Event Series St Mary’s Music Festival

St Mary’s Music Festival : All Rest

St Mary the Virgin church Overton Drive, London, E11, United Kingdom

Specially commissioned for 2024 St Mary’s Music Festival, All Rest will offer an itinerant, site-specific performance portraying a fictional dreamscape about the people dwelling in St Mary the Virgin, Wanstead. Six characters and a chorus of ghosts will take the audience on a journey through the grounds, the graveyard and St Mary’s Church, offering a … Continue reading "St Mary’s Music Festival : All Rest"

$10 – $15

Lucy and Joe’s Fringe Charivari

St. Mary’s Church Overton Drive, Wanstead

An eve-of-Fringe special event featuring classical, folk and experimental music to get things started. For the past two years local opera star Lucy Crowe OBE and husband Joe Walters continued their lockdown street concert legacy in the beautiful surroundings of St Mary’s. This year the music goes on – they will perform alongside local musician … Continue reading "Lucy and Joe’s Fringe Charivari"

£7 – £12

Live Jazz with The Jon Howells Trio

St. Mary’s Church Overton Drive, Wanstead

A selection of Jazz standards from the great American song book with the Jon Howells Trio

£8

Recital: Five Rooms

Wanstead United Reformed Church Nightingale Lane, Wanstead

A room to listen, a room to discover, and another room to escape the noises of life. The Music Rooms is a series of concerts offering a fresh listening experience in the heart of Wanstead, presenting eclectic musical programmes and extraordinary musicians. These concerts aim to offer a cosy headspace to reflect and explore through … Continue reading "Recital: Five Rooms"

£12 – £15

Jazz Vespers

Christ Church Wanstead Place, Wanstead

Wanstead Parish invite you to this unique service at 6pm on Sunday 15th September at Christ Church, Wanstead. Relax and enjoy a candlelit service and an evening of jazz provided by the Nick Tomalin Quartet and Inge-Lise Nygaard on vocals. Bring your own refreshments to enjoy during the service.

Yuki Negishi Piano Recital

Holy Trinity Church 185 Hermon Hill, Wanstead

Recital by Juilliard and Royal College of Music-trained pianist, Yuki Negishi, with interval (refreshments in the church hall). Programme: Beethoven Sonata in C sharp minor Op.27 No.2 “Moonlight” (15’) Chopin … Continue reading "Yuki Negishi Piano Recital"

£8.00 – £12.00

All Rest (5pm)

St. Mary’s Church Overton Drive, Wanstead

All Rest is an original, immersive opera experience portraying a fictional dreamscape about the people dwelling in St Mary’s historic graveyard on Overton Drive. Six characters and a chorus of … Continue reading "All Rest (5pm)"

£12 – £16

All Rest (6.30pm)

St. Mary’s Church Overton Drive, Wanstead

All Rest is an original, immersive opera experience portraying a fictional dreamscape about the people dwelling in St Mary’s historic graveyard on Overton Drive. Six characters and a chorus of … Continue reading "All Rest (6.30pm)"

£12 – £16

Recital: Musical Theatre and Classical Favourites with Lydia Gerrard

Wanstead Methodist Church Hermon Hill, Wanstead

Currently covering Glinda on the wicked UK & Ireland Tour, Lydia has performed all around the world and returns to Wanstead Fringe Festival to sing even more musical theatre favourites. An avid Andrew Lloyd Webber fan, Lydia has covered Christine Daaé on The Phantom of The Opera UK & Ireland tour and recently toured South … Continue reading "Recital: Musical Theatre and Classical Favourites with Lydia Gerrard"

£12.5 – £15