Miserere with St Martin’s Voices and Zeb Soanes
- Date
- 6th November 2026
- Time
- 7:00pm - 10:00pm
About this event
Join Classic FM presenter Zeb Soanes and St Martin’s Voices for an enchanting evening of choral music at St Edmundsbury Cathedral, including Allegri’s Miserere mei, Deus.
Described as “almost miraculously polished” (Gramophone), St Martin’s Voices is one of the UK’s leading vocal ensembles, renowned for its musical versatility and clarity of sound. The choir sings for regular concerts and special events at its home in London’s iconic St Martin-in-the-Fields, performing repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to new commissions from British composers. St Martin’s Voices appears at concert venues across the UK and is regularly featured in broadcasts on BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and Classic FM, and regularly performs with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
Dedicated to promoting contemporary choral music, St Martin’s Voices is delighted to work closely with both Bob Chilcott and Lucy Walker as Composers-in-Association. Having premiered numerous pieces by Lucy Walker, St Martin’s Voices recently recorded the first album of her choral works to international critical acclaim. St Martin’s Voices regularly commissions works by other composers including Yshani Perinpanayagam, Anna Disley-Simpson, Nils Greenhow, Esther Bersweden and Iain Farrington. St Martin’s Voices has released a number of albums on the Resonus Classics label, including two Christmas albums, A Winter Breviary (2023) and A Babe is Born (2025), and a collection of works by the American composer Ned Rorem.
Programme
Lucy Walker – I saw eternity
Charles Hubert Parry – Songs of Farewell
My soul, there is a country
I know my soul hath power
Never weather-beaten sail
There is an old belief
At the round earth’s imagined corners
Lord, let me know mine end
INTERVAL (20 minutes)
Gregorio Allegri – Miserere
Imogen Holst – A Hymn to Christ
Cecilia McDowall – Standing as I do before God
James MacMillan – Miserere
While the Cathedral is the location for this event, it is organised, and tickets sold, by an external company. If you have any queries regarding the event or tickets, please contact: info@stmartinsvoices.com. Please do not call the Cathedral as we will not be able to help you with any ticketing issues.
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About the Venue
For over 1,000 years, the site of Suffolk ’s Cathedral has been one of worship and pilgrimage.
The death of Edmund, King of the East Angles, at the hands of the Danes in 869 led to the building of an abbey to house his remains. St James’s Church was built within the precincts of the Abbey, becoming a Cathedral in 1914. The Cathedral building has continued to develop over recent years with the addition of the Millennium Tower, completed in 2005, and its magnificent painted and gilded vault, added in 2010. In 2009 the Cathedral changed its dedication to become the Cathedral Church of St James and St Edmund.
Visitors are welcome to look around the Cathedral on their own. Entry is free but donations gratefully received. A free introductory leaflet is available in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Polish. Visitors are most welcome to attend any of the daily services.
Guided Tours of the Cathedral run Monday to Saturday at 11.30 am and some Wednesdays and Thursdays at 2pm. Tickets can be purchased at the Cathedral Shop. Occasionally a tour may have to be cancelled if another event is taking place in the Cathedral. If you are travelling some distance, please do ring the Cathedral office to check. These tours last approx 1 hour and cost £7 per person (under 16s free).
St Edmundsbury Cathedral Tower Tours - Experience a fascinating behind-the-scenes tour of St Edmundsbury Cathedral's Millennium Tower with fun and knowledgeable guides. Explore heady heights with amazing views from the top of the tower, the highest point in Bury St Edmunds! Don’t forget your camera!
St Edmund Statue by Dame Elisabeth Frink - A trip to Bury St Edmunds would not be complete without a photo of the iconic St Edmund statue by Dame Elisabeth Frink. The statue can be found outside in the Great Churchyard of the Cathedral.
Cathedral Lego Project - St Edmundsbury Cathedral has launched an ambitious project to recreate the Cathedral out of 200,000 LEGO bricks! Visitors can see the Lego Cathedral being built before their eyes and donate a brick to be part of this amazing project. The Lego Cathedral is located in the South West corner of St Edmundsbury Cathedral. Opening times may vary based on volunteer availability.
The Ancient Library - The Ancient Library was founded by Dr Miles Mosse in 1595 as a resource for clergy training. There are over 550 books, mainly printed in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The library, in a room over the north-west porch designed by Stephen Dykes Bower in 1960, has bookcases made by Leonard Goff in 2004. If you would like to visit the library, please contact the librarian through the Cathedral Office on visits@stedscathedral.org or 01284 748730.
The Cathedral Treasury - Visitors can view a wonderful collection of treasures including the beautiful Bury Psalter - an illuminated book of psalms made and used at the Abbey of St Edmund, a replica of The Bury Cross or Cloisters Cross (the real cross is on display The Met in New York) made by Master Hugo during the days of the Abbey. The Treasury is open seven days a week: Monday – Saturday 10am – 4pm and Sunday 12.30pm – 3pm.
Pilgrim's Kitchen - after touring the Cathedral why not relax with a cuppa at the Cathedral's cafe?
"A lovely gem in Bury St Edmunds, a must visit."
"Really gorgeous cathedral with a lot of history and a lot of areas to explore."
"The grounds are spectacular enough as they contain the remains of a destroyed abbey but once you enter the Cathedral it's like entering something from Camelot. I have never come across a Cathedral with such a range of textures and colours on the floor, cleaning and stained glass."
