Past Concerts
Choir trip to Leamington Spa and Coventry Cathedral
Friday 23 June to Sunday 25 June 2023
Saturday 24 June at 12 midday: Lunchtime concert
Holy Trinity Church, Leamington Spa
Programme to include: Haydn: Missa Sancti Nicolai, and pieces by Pitoni, Campion, King Henry VIII, Morley, Lauridsen and Mathias
Sunday 25 June at 10.30am: Morning service at Coventry Cathedral
During communion: Agnus dei from Haydn: Missa Sancti Nicolai
Farrant: Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake
Saturday 29 April 2023 at 7.30pm
Handel: O praise the Lord with one consent (Chandos anthem no.9)
Haydn: Missa Sancti Nicolai.
Soloists: Alex Kidgell: soprano; Cathy Bell: Mezzo; Sean Kerr: Tenor; Andrew Davies: Bass
with Bellot Ensemble (Leader: Edmund Taylor)
Saturday 17 December 2022 at 6pm
Lewes Town Hall ‘A Christmas Cracker’ in aid of DementiaUK
with special guest stars: Sir John Tomlinson (Bass); Marcus Plant (Trumpet) and Andrew Davies (Baritone)
Monday 27 June. St John sub Castro, Abinger Place, Lewes
This end of season gathering presented an hour of music by the choir, followed by a party to which all choir, friends and audience were welcome.
Saturday 26 March 2022 at 7.30pm
Lewes Town Hall
Dvorak Mass in D & Faure: Requiem
with Shona Knight (soprano) and Christopher Parke (Baritone)
and Andrew Wilson (organ)
Saturday 18 December 2021 at 7.30pm
Lewes Town Hall ‘A Christmas Cracker’ in aid of DementiaUK
with guest stars: Sir John Tomlinson (Bass) and James Wilby (Actor)
Saturday 21 December 2019 at 7.30pm
Lewes Town Hall ‘A Christmas Cracker’
in aid of DementiaUK with Wallands School Choir.
Saturday 29 June 2019
Lewes Town Hall
Carl Orff: CARMINA BURANA
conducted by Nicholas Houghton
Joint concert with the South Downs Youth Orchestra (Conductor: Malcolm Warnes) and Brighton Orpheus Choir with Wallands School Choir (directed by Briony Lambert) and Orpheus Young Singers (directed by Shona Knight)
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana
Soloists: Tenor: Paul Austin Kelly; Baritone: Philip Tebb
Saturday 1 June 2019
St Pauls Church, Churchside, Chichester PO19 6FT
Schubert Mass in G and other works
conducted by Nicholas Houghton
Organ: Andrew Wilson
Soprano soloist: Angela Wilkes
Tenor soloist: Peter Hanson
Baritone soloist: Chris Wilkes
Saturday 16 March 2019
Priory School Chapel, Mountfield Road, Lewes
Schubert: Mass in G
plus other works
Saturday 15th December 2018
Lewes Town Hall
CHARITY CONCERT in aid of DEMENTIA UK
With Guest Stars Sir John Tomlinson (Bass)
and Crispian Steele-Perkins (Trumpet)
Festive music and carols including extracts from Handel’s Messiah and Cecilia McDowall’s Christus natus est.
Summer Concert 2018
St John sub Castro, BN7 2QA
‘Summer is icumen in’
Favourites from our repertoire
From Handel to Karl Jenkins, from Mozart to Henry VIII, plus Italian arias and popular songs from our guest Tenor soloist Francesco Purpura
Summer tour, Friday 29th June to Sunday 1 July 2018
Trip to Flanders with concerts in St Roches Church in Blankenberge, and Bruges Cathedral.
May Concert 2018
Lewes Town Hall BN7 2QS
Mendelssohn:
Hebrides Overture
Hear my Prayer
Symphony No.2 Op.52 Hymn of Praise (Lobgesang)
Corelli Orchestra (leader: Maeve Jenkinson)
Soprano: Dame Felicity Lott
Soprano 2: Shona Knight
Tenor: Paul Austin Kelly
Directed by Nick Houghton
Christmas Cracker 2017
Saturday 16th December at 7.30pm
Lewes Town Hall BN7 2QS
Programme: Bob Chilcott: On Christmas Night,
plus Christmas Carols for choir and audience.
