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 and featuring composers such as Felix Mendelssohn, Percy Grainger, Mick Foster, George Gershwin, Gordon Goodwin and Althea Talbot Howard, expect an evening of entertaining listening … 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 … 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. … Continue reading "St Mary’s Music Festival : All Rest"