The Cinematic Orchestra played St Paul’s Cathedral with Patrick Watson and Heidi Vogel, opening fabric’s four-year contemporary music partnership with the Cathedral.
The Cinematic Orchestra, the Ninja Tune group behind “To Build a Home”, played St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London on Thursday 29 October 2026. Patrick Watson and Heidi Vogel joined them.
Watson, a Canadian composer, singer and pianist, co-wrote and sang “To Build a Home”. It first appeared on Ma Fleur, and this was their first London stage together since that album’s release concert at the Barbican in 2007.
Vogel has toured and recorded with the group since 2007. Elliott Skinner and Kathleen Frances, who are writing the group’s next album with them, also sang.
The concert opened a four-year partnership that makes fabric the Cathedral’s exclusive contemporary music partner until 2030. fabric had brought RY X there in 2024 and Patti Smith in 2025.
The concerts are seated, with minimal amplification. Marcus Gilmore on drums, Vinicius Cajado on bass and Al MacSween on keys made up the band, and the night sold out in record time.