TueMar19 |
Church open for sightseeing
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WedMar20 |
Church open for sightseeing
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4:00 pm
Talk: The story of the Temple Church from the Knights Templar to the present day
Free as part of the entrance fee. Lunchtime Organ Recital: Rory Moules
For more information on the Lunchtime Recital Series please click here. Passiontide Sequence with music from Handel’s Messiah
Sung by the Temple Church Choir
Organ Prelude: Messiah Overture |
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ThuMar21 |
Church open for sightseeing
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FriMar22 |
Church open for sightseeing
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4:00 pm
Talk: From the Templars to The Da Vinci Code: 850 years of the Temple Church
The History of the Temple Church, 850 extraordinary years: from the design of the Round Church (1163), perhaps the first Gothic building built in England, to match the round Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem; through the tumultuous years of Magna Carta (1214-1215), whose hero William Marshal was buried in the Round, where his effigy still lies; the building of the Chancel (1240), a glorious hall-church planned as the burial-place of Henry III and his Queen; the 17th and 18th century roles of the Church and Temple in the development of our modern rule of law and in the foundation, independence and constitution of America; to the Blitz (1941) and the post-War repair of the Church. Robin is glad to answer questions about The Da Vinci Code too! |
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SunMar24 |
Choral Communion for Palm Sunday
Sung by the Temple Singers
Organ prelude: Valet will ich dir geben BWV735 (Bach)
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MonMar25 |
Church Closed for sightseeing
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4:00 pm
Temple Music Holy Week Festival: Four Serious Songs
Ashley Riches bass-baritoneTim Lowe celloLibby Burgess pianoA heart-rending programme of love and loss, combining the rich sonority of cello and bass-baritone voice. Soulful and spiritual, prayerful and passionate, this lunchtime concert opens our Holy Week Festival with two late works: Beethoven's visionary 'Free Sonata' and one of the very last things Brahms wrote. Beethoven: Sonata No 4 for cello and piano For more information and booking please click here. Temple Music Holy Week Festival: Buxtehude Membra Jesu Nostri
The Choir of Magdalen College OxfordOxford Bach SoloistsAlexander Pott conductorFounded in 1480, the Choir of Magdalen College Oxford was one of the largest choral foundations in late-medieval England. This historic legacy has been preserved and maintained over five centuries, and the choir now enjoys an international reputation. They join forces with Oxford Bach Soloists to perform Buxtehude’s 1680 masterpiece Membra Jesu Nostri. Deeply expressive and pure, this extraordinary work is a cycle of 7 cantatas, meditating on the Passion of Christ. For more information and booking please click here. |
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TueMar26 |
Temple Music Holy Week Festival: The Well-tempered Clavier
Libby Burgess pianoPerformance 1 of 6The Well-Tempered Clavier is one of the glories of Western art, only rarely performed in its entirety. In 1722 JS Bach published a prelude and a fugue in each of the twelve major and twelve minor keys (Book 1), and twenty years later he repeated the process (Book 2). Each of ‘The 48’ lasts only a few minutes, but between them they explore a wealth of characters, styles, and moods, representing not only the diversity of musical language available to the composer at the time, but also exploring the whole gamut of human emotional experience. Acclaimed pianist Libby Burgess is performing Bach's masterpiece 48 times; once in each of England's 48 counties. She is half way through her epic journey around the country, and we are thrilled to be hosting the City of London performances as part of our Holy Week Festival. During the festival, Libby will perform the entire collection across six concerts. Each concert will include a carefully crafted selection of preludes & fugues from Book 1 and Book 2 (the set lists will be published shortly). Bach wrote his massive and magnificent collection "for the benefit and use of the musical youth eager to learn, as well as for the special pastime of those already skilful in this study". The project is fundraising for musical charities who provide much-needed help to those same categories of people today – musicians young and old. The nominated charities are: Help Musicians, Youth Music, Live Music Now and Future Talent. Between them they help hundreds of thousands of musicians every year, offering financial support, creating opportunities, addressing inequalities, and altogether safeguarding the future of the music world. So far the project has raised over £30,000. The concerts are free, with a retiring collection in aid of the charities. For more information and booking click here. Church Closed for sightseeing
