IAN SWANKIE

Angels don’t speak, they sing. And they have inspired much wonderful music. Patrick will investigate their roles as guardians, messengers and fighters through imaginative music by Britten, Elgar and Mendelssohn. Angelic words also feature in regularly repeated liturgical texts that Patrick sings daily in St Paul’s Cathedral, such as the Sanctus and Te Deum. These will give us an opportunity to explore and enjoy angelic music by composers such as Bach, Mozart and Walton. Patrick will call on some of the world’s finest art and poetry to further expand this journey into the heavenly realm.

Patrick Craig

Patrick Craig wowed us in February with his talk (and beautiful singing) about St Paul's Cathedral where he is a Vicar Choral. He had an international career singing over a thousand concerts with The Tallis Scholars. Patrick founded and conducts the leading all-female professional choir, Aurora Nova. He's a Cambridge history graduate and he has led choral workshops for amateur singers across the world. He lectures for the St Paul’s Adult Education programme, for John Hall’s Venice Courses, and for The Arts Society.