August 2026
SUNDAY 2nd August
The Ninth Sunday after Trinity
11am Sung Eucharist
Preacher: The Revd Dr Alan Piggot
Harold Darke - Communion
Service in E
Cesar Franck - Panis angelicus
Kenneth Leighton - Fanfare
Tuesday 4th August
11am Coffee Morning
1.10pm Mayfair Organ Concert
at the Chapel
Margaret Phillips
(International Concert Organist)
SUNDAY 9th August
The Tenth Sunday after Trinity
11am Sung Eucharist
Preacher:
The Revd Stephen Coleman
G.P. da Palestrina - Missa Brevis
Richard Lloyd - View me, Lord, a work of thine
Tuesday 11th August
1.10pm Mayfair Organ Concert
at St George's
Jeremiah Stephenson
(All Saints, Margaret Street)
SUNDAY 16th August
The Blessed Virgin Mary
11am Sung Eucharist
Juan Esquivel - Missa Ave
virgo sanctissima
Francisco Guerrero -
Ave virgo sanctissima
J.S.Bach - Fugue in G minor BWV 542 (ii)
Tuesday 18th August
1.10pm Mayfair Organ Concert
at the Chapel
Richard Hobson (Grosvenor Chapel)
SUNDAY 23rd August
The Twelfth Sunday
after Trinity
11am Sung Eucharist
Gabriel Fauré - Messe Basse
Francis Poulenc - Ave verum
Felix Mendelssohn -
The War March of the Priests
Tuesday 25th August
1.10pm Mayfair Organ Concert
at St George's
Makoto James
(Holy Trinity Sloane Square)
SUNDAY 30th August
11am Sung Eucharist
W.A.Mozart - Missa Brevis
in D minor
John Stainer - God so loved the world
L.N Clérambault - Caprice sur
les grands jeux
Mid-week worship will resume
in September.
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CHAPEL OPENING TIMES
The Chapel is normally open to visitors Monday - Friday 8am to 2.30pm. The Chapel is also open on
Saturdays for Occasional Offices and on Sundays for the 11am Sung Eucharist. Exceptions to opening times are public holidays, private bookings, and staff annual leave.
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 £3,500 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 2027 and applications should be received by the end of March 2027.
Duties
The organ scholar will be expected to attend all Sunday services at 11.00 when the choir sings. 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 dutiest 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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