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, from September 2024 all of our concerts are held at Chapel Royal, 164 North St, Brighton BN1 1EA, on Saturdays at 7.00 pm.
Annual membership is £30, and includes free admission for the year.
Admission for non-members is £7. Free admission for under 18s.
| 11 October 2025 - Chapel Royal Brighton |
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| Pergolesi: Se tu m’ami, se tu sospiri… Purcell: Excerpts from opera Dido and Æneas Monteverdi: Duet from opera L’incoronazione di Poppea Francesco Durante: Danza, danza, fanciulla gentile… Daria Robertson (soprano), Jason Pimblett (baritone & piano) Schoenberg: 3 of the 5 Pieces Op.25 Three Pieces Opus 11 No.2 Kevin Allen Piano Handel Sonata in G minor Op.1 No.2 Bach Prelude in G minor BWV 885; Prelude in A minor BWV 889 Handel Sonata in A minor Op.1 No.4 Alex Pearson (oboe), Steve Engelhard (piano) |
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| 08 November 2025 - Chapel Royal Brighton |
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| Bruch: Concerto for Clarinet, Viola & orch Beatrice Sales, Evie Harrison, Zhanna Kemp Songs by Hugh Wood (1932-2021) Birgit Rohowsky-Miller (soprano), Kevin Allen (piano) Myths and Legends Recital. Amy Beach: Romance A Bazzini: Dance of the Goblins Cyril Scott: Lotus Land Rimski-Korsakov: Sheherazade Op.34 No.2 Sophia Bartlette (violin), Benjamin Rous (piano) |
Audio files for the June concert are now listed in the Recordings section.
Dr Jenner's review can be found at FringeReview
A review of the April concert is here. (Opens in a new window)
Our annual opportunity for students was a great success.
Audio recordings are available on the 'Recordings' tab for the next few weeks, and a beautifully crafted review by Dr Simon Jenner can be found here.
The new Season starts on 13 September 2025.
Programmes will appear here nearer the time.
You can find a review of the recitals by Simon Jenner here.
Previous reviews from Dr Jenner:
Review from November 9 concert is here.
Review from December 14 concert is here.
Simon's review of the recent memorial concert for Muriel Hart is here
Student performers from February 8 2025 |
 Three pictures from our March 18 concert, contributed by Bob Ahern. |
 Zhanna and Valeria at the Centenary Concert |
 Some beautiful Canteloube songs from Sherie, Karen and Katy |
 John playing Chopin, Rachmaninov and Ravel |
 Katy on piano with Sherrie (Soprano), Bob (Tenor) and Simon (Baritone) |
 Leslie Head was a former Club member. He was a much respected conductor; in the 1970s he pioneered many large scale works some of which were at the time relatively obscure. In February 2014 our Club held a memorial concert for Leslie, featuring some extracts of his recordings, the most recent from St John's Smith Square in 1983. Tributes were made by David Smith and Muriel Hart. I have retained a tape recording of this concert. |
 Zhanna, Evelyn and Vitalia at our opening concert 2022 |
 Karen at the BUC |
