Lunchtime recitals at St Clement's

Lunchtime Recitals at St Clement's

Our Lunchtime Recitals at St Clement’s showcase a wealth of musical talent. Our series includes talented soloists, chamber groups, as well as our resident orchestra, The St Clement’s Players.

Recitals last about an hour without an interval, with free entry for all. A retiring collection is taken at each recital.

Forthcoming Recitals at St Clement’s

September 2024

Saturday September 28

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Romantic Music for Clarinet, Horn and Piano
Recurs weekly
Parish Church of St Clement, Bridge St, Cambridge CB2 1UF, UK

The Prozeski Trio

Gustav Jenner Trio in E-flat major
Gliere Nocturne for horn and piano
John Wilson Humoresque for clarinet and piano
Reinecke Trio in B-flat major


Lunchtime Recitals at St Clement’s
Free entry (with retiring collection)

October 2024

Saturday October 5

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Karen Wong (flute) and Lance Mok (piano)
Parish Church of St Clement, Bridge St, Cambridge CB2 1UF, UK

A recital of 20th century music for flute/piccolo and piano.

Karl Frühling: Fantasie, Op. 55
Lili Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps (1917)
Ravel (arr. Alain Craens): Ma mère l’Oye (1908, 2018)
Prokofiev (arr. Karen Wong): Summer Night, Op. 123 – IV. Dreams
Poulenc: Flute Sonata, FP 164

Flute/Piccolo Karen Wong 
Piano Lance Mok

Lunchtime Recitals at St Clement’s
Free entry (with retiring collection)

Saturday October 12

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
The St Clement’s Players: Strings Attached
Parish Church of St Clement, Bridge St, Cambridge CB2 1UF, UK

A programme for string orchestra:

Warlock: Capriol Suite
Finzi: Let us garlands bring
Walton: Two pieces for Strings from Henry V
Paul Carr: Saxophone Concerto

Conductor: Karol Jaworski
Leader: Emily Wright
Baritone: Robert Rice
Saxophone: Rob Burton


Lunchtime Recitals at St Clement’s
Free entry (with retiring collection)

Saturday October 19

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Pipework5 present: Brass Quintet Gems
Parish Church of St Clement, Bridge St, Cambridge CB2 1UF, UK

To include:
Malcolm Arnold: Quintet in three movements
Grieg: Norwegian Suite
Joseph Horowitz: Music Hall Suite


Lunchtime Recitals at St Clement’s
Free entry (with retiring collection)

Saturday October 26

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Cambridge Voices: Byrd Songs II
Parish Church of St Clement, Bridge St, Cambridge CB2 1UF, UK

Music by Byrd, and songs about birds

Byrd: 4 World Premieres of newly ‘Englished’ Latin motets
Gallus: Mirabile mysterium, ‘Englished’    
Gibbons: The Silver Swan, sung to ‘Song 46’
Gibbons: Dainty fine, bird
Britten: Hear the birdés sing!
Monteverdi: Dolcissimo uscignolo
East Anglian trad. folksong: If I were a little bird

Organ Stephen Axford


Lunchtime Recitals at St Clement’s
Free entry (with retiring collection)

November 2024

Saturday November 2

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
CU Recorder Ensemble: Dances and Diversions
Parish Church of St Clement, Bridge St, Cambridge CB2 1UF, UK

to include:
Mozart: Divertimento No. 8
Purcell: Suite from The Fairy Queen


Lunchtime Recitals at St Clement’s
Free entry (with retiring collection)

Saturday November 9

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Bruch: Kol Nidrei; Michael Kevin Jones (‘cello)
Parish Church of St Clement, Bridge St, Cambridge CB2 1UF, UK

Bruch: Kol Nidrei
van Goens: Scherzo
Vivaldi: Sonata in E minor
alongside Rodrigo and J.S. Bach

Cello Michael Kevin Jones
Piano John Bryden


Lunchtime Recitals at St Clement’s
Free entry (with retiring collection)

Saturday November 16

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Distant Beloved
Parish Church of St Clement, Bridge St, Cambridge CB2 1UF, UK

to include: 
Beethoven: An die Ferne Geliebte
alongside Schubert, Mozart and others

Fortepiano Dan Tidhar, with
Soloists of the Erasmus Chamber Choir


Lunchtime Recitals at St Clement’s
Free entry (with retiring collection)

Saturday November 23

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
The Mitchison Ensemble: Brahms and Muldoon
Parish Church of St Clement, Bridge St, Cambridge CB2 1UF, UK

Brahms: Clarinet Quintet
Paula Muldoon: String Quartet (‘The Adventures of Clive the Martian’). 

The Mitchison Ensemble


Lunchtime Recitals at St Clement’s
Free entry (with retiring collection)

Saturday November 30

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Messiah: part I
Parish Church of St Clement, Bridge St, Cambridge CB2 1UF, UK

Handel: Messiah (Part I)

The Choir of St Clement’s Cambridge
with The St Clement’s Players

Conductor Karol Jaworski
soloists from The Choir of St Clement’s


Lunchtime Recitals at St Clement’s
Free entry (with retiring collection)

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Performing in our recital series

If you are a musician or ensemble interested in performing as part of Lunchtime Recitals at St Clement’s, please get in touch with our Director of Music, Mr Karol Jaworski, introducing yourself and providing a sample programme.