MUSIC FOR CONNECTION Music and Motion Lively, supportive and fun dementia-friendly singing and music-making monthly at Jubilee Library. Come and sing your favourite songs with us! No experience necessary. Free - funded by NHS / BHCC. (Negative LFT result may be required to attend.) Jubilee Library, Jubilee Square, Brighton BN1 Free – booking […]
SUSSEX VOICEWORKS Open Rehearsal No audition required, all welcome to come and try out. Shoreham Centre, 2 Pond Road, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5WU Information: 01273 494490 / helenprance0@gmail.com / http://sussexvoiceworks.weebly.com
Lunchtime Concert at the Chapel Royal LCCR CONCERTS Fringe Festival 2022 PERFORMERS Tuesday 10 May Imogen Whitehead (trumpet) Tuesday 17 May Greenwich Piano Trio Tuesday 24 May Graham Devine (guitar) Tuesday 31 May Zoffany Ensemble/ Brahms Piano Quartet. Chapel Royal North Street, Brighton BN1 1EA Tuesdays 1.10–1.55pm All seats £3 at the door […]
BRIGHTON AND DISTRICT ORGANISTS’ ASSOCIATION Brighton Fringe Festival Organ Recitals 1.10pm Tuesday 10 May Tuesday 17 May Tuesday 24 May Tuesday 31 May St. Bartholomew’s Church, Ann Street, Brighton BN1 4GP Admission free Information: alanireland@me.com
MUSIC FOR CONNECTION Tea and Jam Join us for our playful over-50s jam session, based on listening and responding: all music is made in the moment, on voices, found sounds, conventional instruments, and everything in between! Everyone is welcome and no experience is necessary. Funded by BHCC. Negative LFT result required to attend. […]
Recital at St Nicholas Beautiful music in the heart of the city June 2022 1 John Collins (organ) – 16th- to 19th-century European organ music 8 Nicholas Austin (piano) 15 Rosemary Kemp (piano) – J.S. Bach's improvisatory Fantasia Cromatica e Fuga followed by Mozart's D minor Fantasy and rounded off with Chopin's F sharp Nocturne […]
BRIGHTON UNITARIAN LUNCHTIME CONCERTS The performers are a mixture of top local talent and touring musicians from across the globe. It’s a perfect way to spend your Friday lunchtime with the affordable concerts in our beautiful church. June 2022 3 Nicholas Austin, classical pianist and post-graduate of the Royal Academy of Music playing […]
MUSIC AND WINE AT ST. LUKE’S Music from Four Centuries Paul Gregory - guitar Music from Four Centuries from Alonso Mudarra (1510) to Sir William Walton (1902) also Sor, Tarrega, Bonfa and Villa-Lobos. St. Luke’s Church, Queen’s Park Road, Brighton BN2 9ZB £7 / £5 under 25s / free to under 16s (accompanied by […]
MUSIC FOR CONNECTION Silver Strings performance, Platinum Tea Party Silver Strings is Brighton & Hove’s very own later-starter community string band: we meet weekly to play cellos, violas and violins together. Palmeira and Adelaide Garden, Hove (the gardens connecting Palmeira Square and Adelaide Crescent) www.musicforconnection.co.uk/silver-strings bela@musicforconnection.co.uk / 01273 569096
MUSIC FOR CONNECTION Silver Strings Open Session Always wanted to play a stringed instrument? Then Silver Strings is for you! We are Brighton’s very own later-starter community string band: we meet weekly to play cellos, violas and violins together. Most of our players were complete beginners before their first session. We hold free […]
Lunchtime Concert at the Chapel Royal June 2022 7 Clelia Iruzun (piano) 14 Ruth Kerr (mezzo), Nick Houghton (piano) 21 Piano Trio ‘Salona’ 28 Julian White (oboe), Rebecca Baulch (guitar) July 2022 5 Spike Wells (drums,) Mark Edwards (piano), Nigel Thomas (bass) – jazz 12 Phil Hopkins (harmonica), Rachel Fryer (piano) 19 Nick Houghton (organ) […]
MUSIC FOR CONNECTION Playing With Sound Join Bela Emerson and Kay Walton for an exciting, free creative session exploring sound and spoken word, using what we find in nature as inspiration. This is a playful workshop space for curiosity and exploration – no previous experience or particular ability is needed. Part of BHCC Stanmer […]
PORTSLADE RECORDED MUSIC SOCIETY ‘A Reunion in Lyon’ (with Jean Paul, Georgette and Amelia) Presented by Michael Champion Loxdale English Centre, Locks Hill, Portslade BN41 2LA Admission £3, includes tea/coffee and biscuits Information: Richard Richardson (Chairman): 01273 328722
