St Bride's Choir

16/05/2026

More new music this Sunday at St Bride's Church, The Journalists' Church as part of the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music.

Canticles by Master of the King's Music, Errollyn Wallen and a setting of "Hail, gladdening light" by former (and much-missed) choir member Helen Neeves.

Do stay for our Fleet Street Social refreshments after the service!

08/05/2026

"O soft self-wounding Pelican! Whose breast weeps Balm for wounded man."

Unmistakeable words from Finzi's great anthem "Lo, the full final sacrifice" – at St Bride's Church, The Journalists' Church this Sunday at 5:30pm.

Painting: Crucifixion, Lorenzo & Jacopo Salimbeni, c.1416, St John's, Urbino, Italy

07/05/2026

Exciting to be involved in this year's London Festival of Contemporary Church Music, discovering new musical gems and celebrating the work of current composers.

St Bride’s Choir and the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music

⭐ London Festival of Contemporary Church Music 2026: Friday 8th - Sunday 17th May
📍 At churches across London

We are delighted to be part of this year’s London Festival of Contemporary Church Music, a celebration of living composers and vibrant new sacred music across the capital.

Music is central to our life here at St Bride's – and this May two of our Sunday choral services are part of the festival.

Both services are free to attend and are followed by refreshments.

🗓️ Choral Eucharist
Sunday 10th May, 11:00am
The first performance at St Bride's of the Missa syllabica by the organist and award-winning composer Nicholas O'Neill.

The anthem – also a St Bride's debut – is a setting of the Easter sequence "Victimae paschali laudes" by Philip Lawson, who was a former member of the King Singers and their principal arranger for many years.

Full details: 🔗 https://www.stbrides.com/events/choral-eucharist-17-2026-05-10/

🗓️ Choral Evensong
Sunday 17th May, 5:30pm

Philip Moore's wonderful set of Preces & Responses are a regular feature at St Bride's. Moore was Organist and Master of the Music at York Minster for over twenty years. In 2016 the Archbishop of Canterbury awarded him the Cranmer Award for Worship "for his contribution to the English choral tradition as a composer, arranger and performer."

Errollyn Wallen was appointed Master of the King's Music in 2024. Her "Evening Service for Westminster Abbey" is receiving its first performance at St Bride's as part of the festival.

Helen Neeves Sop and Composer is a former member of St Bride's Choir and now a BBC Singer. Her music is a regular part of our repertoire. This setting of "Hail gladdening light" is another premiere.

Full details:
🔗 https://www.stbrides.com/events/choral-evensong-14-2026-05-17/

🎵 Why this matters
The LFCCM champions the creativity and spiritual depth of contemporary sacred composition — and St Bride’s is proud to contribute to this living tradition in the heart of London. We hope you can come and support us and the festival's mission.

25/04/2026

WE'RE NEARLY THERE!
Our target is within reach as we raise money to help replant our . So grateful to all who have donated so far.

If you can help, please donate at Justgiving → https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/quietgarden
Quiet Garden Movement and Quiet Garden Trust

05/04/2026

Remembering Ben – the much-loved, sorely missed and highly competitive Easter Day egg-roller – pictured here as a winner in 2016 championship alongside Chris, another dear friend of St Bride, who is, sadly, also no longer with us. May they rest in peace. (And egg-roll in glory!)

01/04/2026

Just look at that form and concentration from one of our star sopranos!

Easter Day is a joyous celebration of the triumph of love and life over death. And also a chance for a bit of fun! Join us for a spot of traditional (and highly competitive) egg-rolling down Fleet Street after our Dawn service or bring your kids along for some Easter activities and an egg hunt after the 11am service. Egg-rolling symbolises both new life and the rolling of the stone from Christ’s tomb. A suitably chocolate-y prize is awarded for the furthest rolled egg. Please bring your own hard-boiled (decorated) eggs!

28/02/2026

this Sunday honours the life and witness of the great sixth‑century patron saint of Wales, St David, on his feast day.

We are singing music with suitably Welsh connections and the service is led by our Associate (Welsh) Priest, The Revd Dr Jeff Lake.

06/02/2026

Walton's epic anthem "The Twelve" is the Sermon in Music this Sunday at at St Bride's Church, The Journalists' Church. Not to be missed!

23/01/2026

Four movements from Mendelssohn's epic oratorio "St Paul" on Sunday St Bride's Church, The Journalists' Church to celebrate the converison of Paul.

11/01/2026

"Listen sweet dove" by the hugely talented former member of The King's Singers and director of music of Magdalen College, Oxford Chapel Choir - Grayston Ives - begins this week's Sermon in Music at at 5:30pm at St Bride's Church, The Journalists' Church.