10:00 am–
4:00 pm
Temple Music Holy Week Festival: Élégie
TEMPLE SOLOISTSOlivier Stankiewicz oboeJulian Bliss clarinetBen Goldscheider french hornAmy Harman bassoonLibby Burgess pianoThis exceptional ensemble bookend Mozart's sublime Quintet for Piano & Winds with intense and deeply felt sonatas by Poulenc. Poulenc: Oboe Sonata For more information and booking please click here. Temple Music Holy Week Festival: Lamentation
Temple SingersThomas Allery directorOne of London's finest professional church choirs present a devastatingly beautiful programme of laments, including pleas for mercy by William Byrd and Thomas Tallis; a choral masterpiece of the Franco-Flemish Renaissance; and Rudolf Mauersberger's plangent motet composed in Holy Week 1945 in the aftermath of the bombing of Dresden. The concert concludes with Tavener's best known work 'Song for Athene' ("May Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest"). Tallis: Miserere nostri For more information and booking please click here. |
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WedMar27 |
Church Closed for sightseeing
10:00 am–
4:00 pm
Temple Music Holy Week Festival: The Well-tempered Clavier
Libby Burgess pianoPerformance 2 of 6The Well-Tempered Clavier is one of the glories of Western art, only rarely performed in its entirety. In 1722 JS Bach published a prelude and a fugue in each of the twelve major and twelve minor keys (Book 1), and twenty years later he repeated the process (Book 2). Each of ‘The 48’ lasts only a few minutes, but between them they explore a wealth of characters, styles, and moods, representing not only the diversity of musical language available to the composer at the time, but also exploring the whole gamut of human emotional experience. Acclaimed pianist Libby Burgess is performing Bach's masterpiece 48 times; once in each of England's 48 counties. She is half way through her epic journey around the country, and we are thrilled to be hosting the City of London performances as part of our Holy Week Festival. During the festival, Libby will perform the entire collection across six concerts. Each concert will include a carefully crafted selection of preludes & fugues from Book 1 and Book 2 (the set lists will be published shortly). Bach wrote his massive and magnificent collection "for the benefit and use of the musical youth eager to learn, as well as for the special pastime of those already skilful in this study". The project is fundraising for musical charities who provide much-needed help to those same categories of people today – musicians young and old. The nominated charities are: Help Musicians, Youth Music, Live Music Now and Future Talent. Between them they help hundreds of thousands of musicians every year, offering financial support, creating opportunities, addressing inequalities, and altogether safeguarding the future of the music world. So far the project has raised over £30,000. The concerts are free, with a retiring collection in aid of the charities. For more information and booking please click here. Temple Music Holy Week Festival: Daniel Moult
Lunchtime organ recitalVirtuoso organist Daniel Moult presents a programme showcasing Temple Church's magnificent instrument. Bach: Fantasia in G minor (BWV 542i) For more information and booking please click here. Choral Evensong for Holy Week
Sung by the Temple Singers
Organ prelude: Passion Chorale (William Lloyd Webber)
Temple Music Holy Week Festival: The Well-tempered Clavier
Libby Burgess pianoPerformance 3 of 6The Well-Tempered Clavier is one of the glories of Western art, only rarely performed in its entirety. In 1722 JS Bach published a prelude and a fugue in each of the twelve major and twelve minor keys (Book 1), and twenty years later he repeated the process (Book 2). Each of ‘The 48’ lasts only a few minutes, but between them they explore a wealth of characters, styles, and moods, representing not only the diversity of musical language available to the composer at the time, but also exploring the whole gamut of human emotional experience. Acclaimed pianist Libby Burgess is performing Bach's masterpiece 48 times; once in each of England's 48 counties. She is half way through her epic journey around the country, and we are thrilled to be hosting the City of London performances as part of our Holy Week Festival. During the festival, Libby will perform the entire collection across six concerts. Each concert will include a carefully crafted selection of preludes & fugues from Book 1 and Book 2 (the set lists will be published shortly). Bach wrote his massive and magnificent collection "for the benefit and use of the musical youth eager to learn, as well as for the special pastime of those already skilful in this study". The project is fundraising for musical charities who provide much-needed help to those same categories of people today – musicians young and old. The nominated charities are: Help Musicians, Youth Music, Live Music Now and Future Talent. Between them they help hundreds of thousands of musicians every year, offering financial support, creating opportunities, addressing inequalities, and altogether safeguarding the future of the music world. So far the project has raised over £30,000. The concerts are free, with a retiring collection in aid of the charities. For more information and booking please click here. |
