Next Concert: Brass Christmas Classics • Wednesday 9 December 2026, 7pm • Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham
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WSO Brass Quintet Perform Christmas Classics
Wednesday 9 December 2026, 7.30pm
Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham, BN43 5EG
Worthing Symphony Orchestra, the professional orchestra of Sussex, is thrilled to celebrate its 100th season with a brand-new series of intimate chamber concerts in collaboration with Shoreham’s Ropetackle Arts Centre.
Kicking off this exciting series, WSO’s outstanding brass quartet invites you to join them for a sparkling celebration of brass music and the festive season. Expect a joyful programme packed with much-loved brass favourites and Christmas classics, bringing the warmth, brilliance and unmistakable sound of brass to life.
Whether you’re a lifelong fan of classical music or simply looking for a wonderful way to begin your Christmas celebrations, this promises to be a concert full of festive spirit, glorious music and plenty of sparkle.
Come along, settle in and immerse yourself in the rich, vibrant sound of brass as we raise a musical glass to the start of the festive season — and to 100 wonderful seasons of Worthing Symphony Orchestra.
Viennese New Year Celebration
Sunday 3 January 2027 • Worthing
Monday 4 January 2027 • Eastbourne
Step into 2027 in style with the Worthing Symphony Orchestra’s sparkling New Year Viennese Celebration. Brimming with elegance, charm, and irresistible rhythm, this uplifting concert captures the spirit of Vienna’s golden age, where the music of Strauss and his contemporaries reigns.
Borodin, Strauss & Bruckner
With Ben Goldscheider (Horn)
Sunday 31 January 2027, 2.45pm
Assembly Hall, Worthing, BN11 1HJ
Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia
Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 4
Nature Unchained
With Laura van der Heijden (Cello)
Sunday 28 February 2027, 2.45pm
Assembly Hall, Worthing, BN11 1HJ
Jerome Moross The Big Country
John Barry Dances with Wolves
Delius Florida Suite: By the River
William Walton Cello Concerto
Hamish MacCunn The Land of the Mountain and the Flood
Errollyn Wallen Mighty River
Smetana Má vlast: Vltava
Rossini, Schumann & Mozart
With Maria Marchant (Piano)
Sunday 14 March 2027, 2.45pm
Assembly Hall, Worthing, BN11 1HJ
Rossini The Silken Ladder: Overture
Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor*
Emilie Meyer Romanze
W.A. Mozart Symphony No. 39
Symphony
by the Sea
With Richard Hills (Organ)
Sunday 25 April 2027, 2.45pm
Assembly Hall, Worthing, BN11 1HJ
Frank Bridge The Sea
Paul Lewis Seaside Concerto
Hubert Parry Jerusalem
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 (Organ Symphony)
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