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Venue Accessibility

Christ United Methodist Church

The Sanctuary of Christ United Methodist Church is on the first floor of the building. 

Entrance and Building Access:
• Handicapped parking is available close to the main door.  There is also a covered entrance for easy drop off with wheelchair-accessible entry.  Push-button door opener is available. The Sanctuary is to your left.

Internal Navigation:
• The main floor of Christ United Methodist Church has accessible restrooms.
Seating: 

• The Sanctuary has church pews and wide walkways which accommodate mobility devices.

MGS presents Svyati Duo

Cellist Rebecca Hepplewhite and organist Julian Collings of the SVYATI DUO are celebrated by audiences and critics alike for their fine performances and eclectic recordings. They are committed to performing music that brings the best out in their unique instrumental combination, performing an ever-changing programme of original works, transcriptions, and new commissions.  

Since its formation in 2009, the Svyati Duo has performed worldwide in venues of all sizes, from churches and town halls to major cathedrals and concert halls. Highlights include performances at the Hong Kong Cultural Center (where they played to an audience of two thousand), St Paul's Cathedral in London, Tokyo University Concert Hall, and a concert at Worcester Cathedral, which included a performance of their original transcription of Elgar's Cello Concerto.

REBECCA HEPPLEWHITE performs internationally as a cellist and has given recitals throughout Europe, the USA, Asia, and South Africa, with notable chamber and solo engagements including appearances at the Wigmore Hall, Bridgewater Hall, and Purcell Room. She is cellist with the Pomegranate Piano Trio and enjoys a busy freelance orchestral career performing and recording with many of the UK's leading chamber orchestras. A strong advocate of new music, she has commissioned and premiered many new works, both with the Svyati Duo and with other ensembles. Recent solo engagements include performances of the Elgar and Dvořák Concertos.

JULIAN COLLINGS was educated as an organ scholar at Tonbridge School in Kent before gaining an organ scholarship to Christ’s College, Cambridge in 1999, studying under David Sanger and Thomas Trotter. He is currently Director of Music at St Cyprian's Church, Clarence Gate in London, a post which he combines with a busy international performing career as an organist and conductor. In addition to his schedule with Svyati Duo, he conducts three London choruses, appearing regularly at prestigious London venues including Smith Square and Cadogan Hall. Julian also regularly performs organ duets with Benedict Lewis-Smith as the Oxbridge Organ Duo.

Learn more about Svyati Duo here: https://www.svyatiduo.com/

Check out Svyati's outreach event opportunities!
Art & Music class with Svyati Duo
Musings on Music info coming soon!

Svyati Duo, organ & cello

Friday, October 30, 2026 - 7:30 pm
Christ United Methodist Church

Live Audience Tickets

This concert is made possible by the generous support of:

Bill & Alicia Allred
and
Johnson & Johnson