Round-up of events and shows

The group have been putting on a matinee performance for 4SIGHT for seven years and have raised over £2,000 in that time.

This year’s performance is an abridged matinee performance entitled, Stage, Screen & Musicals and once again it’s a chance to enjoy some old time songs and dances from shows gone by with the odd comedy sketch included.

Doors open at 1.30pm with the performance starting at 2pm, and finishing by 4pm. There will be an interval for tea/coffee and a mince pie (included in the ticket price) and a raffle will be running also. Tickets cost £5 per person and the event will take place at the Jubilee Hall, Elmer Road, Middleton on Sea, PO22 6DZ.

For tickets and more information call 01243 838008. Tickets can also be bought at the 4SIGHT Bradbury Centre, 36 Victoria Drive, Bognor Regis or the 4SIGHT Charity Shop, The Arcade, Bognor Regis or at the Middleton Medical Centre, Elmer Road, Middleton-On-Sea, West Sussex, PO22 7SR. You can also buy tickets on the door on the day.

THIS year Worthing Symphony Orchestra will pay tribute to those who served at sea as part of their annual Remembrance Day weekend concert featuring a combination of haunting and hopeful classical work (Assembly Hall, Worthing, Sunday, November 14, 2.45pm).

Spokeswoman Gemma Nethersole said: “The classic film theme for this concert will be The Cruel Sea, a fittingly stark portrayal of life and death in the Atlantic during World War Two in which the sea is portrayed as the ultimate villain with the music swelling and seeming to echo the movement and cooling of the sea.

“Sir Edward Elgar’s famous Nimrod variation, the ninth on his Enigma theme, will be played alongside the main theme from the film Schindler’s List by renowned composer John Williams.”

Worthing Symphony orchestra conductor John Gibbons said: “The atmosphere of contemplation and reflection, particularly appropriate on Remembrance Sunday, is enhanced by both Sir Edward Elgar and Hollywood legend John Williams whose music powerfully supports Spielberg’s epic film.”

The second half of the concert also features Elgar with soloist mezzo soprano Elizabeth Sikora performing his song cycle, Sea Pictures, which includes five songs filled with the different personalities of the sea and sea allusions.

Elizabeth Sikora is a regular performer with the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. She has sung roles in La Traviata, Die Zauberflöte, Die Walküre, Jenufa, Les Contes d’Hoffmann and Eugene Onegin among others, under notable conductors such as Bernard Haitink, Sir Mark Elder and Sir Simon Rattle.

Closing the afternoon will be Sibelius’s Symphony No 2 in D Major. It is built around a three-note motif which develops into an uplifting finale, symbolising freedom after great oppression before the concert concludes with Elgar’s Prelude and Angel’s Farewell.

Tickets on 01903 206206.

AN evening of beautiful choral music is being presented by the Renaissance Choir at St Paul’s Church, Chichester on Saturday, November 13.

Spokesman David Harris said: “The luscious sounds of Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna are combined with music by Schubert and Palestrina. Concert pianist Karen Kingsley will play nocturnes by Chopin and Liszt. The programme, entitled Night and Day, is designed to calm, soothe and inspire.

“The Renaissance Choir is no stranger to Chichester, having recently performed in the Cathedral in March as part of the Mayor’s charity appeal. Based in Emsworth, this talented chamber choir of 32 voices has an impressive list of prestigious venues to its name, including Notre Dame in Paris; the Royal Palace in Hungary; and cathedrals across Europe.”

Tickets from the secretary on 023 9259 1462.

SUSSEX Chorus will start its 90th season on November 13 by joining forces with the Sussex Symphony Orchestra in St Bartholomew’s Church, Brighton to perform the Symphony No.9 (Choral Symphony) by Beethoven alongside several works appropriate for Remembrance weekend, conducted by Mark Andrew James.

Spokeswoman Penny Jeffrey said: “In the Beethoven Choral Symphony, Sussex Chorus is delighted to welcome a group of talented soloists and the Girls’ Choir from the West-Eacott School of Music to join them in this uplifting paean of praise. The glorious last movement, involving the combined forces of chorus, soloists and orchestra, sweeps to a climax in one of the most memorable sections from any symphony.

“The musical theme for the Remembrance weekend begins with a performance by the Sussex Symphony Orchestra of Mars - the Bringer Of War from Holst’s Planet Suite. This work conjures images of war with its brutality and tragedy.

“Sussex Chorus continues this theme with Herbert Howell’s Take Him Earth For Cherishing, composed in memory of J F Kennedy, conducted by their musical director, Neil Jenkins. This monumental work, with its powerful harmonies, evokes thoughts of those whose lives have been cut short through violence.

“Sussex Chorus and the Sussex Symphony Orchestra join forces again to perform Hymn To The Fallen, written by John Williams for the film Saving Private Ryan. The wordless chorus adds a very special extra dimension to this powerful work.”

The concert is at 7.30pm. Tickets: £15, concessions £12, students & children under 16 £5, on 01273 27333/07989 309909.

MUD Morganfield, the son of the late great blues singer Muddy Waters, plays the Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham on Thursday, November 11.

“It is uncanny how this son of Muddy looks and sounds like the old master so much so that many people thought it was Muddy when his promotional CD was played,” said a spokesman.

“This son and proud heir of the King of Chicago blues is blessed with a big and powerful voice that can manage to convey deep emotional resonance on the slow numbers and good old fashioned testosterone laden strut on those classic shuffles. He’s also blessed with a natural sense of showmanship that ensures that audiences fall right into the palm of his hand. He mixes up the sets with his dad’s classic songs and his own original material.”

Mud Morganfield will be appearing with his band Giles Robson and The Dirty Aces on Thursday, November 11 along with Will (Harmonica) Wilde and Cherry Lee Mewis in support.

CHICHESTER Art Society spreads its wings from Tuesday, November 9 to Wednesday, November 17 when eight members will be showing sculpture, ceramics and paintings in a wide range of media at The Forge Gallery, The Street, Walberton.

This new venture is designed to introduce the Society to a wider public through collaboration with the gallery just a short drive from the city.

The Society’s 2011 Calendar featuring the work of 13 Society members will also be available with details of forthcoming courses and workshops, which are all now open to non-members. Further details from the Forge Gallery on 01243 554818 or the Society secretary on 01243 602360.