Concert 'O Radiant Dawn' with St Martin's Voices
Fri 29 Aug
|St Aidan's Church
Join St Martin's Voices from St Martin-in-the-Fields in the ethereal surroundings of St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh, for an hour long concert of music from dawn to dusk.
Time & Location
29 Aug 2025, 19:00 – 20:00
St Aidan's Church, Radcliffe Rd, Bamburgh NE69 7AE, UK
About the event
An hour-long programme of words and music reflecting on the journey from dawn to dusk. The programme includes works by works by Orlando Gibbons, Hubert Parry, James MacMillan and St Martin's Voices Composer-in-Residence, Lucy Walker.
Programme to include
O radiant dawn - James MacMillan
My spirit sang all day - Gerald Finzi
My soul, there is a country - Hubert Parry
Crossing the bar - Rani Arbo
Calme des nuits - Camille Saint-Saëns
The long day closes - Arthur Sullivan
St Martin’s Voices is one of the UK’s most versatile professional vocal ensembles. They sing for concerts and broadcasts at their home in London’s iconic St Martin-in-the-Fields and beyond, and regularly perform alongside ensembles including the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and the Piatti Quartet. They have toured to the USA and South Africa as well as undertaking extensive tours across the UK. The choir regularly features in broadcasts on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4 and has frequently given concerts on Classic FM alongside the broadcaster Zeb Soanes.
In 2023 they released their first album with Resonus Classics, A Winter Breviary, to critical acclaim, and their second album, featuring the choral works of American composer Ned Rorem, was released in March 2025, receiving a 5* review in BBC Music Magazine. St Martin’s Voices regularly commission and premiere new works, collaborating with composers including Bob Chilcott, Will Todd, Yshani Perinpanayagam, Rebecca Dale and Emily Hazrati. In 2023 they appointed their first Composer-in-Residence, Lucy Walker.