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ThuMar28 |
Church Closed for sightseeing
10:00 am–
4:00 pm
Temple Music Holy Week Festival: The Well-tempered Clavier
Libby Burgess pianoPerformance 4 of 6The Well-Tempered Clavier is one of the glories of Western art, only rarely performed in its entirety. In 1722 JS Bach published a prelude and a fugue in each of the twelve major and twelve minor keys (Book 1), and twenty years later he repeated the process (Book 2). Each of ‘The 48’ lasts only a few minutes, but between them they explore a wealth of characters, styles, and moods, representing not only the diversity of musical language available to the composer at the time, but also exploring the whole gamut of human emotional experience. Acclaimed pianist Libby Burgess is performing Bach's masterpiece 48 times; once in each of England's 48 counties. She is half way through her epic journey around the country, and we are thrilled to be hosting the City of London performances as part of our Holy Week Festival. During the festival, Libby will perform the entire collection across six concerts. Each concert will include a carefully crafted selection of preludes & fugues from Book 1 and Book 2 (the set lists will be published shortly). Bach wrote his massive and magnificent collection "for the benefit and use of the musical youth eager to learn, as well as for the special pastime of those already skilful in this study". The project is fundraising for musical charities who provide much-needed help to those same categories of people today – musicians young and old. The nominated charities are: Help Musicians, Youth Music, Live Music Now and Future Talent. Between them they help hundreds of thousands of musicians every year, offering financial support, creating opportunities, addressing inequalities, and altogether safeguarding the future of the music world. So far the project has raised over £29,000. The concerts are free, with a retiring collection in aid of the charities. For more information and booking click here. Choral Communion for Maundy Thursday
Sung by the Temple Singers
Organ prelude: Chant donné (Duruflé)
Temple Music Holy Week Festival: The Well-tempered Clavier
Libby Burgess pianoPerformance 5 of 6The Well-Tempered Clavier is one of the glories of Western art, only rarely performed in its entirety. In 1722 JS Bach published a prelude and a fugue in each of the twelve major and twelve minor keys (Book 1), and twenty years later he repeated the process (Book 2). Each of ‘The 48’ lasts only a few minutes, but between them they explore a wealth of characters, styles, and moods, representing not only the diversity of musical language available to the composer at the time, but also exploring the whole gamut of human emotional experience. Acclaimed pianist Libby Burgess is performing Bach's masterpiece 48 times; once in each of England's 48 counties. She is half way through her epic journey around the country, and we are thrilled to be hosting the City of London performances as part of our Holy Week Festival. During the festival, Libby will perform the entire collection across six concerts. Each concert will include a carefully crafted selection of preludes & fugues from Book 1 and Book 2 (the set lists will be published shortly). Bach wrote his massive and magnificent collection "for the benefit and use of the musical youth eager to learn, as well as for the special pastime of those already skilful in this study". The project is fundraising for musical charities who provide much-needed help to those same categories of people today – musicians young and old. The nominated charities are: Help Musicians, Youth Music, Live Music Now and Future Talent. Between them they help hundreds of thousands of musicians every year, offering financial support, creating opportunities, addressing inequalities, and altogether safeguarding the future of the music world. So far the project has raised over £30,000. The concerts are free, with a retiring collection in aid of the charities. For more information and booking click here. Temple Music Holy Week Festival: War and Peace
