This year we celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Accession of Charles I, after whom our church is named, with a number of special events. We are honoured to welcome the choir of HM Chapel Royal, Hampton Court, directed by Carl Jackson, for concert of celebratory music. The event will be accompanied by an exhibition of artefacts relating to King Charles I and the church. Tickets available from www.ticketsource.co.uk/mkctw or via the church website.
This February the 15th, over the Valentines weekend, we have the perfect candlelit event to bring your partner, spouse, friends or family to for an evening of unmissable classical musical talent.This event is being brought to us by the wonderful charity Music in Action; who provide musical outreach to children from disadvantaged backgrounds, alongside for educational purposes. They are partnered with us at King Charles the Martyr church, with a large portion of the sales coming straight back into our Hall4All Appeal, raising money for our much needed church hall renovations.What is in store on the 15th:International soloist Harriet Mackenzie and her supporting orchestra of incredible musicians the Celoniatus Ensemble will be with us at King Charles the Martyr church, bringing two shows;6pm: Valentines Classics by Candlelight – including Pachelbel’s Canon and The Lark Ascending by Vaughan WilliamsTickets from https://valentineclassicalbycandlelight.eventbrite.co.uk8pm: Valentines Vivaldi by Candlelight, including Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with poetry readingsTickets from https://valentinevivaldibycandlelight.eventbrite.co.uk
Saturday 25th January, 2:30pm ‘Angel’s music in mortal’s dress’ – an illustrated lecture on the life and music of the influential Stuart courtier and musician, John Wilson (1595-1674), given by Matthew Spring and the Baroque consort Galliarda. Born in Faversham, Wilson was one of the most famous and prominent musicians and singers of the Stuart age; a man who was well known and well liked in the theatre, court, university, and the chapel royal. A prolific composer of over 300 songs, some of them from famous staged productions by Shakespeare and Fletcher that resulted from his long service to the King’s Men Company, for which he started his London career as a boy singer at the Blackfriars theatre. As the third Heather Professor of Music in Oxford he did much to rebuild music making in Oxford after the civil war, and we’ll hear some of his music and that of other leading lights of the early English Baroque.RETIRING COLLECTION
FORTHCOMING DATES FOR CHORAL EVENSONG 2025All at 6:30pm, usually on 2nd and 5th Sundays.[5th January 2025: Solemn Mass for Epiphany]12th and 26th January 20259th February 20259th and 30th March 2025[13th April: Palm Sunday Stations of the Cross service][17th April: Maundy Thursday communion service 7:30pm)11th May8th and 29th June
