Another year of music at St James’

The 2014 Islington Proms season at St James’ in Prebend Street opens on Saturday March 29 with the Cantallini chamber choir (above) performing Fauré’s Requiem and music by Bach, Tallis, Messiaen and Tchaikovsky. This is the third season of concerts at the church, which over the last two years has hosted vocal and piano recitals, chamber music, choirs, early music, big band jazz and an opera.

Most concerts start at 7.30pm, and most include a drinks interval. Tickets are usually priced at £10 (£8 concessions). A new website is being put together: look out for www.islingtonproms.org.

The programme for the 2014 season is as interesting and diverse as ever:

Saturday 29 March Fauré’s Requiem and other music sung by Cantallini Chamber Choir

Sunday 13 April Haydn’s Seven Last Words performed by the Hermitage String Quartet and illustrated, with meditations between movements

Saturday 17 May Chamber music for piano and strings by Clare Clements and members of Insieme

Saturday 14 June Sancta Sunniva Chamber Choir from Bergen Cathedral perform music by Chilcott, Goodall and Mealor and the premiere of Villemann by Norwegian composer Dang Pham

Saturday 12 July Yoanna Prodanova and Yundu Wang present music for cello and piano: a cello sonata by Dohnányi and two late Beethoven sonatas

Saturday 20 September International a capella choir Canticum Canticorum present a programme of sacred and secular music

Saturday 11 October Youth Prom (6pm) showcases the talents of local young musicians and singers

Saturday 18 October The WTW Big Band return with a programme of jazz, swing, Latin and funk

Saturday 15 November Mariko Brown and Julian Jacobson (left) play music for four hands on St James’ Bechstein piano