E A S T SUSSEX B A C H C H O I R HIS MAJESTYS SAGBUTTS & CORNETTS A VENETIAN CHRISTMAS GABRIELI ST JOHN SUB CASTRO, LEWES SAT 7 th DEC Director - John Hancorn eastsussexbachchoir.org
Offenbach’s favourite, sung in English La Belle Hélène CLASSICAL MUSIC The Fitzwilliam Quartet, photo by Peter Searle Live opera fully staged: French fizz and foolery set to deliciously immortal music: outrageous fun NSO Chorus, St Paul’s Sinfonia, c.Toby Purser, d. Jeff Clark, with Hannah Pedley & Anthony Flaum Town Congress Chequer Old Bloomsbury Hall Theatre Mead Market Theatre <strong>Lewes</strong> Eastbourne East Grinstead Hove Nov 13 Nov 17 4pm Nov 28 Dec 1 4pm Dec 5 www.newsussexopera.org A collaboration with Opera della Luna. NSO charity no. 1185087 Easy Design Workshops & Have-A-Go Garden Days London SUNDAY 17, 11AM Coffee Concerts: Endymion Horn Trio. A programme of Beethoven and Brahms from the acclaimed Endymion Horn Trio, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Attenborough Centre, £18.50, £16 concessions, attenboroughcentre.com SUNDAY 24, 3PM Seaford Music Society, Capriccio Ensemble. Piano quintet the Capriccio Ensemble perform music by Mozart and Brahms. In addition there’ll be the chance to meet Seaford’s Kenneth V Jones, composer of numerous film scores, and hear some of his music. St. Leonard’s Church, Seaford, £15, under 26s free, seafordmusicsociety.com SUNDAY 24, 7PM Esterhazy Chamber Choir. New Director of Music Richard Stafford conducts the Esterhazy in a concert of 20th century works including Duruflé Requiem, Vierne Messe Solennelle and motets by Messiaen, Villette and de Sévérac. St Michael’s Church, £15, under 16s free. esterhazychoir.org Fun & informative, illustrated garden workshops at fabulous Sussex garden venues. The perfect Christmas gift for garden beginners & enthusiasts Check our website for dates and book online: www.sussexgardenschool.com FRIDAY 29, 7.45PM Nicholas Yonge Society. The Fitzwilliam Quartet are this month’s guests, together with Nancy Cooley who joins them for Elgar’s Piano Quintet. The all-English programme also features music by Purcell, Barcham Stevens, Delius and Vaughan Williams, and a work by Uckfield-based Julian Broughton. Cliffe Building, East Sussex College, Mountfield Road. £16, free for 8-25 year olds. nyslewes.org.uk Robin Houghton 83