Sussex Musicians Club

About us

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We are a community of classical music lovers, both performers and listeners.

The Club was inaugurated in March 1923. Have a look at the History page for some details of how the Club developed in the first years.

Our series of informal musical evenings features artists drawn from our membership, and runs from September to June. The repertoire ranges from early music right up to the present day, combining the familiar with items less often performed.

Except where indicated, all of our concerts are at Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton BN1 1UF, on Saturdays at 7.30 pm.

Annual membership is £30, and includes free admission for the year.

Admission for non-members is £7. Free admission for under 18s.

Forthcoming concerts

13 April 2024
Tosti: selected songs
Bob Ahern & Celia Vince

Szymanowski: La fontaine d'Arethuse
Gluck arr. Kreisler: Dance of the blessed spirits (Orfeo ed Euridice)
Wieniawski: Legende
Handel: Hymne Largo from Serse
Sophia Bartlette (violin), Benjamin Rous (piano)

Glinka: 'The fire of desire burns in my blood'
Rachmaninoff: 'Lilacs' Opus 21 No.5
Vocalise Opus 34
'How fair is this spot' Op.21 No.7
Tchaikovsky: Lensky’s arioso “I love you, Olga!” (Eugene Onegin)
Rimsky-Korsakov: “Hymn to the Sun” Aria of the Queen of Shemakha (Le Coq d'Or)
Daria Robertson (sop), Zhanna Kemp (Piano), Paul Houston (clarinet & tenor)

Followed by the AGM

Muriel Hart

Muriel Hart, who died just after Christmas aged 99, was a lifelong member of the Club, joining it in her teens, and gave it decades of support and service as well as to many of its individual members.

This was just a part of the massive amount of work that Muriel did for music in Brighton and Sussex over many years.

The Sussex Musicians' Club would like to recognize and commemorate its debt to her and accordingly we are planning a concert in October in her memory.

Here is a recording of Muriel accompanying Beatrice Monaco in May 2015. At this time we were meeting at Brighton and Hove High School which explains the dry acoustic.

Review from Dr Simon Jenner

Simon's review of 13th January concert can be found here

Springboard

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Here is a message from Jannet King, Chair of Springboard:

I’m writing as the Chair of Springboard - Brighton & Hove Performing Arts, which is about to take place, as usual, on weekends in March in Brighton & Hove.

We expect some inspirational performances from some of the most talented young musicians in the area, some of whom go on to play professionally, and I always think it a pity that the audience is made up mainly of family, teachers and other performers. Would you be able to include a plug for Springboard next time you email your members?

I’ve created a page on our website listing the “highlights” that might be a particular draw.