Directed by Nick Houghton
Soloist: Angela Wilkes
with Organist: Andrew Wilson
Summer Concert 2017
Saturday 1st July,
Lewes Town Hall
Programme: John Rutter ‘Requiem’, Handel ‘O praise the Lord’ and Mozart ‘Exsultate Jubilate’
Catrin Woodruff – Soprano
David Chapman – Tenor
Andrew Robinson – Bass
Corelli Ensemble led by Maeve Jenkinson
Directed by Nick Houghton
Arundel Concert 2017
Saturday 20th May,
St Nicholas Church
Programme: extracts from the Rutter Requiem, organ solos by Handel and Rheinberger, and a number of short choral works.
Directed by Nick Houghton
Christmas Cracker 2016
Saturday 17th December
Lewes Town Hall
Programme: the Kyrie and Gloria of Puccini’s ‘Messa di Gloria’; ‘Christmas day’ by Gustav Holst, and a number of Carols
Directed by Nick Houghton
Tenor: Paul Austin Kelly
Accompanied by Iestyn Evans on Organ
Summer Concert 2016 
Saturday 2nd July
Lewes Town Hall
Programme: Rossini ‘Petite Messe Solennelle’
Directed by Nick Houghton
Soprano: Catrin Woodruff
Mezzo Soprano: Briony Lambert
Tenor: Andrew Mackenzie-Wickes
Bass: Jozic Koc
Accompanied by Carol Kelly on Piano and Susan Bain on Harmonium
Concert in France 2016
Saturday 25th June
Programme: Fauré ‘Requiem’ and Haydn ‘Little Organ Mass’
Directed by Nick Houghton
Accompanied by Susan Bain on Organ
Spring Concert 2016
Eastbourne All Saints’ Church 
Saturday 12th March
Programme: Fauré ‘Requiem’, Haydn ‘Little Organ Mass’ and various solo performances
Directed by Nick Houghton
Soloists:
Angela Wilkes, Soprano
Olivia Piper, Soprano
Gregers Brinch, Baritone
Accompanied by Andrew Wilson on Organ
Christmas Cracker 2015
Lewes Town Hall
Saturday 19th December 2015
Programme: Vivaldi ‘Magnificat’, Buxtuhude’s ‘In dulci jubilo’ and a variety of Christmas Carols
Directed by: Nick Houghton
Soloists: Angela Wilkes and Ruby O’Connell-Rogers
Accompanied by the Corelli Ensemble, who played a Christmas Concerto and ‘Winter’ from Vivaldi’s four seasons, and Susan Bain on piano
A Night at the Opera 
Lewes Town Hall
Saturday 27th June 2015
Programme included: Verdi, Donizetti, Mozart, Gilbert & Sullivan, Lehar and Bernstein
Directed by Nick Houghton
Piano: Carol Kelly
Soprano: Lynn Deacon
Alto: Niamh Kelly
Tenor: Paul Austin Kelly
Bass: Jozik Kotz
Joseph Haydn’s Missa Sancti Nicolai
St Mary’s Church in Rye
Saturday 30th May 2015
Directed by Nick Houghton
Organ: Susan Bain
Soprano: Angela Wilkes
Mezzo: Briony Lambert
Tenor: John Baker
Bass: Gregers Brinch
J.S.Bach’s Christmas Oratorio Parts 1, 2 & 3 and a selection of Carols
Directed by Nick Houghton
Lewes Town Hall
Saturday 20th December 2014
Concert of Sacred & Secular Music
Le Château de Blois, France
Saturday 28th June 2014
Directed by Nick Houghton.
Programme included:
Au joli bois: Claudin Sermisy
Il bianco e dolce cigno: Jacques Arcadelt
Now is the month of maying: Thomas Morley
Waly waly: Donald Cashmore
Feel The Spirit Gospel Choruses: Arr Ken Burton
Armed Man excerpts: Karl Jenkins.
BATTLES FOR & PEACE FREEDOM in words & music
Celebrating the 750th anniversary of the Battle of Lewes
St Anne’s Church, Lewes,
Sunday 25th May 2014
With ESCC and The Lewes Singers
Directed by Nick Houghton.
Karl Jenkins’ – The Armed Man (a Mass for Peace)
Lewes Town Hall
Saturday 22 March 2014
With orchestra and chorus
Directed by Nick Houghton
Mezzo Soprano: Briony Lambert
Tenor: Tim Wilcox
Piano; Susan Bain
A Christmas Cracker
Lewes Town Hall
Saturday 14 December 2013
A programme of Christmas Carols and Vivaldi’s Gloria
With the East Sussex Community Choir and East Sussex Academy of Music
Directed by Nick Houghton.
