Friday Lates: St Martin’s Voices: Songs of earth and sea
Our friends and neighbours from St Martin-in-the-Fields perform short repertoires of songs celebrating nature and the environment, alongside the paintings that inspired them – by Titian, Turner, Seurat, and our new contemporary commission by Richard Long.
Accompanied by Gallery Educator Tilly Scantlebury, discover how both artists and composers have responded to the world around us.
They can be found in Room 19 at 6.15 pm, Room 44 at 6.45 pm, Room 8 at 7.15 pm and at the top of the Sainsbury Wing staircase at 7.45 pm.
St Martin’s Voices is one of the UK’s most versatile professional vocal ensembles. They sing for concerts, broadcasts and special events at their home in London’s iconic St Martin-in-the-Fields and beyond, and regularly perform alongside the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London Mozart Players and Piatti Quartet. They have toured the USA and South Africa as well as undertaking extensive tours across the UK. The choir regularly features in broadcasts including BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and Classic FM, and have recently performed at Lambeth Palace and the Houses of Parliament.
Dr Tilly Scantlebury is an art historian and one of our Gallery Educators at the National Gallery. Since completing their doctorate in 2021, Tilly has been delivering outreach workshops to young people and adults, which aim to widen access to art history. Alongside public programmes, Tilly also writes and delivers lectures in their research specialism of feminist, queer modern and contemporary art.
Date: 19/09/2025 to 19/09/2025
Time: 6:15 pm – 8:05 pm
Organisation: The National Gallery
Type: In person
Location: The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN, GB
Free Event: no booking required
