Summer Music in City Churches - 'Eternal Light'

Kestrel Music presents its seventh annual festival, between 18 - 27 June 2025 – an eight-day celebration of music in both lunchtime and evening concerts in the City of London.

Summer Music in City Churches was founded in 2018, presenting beautiful music to engage, divert and inspire, in ancient and architecturally stunning churches in London's Square Mile. Standing cheek by jowl with City offices, these churches are glorious settings in which to listen and reflect: oases of history, beauty and peace amidst the 24-7 hurly-burly of City life.

Choral requiem settings form the cornerstones, inspiring this year’s theme ‘Eternal Light’. Guest artists are drawn from the finest musicians performing internationally today, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and City of London Choir, conductors Sir John Rutter and Daniel Hyde, and soloists including guitarists Jack Hancher and Gus McQuade, pianists Iain Farrington, Lucy Parham, Mark Bebbington and Viv McLean, and singers Eleanor Grant, Edward Grint and Rachel Nicholls. Embracing the theme of ‘Eternal Light’ – sunrise, moonlight and reflected light in nature, as well as the everlasting light of remembrance.

Concerts take place at the historic churches of the City of London:
St Giles-without-Cripplegate EC2Y 8DA, St James Garlickhythe EC4V 2AF, St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate EC2M 3TL

Tickets are on sale from the website and on the door and are half price for students and under 30s.