Our Sound is our Wound: Contemplative Listening to a Noisy World

Join Reverend Lucy Winkett as she explores themes from her acclaimed book Our Sound is Our Wound, delving into the theology of noise within the Bible and the wider Christian tradition. Through this reflective and thought‑provoking talk, she invites us to consider how we listen for the voice of God amid the soundscapes that shape our lives, and how, within them, we discover our own voice.

About the speaker

Lucy Winkett is Rector of St James’s Piccadilly and St Pancras Euston Road, a broadcaster, musician and writer. Formerly a professional soprano, she was the first woman priest appointed to St Paul’s Cathedral in 1998, becoming Canon Precentor in 2003. A contributor to Radio 4’s Thought for the Day for twenty years, she writes and broadcasts regularly, and her publications include Our Sound is our Wound (Continuum 2010), God’s Song and Music’s Meanings (Routledge 2019) and Reading the Bible with your Feet (Canterbury Press 2021). She was awarded an honorary doctorate by Winchester University in 2014 and is currently leading the Wren Project, a £25m restoration, arts and education project at St James’s Piccadilly.

Part of the Joyful Noise 2026 Programme

This event forms part of Salisbury Cathedral’s Joyful Noise 2026 series. Also featured in the programme is a talk by The Very Revd Nicholas Papadopulos, Dean of Salisbury: “Be Still: The Practice of Silence in the Christian Tradition.”

For those wishing to attend both talks, an Adult Saver Ticket is available for £15.