Brighton Unitarian Lunchtime Concerts

Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton, BN1 1UF

Fridays 12.30 pm to 1.15 pm (doors 12.15 pm)

All tickets £3.50.

Raising money for the Building Appeal Fund

Friday 27 September: Red Gray (soprano) and Glen Capra (piano). A Spanish programme including works by Granados, de Falla, Montsalvatge and Rodrigo.

Friday 04 October: Nick Andrews and Friends, featuring soprano Rosie Evans.

Friday 11 October: Glen Capra (piano) and Ian Glen (bassoon) playing Mozart, Mossolov, Carr and Piazzolla.

Friday 18 October: Rachel Firmager (cello) and James Shenton (piano) playing Janacek’s marvellously quirky and evocative piece “A Tale” plus the first performance of James’s own sonata, which is a deeply spiritual and meditative work.

Friday 25 October: Louise Gledhill (soprano), Cathrine Long (soprano) and Lesley-Anne Sammons (piano). “Music for a while”…. A celebration of Benjamin Britten.

Friday 01 November: Lyndsay Cumming (saxophone) and Nick Andrews (piano) will play a selection of saxophone music from across the eras, including Telemann’s sonata in C minor for soprano saxophone, the delightful concerto for alto saxophone by Ronald Binge and playful swing and ragtime works by Rudy Wiedoeft.

Friday 08 November: Yoshio Akiyama (baritone) will sing songs by Gerald Finzi, Franz Schubert, Reynaldo Hahn and a selection of traditional Japanese songs.

Friday 15 November: Gabriel Jones (piano) and Marianne Wright (soprano). Graduates of Trinity College of Music will perform a selection of French and English songs, including the Arriettes Oubliées by Debussy.

Friday 22 November: Enjoy more music from the jazz greats with singer Pamela Nickels, Wook Hamilton on clarinet and accompanist/pianist Josh Mills.

Friday 29 November: Nick Andrews and Friends, featuring a piano recital by Oliver Turvey who will perform pieces by Bach, Schumann and Carl Vine.

Friday 06 December: Joss Peach, award-winning jazz pianist who can be seen busking from time to time in Brighton on his golden piano, will perform classic jazz, boogie woogie and “originals”.

Friday 13 December: A Bunch of Daphs return with their Advent and Christmas programme.

JOYFUL NOISE

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Joyful Noise is a monthly “come and sing” choir open to all.

We sing a range of different hymns and faith based songs ranging from unison to 4-parts. We include very experienced singers and those with less experience and confidence. The music is taught in an accessible way for all. So far we have included Shaker songs, West Gallery hymns and music from the Iona & Taize communities as well as traditional, Temperance, West Gallery and contemporary hymns!

The meeting place is a lovely space in which to sing and the session ends with a chance to meet and chat over tea or coffee.

Sessions are on Sundays in the Unitarian Meeting Place, South Terrace, Hastings

2.30-4.00pm.

£2 to cover costs.

If you like to sing why not join us?

Next meetings

20th October

17th November

8th December

 

Stephen Page

Bexhill Choral Society

Saturday 5th October 7.30pm at St Augustine’s Church, Bexhill

Tickets £10

Mozart – Mass in C – K.427

Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Bach, Johann Christian – Magnificat

Schubert – Magnificat
The programme, under the baton of Kenneth Roberts, with the Sussex Concert Orchestra, is Mozart’s “Mass in C Minor” (what a wonderful sing!) “Magnificats” by JC Bach and Schubert, and the SCO will also be playing “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”. Our soloists are:  Sophie Pullen, Claire Williamson, Roger Elias and Peter Grevatt.

Lesley Garrett

With the sad death earlier this year of our Patron, Sir Colin Davis,  we are delighted that Lesley Garrett CBE has graciously agreed to become our Patron.

She sang the soprano parts of “Elijah” with Bexhill very early in her career, and for our 60th Birthday concert at the De La Warr Pavilion last year, sent a lovely letter, remembering this, and saying how important it is for young artists to gain experience in this way.

Wind and Brass at the Azur

 Sunday, 15th September, the Wind and Brass sections of the Sussex Concert Orchestra are performing a fundraising concert for the orchestra at
the Azur, Marina Pavilion, Hastings.
It starts at 7.30 with the Dvorak Serenade and includes other works inspired by the bohemian theme with extracts from Bizet’s Carmen and other ‘bohemian’ composers
and of course Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.
Tickets £10, available from Imagen Gallery and the Information Centre or on the door.
£2 concessions. Accompanied under 16s free.

Waits & Measures

You are invited to an evening of sacred and secular music, including works by

Morley, Mozart & Handel

given by Waits & Measures

Musical Director: Robert Aldwinckle, Leader: Maureen James

7.30pm Friday 27 September 2013, Hastings Unitarian Church, South Terrace, Hastings

Refreshments available

a donation of £5.00 would be much appreciated

1066 Choir and Organ in Arundel

The day visit this year on 3rd September took 1066 Choir and Organ to Arundel, with demonstrations of the organs in St Nicholas Parish Church and the Roman Catholic Cathedral. Our thanks to the staff at both venues for their time and enthusiasm. Also to members who played for us so effectively.

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The next meeting with be on Tuesday 1st October at St Clements, Old Town Hastings, when members and friends can hear the new Viscount Organ and experience the delights of the re-ordered church. Details bhick1066@gmail.com  Visitors and friends warmly welcome.

1066 Choir & Organ: Arundel trip

1066 Choir & Organ—Day Trip to Arundel – Tuesday 3 September

8.00am            pick up from Hastings Unitarian Church

8.30am            pick up from Little Common Roundabout

11.00am          Demonstration at St Nicholas Church

12.45pm          Lunch at the Beefeater

2.30pm            Demonstration at Arundel Cathedral

4.30pm            Depart for Bexhill/Hastings

6.30pm app     Arrive home

 

Cost excluding lunch £ 20 – we have reserved places in the Beefeater but choice of menu is entirely open, so that members and friends can have as little or as much as they choose!

Please contact Mr R Searcy, 01424 427831  riksearcy@tinyworld.co.uk if you are interested. There are still a few places available.

BH

 

David Flood at St Mary’s, Rye

David Flood, Director of Music at Canterbury Cathedral, will give a concert at St Mary’s Rye, on Friday 4 October at 7.30 in aid of ARRCC.

tickets from Patrick Cox Smith during All Saints, Hastings, Organ Concerts or at the door.

www.arrcc.org.uk

Hastings Old Town Week Organ Recital

Wednesday 7 August, 1.00 – 1.30pm                St Clements Church

Lunchtime Organ Recital with Fr Robert Featherstone,

Parish Priest of St Clements and All Saints.

Free entry, retiring collection in aid of the Organ Fund for All Saints Church.

As far as we are aware this will be the first concert given on the new organ in St Clements.