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John Rutter's 80th Birthday Celebration at St Paul's Cathedral

Departing Wed 5 Nov, 2025
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Join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at St Paul's Cathedral for a concert celebrating the 80th birthday of one of the UK’s most accomplished living composers and icon of choral music, conducted by the man himself, John Rutter.

Be one of the first to hear the world premiere of a new piece specially composed by John for the occasion, before a performance of Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No.5. Only two years older than the evening’s conductor, it is a piece that manifests a vision of peace and tranquillity amid times of war; its heart-piercing Romanza will make you feel as though time itself has stopped.

The celebration’s centrepiece will be The Gift of Life, a work that the composer set out to write as a counterpoint to his earlier Requiem – a celebration of creation and life itself in all its majesty and manifold beauty. The six-movement piece, set to a blend of liturgical passages, poetry and original text, bursts with unabashed jubilation. Its central movement, the Hymn to the Creator of Light for double choir, is an intricate layering of voices and instruments that envelopes the listener in an array of radiant colours.

*The performance is at 19:30 at St Paul’s Cathedral and there will be free time at Spitalfields Market before the show; maybe enjoy some retail therapy, take in some culture or sit back and relax at a host of bars and restaurants.

North Transept Seats – Row C, D, E, F, G, H, J

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  • (TBC) Capel - Layby o/s Food Market
  • (TBC) Deal - South Street Bus Stop
  • (TBC) Dover - Pencester Road Bus Stop X ( name of bus stop)
  • (TBC) Walmer - Opp. Thompson's Bell Pub Bus Stop
  • (11:00) Folkestone - outside Morrisons Bus Stop
  • (11:05) Folkestone - Bus Station Bay E
  • (11:10) Folkestone - Home Pine House Bus Stop
  • (11:15) Seabrook - The Fountain Pub Bus Stop
  • (11:20) Hythe - Red Lion Square Bus Stop
  • (11:30) Sellindge - Swan Lane Bus Stop
  • (11:50) Ashford - Tesco Park Farm Bus Stop
  • (12:00) Ashford - Park Street Bus Stop A
  • (12:35) Maidstone - Orida Hotel Bus Stop on Bearsted Road
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