Guests are invited to a memorable evening of live music in support of the charity Music in Hospitals & Care at St James Garlickhythe Church in central London on 24 September, where Grammy Award-winning pianist Christopher Glynn will perform and host.
Christopher explains:
As one of the charity’s Vice Presidents, I have seen how deeply their work can touch people’s lives, and how much difference a live musical encounter can make. It offers something no recording or streaming platform can replace – music made in the moment, for particular listeners, with time to talk, listen and share the experience.
Funds raised from the event will help Music in Hospitals & Care continue reaching people in hospitals, care homes and community spaces across the UK, where live music can make a meaningful difference.
Live music is incredibly moving because you see how much people value it and how it can transform their emotional state. We know that emotional wellbeing plays an important role in recovery, and I think that's where the value of music lies. It has the power to shift how people feel and, ultimately, improve their quality of life.” Christopher adds.
Internationally renowned soprano Rowan Pierce and Julia White, an oboist who visits hospitals and care homes with Music in Hospitals & Care will accompany Christopher. Together they will perform a range of pieces across the centuries that celebrate the the power of music.
Christopher explains:
The programme is a celebration of music in its many different roles, moving between songs and melodies in which it is praised, imagined, remembered and shared. We begin and end with ‘Music, for a while, shall all your cares beguile’. The opening line of one of Purcell’s most famous songs gives this programme its starting point: the idea that music can console, delight, stir memories, lift spirits and bring people together.
The programme brings together classical songs, instrumental works and much-loved film music, exploring how music can comfort, inspire and connect us. Alongside Purcell’s Music for a While, highlights include Schubert’s An die Musik, Howells’ King David, Morricone’s Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission, and music from The Sound of Music and Amélie.
It promises to be an evening of exceptional music, with wine and canapés served from 6:30pm before the performance begins at 7:30pm, finishing around 9:20pm. Tickets are £50, with student discounts available.
