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Great Sacred MusicThursday 11th November - Remembrance
Recorded live at St Martin-in-the-Fields Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices directed by Andrew Earis, accompanied by Ben Giddens…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 4th November - COP-26
Recorded live from St Martin-in-the-Fields Led by Revd Dr Sam Well, with music from St Martin's Voices directed by Andrew Earis, accompanied by Polina Sosnin…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 28th October - Water
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices directed by Andrew Earis, accompanied by Polina Sosnina Music: Like a mighty stream – Hogan The…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 14th October - Seeds, plants, and trees
Recorded live at St Martin-in-the-Fields Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices directed by Andrew Earis, accompanied by Michael Cayton…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 7th October - St Francis and Creation
Recorded live at St Martin-in-the-Fields Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices directed by Andrew Earis, accompanied by Polina Sosnina…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 30th September - Celebrating St Michael and All Angels
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices directed by Andrew Earis, accompanied by Ben Giddens Music: Hail, glorious spirits – Tye Factum…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 23rd September - International Day of Peace
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices directed by Andrew Earis, accompanied by Ben Giddens Music: Peace – Paul Mealor O pray for the…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 16th September - Blessed
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis, accompanied by Polina Sosnina Music: Beati quorum via – Stanford Beati…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 11th September - Marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis with organist Michael Cayton Music: We shall walk through the valley in…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 2nd September - New Beginnings
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis with organist Michael Cayton Music: New every morning is the love…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 26th August - St Augustine of Hippo
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis with organist Ben Giddens Music: O thou that art the light - Gabriel…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 19th August - The House of the Lord
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis with organist Ben Giddens Music: Locus iste – Bruckner How lovely are…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 12th August - International Youth Day
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis with organist Ben Giddens Music: Quicumque Christum quaeritis – Victoria…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 5th August - The Transfiguration
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis with organist Ben Giddens Music: Quicumque Christum quaeritis – Victoria…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 29th July - William Wilberforce
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis and Gabriella Noble with organist Polina Sosnina Music: God’s gonna set…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 22nd July - Fly me to the Moon
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis and Gabriella Noble with organist Ben Giddens Music: A Cosmic Prayer –…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 15th July - Nelson Mandela Day
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble with organist Ben Giddens Music: The Lord’s Prayer from ‘African…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 8th July - Giving thanks
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis with organist Ben Giddens Music: O give thanks unto the Lord – Aldrich…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 1st July - The Stars and Stripes Forever
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis and Gabriella Noble with organist Ben Giddens. Music: Pie Jesu – William…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 24th June - The Day of the Seafarer
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble with organist Ben Giddens Music: Never weather beaten sail – Campion…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 17th June - Choral Blessings
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis with organist Ben Giddens Music: The Peace of God – John Rutter Where’er…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 10th June - The world is charged with the grandeur of God
Marking the life and work of poet John Masefield Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble with organist Ben…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 3rd June - Where does the uttered music go?
Marking the life and work of poet John Masefield Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis with organist Ben…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 27th May - Holy, holy, holy: A Sequence for Trinity
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis with organist Ben Giddens Music: God the holy Trinity – Joanna Forbes…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 20th May - The Spirit of the Lord
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble with organist Ben Giddens Music: Spirit of God, unseen as the wind –…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 13th May - Ascension Day
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis with organist Ben Giddens Music: God is gone up with a merry noise –…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 6th May - Kings and Prophets
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble and accompanied by Polina Sosnina. Music: How beautiful upon the…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 29th April - Revelation
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble and Andrew Earis and accompanied by Polina Sosnina. Music: These are…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 22nd April - Exodus and Covenant
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble and accompanied by Andrew Earis. Music: Ev’ry time I feel the spirit…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 15th April - Paul
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Music: We sing the glorious conquest (t…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 8th April - Resurrection and Ascension
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Music: Surrexit Christus Hodie –…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 1st April - Maundy Thursday
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Music: A New Commandment - Richard…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 25th March - Jesus: Death
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Music: Crux fidelis – John IV of…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 18th March - Jesus: Ministry
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis. Music: Tell me the stories of Jesus – Challinor A man there lived in…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 11th March - Jesus - The Incarnation
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis. Music: Frohlocket, ihr Völker auf Erden – Mendelssohn Verbum caro…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 4th March - Exile
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Music: Salve Regina – Poulenc Super…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 25th February - Psalms
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earisand accompanied by Ben Giddens. Music: Behold O God our defender -…
Great Sacred MusicDeath (Thursday 18th February) - podcast
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Music: Burial Sentences - Croft Funeral…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 11th February - Ecology
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Music: Praise to the Trinity –…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 4th February - Government
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Music: O clap your hands – Gibbons O…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 28th January - Friendship
The next in our weekly online Great Sacred Music series, launched in light of St Martin’s temporary closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A new Great Sacred…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 21st January - Work
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from the upper voices of St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Come, labour on –…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 14th January - Baptism of Christ
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from the upper voices of St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Come, holy Ghost –…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 7th January - Epiphany
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from the upper voices of St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis and accompanied by Ben Giddens. As with gladness men…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 31st December - The Gate of the Year
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis and accompanied by Ben Giddens. A New Year Carol (Britten) I said to the…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 17th December - World Carols
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble and accompanied by Ben Giddens. O Tannenbaum – arr. Rutter Quelle est…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 10th December - On Christmas Night
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble and accompanied by Ben Giddens. On Christmas Night - a carol sequence…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 3rd December - An Advent Sequence
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis and accompanied by Ben Giddens. O Emmanuel – Pierre de Manchicourt O…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 3rd December - A Sequence for Advent
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Music: O Emmanuel – Pierre de…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 26th November - Birth
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Music: God of Eve and God of Mary…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 19th November - Family
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Music: The love of all the earth (Nils…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 12th November - Money
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Music: All for thee (Paul S. Kellner)…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 5th November - War
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Music: Holy is the true light…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 29th October - Justice
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Andrew Earis and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Music: God has chosen me - Bernadette…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 22nd October - Revelation
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Music: Talk with us, Lord, thyself…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 15th October - Forgiveness
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Music: God is forgiveness (Taizé)…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 8th October - The Church
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Music: Tu es Petrus (Duruflé) Hymn to…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 1st October - Holy Spirit
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble and accompanied by Ben Giddens. Music: Spirit of God, unseen as the…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 24 September - Salvation
Great Sacred Music Thursday 24 September Salvation Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble and accompanied by…
Great Sacred MusicThursday 17 September - Israel
Great Sacred Music Thursday 17 September Israel Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells, with music from St Martin's Voices, directed by Gabriella Noble and accompanied by…