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 →
Here is a snippet from the evensong setting by William Dennis Browne (1888-1915), an English composer who was killed in the Gallipoli campaign, which we first sang for ANZAC Day Evensong last year, and will be singing again this year: https://youtu.be/7CVBo4akWS0 The anthem will be 'They will rise' by Jonathan Dove (b. 1959) written for... Continue Reading →
Our rehearsal on Thursday night for our Easter Sunday Eucharist Service featuring Mozart's Coronation Mass (K. 317). It must be our largest orchestra yet, and it is sounding fabulous! Come along on Sunday morning at 11am to experience this wonderful music in joyful celebration of Easter!
Good Friday, 9:30am Our Good Friday service features Bible readings re-telling the story of the Crucifixion interspersed with beautiful Passion music. This year we will be singing Lotti’s Crucifixus à 8, Croce’s O vos omnes, Byrd’s Ave verum corpus, and ‘Lovely tear of lovely eye’ by Bob Chilcott. Easter Sunday, 11am A joyous orchestral Mozart... Continue Reading →