Concerts & Recitals season starts in September

Putney Bridge © Andrew Wilson

Enjoy a relaxing evening of music and drinks as we welcome some amazingly talented Organists and Choirs to St Mary’s Church, Putney

Dates for the diary: All concerts begin at 19.15pm

Sunday 30th September - St Georges Choir, Weybridge, conducted by Richard Quesnel, accompanied by Katy Silverman and soloist, James Birchall.



Music from 17th Century England to illustrate the history of St Mary’s church from Reformation to Restoration.

Programme to include:
Laudate nomen Domini (Christopher Tye 1505-1573)
If ye love me and other motets (Thomas Tallis 1505-1585)
Teach me O Lord (William Byrd 1539-1623)
Jehovah quam multi sunt hostes mei
Thou knowest Lord the secrets of our hearts
An Evening Hymn
Hush no more (from The Fairy Queen) (Henry Purcell 1659-1695)
…and works by Faure and Vivaldi

Music at St George’s, Weybridge - The Chamber Choir is one of many ensembles at St George’s College, which offers a wide range of musical activities. The choir has toured Europe and America, has recorded several CDs and was BBC Songs of Praise Choir of the Year in 2012. Major annual performances include a sung Memorial Requiem, a service of Nine Lessons with Carols, a Choral Society concert with professional orchestra and soloists, as well as end of term concerts and regular services in Chapel. This year, the College is beginning its 150th celebrations by staging a production of ‘The Sound of Music’ and preparing for the first performance of an oratorio, composed by the Director of Music to a specially-commissioned libretto.



Richard Quesnel - After an organ scholarship to Cambridge, Richard worked for two years as assistant to Robert Weddle at the Maitrise de Caen choir-school in Normandy, where he was also assistant conductor of the University Choir and Orchestra. In 2000, he was appointed musical director of the Academie de Musique et d’Arts Sacres in Sainte Anne d’Auray, and obtained the Agregation de Musique and the Diplome d’Etat in choral conducting. He was made a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister for Culture and was awarded the Medaille de Merite for his services to culture and education. He has performed with internationally acclaimed soloists and orchestras. As a composer, he has written extensively for choirs and his catalogue includes oratorios, cantatas, mass and motet settings which have been published and commercially recorded. He was appointed Director of Music at St George’s College in 2017.

Further ahead:

Sunday 14th October - Susanne Doll, St. Leonard Kirke, Basel

Sunday 25th November - Travis Baker, Director of Music, St Mary’s Putney

Sunday 9th December - The Bromley Boy Singers conducted by Travis Baker An internationally acclaimed choir will perform a Christmas programme to include Benjamin Britten’s, Ceremony of Carols.

Concerts begin at 19:15pm for about 45 minutes following the Caritas service
Tickets cost £5 on the door.
Putney Pantry will be open to serve drinks and food.

For further information please contact St Mary's Parish Office:
Julie.Craig@parishofputney.co.uk or tel: 0208 394 6061

September 26, 2018