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at St Margaret’s in Ditchling. Celebrate the Christmas season with us! ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Marcia Bellamy joined us for the first time to direct a Choral Feast for a summer’s evening. Her programme was a delightful collection of classics from Holst, Copland, and Rutter with fresh, contemporary works and well-loved opera choruses – complete with anvil! TheContinue reading “Next date for the diary: Sunday December 13th”

English Madrigals and Partsongs tickets – https://www.trybooking.com/uk/DCAE ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Do put the date in the diary – our next concert will be on Sunday December 3rd at St Paul’s Church, West Street in Brighton. Nicholas Houghton will conduct. Keep an eye on this page – programme details will follow.

Our regular summer visit to Court Garden Vineyard will be on Sunday June 25th when the choir will be directed by Hamish Dustagheer in a programme of joyful “songs from the vineyard”. Please buy tickets in advance – £12 – https://www.trybooking.co.uk/CIHG

book tickets here: https://www.trybooking.co.uk/CDEC

Our next concert will be on Sunday March 26th at 5pm . We shall be singing in the beautiful space that is St Paul’s Church on West Street in Brighton. The choir is enjoying preparing a glorious programme of music for the season travelling through Europe and the centuries – A Lenten Journey – ByrdContinue reading “March 26th at St Paul’s in Brighton”

The concert on December 4th was well received by a large and appreciative audience. A few words from Nick: . ” It has been an enjoyable term of rehearsals and culminated in an excellent performance. Thank you to all our soloists in the Buxtehude and Karen in the McDowall. I heard very good comments fromContinue reading “Into 2023”

St Nicholas’ Church, Church Street, Brighton BN1 3LJ click here to book tickets: http://www.trybooking.co.uk/BXZK

Welcome back to the Brighton Singers. Our first rehearsal of the new season is at 7.30pm on Thursday 22 September in St Lawrence Church, Falmer. We shall begin work straight away on our December concert, singing Cecilia McDowall: Ave maris stella; Morten Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna and motets by Buxtehude, Gabrieli; Bruckner & Grieg. All theContinue reading “A new season begins on Thursday 22 Sept 2022”

On a gorgeous sunny summer’s day Liz Woodhouse presided over a really successful concert in the lovely setting of the Barn at Court Garden Vineyard set in the beautiful South Downs in Ditchling. The venue was a sell-out and the audience certainly enjoyed the programme, which had been devised by Sue Fairhurst. Both choir andContinue reading “Summer in Ditchling”