Local saxophonist, Melanie Henry and the Opus Sax quartet, present a programme of trios, quartets and quintets written, or transcribed, for the saxophone. With influences of Baroque, Medieval, folk and jazz … Continue reading "St Mary’s Music Festival: Sax Collective"
Celebrating St Mary’s organ and the organists of the Parish, past and present The afternoon will begin with a talk about the Parish of Wanstead organists of the past – some famous, some with “interesting” lives, one buried in the church yard at St Mary’s, two who are relatives of current choir members This … Continue reading "St Mary’s Music Festival: Celebrating St Mary’s organ and organists"
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"
