temple’s Father Smith organ of 1688 \, showing the crests of Inner and Middle Temple. The organ was rebuilt in 2013 by Harrison and Harrison of Durham and has 66 stops over four manual s. \n\n\nFuture recitals – Wednesdays at 1.15 pm\n8 July – Gavin Phelp s (Oundle Recital Award)\n15 July – Simon Hogan (Southwark Cathedral)\n2 2 July – Charles Andrews (Temple Church)\n\nRecitals resume on 7 October 2026. Please check https://www.templechurch.com/music/lunchtime-organ-rec itals for details. GEO:-0.1102647000000001;51.513280392280855 LOCATION:The Temple Church\, London URL:https://www.templechurch.com/music/lunchtime-organ-recitals END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260701T190000 DTSTAMP:20260710T103516Z UID:13399381782925200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:Sung by the Temple Church Choir\n\nIntroit: Lord for our natio n (Gibbons/ Rutter) \nResponses: Clucas \nPsalm 149 (Alcock) \nCanticle s: Noble in B minor \nAnthem: A new song (Macmillan) GEO:-0.1102647000000001;51.513280392280855 LOCATION:The Temple Church\, London URL:https://www.templechurch.com/events/services END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Spem in Alium - the 40 voice spectacular DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260702T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260702T204500 DTSTAMP:20260710T103516Z UID:13239131783017000.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:The Temple Singers\nThomas Allery\, conductor\n\nThomas Tallis ’s monumental motet Spem in alium nunquam habui praeter in te\, Deus Isr ael (I have never placed my hope in any other but in You\, O God of Israel ) stands as one of the most extraordinary achievements in choral music. Ra rely performed\, it is a breathtaking feat of contrapuntal imagination\, c onceived for an astonishing forty independent vocal lines arranged into ei ght choirs of five voices each.\n\nComposed around 1572–73\, Spem in ali um is believed to have been first performed at Nonsuch Palace\, the Earl o f Arundel’s summer residence\, whose octagonal hall and surrounding balc onies likely inspired Tallis’s bold spatial design. The music unfolds as sound travels through space - surging from choir to choir\, surrounding t he listener in waves of resonance. Towering passages for all forty voices alternate with intimate exchanges among smaller groups\, while musical ide as leap across the ensemble.\n\nThe result is a profoundly immersive\, alm ost architectural experience: a living sculpture of sound that envelops bo th ear and imagination.\n\nThis concert is supported by a consortium of do nors\, and is given to mark the retirement of The Revd Robin Griffith-Jone s\, Master of Temple Church.\n\nFull Programme\n\nJosquin des Prez (c.1450 -1521): Qui Habitat (24 voices) 6'00"\nGabriel Jackson (1962-): Cecila Vir go (24 voices) 8'00"\nJohn Tavener (1944-2013): Hymn to the Mother of God (12 voices) 2'30"\nCharles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924): Latin Magnificat in B flat\, Op 164 (8 voices) 11'00"\nDavid Bednall (1979-): Lux Orta est Iusto (40 voices) 8'00"\nEric Whitacre (1970-): Lux Aurumque (8 voices) 4 '00"\nAndrea Gabrieli (1533-1585): Maria stabat ad monumentum (6 voices) 5 '00"\nJohn Taverner (1490-1545): Dum transisset Sabbatum (6 voices) 8'00"\ nThomas Tallis (c.1505-1585): Spem in Alium (40 voices) 9'00" GEO:-0.1102647000000001;51.513280392280855 LOCATION:The Temple Church\, London URL:https://www.templemusic.org/concerts/spem-in-alium-the-40-voice-specta cular END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Choral Mattins DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260705T111500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260705T121500 DTSTAMP:20260710T103516Z UID:13409251783246500.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:Sung by the Temple Singers\n\nOrgan prelude: Fantasia in G min or BWV572 (Bach)\nIntroit: Peace I leave with you (Amy Beach)\nPsalm 55 1- 7 (Barnby)  \nTe Deum: Te Deum in C Hob. XXIIIc: 2 (Haydn) \nJubilate: chant (Stanford)\nAnthem: Draw us in the SpirIt’s tether (Harold W. Frie dell)\nOrgan voluntary: Fugue in G minor BWV572 (Bach) GEO:-0.1102647000000001;51.513280392280855 LOCATION:The Temple Church\, London URL:https://www.templechurch.com/events/services END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Lunchtime Organ Recital: Gavin Phelps (Oundle for Organists Recita l Award) DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260708T131500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260708T134500 DTSTAMP:20260710T103516Z UID:13415021783512900.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:Gavin Phelps (Oundle for Organists Recital Award)\n\n\nD. Lock lair (b. 1949) - “the people respond - Amen!” from Rubrics (A Liturgic al Suite for Organ)\n\nJ.S. Bach (1685-1750) - Wenn wir in höchsten Nöte n sein BWV 641\n\nD. Buxtehude (1637-1707) - Toccata in F BuxWV 157\n\nR. Schumann (1810-1856) - “Allegretto” from Four Sketches for Organ Op.58 No.4\n\nF. Couperin (1668-1733) - Kyrie from Messe Solemnelles a l’usag e des Paroisses\n\nI. Plein chant de premier Kyrie\, en taille\nII. Fugue sur les jeux D’Anches\nIII. Recit de Chromhorne\nIV. Dialogue sur la Tro mpette et le Chromhorne\nV. Plein chant\n\nC. Franck (1822-1890) - Chorale no.1 in E major from Trois Chorales \n\n\nGavin is currently Junior Organ Scholar at Wells Cathedral where he studies organ with award-winning orga nist Carolyn Craig as a specialist musician at Wells Cathedral School. He started learning the organ in 2018 with Shean Bowers whilst he was a chori ster at Bath Abbey and subsequently the Abbey’s organ scholar from 2024- 25. He achieved a distinction in Grade 8 organ in 2024 and gained his LTCL performance diploma in 2025.