Recital at St Nicholas Beautiful music in the heart of the city June 2022 8 Nicholas Austin (piano) 15 Rosemary Kemp (piano) – J.S. Bach's improvisatory Fantasia Cromatica e Fuga followed by Mozart's D minor Fantasy and rounded off with Chopin's F sharp Nocturne opus 15 no. 2 22 EnsemBouquet – Karen Wong (flute), […]
All Saints Hove Lunchtime Concert June 2022 9 Alex Clarke (jazz saxophones) and David Newton (jazz piano) 16 Meera Maharaj and Dominic Degavino (classical flute and piano) 23 Adam Heron (classical piano) 30 Alice Zawadzki (jazz vocals and violin) and Rob Luft (jazz guitar) Thursdays 1.00–2.00pm Admission free (retiring collection) Refreshments available. […]
MUSIC FOR CONNECTION Music and Motion Lively, supportive and fun dementia-friendly singing and music-making monthly near St Peter’s Church. Come and sing your favourite songs with us! No experience necessary. Free – funded by NHS / BHCC. Negative LFT result required to attend. Friday 10 June 11.30am–12.30pm Free – booking essential Full information: […]
BRIGHTON UNITARIAN LUNCHTIME CONCERTS The performers are a mixture of top local talent and touring musicians from across the globe. It’s a perfect way to spend your Friday lunchtime with the affordable concerts in our beautiful church. June 2022 10 Soprano Mehreen Shah will be returning to perform a recital celebrating notable women […]
BRIGHTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL Indian Music & Dance Workshop Aradhana Arts Come and learn about the beautiful traditions of North Indian classical music and dance from three of the UK’s most distinguished performers. The Loft, The Hawth, Crawley RH10 6YZ £5 (under-12s free) Tickets: www.bremf.org.uk Information: www.bremf.org.uk / 01420 86267
MUSICIANS OF ALL SAINTS Candlelit Flute and Guitar Concert Sue Gregg (Flute) with Hussein Dickie (Guitar) Hamsey Old Church, Ivors Lane, Hamsey nr Lewes, BN8 5TB £15 via our website or on the door, under 16s free Information: 07960 039740 / info.mas.lewes@gmail.com www.musiciansofallsaints.co.uk
Lunchtime Concert at the Chapel Royal June 2022 14 Ruth Kerr (mezzo), Nick Houghton (piano) 21 Piano Trio ‘Salona’ 28 Julian White (oboe), Rebecca Baulch (guitar) July 2022 5 Spike Wells (drums,) Mark Edwards (piano), Nigel Thomas (bass) – jazz 12 Phil Hopkins (harmonica), Rachel Fryer (piano) 19 Nick Houghton (organ) 26 Oliver Nelson (violin), […]
Recital at St Nicholas Beautiful music in the heart of the city June 2022 15 Rosemary Kemp (piano) – J.S. Bach's improvisatory Fantasia Cromatica e Fuga followed by Mozart's D minor Fantasy and rounded off with Chopin's F sharp Nocturne opus 15 no. 2 22 EnsemBouquet – Karen Wong (flute), Yuriko Matsuda (violin) […]
BRIGHTON CONSORT The Lord’s Song in a Strange Land Director Greg Skidmore Polyphony for travellers, wanderers and the displaced. St George’s Church, Brighton BN2 1ED Tickets £12 from www.brightonconsort.org.uk or 01273 833746 or on the door Information: 01273 833746 or Mike@brightonconsort.org.uk
All Saints Hove Lunchtime Concert June 2022 16 Meera Maharaj and Dominic Degavino (classical flute and piano) 23 Adam Heron (classical piano) 30 Alice Zawadzki (jazz vocals and violin) and Rob Luft (jazz guitar) Thursdays 1.00–2.00pm Admission free (retiring collection) Refreshments available. The Drive/Eaton Road, Hove BN3 3QE www.allsaintshove.org 01273 733331
Brighton Unitarian Lunchtime Concert The performers are a mixture of top local talent and touring musicians from across the globe. It’s a perfect way to spend your Friday lunchtime with the affordable concerts in our beautiful church. June 2022 17 Luca Luciano ‘Clarinet Solo Project’ part of a tour to promote Luciano’s latest […]
Lunchtime Concert at St Peter's West Blatchington Friday 17 June 1.10pm Michele Welling on violin St Peter’s Church, West Blatchington (by the Windmill), Holmes Avenue, Hove BN3 7QY Entrance is free with donations welcome to support future concerts Refreshments provided Information: 01273 567399 / www.stpeterswestblatchington.org.uk
MUSIC AND WINE AT ST. LUKE’S Violin and Piano Recital Programme to be confirmed. St. Luke’s Church, Queen’s Park Road, Brighton BN2 9ZB £7 / £5 under 25s / free to under 16s (accompanied by an adult) Wine and refreshments served Contact: musicandwineatstlukes@gmail.com
