We are looking forward excitedly to the visit of Jean-Baptiste Robin, Organist of the Royal Chapel of the Palace of Versailles, who will be giving a recital at Pilgrim on Sunday 14 September at 2:30pm. Jean-Baptiste will be our fifth visitor in our 2025 International Organist Series, in the busiest year yet for this program.... Continue Reading →
Recital 2:30pm Sunday 20 July James O’Donnell was Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey from 2000 to 2022, leading the choir on many state occasions, including the wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton. A prize-winning organist, he has given solo recitals around the world, including at the BBC Proms, and performed... Continue Reading →
At our next evensong we’ll be singing the B minor setting by Tertius Noble, who was music director at York Minster 1898-1913. These photos are a reminder of our wonderful time at York Minster early in 2023, singing four services on one weekend.
The inaugural Adelaide Sacred Music Composition Prize in 2023 was a great success, with some wonderful pieces written by young Adelaide composers, and the Choirs of Pilgrim Church and St Peter's Cathedral thoroughly enjoying the task of rehearsing and singing the finalists' works in their services. In 2025 the Choir of Pilgrim Church once again... Continue Reading →
This Saturday 21 June at 5pm: the silent film The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) presented with the soundtrack improvised by acclaimed Sydney-based organist David Drury. Tickets $20 https://www.trybooking.com/CZYYF Come along for this unique experience of Victor Hugo’s dark classic, exploring the human capacity for cruelty – but also for transcendent compassion. “After all, he... Continue Reading →
The Council of Nicaea, at which the first version of the Nicene Creed was formulated, was held in 325. To mark this momentous occasion, our resident history and theology nerds Dr Christopher Bridge (a.k.a. our assistant organist) and Rev. Dr Theo McCall (a.k.a. part-time bass chorister and cantor) have prepared a series of short podcasts... Continue Reading →
At evensong, as night descends, we sing the words “Lighten our darkness”, a universal plea, as relevant as ever in these troubled times. Join us as we sing Stanford’s Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B flat, and Philip Wilby’s moving setting of “If ye love me”. Photo of one of Pilgrim's stained-glass windows: C. Bridge
In just under a month, we'll be presenting something very special at Pilgrim: highly acclaimed Sydney organist David Drury will be improvising the soundtrack to a showing of the 1923 silent film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Experience the drama of Victor Hugo's sweeping tale of love, betrayal and sacrifice, realized in this 1923 classic... Continue Reading →
Organ recital: Martin Baker, 2:30pm Sunday, 11 May We are very excited to welcome Martin Baker, former Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral, London, to Pilgrim – he touched down in Adelaide yesterday. Martin’s recital programme looks amazing – truly something for all lovers of organ music: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) arr. Martin Baker: Coriolan... Continue Reading →