Antonio Forcione: Motown And Magic - To The Order Of St John

THERE can be few more humbling – and spiritually uplifting – venues in London to listen to music than the Priory Church of the Order of St John.

High ceilings, candelabras, colourful order banners and paintings of saints and sacrificial sheep, add to the spectacle as does an early stretcher used by St John Ambulance for those in need of rescuing. There is also a garden, complete with olive tree, for those in need of a little contemplative thought.

All this explains why the church, situated in London’s trendy Clerkenwell, is now host to the Clerkenwell International Music Series – regular concerts (primarily classical) held throughout the year celebrating the work of great composers and up and coming musicians from all over Europe.

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