BURGESS HILL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA with Aglaia Carvalho-Dubost Classical concert featuring 13-year-old solo cellist Aglaia Carvalho-Dubost, who will be performing Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No 1 (as soloist) with the Burgess Hill Symphony Orchestra under the baton of charismatic conductor Mike Woods Holy Trinity Church, Church Lane, Cuckfield RH17 8JZ Programme suitable for all ages […]
BRIGHTON CONSORT The Lord’s Song in a Strange Land Director Greg Skidmore Polyphony for travellers, wanderers and the displaced. Church of St Mary de Haura, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5DQ Tickets £12 from www.brightonconsort.org.uk or 01273 833746 or on the door Information: 01273 833746 or Mike@brightonconsort.org.uk
SUSSEX MUSICIANS’ CLUB Soprano songs by Peel, Somervell, Spohr and Elgar Five songs from Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad, plus Britten Works for soprano, clarinet and piano by John McCabe, Phyllis Tate, Mozart, Malcolm Arnold and Schubert. Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton BN1 1UF Admission free to members and under-18s, £5 (cash only) […]
MUSICIANS OF ALL SAINTS String Quartet Programme A string quartet programme to include Haydn String Quartet in D major, Op.33 No.6; Guy Richardson Turning Point (First Performance) and Schubert String Quartet No.13 in A minor D804 Hamsey Old Church, Ivors Lane, Hamsey nr Lewes, BN8 5TB £15 via our website or on the […]
Lunchtime Concert at the Chapel Royal June 2022 21 Piano Trio ‘Salona’ 28 Julian White (oboe), Rebecca Baulch (guitar) July 2022 5 Spike Wells (drums,) Mark Edwards (piano), Nigel Thomas (bass) – jazz 12 Phil Hopkins (harmonica), Rachel Fryer (piano) 19 Nick Houghton (organ) 26 Oliver Nelson (violin), Julian Jacobson (piano) Tuesdays 1.10–1.55pm All […]
PORTSLADE RECORDED MUSIC SOCIETY How Composers Conduct Themselves Presented by Richard Richardson Loxdale English Centre, Locks Hill, Portslade BN41 2LA Admission £3, includes tea/coffee and biscuits Information: Richard Richardson (Chairman): 01273 328722
MUSIC FOR CONNECTION Tea and Jam Join us for our playful over-50s jam session, based on listening and responding: all music is made in the moment, on voices, found sounds, conventional instruments, and everything in between! Everyone is welcome and no experience is necessary. Part of Hollingdean Wednesdays; funded by BHCC. Negative LFT result […]
Recital at St Nicholas Beautiful music in the heart of the city June 2022 22 EnsemBouquet – Karen Wong (flute), Yuriko Matsuda (violin) and Mo Suet Ng (piano) presents exciting and varied flute, violin and piano trio music. 29 Chiara Naldi (piano) – three centuries of keyboard music seen through a French lens, from […]
All Saints Hove Lunchtime Concert June 2022 23 Paul Gregory (classical guitar) - Late change 30 Alice Zawadzki (jazz vocals and violin) and Rob Luft (jazz guitar) July 2022 7 Joss Peach Trio (jazz piano, bass, drums) 14 Oliver […]
Brighton Unitarian Lunchtime Concert The performers are a mixture of top local talent and touring musicians from across the globe. It’s a perfect way to spend your Friday lunchtime with the affordable concerts in our beautiful church. June 2022 24 Katherine Clarke returns with a programme for solo viola and singing viola player. […]
BRIGHTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL In Transit to the Baroque In Echo The tale of the birth of the baroque typically focuses on vocal music but this concert tells a parallel story from the point of view of instrumental music, featuring music by Sermisy, Willaert, Bertali and Frescobaldi. St Bartholomew’s Church, Ann Street, Brighton […]
BRIGHTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL Transiting the Night Hours BREMF Consort of Voices Sacred music and chant from the monastic night offices of Compline and Matins fills the glorious spaces of St Bartholomew’s Church. St Bartholomew’s Church, Ann Street, Brighton BN1 4GP Voluntary ticket: suggested £10 Tickets: www.bremf.org.uk Information: www.bremf.org.uk / 01420 86267
BRIGHTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL Endo the Earthworm Rust & Stardust Nature in transition: from below ground to above, from predator to prey, from nourishment to nutrients and from a caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly. For primary-aged children and the young in spirit. Outdoor performance. Royal Spa, Queen’s Park, Brighton BN2 0BT 11am £10 […]
BRIGHTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL Endo the Earthworm Rust & Stardust Nature in transition: from below ground to above, from predator to prey, from nourishment to nutrients and from a caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly. For primary-aged children and the young in spirit. The Crew Club, Whitehawk, Brighton BN2 5QW Saturday 25 June […]
BRIGHTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ¡Bailemos! Joglaresa Get your dancing shoes on for a concert that will (literally) be electrifying as we celebrate the legacy of Belinda Sykes. Meet nuns, roses and boogieing knights and sway with us to songs of sinne and subversion that are sure to get you on your toes. Come and […]
SUSSEX VOICEWORKS Summer concert: ‘Sounds of Stage and Screen’ To include: Let’s Dance - The songs of Irving Berlin A concert celebration - Andrew Lloyd Webber Henfield Hall, Coopers Way, Henfield BN5 9EQ Saturday 25 June, doors open 6.00pm, start 6.30pm Information: 01273 494490 / sussexvoiceworkschoir@gmail.com / https://www.sussexvoiceworks.com
NEW SUSSEX SINGERS Summer Concert: ‘Old-fashioned Love Songs’ Featuring jazz standards and romantic music by Brahms, Gershwin, Cole Porter and Jerome Kern. Trinity Church, St John sub Castro, Abinger Place, Lewes BN7 2QA Saturday 25 June 7.00pm (pre-concert drinks from 6.00pm) Tickets £12, under-16s free Information: www.newsussexsingers.co.uk
SUSSEX CHORUS Centenary Opera Gala Concert Conductor – Stephen Anthony Brown Soloist soprano – Zita Syme Kent Sinfonia Music to be included: March of the Toreadors – Bizet’s Carmen, Nessun Dorma – tenor aria and chorus from Puccini’s Turandot, Triumphal March – Verdi’s Aida, Brindisi – Verdi's La Traviata, Humming Chorus – Puccini’s […]
BRIGHTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL Folk in Transition Hope Cove From the British Isles to the New World. Blending traditional ballads, Irish jigs, Scottish reels and Appalachian bluegrass, Hope Cove draw their repertoire from centuries of music on both sides of the Atlantic. Royal Spa, Queen’s Park, Brighton BN2 0BT £10 (12-25 £5, under-12s free) […]
Rottingdean Arts Brighton Big Band – The popular swing band Brighton’s popular Swing Band returns, playing the songs of Frank Sinatra, George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Glenn Miller and Duke Ellington Vocalist: Ruth Fahie The Terraces Marine Drive Rottingdean BN2 7AZ Sunday 26 June 3.00pm Free entrance Information www.rottingdeanarts.org.uk
BRIGHTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL Eliza is the Fairest Queen Fair Oriana Penelope Appleyard and Lucy Cox sopranos Sam Brown lute, guitar Harry Buckoke viol Alexander Duggan percussion Popular songs from the time of good Queen Bess, alongside Tudor-tinted arrangements of some of the greatest hits from the 70-year reign of our current Queen Elizabeth, to include Vera Lynn, Aretha Franklin […]
MUSIC FOR CONNECTION Music and Motion Lively, supportive and fun dementia-friendly singing and music-making monthly at Jubilee Library. Come and sing your favourite songs with us! No experience necessary. Free – funded by NHS / BHCC. Negative LFT result required to attend. Jubilee Library, Jubilee Square, Brighton BN1 1GE Free – booking essential […]
Lunchtime Concert at the Chapel Royal June 2022 28 Julian White (oboe), Rebecca Baulch (guitar) July 2022 5 Spike Wells (drums,) Mark Edwards (piano), Nigel Thomas (bass) – jazz 12 Phil Hopkins (harmonica), Rachel Fryer (piano) 19 Nick Houghton (organ) 26 Oliver Nelson (violin), Julian Jacobson (piano) Tuesdays 1.10–1.55pm All seats £3 at […]
Recital at St Nicholas Beautiful music in the heart of the city June 2022 29 Chiara Naldi (piano) – three centuries of keyboard music seen through a French lens, from Bach's French Suite no. 3 to Debussy’s Preludes, passing from Chopin's fourth Ballade. July 2022 6 Richard Bowen (guitar) plays music by J.S Bach, […]
