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| 28 Broad Street (now Broadwick Street) in 1912. Blake was born here and lived here until he was 25. The house was demolished in 1965 |
William Blake was baptised at St James's Church, Piccadilly on 11 December 1757 (despite the fact that his parents were Dissenters). In celebration of this anniversary, the church is presenting a season of events, programmed in collaboration with The Blake Society. Visions & Voices Festival: Echoes of William Blake runs from 12 November to 11 December 2022.
On the anniversary of Blake's baptism, there is a concert by The Blake Singers, a new choir specializing in the performance of choral settings of poetry and literature formed by Didier Rochard and Sarah Rennix, with scholars and graduates from music colleges. The concert will include Blake settings by Tavener and Elgar, alongside contemporary composers such as Gabriel Jackson, plus RVW's Blake Songs and Britten's Songs and Proverbs of William Blake.
Other events include The Westbrook Blake, jazz legend Mike Westbrook's settings of Blake's poetry, originally written in 1971 for the National Theatre production of Adrian Mitchell’s Tyger, singer/composer Susheela Raman and guitarist Sam Mills exploring Blake's poetry alongside spoken word performances by Jason Whittaker, and former beatbox champions Reeps One and Bellatrix in an event called Channelling: Human Voice as a method of introspection.
Full details from the church's website.
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