ADUR ARTS FORUM
chris_gander@yahoo.co.uk | The Forum supports musicians, composers and artists in the Adur area. Its main activity is the Adur Arts Live Festival now in its 14th year. The Festival promotes a series of high quality concerts with a bias to classical, contemporary and music inspired by other cultures, with the inclusion of works by composers who live in this area. |
ALL SAINTS HOVE LUNCHTIME RECITALS
| The lunchtime recitals at All Saints Church, Hove, started in 1991, and offer fine music in the spectacular setting of one of England's greatest Victorian churches. Featuring many artistes of international renown, the concerts draw large audiences weekly from May to September. All concerts are free, with a retiring collection. |
BRIGHTON & HOVE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
| The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the leading professional orchestras on the south coast. With over 700 season ticket holders, the annual season of concerts in the Brighton Dome provides the backbone of orchestral music in the city. The Orchestra is supported by the Friends of the Brighton & Hove Philharmonic Society. |
BRIGHTON COLLEGE ARTS
| Brighton College welcomes the public to a variety of events including: an annual winter series of classical concerts with leading international artists; several major art exhibitions each year in the Burstow Gallery; a programme of evening lectures by prominent personalities; and various other events during the Brighton Festival. |
BRIGHTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL
| The Festival started in October 2002 with a pilot scheme of concerts. The Festival has been extended to include workshops in local schools, and concerts and other events for the general public. The renowned soprano, Emma Kirkby, is our patron. We have forged links with several specialist music groups and local choirs. |
BRIGHTON FESTIVAL CHORUS and YOUTH CHOIR
info@bfc.org.uk | The Chorus has performed in the Brighton Festival every year since 1968 and regularly promotes concerts in and around Brighton. It performs and records large choral works with professional orchestras in London, other major UK cities and abroad. The Chorus and its Youth Choir rehearse on Tuesdays at Sussex University. Entry to the Chorus is by simple audition. |
BRIGHTON FESTIVAL OF WORLD SACRED MUSIC
| This annual festival aims to promote understanding between people of all faiths and none. Local, national and international musicians from a wide range of sacred traditions - including Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and more - perform concerts, workshops and community events in sacred spaces around the city. The festival also takes performances into schools, hospitals and prisons. |
BRIGHTON MUSICAL FRATERNITY
| After being founded in 1884 as a Glee Club for men, ladies were admitted to full membership after the second world war. Monthly concerts are held at All Saints Church Hall, Eaton Road, Hove from September to May. We present a wide variety of music by well known performers, and also provide an opportunity for young performers to play to an audience. New members and guests are very welcome. |
COASTLINE HARMONY CHORUS
| We are a local women's chorus who sing and enjoy four part unaccompanied harmony. Founded in 1973, we belong to a world-wide organisation, Sweet Adelines International. We love to perform for local societies, charities, and nursing homes. We rehearse every Thursday at Portslade Community College from 7.15 pm to 9.45 pm. |
CONCERT SINGERS
cregandrew@talktalk.net | The Concert Singers were formed in 1999 specialising in selections of musical shows from 1900 to the present day, performing at various venues in the Sussex area, occasionally with an orchestra and dancers. |
LUNCHTIME CONCERTS CHAPEL ROYAL
| Founded in 1990, recitals are given every Tuesday at lunchtime by professional musicians or students. A varied programme of music, classical and modern, is performed. |
MUSIC at St MARY de HAURA
music@stmarydehaura.org.uk | The society is based at the Parish Church of St Mary de Haura in Shoreham-by-Sea which has a 3-manual Norman & Beard Organ and a Bechstein grand piano. A varied programme of lunchtime and evening concerts performed on a wide range of instruments are advertised during the year. |
NEW MUSIC BRIGHTON
info@patrickharrex.co.uk | New Music Brighton, founded in 1994 by Peter Copley and Paul Gregory, is an association of composers living in the Sussex area. It exists to provide a platform for their works and to raise the level of interest in new music. New Music Brighton's programme of events is financially supported by the PRS Foundation and by Brighton & Hove City Council. |
NEW MUSICAL TEAMAKERS CLUB
| The club was originally founded 25 years ago. Members and visitors can either listen to or take part in nostalgic light or well known classical songs. There are also instrumentalists and comedy. Concerts are held on the last Wednesday of every month at All Saints Church Hall, Eaton Road, Hove. |
PRO MUSICA CHAMBER CHOIR
| The Choir was formed in 1998, following amalgamation of the East Sussex Chorus and the East Sussex Community Choir, and performs a varied international repertoire from the sixteenth to twentieth centuries. Pro Musica rehearse on Monday evenings in Rottingdean. There is a modest membership fee and a simple entrance voice hearing. |
SOUNDWAVES FESTIVAL
| Soundwaves Festival, founded in 2006 by Patrick Harrex and Claudia Molitor, is devoted to the performance and creation of contemporary music, mainly written or conceived post 2000. It provides a platform for local, national and international performers, and seeks to promote new music to all through concerts and other activities, including workshops. |
St LUKE'S CONCERT SERIES
| St. Luke's Church in Queens Park Road, with an excellent Steinway piano, is hosting a concert series, organised by Artistic Director, Rachel Fryer, which features local musicians of all varieties. Concerts take place once a month either on Friday evenings at 7.30 pm or on Sunday afternoons at 2.30 pm. |
SUSSEX HARMONISERS
| We are a barbershop chorus for men. We rehearse at St Paul's Catholic College, Burgess Hill, on Tuesdays at 7.30 pm. Over 50 strong, we welcome new members and provide coaching if necessary. We entertain throughout Sussex. Our smaller competition chorus performs as "Sussex Barbershop Singers" and rehearse fortnightly at Haywards Heath Methodist Church on Fridays at 7.30 pm. |
SUSSEX MUSICIANS' CLUB
| The Club was founded in 1923, originally for women musicians, but in 1971 became open to men as well. All the concerts - about 12 between September and April - are given by members. The Club offers the opportunity to perform and hear a wide variety of music at a high standard; a discerning audience; a platform for the young and a friendly atmosphere. New members are always welcome, particularly string players. |
