Date/Time
18th April 2026
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location
St John's Church
Categories
ano Day is a chance or an excuse around the 88th day of the year to focus on the output of one of the most powerfully expressive musical instruments. In an age where everything is sampled or generated by algorithms, the music, harmonies and rhythm generated by mere human touch at the piano have become incredibly important, even vital.
Lorenz Okello is a record producer, songwriter, musician, sound designer, and artist with a vast and varied palate of musical tastes. By dividing their time between the studio and stage, Lorenz brings together all the symbiotic stages of music-making. This holistic perspective fuels their solo work, which serves as a liberating journey into crafting sonic worlds in real-time. Using only synths, a drum machine, and a piano, they explore the boundless possibilities of building ideas from scratch on the spot.
Best known for being a founding member of Submotion Orchestra and keyboardist for Portico Quartet, Taz Modi has built a reputation for blending jazz, classical, and electronic influences into an immersive sound world. Modi has also collaborated with artists such as DJ Shadow and Mr.Scruff and has been a key figure in Matthew Halsall’s Gondwana Orchestra, contributing to multiple albums. His influences range from Harold Budd and Brian Eno to Oneohtrix Point Never and Talk Talk, all of which can be felt in the atmospheric textures of his latest album Involuntary Memories.
Mahya Mahroomi is an Iranian pianist based in the UK, dedicated to promoting contemporary Iranian classical music through performance and collaboration. She began her musical journey at the age of seven and started piano at nine, continuing her studies in Iran despite cultural and religious restrictions on Western classical music. Mahya’s artistic vision focuses on creating a bridge between Persian musical identity and Western classical structures, with a strong emphasis on premiering works by Iranian composers and developing a distinctive repertoire of contemporary Persian-influenced piano music.
The piano is an instrument that demands everything from you physically as performer, with the independent movement of hands and, on occasion, feet. This music is designed to entertain, to engage and to transport. We look forward to welcoming these three exciting musical voices to St John’s grand piano.