Christmas with St Martin’s Voices
About
This December we welcome St Martin’s Voices who join us for a promenade performance across the Gallery, inspired by the story of the Nativity. Accompanied by Dr Siobhán Jolley, Lecturer in Christian Studies at the University of Manchester, our paintings of the birth of Jesus, as well as the visitations of the shepherds and kings, are brought to life through seasonal songs.
An eclectic pop-up programme features traditional song, Renaissance music, and contemporary arrangements by composers including Yshani Perinpanayagam and Olivia Sparkhall.
Participants
Dr Siobhán Jolley is a specialist in European Christian Art. She is Lecturer in Christian Studies at the University of Manchester and Visiting Lecturer in Christianity and the Arts at King’s College, London. She was previously the Howard and Roberta Ahmanson Research Fellow in Art and Religion at the National Gallery. An expert in the portrayal of Mary Magdalene, her broader research interests include the work of female artists, the reception of biblical women and the New Testament, and feminist approaches.
St Martin’s Voices are one of the UK’s most versatile professional vocal ensembles. They perform at concerts, broadcasts and special services at their base in London’s iconic St Martin-in-the-Fields and beyond, and regularly perform alongside the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, London Mozart Players and Piatti Quartet. In response to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, St Martin’s Voices extended their digital recording projects, and was proud to feature in performances used by the Church of England’s online worship resources that have attracted more than 4 million downloads. They have toured to the USA and South Africa as well as undertaking extensive tours across the UK. The choir regularly features in broadcasts on BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and Classic FM. In 2023 they released their first album with Resonus Classics, 'A Winter Breviary', to critical acclaim.
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Christmas with St Martin’s Voices
Free
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