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 ️ ️ This
week on Radio Free London
for March 9th, 2026 
 The Sunday Service from St.
James Westminster, a London Community Orchestra field recording and
more black and brown music and words.
Details:
First up, as usual, the Sunday Service
from St. James Westminster Anglican Church in Wortley Village.
Father Michael Bruce and Vicar Ann Webber presided over the Service.
Stephen Holowitz played the grand piano and pipe organ accompanied by
soloists Paul Grambo and Emelie Paraskevas, The St. James Westminster
Choir and the congregation.
Next up, a new field recording featuring a
performance by The London Community Orchestra recorded at Dundas Centre
United Church on the afternoon of March 1st only a few hours after the
Church Service you just heard.
You'll hear the works of two composers I've never heard of before but a
couple of the musicians said they liked these pieces because most of
them got to play a lot.
I'm beginning to notice orchestra traditions that, who knows, may date
back hundreds of years!
For instance, you'll hear two different kinds of applause; one is
normal applause of the audience honouring the orchestra and there's
also a rumbling applause where the musicians stomp their feet (possibly
because they're holding instruments) to honour the entrance of the
conductor or soloists. Also, the orchestra leader, Carolyn, gives a
final tuning before each major movement.
For the remainder of the show I'll
feature another Radio Free London Reprise from around five years ago,
this one from early May of 2021.
The musical theme for the rest of the
show is week two of Black, Brown and Indigenous voices in music.
Whereas last week's focus was on the
message of the marginalized, this week's selection of music will
concentrate more on popular music created by black and brown artists,
songs that were hits in their day and not only went to the tops of the
charts but also changed what was popular music itself!
For part two I'll
feature three field recording of black and brown musical performers
from my archives.
First up is Cache, a Toronto band with
roots in the Caribbean, Latin and South America recorded at Sunfest in
2005.
Next up is Lido Pimienta, recorded at The
Dundas St Festival in September of 2016
Lastly, you'll hear Atsuko Chiba from
Montreal, recorded at The Grickle Grass Festival held at The Children's
Museum in June of 2019.
(Podcasts can be
downloaded by clicking or tapping ⋮ on the right side
of the player.)
Saint James Sunday
Service for March 1st, 2025
London Community Orchestra Live at Dundas Centre
United Church on March 1st, 2026
Black and Brown
Voices in Popular Music
Radio Free London
Reprise from May 3rd, 2021
Cache
(2005). Lido Pimienta (2016) and Atsuko Chiba (2019)
Radio Free London Reprise from May 3rd, 2021
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