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March

Friday 12 March at 8 pm
Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham-by-Sea
booking:  01273 464440
Kiki Dee (vocals) with Carmelo Luggeri (guitar)

The collaboration of Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri brings together their eclectic backgrounds in the worlds of soul, pop and rock.   In the 70s Kiki Dee's duet with Elton John Don't go breaking my heart became a surprise No.1 single in both the UK and the US.


Tuesday 16 March at 7.30 pm
Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham-by-Sea
booking:  01273 464440
Chris Wood
Singer of the Year and best Album in the BBC Folk Awards for 2009.

Tuesday 16 March at 8 pm
Capitol Theatre, Horsham
tickets:   01403 750220 (box office)
or book on the theatre's website
The Sopranos
back from their sold-out European tour eight talented ladies enthral, captivate and beguile the audience with timeless classics from the world of opera to Broadway They pay homage to the great divas from Shirley Bassey to Barbra Streisand , and Judy Garland to Celine Dion.

Saturday 20 March at 7.30 pm
All Saints' Church, The Drive, Hove
tickets: 01273 552670
or reserve on-line
Brighton Orpheus Choir with the Musicians of All Saints

Handel     Israel in Egypt


BChamberC.gif (1822 bytes) Saturday 20 March at 7.30 pm
St Michael and All Angels, Victoria Road, Brighton

tickets: 07 792 591178
or book on-line
and on the door
Brighton Chamber Choir with the Linden Baroque Orchestra and Brighton & Hove High School girls
Fiona Baines (soprano), Thomasin Tresize (mezzo soprano), Anthony Hawgood (tenor), Darren Jones (bass)
In celebration of the Choir's 20th anniversary
J S Bach Mass in B minor

Saturday 20 March at 7.30 pm
St Mary's Church, Wakehurst Drive,
Southgate, Crawley
tickets: 01293 439213
or book on-line
Weald Choir
Laura Rowley
(soprano), Tim Baldwin (baritone)

Fauré Requiem
Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs
Villette Hymn à la Vierge
and supporting organ works

Sunday 22 March at 7 pm
Big School, Christ's Hospital, near Horsham
Christ's Hospital Choral Society, Chapel Choir and Sinfonia

Elgar     The Dream of Gerontius

LOS.gif (3949 bytes) Monday 22 to Saturday 27 March at 7.30 pm
Saturday matinée at 2.30 pm
The Town Hall, Lewes
tickets: 01273 480127
or visit the Box Office, Lewes Travel Agency, 1 Station Street, Lewes
Lewes Operatic Society

Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic
Carousel
in this romantic fantasy musical a young mill worker Julie falls for Billy, a charismatic fairground barker. Naive and trusting Julie never stops loving Billy, even when he dies in a botched robbery. Given one chance to put things right by a heavenly gatekeeper, Billy returns to earth for one day to help his unhappy daughter and make amends for his past misdeeds. The music includes the songs June is bustin’ out all over, If I loved you and You'll never walk alone.

Tuesday 23 to Saturday 27 March
Tuesday to Friday at 7.30 pm
Saturday at 1 pm and 5 pm
Capitol Theatre, Horsham
tickets:   01403 750220
or book on the theatre's website
Act Too

West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein's popular musical based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, but translated into modern New York City – a tale of love, loss and the struggle between rival cultures. Classic songs include I like to be in America, Officer Krupke, Tonight and Maria.


Saturday 27 March at 5 pm
Duke of York's Picturehouse
Preston Circus, Brighton
tickets: 01273 602503 or 0870 755 1228 (Box Office)
or book on-line

and at the Capitol Theatre, Horsham
tickets:   01403 750220 (box office)
or book on the theatre's website

Live by satellite from The Metropolitan Opera, New York
with Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay

Ambroise Thomas     Hamlet
a live performance of the opera relayed in high-definition direct from one of the world's greatest opera houses.  For the role of Ophelia, French composer Ambroise Thomas has created an extended mad scene that is among the greatest in opera.


Saturday 27 March  at 7.30 pm
St. Andrew's & St Cuthman's Church, Steyning
tickets: at  The Book Shop, High Street, Steyning (01903 812062)
and The Secretary Shop, Henfield (The Secretary Shop, High Street, Henfield (01273 493098)
or reserve by e-mail
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Poulenc Gloria
Organ Concerto
Pergolesi Magnificat

Saturday 27 March  at 7.30 pm
St John sub Castro Church, Lewes
tickets: 07 759 878562
or order by post
or from the Lewes Information Centre
East Sussex Bach Choir with The Hanover Band
James Arthur
(Christus), Andrew Griffiths (Evangelist), Susan Gilmour Bailey (soprano), Matthew Venner (countertenor)

J S Bach     St John Passion


Saturday 27 March at 7.30 pm
St Mary-in-the Castle, Hastings
tickets: 01424 440044 / 431442
and at Hastings Information centre (01424 45111)
or on the door
Hastings Philharmonic Choir
Ruby Hughes
(soprano), Katherine Allen (mezzo-soprano), James Greer (tenor), Alexander Robin Baker (baritone)

Mozart     Requiem
Haydn     Insanæ et vanæ curæ


Saturday 27 March at 7.30 pm
Arundel Cathedral
tickets: 01243 554501
or book on-line
Angmering Chorale with the Sinfonia of Arun
soloists Sandra Ford, Catherine King, Richard Roberts, Simon Thorpe

Verdi     Requiem


Sunday 28 March at 6 pm
St Luke's Church, Queens Park Road, Brighton

free admission
information: 01444 449502
St Luke's Church Choir
David Bathurst
(tenor), Christopher Breeds (baritone) with Michael Millyard (organ)

J H Maunder      Olivet to Calvary


Sunday 28 March at 6 pm
St John sub Castro Church, Lewes
tickets: from Lewes Tourist Information Centre,
187 High Street, Lewes
tel 01273 483448 or e-mail

and on the door
Esterházy Chamber Choir

Renaissance sacred masterpieces
the concert includes William Byrd's Mass for five voices, Gesualdo's Tenebrae Responsories, John Sheppard's Media vita, and Palestrina's setting of the Song of Songs.


Sunday 28 March (time to be advised)
Ardingly College
information: 01273 831264
or e-mail
Ardingly Choral Society
Neil Jenkins
(The Evangelist)

Bach      St Matthew Passion


Monday 29 March to Saturday 3 April
Monday at 7.30 pm
Tuesday to Thursday at 2.30 pm and 7.30 pm
Friday at 5 pm and 8 pm
Saturday at 2 pm, 5 pm and 8 pm
The Hawth Theatre, Hawth Avenue, Crawley

tickets: 01293 553636 (Hawth box office)
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
retelling the Biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colours, this magical musical is full of unforgettable songs including Any Dream Will Do, Close Every Door To Me and One More Angel.

listings last updated 10 March 2010
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