TEMPLE SOLOISTSJonathan Stone violinMartyn Jackson violinMeghan Cassidy violaTim Lowe celloJulian Bliss clarinetA programme of musical outpourings in response to war, from Suk's elegiac Meditation on an Old Czech Hymn 'St Wenceslas', through Shostakovich's powerful 8th String Quartet, to one of the loveliest moments in music - the closing of Herbert Howells' Rhapsodic Quintet. To perform this landmark in English chamber music, clarinettist Julian Bliss joins forces with the exceptional string players of Temple Soloists. Completing their programme is Puccini's gem of a quartet, Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums), written in one night in response to the death of a friend. Suk: Meditation on an Old Czech Hymn 'St Wenceslas' For more information and booking please click here. Temple Music Holy Week Festival: The Well-tempered Clavier
Libby Burgess pianoPerformance 6 of 6The Well-Tempered Clavier is one of the glories of Western art, only rarely performed in its entirety. In 1722 JS Bach published a prelude and a fugue in each of the twelve major and twelve minor keys (Book 1), and twenty years later he repeated the process (Book 2). Each of ‘The 48’ lasts only a few minutes, but between them they explore a wealth of characters, styles, and moods, representing not only the diversity of musical language available to the composer at the time, but also exploring the whole gamut of human emotional experience. Acclaimed pianist Libby Burgess is performing Bach's masterpiece 48 times; once in each of England's 48 counties. She is half way through her epic journey around the country, and we are thrilled to be hosting the City of London performances as part of our Holy Week Festival. During the festival, Libby will perform the entire collection across six concerts. Each concert will include a carefully crafted selection of preludes & fugues from Book 1 and Book 2 (the set lists will be published shortly). Bach wrote his massive and magnificent collection "for the benefit and use of the musical youth eager to learn, as well as for the special pastime of those already skilful in this study". The project is fundraising for musical charities who provide much-needed help to those same categories of people today – musicians young and old. The nominated charities are: Help Musicians, Youth Music, Live Music Now and Future Talent. Between them they help hundreds of thousands of musicians every year, offering financial support, creating opportunities, addressing inequalities, and altogether safeguarding the future of the music world. So far the project has raised over £30,000. The concerts are free, with a retiring collection in aid of the charities. For more information and booking click here. |
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FriMar29 |
Church Closed for sightseeing
10:00 am–
4:00 pm
Choral Mattins for Good Friday
Sung by the Temple Church Choir
Organ prelude: Miserere (Byrd) Temple Music Holy Week Festival: The End of Time
TEMPLE SOLOISTSJonathan Stone violinJulian Bliss clarinetTim Lowe celloJames Cheung pianoOur Holy Week Festival ends with Olivier Messiaen’s profoundly spiritual Quartet for the End of Time. Written while he was a prisoner of war in German captivity, the piece was premiered outdoors by Messiaen and his fellow prisoners using the instruments they could lay their hands on, in freezing temperatures, to a rapt audience of hundreds of inmates. "Never was I listened to with such rapt attention and comprehension" the composer later wrote. The music seems to touch the far edges of human experience. It combines the exotic dance rhythms and birdsong which permeate so much of Messiaen's music, with astonishing depictions of radiant eternity, inspired by the Book of Revelation. For more information and booking click here. |
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SatMar30 |
Easter Vigil and First Communion of Easter
Sung by the Temple Singers
Introit: Quem quaeritis |
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SunMar31 |
Holy Communion
1662 Book of Common Prayer (Said) Please access the Church via Tudor Street Entrance
Choral Communion for Easter Day
Sung by the Temple Church Choir
Organ prelude: Prelude in G BWV541 (Bach) |
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TueApr02 |
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WedApr03 |
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ThuApr04 |
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FriApr05 |
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TueApr09 |
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WedApr10 |
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ThuApr11 |
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FriApr12 |
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SunApr14 |
Easter Carol Service
Sung by Temple Singers To include music by Byrd, Scheidt and Tomkins |
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MonApr15 |
Church open for sightseeing
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TueApr16 |
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WedApr17 |
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ThuApr18 |
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