Silver Strings - weekly Brighton’s very own later-starter community string band. It’s never too late to learn! 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 […]
Portslade Recorded Music Society From Servant to Celebrity – Haydn in London Presented by Paul Skinner, Secretary Loxdale English Centre (Business Centre), Locks Hill, Portslade BN41 2LA Admission £3.50, includes tea, coffee and cakes 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. Funded by BHCC. Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton, BN1 1YD (TBC) […]
Brighton Dome Bangers Five-star, smash hit Bangers gets the party started with an exhilarating night of original music, lyrical storytelling, and pure UK garage vibes. Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, New Rd, Brighton BN1 1UG Thursday 20–Saturday 22 March, various times £15, concessions & under 26s £12, schools £7.50 Brighton Dome Ticket Office: 01273 709709 or tickets@brightondome.org […]
Music for Connection: Sing and Play Lively, supportive, and fun weekly dementia-friendly singing and music-making session. No experience necessary. For people living with dementia and companions. Free - funded by NHS. Brooke Mead Extra Care Scheme, Albion Street, Brighton, BN1 free – booking essential hello@musicforconnection.co.uk / 01273 569096
Jazz at St Andrews Simon Woolf’s Young Masters Bassist Simon Woolf brings his Young Masters quintet to St Andrews in a programme that intersperses compositions by some of the jazz legends with whom he has played (Benny Golson, Harry Allen, Al Cohn) and his own tuneful originals. As the name suggests, the line up is […]
Music and Wine at St. Luke’s Trio Akima Inspirations from world folk music, with spontaneous creative improvisation. Features saxophones and flutes, guitar and percussion St. Luke’s Church, Queen’s Park Road, BN2 9ZB £8 / £5 concessions / free to under 16s (accompanied by an adult) available on the door or pre-book for a £1 discount […]
Nicholas Yonge Society Trio Arisonto concert Music by Clara Schumann, Brahms and Ligeti East Sussex College, Cliffe Building, Mountfield Road, Lewes BN7 2XH Tickets £20 (8–25s free) www.ticketsource.co.uk/nyslewes or on the door Information: www.nyslewes.org.uk/the-society.html
New Sussex Singers Singing Workshop: The Modern Choral Sound Hosted by New Sussex Singers and led by conductor and singer Sebastian Charlesworth. Sharpen your ensemble skills in a workshop exploring the music of three exceptional contemporary choral composers. All Saints Centre, Friars Walk, Lewes BN7 2LE Tickets £18 including music and afternoon refreshments For more […]
New Music Brighton Concert in memory of Malcolm Lipkin Nathan Williamson (piano) will perform works by Malcolm Lipkin in the first half of the concert and a film will also be shown. The second half of the event will include short piano works from NMB members, also to be performed by Nathan. Malcolm Lipkin: Nocturne no. 4, Nocturne no. 3, Sonata no. […]
St Mary’s Church Kemp Town Tobias Wheal and Jiating Yang – Synesthesia An immersive event combining live organ music, played on our 1878/1904 Bevington, with dynamic animation projected onto the inside of the church. Synesthesia is a collaborative project by two emerging local artists Jiating Yang and Tobias Wheal. Synesthesia refers to the ability to […]
The Brighton Singers Music for Lent Stravinsky, Pergolesi, Poulenc St Nicholas’ Church, Church St, Brighton BN1 3LJ Tickets £16 (incl refreshments) https://www.trybooking.com/uk/EILA Info:www.brightonsingers.org.uk
Brighton Dome / Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Reich/Richter A feast for eyes and ears: music by living legend Steve Reich with luminous, colour-shifting visuals inspired by the art of Gerhard Richter. In the first half, music from more New York icons including Yoko Ono and John Cage. Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UD […]
Silver Strings - weekly Brighton’s very own later-starter community string band. It’s never too late to learn! 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 […]
Music For Connection Beginners Strings / Improvising with Strings – monthly Try out a violin, viola, or cello in our friendly group. Learn to read music (9:30-10:25am) or play without (10:40-11:30am). Instruments provided - booking essential. Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton BN1 1YD Booking essential Free for 50+ / donations for under-50s hello@musicforconnection.co.uk / 01273 […]
