This Season
Season Overview
We have six concerts planned for the 2025-2026 season, our 46th.
In September, we perform Verdi's Requiem, and in the same programme host the Kanneh-Masons playing Beethoven's Triple Concerto, in The Congress Theatre, Eastbourne.
We will be commemorating the eightieth anniversary of the end of World War II with a performance of Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man, in the Dorking Halls. Also in the programme is Fauré's ever-popular Requiem.
There are two celebrations of Christmas, one in St Mary's Church, Reigate, and one in St Nicholas' Church, Worth, with seasonal music and readings.
And in March we are presenting Brahms' majestic Ein deutsches Requiem, in Reigate, in Brahms' own four-hand arrangement for piano.
Our summer concert, on July 4th, will feature works by American composers.
For singers we have a programme of workshops - works by female composers, including McDowall's Da Vinci Requiem, on 25 October, and Brahms Requiem on 10 January 2026.
All singers are of course welcome at our open rehearsals - please register here to let us know you are coming.
Scheduled Events
| Date | Event | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21st | Verdi & Beethoven | Congress Theatre, Eastbourne | Buy Tickets Now ► |
| Sep 29th | Open Rehearsal | Wray Common Primary School | |
| Oct 25th | Open Workshop - Female Composers | St Mary's Church, Reigate | Buy Tickets Now ► |
| Nov 15th | The Armed Man | Dorking Halls | Buy Tickets Now ► |
| Dec 6th | Christmas | St Mary's Church, Reigate | |
| Dec 13th | Christmas | St Nicholas' Church, Worth | |
| Jan 10th | Open Workshop - Brahms Requiem | St Mary's Church, Reigate | |
| Jan 12th | Open Rehearsal | Wray Common Primary School | |
| Mar 14th | Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem | St Mary's Church, Reigate | |
| Mar 30th | Open Rehearsal | Wray Common Primary School | |
| May 9th | Open Workshop | St Mary's Church, Reigate | |
| Jul 4th | Independence Day Concert | St Mary's Church, Reigate | |
Sunday September 21st, 2025 5pm
Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
Elgar Land of Hope and Glory
Beethoven Triple Concerto
with Royal Wedding cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, sister Isata and brother Braimah
Verdi Requiem
Seohyun Go soprano (finalist in the 2025 Eastbourne International Singing Competition)
Emma Jüngling mezzo (finalist in the 2025 Eastbourne International Singing Competition)
Adrian Dwyer tenor
Grant Doyle baritone
Leslie Olive conductor
English Arts Orchestra
Tickets: £42, £34, £28, £19 available from Congress Theatre (01323 412000)
Concessions for Carers and Students
St Mary's Church, Reigate RH2 7RN
Saturday October 25th, 2025 11am - 4pm
Workshop on Female Composers
including McDowall's Da Vinci Requiem
Leslie Olive director
Dorking Halls, Reigate Rd, Dorking RH4 1SG
Saturday November 15th, 2025 7.30pm
Jenkins The Armed Man
Fauré Requiem
Karl Jenkins’ 1998 The Armed Man, his engaging “Mass for Peace”, portrays the brutality of conflict through its music. In contrast, Fauré’s celebrated Requiem, when exquisitely performed, distils conflict into perhaps the most profound sense of peace to be found in all Classical music.
Leslie Olive conductor
English Arts Orchestra
01306 881717
£30, £25, £6 (Child/student)
Carer for Disabled no charge
St Mary's Church, Reigate RH2 7RN
Saturday December 6th, 2025 7.30pm
Christmas
A celebration of Christmas with seasonal music and readings.
Leslie Olive conductor
Jonathan Lilley accompanist
St Nicholas Church, Worth RH10 7RT
Saturday December 13th, 2025 7.30pm
Christmas
A celebration of Christmas with seasonal music and readings.
Leslie Olive conductor
Jonathan Lilley continuo
St Mary's Church, Reigate RH2 7RN
Saturday January 10th, 2025 10am - 4pm
Workshop Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
Gavin Carr director
Jonathan Lilley keyboard