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38 | THINGS TO DO | Musicmost part come from the professionalsaffiliated with Chelsea Old Church,although other artists also appear. Thereare operatic arias and requiems on someevenings. It is worth calling or checkingthe website for details of upcomingevents.64 Cheyne Walk, SW3 5LTT: 020 7795 1019www.chelseaoldchurch.org.ukHoly Trinity Sloane SquareThe Holy Trinity Church at Sloane Squarehosts concerts throughout the year andprides itself on the diversity of the musicat its Sunday morning services – fittingfor a church that the former PoetLaureate and Chelsea resident JohnBetjeman described as the ‘cathedral ofthe arts and crafts movement’.Holy Trinity also has a fine organ,which was built in 1891 by JW Walker &Sons. See the website for details ofupcoming concerts and services.Sloane Street, London, SW1X 9BZT: 020 7730 7270www.holytrinitysloanesquare.co.ukChelsea musiciansThomas Arne, the composer of thetraditional British song Rule,Britannia!, lived at 215 King’s Roadduring the final years of his life.Percy Grainger – a famouspianist and composer who was saidto have detested the piece that hewas most famous for, CountryGardens – lived at various addressesin Chelsea between 1901 and1914.Peter Warlock – originally PhillipArnold Heseltine – died from gaspoisoning at 30 Tite Street onDecember 17, 1930.Holy TrinitySloane SquareRalph Vaughan Williams, whocomposed favourite English hymnssuch as Come Down O Love Divine,lived at 13 Cheyne Walk from 1905to 1929.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartstayed on Five Fields Row (nowEbury Street) in 1765 for sevenweeks. He wrote two symphonieswhile he was there and also performedat Ranelagh Gardens – all atthe age of nine.For more notable figures wholived and worked in Chelsea, seeStreets and Sights.Royal Hospital ChelseaThe Royal Hospital hosts the RHCConcerts series every autumn,showcasing internationally celebratedmusicians as well as promising youngartists. The concerts are held in the WrenChapel to meet high demand for tickets.See the website for more information.Royal Hospital Road, SW3 4SRT: 020 7881 5324www.chelsea-pensioners.co.uk/rhcconcert-seriesBig Easy Bar.B.Q & CrabshackDiners can enjoy live jazz, rock, R&B andsoul music at Big Easy every night in themain dining room from 8.30pm onSundays-Thursdays and 9pm on Fridaysand Saturdays.332-334 King’s Road, SW3 5URT: 020 7352 4071www.bigeasy.co.ukPizza Express – the PheasantryLive music kicks off at Pizza Express atthe Pheasantry early on most evenings.There is an eclectic mix of music – predominantlyjazz, but also includingswing, blues, cabaret, latin, pop and awide range of other genres and styles.The website has an up-to-date andcomprehensive list of the line-up for themonths ahead.For details about The Pheasantry’shistory, see Streets and Sights.152 King’s Road, SW3 4UTT: 0845 6027 017pizzaexpresslive.co.ukCadogan HallChelsea in musicChelsea has featured in many songsand music pieces. Here are just a fewChelsea Bridge is a 1941 jazz standardby Billy Strayhorn, which hasbeen recorded by artists includingDuke Ellington, Ben Webster, TonyBennett and Ella Fitzgerald.The Rolling Stones song You Can’tAlways Get What You Want on their1969 album Let it Bleed mentions theChelsea Drugstore, which was on theKing’s Road: “I went down to theChelsea Drugstore/To get your prescriptionfilled.”The Tom Petty and theHeartbreakers song King’s Roadappeared on their 1981 album HardPromises. The first verse is: ‘Well theyput me out on the old King’s Road/Ididn’t know which way to go/Therewas people all around/Wearin’ funnylookin’ clothes/Some boys, somegirls, some I don’t know.’