Brighton Dome Record Label Nights: Gondwana Records Gondwana Records brings a very special line-up to the iconic Corn Exchange for the very first Gondwana Records Presents night in Brighton Brighton Dome Corn Exchange, New Rd, Brighton BN1 1UG £24, students £18 Brighton Dome Ticket Office: 01273 709709 or tickets@brightondome.org https://brightondome.org/whats-on/VIv-record-label-nights-gondwana-records/
Music for Connection: Sing and Play Lively, supportive, and fun weekly dementia-friendly singing and music-making session. No experience necessary. For people living with dementia and companions. Free - funded by NHS. Brooke Mead Extra Care Scheme, Albion Street, Brighton, BN1 free – booking essential hello@musicforconnection.co.uk / 01273 569096
Jazz at St Andrews Nick Tomalin’s Shades of Shearing Pianist Nick Tomalin’s quintet recreate the distinctive sound of the classic Shearing Quintet, the British pianist who found fame when he settled in the US in the late 1940s. Expect a mix of Shearing’s acclaimed compositions, lesser known gems and some originals inspired by Shearing's music. […]
Brighton Orpheus Choir Brahms Requiem Mendelssohn Psalm 43 and Verleih uns Frieden St John’s Church, Knoyle Road, Brighton BN1 6RB Adults £20, students £10, under 18 free online and at the door www.brightonorpheus.org
Brighton Chamber Choir Beautiful Choral Music for Mother’s Day Including Dvorak’s warm and joyful Mass in D, and Stanford’s sublime Bluebird. St Michael-in-Lewes, High Street, Lewes BN7 1XU Tickets £15, available from wegottickets.com brightonchamberchoir.org
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. Jubilee Library, Jubilee Square, Brighton, BN1 free – booking essential hello@musicforconnection.co.uk / 01273 569096
Create Music / Brighton Dome Sounds from the City.5 Hear the talents of young bands and solo performers, aged 10–16, all eager to show what's up and coming on the south coast’s music scene. Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, 29 New Rd, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1UG Tickets £10, U25 £6 Information: 01273 261565, events@createmusic.org.uk, www.createmusic.org.uk/whats-on/sounds-from-the-city/
Silver Strings - weekly Brighton’s very own later-starter community string band. It’s never too late to learn! 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 […]
Portslade Recorded Music Society Benjamin Godard – eccentric French composer Compiled by David Maddocks Presented by Richard Richardson Loxdale English Centre (Business Centre), Locks Hill, Portslade BN41 2LA Admission £3.50, includes tea, coffee and cakes Information: Richard Richardson (Chairman): 01273 328722
Music for Connection: Sing and Play Lively, supportive, and fun weekly dementia-friendly singing and music-making session. No experience necessary. For people living with dementia and companions. Free - funded by NHS. Brooke Mead Extra Care Scheme, Albion Street, Brighton, BN1 free – booking essential hello@musicforconnection.co.uk / 01273 569096
Music for Connection: Final Tea and Jam session 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. Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton, BN1 […]
Jazz at St Andrews Ralph Moore Once in a while we are lucky to have a truly great master among our guests at St Andrews. And so it is with the titanic Ralph Moore – born in the UK, Ralph grew up in the US and cut his teeth with such legends as Horace Silver, […]
Music and Wine at St. Luke’s Dominic Downes (piano) Young virtuoso pianist and composer Dominic Downs reflects on the influence of drama and dance on composers in his programme, including works by Beethoven, Bach, Debussy, Chopin, Chaminade, Coleridge Taylor and Downs. St. Luke’s Church, Queen’s Park Road, BN2 9ZB £8 / £5 concessions / free […]
Seaford Music Society ‘Birds and Music’ Illustrated guide by Paul Barrett, violinist and twitcher Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road, Seaford BN25 2EE Non-members £20.00 / members free with membership card / under 26 free Information: tickets@seafordmusicsociety.com / 01323 885365
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