All Saints Hove Lunchtime Concert June 2022 30 Alice Zawadzki (jazz vocals and violin) and Rob Luft (jazz guitar) July 2022 7 Joss Peach Trio (jazz piano, bass, drums) 14 Oliver Nelson (violin) and Vasilis Rakitsis (piano) […]
Brighton Unitarian Lunchtime Concert The performers are a mixture of top local talent and touring musicians from across the globe. It’s a perfect way to spend your Friday lunchtime with the affordable concerts in our beautiful church. July 2022 1 Evelyn Harrison and Zhanna Kemp-Dashkovskaya recently formed as a saxophone and piano duo and […]
MUSIC AND WINE AT ST. LUKE’S Semerano Piano Duo Giulia Semerano and Filippo Di Bari perform a variety of music including Brahms, Schubert, Casella and Debussy. St. Luke’s Church, Queen’s Park Road, Brighton BN2 9ZB £7 / £5 under 25s / free to under 16s (accompanied by an adult) Wine and refreshments served […]
LEWES FESTIVAL OF SONG "Close to Nature" Mark Padmore, tenor, with Nancy Cooley, piano. In a change to our original programme we present a group of Schubert’s Lieder which follow the changing cycle of the seasons through the year. The early twentieth-century composer Rebecca Clarke was a superb word-setter: we have chosen three […]
SUSSEX HARMONISERS Harmony Masterclass This two-day, non-residential, course held at Ardingly College provides an enjoyable and totally supportive approach to helping you understand your own voice and its potential in four-part harmony and will give you an opportunity to try out new ideas, techniques and vocal harmonies with like-minded singers. Ardingly College, Ardingly RH17 […]
LEWES FESTIVAL OF SONG ‘The Children’s Hour’ Fairy-tales, adventures, nursery rhymes, lullabies Gareth Brynmor John with William Vann Their tapestry of songs contemplates the wonder of childhood and its place in our memories. The duo’s CD was conceived when they were both new fathers. Their choice of music ranges from Schubert’s iconic Erlkönig […]
LEWES FESTIVAL OF SONG ‘Ballads, Bards and Minstrels’ Songs by Strauss, Schubert, Weir, Stanford and Wolf Harriet Burns with Ian Tindale St. Anne’s Church, High Street, Lewes BN7 1RJ Festival Pass £75, single tickets £20, students half price, under 16s free Tickets and info from www.lewesfestivalofsong.co.uk or Lewes Tourist Information Centre: 01273 483448 […]
BRIGHTON ORPHEUS CHOIR Summer concert – Rossini Petite messe solennelle Nick Houghton (conductor), Nicola Grunberg (piano), Edward Dean (harmonium) All Saints Church, The Drive, Hove BN3 3QE Tickets £15 (concessions £12, students £6) Available online www.brightonorpheus.org, or on the door
LEWES FESTIVAL OF SONG ‘The Wanderer’ Songs by Debussy, Vaughan Williams, Schubert, Ravel James Atkinson with Hamish Brown. St. Anne’s Church, High Street, Lewes BN7 1RJ Festival Pass £75, single tickets £15, students half price, under 16s free Tickets and info from www.lewesfestivalofsong.co.uk or Lewes Tourist Information Centre: 01273 483448 Information: info@lewesfestivalofsong.co.uk […]
THE GILBERT AND SULLIVAN SOCIETY OF SUSSEX ‘In Their Own Melodious Way’ Former D’Oyly Carte members, Bruce and Caroline Graham in concert. The Adastra Hall, Keymer Road, Hassocks BN6 8QH Society Members £8, guests £14 Information: 07941966741 / gandstodaysussex@gmail.com
BRIGHTON CHAMBER CHOIR ‘Music All Powerful’ Vaughan Williams – Serenade to Music; Britten – Hymn to St Cecilia; Finzi – My Spirit Sang All Day; Walmisley – Music All Powerful and more. Conductor – Ruth Kerr, Accompanist – Tim Nail St Nicholas Church, Church Street, Brighton BN1 3LJ Tickets £15 on the door, […]
BRIGHTON SINGERS Pastime with Good Company A delightful sunny programme of madrigals, folk songs, jazz – plus a wind band, Airs and Graces. The Barn, Court Gardens Farm Vineyard, Ditchling BN6 8TH Tickets £12 in advance via website www.brightonsingers.org.uk or info@brightonsingers.org.uk
LEWES FESTIVAL OF SONG ‘A Coat of Many Colours’ Soprano - Ellie Laugharne, Soprano - Harriet Burns Piano - Nancy Cooley, Piano - Ian Tindale Violin - Rebecca Bell, Flute - Daisy Noton, Cello - Sebastian Comberti A colourful programme of French, American, English and Russian songs with chamber ensemble, including Ravel’s Chansons Madécasses, Weir’s Nuits d’Afrique, […]