\n\nGavin has taken part in many courses and masterclasses\, receiving advice from renowned organists and teachers such as Thomas Trotter\, Isabelle Demers\, David Hill and Daniel Moult. He has also enjoyed successes in organ competitions including 1st Prize in the J unior Class of the 2024 London Teenage Organ Competition\; a highly commen ded award in the 2024 Northern Ireland International Organ Competition\; a nd 1st Prize in the Bach Class of the 2026 Bristol Eisteddfod Organ Sectio n. \n\nIn addition to performing\, Gavin enjoys composition and improvisat ion. His choral work “Spirit Divine” was recorded in February 2024 for a CD marking the 150th Anniversary of Bath Abbey Boys’ Choir. Selected as one of ten young composers for the ORA Singers composition scheme\, Gav in received mentoring sessions from Richard Allain\, and his choral piece “Alma Redemptoris Mater” was performed by the ORA Singers last July in London. He currently studies composition with Paul Whitmarsh and has had pieces performed in Wells Cathedral as part of a composer’s concert. He recently took part in a composition masterclass with renowned composer Che ryl Frances-Hoad. \n\nGavin also studies piano and achieved a distinction in Grade 8 piano in March 2024 and received a highly commended award in Ba th Young Musician 2025. He enjoys playing and singing in many ensembles at Wells Cathedral School\, where he is currently studying for sixth form\, including the school’s symphony orchestra\, early music groups\, chamber choir\, and in pop and funk bands with fellow students. Gavin enjoys play ing in bands for musical theatre productions and has played keyboard and p ercussion in many musicals including School of Rock\, Beauty and the Beast \, Oliver\, Evita\, Addams Family\, and the Sound of Music. GEO:-0.1102647000000001;51.513280392280855 LOCATION:The Temple Church\, London URL:https://www.templechurch.com/music/lunchtime-organ-recitals END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Choral Evensong DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260708T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260708T183000 DTSTAMP:20260710T103516Z UID:13415051783528200.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:Sung by the Temple Singers\n\nOrgan prelude: Schmücke dich\, o liebe Seele (Brahms)\nIntroit: God be in my head (Walford Davies) \nPsal m: 84 vv 8-end (Parry) \nCanticles: Dyson in F\nAnthem: My soul\, there is a country (Parry) \nOrgan voluntary: Elegy (Thalben-Ball) GEO:-0.1102647000000001;51.513280392280855 LOCATION:The Temple Church\, London URL:https://www.templechurch.com/events/services END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Choral Communion DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260712T111500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260712T121500 DTSTAMP:20260710T103516Z UID:13417621783851300.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:Sung by the Temple Singers\n\nOrgan prelude: Cantabile (Widor\ , Symphonie no 6)\nIntroit: O Praise the Lord a 12 (Tomkins) \nPsalm 90 ( 12-end) \nSetting: Missa bel amfitrit altera (Lassus)\nMotet: Cantate Domi no (Monteverdi) \nOrgan voluntary: Intermezzo (Widor\, Symphonie no 6) GEO:-0.1102647000000001;51.513280392280855 LOCATION:The Temple Church\, London URL:https://www.templechurch.com/events/services END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The King Shall Rejoice: A Baroque Coronation DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260716T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260716T203000 DTSTAMP:20260710T103516Z UID:13239141784224800.0achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:Temple Church Choir\nThe Temple Players\nThomas Allery\, condu ctor\n\nThe Temple Church Choir\, one of London’s foremost liturgical en sembles\, ignites a display of royal splendour in the magnificent historic surroundings of Temple Church. At the heart of the programme are Handel ’s glorious Coronation Anthems\, including the electrifying Zadok the Pr iest and the majestic Let thy Hand be strengthened\, works written to cele brate the power\, pageantry\, and ceremony of the British monarchy.\n\nAlo ngside these\, the concert features a rich selection of Baroque music comp osed for royal occasions\, bringing to life the brilliance and grandeur of the age. Set within the soaring acoustics and centuries-old walls of Temp le Church\, this performance promises an evening of ceremonial brilliance\ , dramatic contrasts\, and resplendent choral sound - where history\, arch itecture\, and music converge in spectacular fashion.\n\nProgramme\n\nG F Handel (1685-1759): Overture to Solomon\nFrancesco Durante (1684-1755): Ma gnificat\nG F Handel: Let thy Hand be strengthened\nWilliam Boyce (1711-17 79): Symphony no. 1\nWilliam Boyce: The King shall rejoice\nG F Handel: Za dok the Priest GEO:-0.1102647000000001;51.513280392280855 LOCATION:The Temple Church\, London URL:https://www.templemusic.org/concerts/the-king-shall-rejoice-a-baroque- coronation END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR