EASTER SERVICES
MAUNDY THURSDAY, 17th April
6.30 pm Sung Eucharist of the Lord’s Supper
with the washing of feet, stripping of the altars, and watch until 10pm
Francisco Guerrero Missa
Inter vestibulum
C.V.Stanford Gloria in C
Maurice Duruflé Ubi caritas
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Love bade me welcome
William Byrd Ave verum corpus
Thomas Tallis The Lamentation
of Jeremiah
GOOD FRIDAY, 18th April
12.00pm Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
Plainsong The St John Passion
John of Portugal Crux Fidelis
John Sanders The Reproaches
Antonio Lotti Crucifixus etiam
pro nobis
HOLY SATURDAY -
Easter Eve, 19th April
7pm The Easter Vigil
with the lighting of the new fire and the first Eucharist of Easter,
followed by refreshments
Francis Jackson Communion
Service in G major
John Taverner Dum transisset sabbatum
Hernert Howells Paean
EASTER DAY, 20th April
11am Festival Sung Eucharist
with orchestra, followed by celebratory refreshments
Walford Davies O sons
and daughters
W.A.Mozart Coronation Mass
in C major K317
W.A.Mozart Regina coeli K276
J.S.Bach Prelude & Fugue in G major BWV 541
TUESDAY 22nd April
9am Morning Prayer
12.30pm The Eucharist
1.10pm Mayfair Organ Concert
at St George’s
Eben Eyres
THURSDAY 24th April
9am Morning Prayer
FRIDAY 25th April
8.45am Morning Prayer
9am Act of Collective Worship
St George’s School (parents and carers only)
SUNDAY 27th April –
The Second Sunday of Easter
11:00am Sung Eucharist
With Cantor and Organ
The Champniss Organ Scholarship
2025-26
Applications are invited for the Organ Scholarship at Grosvenor Chapel for the academic year 2025/6.
Details on the music page of this website.
CHAPEL OPENING TIMES
The Chapel is normally open to visitors Monday - Friday 8am to 3pm. Exceptons are public holidays and private bookings.
The Chapel is also open on
Saturdays for Occasional Offices and on Sundays for the 11am Sung Eucharist.
ACCESSIBILITY
Step-free access to the Chapel is via a ramp through the main entrance. Please arrange in advance by contacting the Chapel office.
Audability: The Chapel's soundsystem is suitably fitted with
a loop system for pews directly
beneath the south gallery.
Grosvenor Chapel Organ Scholarship
The Scholarship
The Grosvenor Chapel Champniss Organ Scholarship runs from September 1st to August 31st each year and attracts a payment of £3,000 per year generously donated by the Champniss Foundation. The organ scholar will be under the direction of the Director of Music, Richard Hobson, and the Priest-in-Charge, Fr Stephen Coleman. Applications are invited from organists over 18 of at least grade 8 ABRSM standard, with some experience of service playing. The next appointment will be made for September 2025 and applications should be received by the end of March.
Duties
The organ scholar will be expected to attend all Sunday services at 11.00 when the choir sings and to share the playing of the 6 or 7 non choir Sundays per year. On Sundays the rehearsal begins at 9.45 for the 11.00 service. Occasional weekday services are at 6.30pm except for Good Friday when it is at midday. Additional duties might also include playing for a monthly choral evensong, and for one or two school services per term.
The organ scholar will also be the accompanist for the Mayfair Community Choir for which a small additional payment might be made. He/she will assist the conductor of the choir, playing for rehearsals and performances, taking sectional rehearsals, and deputising when necessary. The choir meets, usually at Grosvenor Chapel, on Tuesday evenings from 6.30 – 8.00.
The organ scholar will be given the opportunity to accompany all or part of services, to play voluntaries, and to direct the choir. The Director of Music will assist in the preparation of music to be accompanied or conducted. The organ scholar might be asked to deputise for the Director of Music occasionally, and assuming his or her skills are of an appropriate standard, will be offered any additional services (weddings, funerals, memorial services) for which the Director of Music is unable to be present. The Organ Scholar might also be asked to accompany the choir on such occasions, should the music chosen require it. Additional fees will be paid on these occasions.
Recitals
Mayfair Organ Concerts was established jointly with St George’s, Hanover Square in January 2013 to continue and expand the Tuesday Lunchtime Recitals begun when the Grosvenor Chapel Organ was installed in 1991. The organ scholar will be offered the opportunity to perform in this series, and to assist by being present on Tuesday lunchtimes if at all possible, both at the Chapel and at St George's, Hanover Square.
The organ scholar will have access to the William Drake organ for personal study and practice by arrangement with the Director of Music and the Administrator.
Richard Hobson has wide experience as an organ teacher, and, should this be appropriate, he will be happy to teach and/or coach the Organ Scholar, including preparation for the RCO diplomas (playing and paperwork), and university organ awards, as part of the organ scholarship. The Champniss Foundation is also able to make additional grants for organ study.
Application should be made to Richard Hobson (hbsrnh@aol.com) with a CV and the names of two referees (one of whom will usually be the applicant’s organ teacher). Shortlisted candidates will be asked to visit Grosvenor Chapel to meet the Priest-in-Charge and the Director of Music, to play an organ solo of their choice and demonstrate their keyboard skills.
Inquiries are welcome at any time.
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