ESCC 25th Anniversary Concert
Lewes Town Hall
Saturday 29 June 2013
Haydn’s oratorio The Creation (Die Schöpfung) with guest orchestra led by Chris Phipps, and soloists:
Lucinda Houghton (Soprano)
Paul Austin Kelly (Tenor)
Stephen Charlesworth (Bass)
Directed by Nick Houghton.
Stainer’s Crucifixion — Workshop and Performance
St Michael’s Church, High Street, Lewes
Sunday 17 March 2013
Organ: Susan Bain
Tenor: Tim Wilcox
Bass: Jack Wilkinson
Directed by Nick Houghton.
A CHRISTMAS CRACKER Christmas Concert
Lewes Town Hall
Saturday 15 December 2012
A popular programme of Christmas music including:
Handel’s Messiah (Part 1) with soloists from the East Sussex Academy of Music
Audience carols and Christmas music sung by the choir
Mozart’s Overture to The Magic Flute (Orchestra)
Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride (Orchestra)
With The Mid Sussex Sinfonia and soloists from the East Sussex Academy of Music
Directed by Nicholas Houghton.
A Summer Concert
Priory School Chapel, Mountfield Road, Lewes
Monday 2 July 2012
Directed by Nicholas Houghton
L’église Saint-Remy Dieppe, France
Concert of Sacred Music
Saturday 30 June 2012
Haydn: Insane et vanae curae
Mozart: Ave verum corpus
Mozart: Agnus dei (Requiem)
Rachmaniinov: Bogoroditse Dievo
Durufle: Notre Pere
Elgar: Ave verum corpus
Samuel Wesley: Blessed be the God and Father
Ireland: Greater love hath no man
Rutter: A Gaelic Blessing and I will sing with the spirit.
Directed by Nicholas Houghton.
Mozart’s Requiem
Dvorak: Serenade for Strings
Mozart: Ave Verum
St John sub Castro Church, Lewes
Saturday 12th March 2012 at 7.30 pm
Directed by Nicholas Houghton
Correlli Ensemble leader: Maeve Jenkinson
Soloists from the East Sussex Academy of Music
A Christmas Concert
Lewes Town Hall
Saturday 17 December 2011
With The Mid-Sussex Sinfonia and guest soloists:
Soprano: Lucinda Houghton
Baritone: Stephen Charlesworth
A popular programme of Christmas music including:
R. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Bach cantata ‘Sleepers Wake’ (Wachet Auf)
Rutter: Shepherd’s pipe carol and Audience carols
Directed by Nicholas Houghton
Summer Concert of Sacred and Secular music
Ringmer Parish Church East Sussex
Saturday 9th July 2011
Concert in aid of St.Peters and St.James Hospice, Chailey
Directed by Nicholas Houghton
Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
Saturday 14th May 2011
‘Cry of the Earth’ by Tony Biggin
St.Bartholomew’s Church, Anne Street, Brighton
Narrators: Baroness Floella Benjamin & Roger Alborough
Soprano: Lesley-Jane Rogers
Mezzo: Marcia Bellamy
Tenor: Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks and
Bass: John Hancorn
A joint concert with orchestra, East Sussex Academy Choir and choir of St.Pancras R.C. Primary School, Lewes.
Directed by Nicholas Houghton
Performance of Handel’s Messiah
Lewes Town Hall
Saturday 4th December 2010
With the Corelli Ensemble and guest soloists
Soprano: Lucinda Houghton
Mezzo: Marcia Bellamy
Tenor: Paul Austin Kelly and
Bass: John Hancorn
Directed by Nicholas Houghton.
A Summer Concert
Priory School Chapel, Mountfield Road, Lewes
Monday 5th July 2010 at 7.30pm
Directed by Nicholas Houghton.
Church of Sainte-Catherine Honfleur, France
Concert of Sacred Music
Sunday 27th June 2010
John Rutter: I will sing with the Spirit, Gaelic blessing
Chilcott: Irish blessing
Farrant: Hide not thou face
Handel: Lord in thee I trust
Tallis: If ye love me
Byrd: Ave verum corpus
Durufle: Notre Pere
Goodall: The Lord is my shepherd
Directed by Nicholas Houghton.
Haydn: Nelson Mass
Handel: Coronation Anthems (My heart is inditing and Zadok the Priest) All Saints Church, Grange Road, Eastbourne
Saturday 6 March 2010
With the Corelli Ensemble (leader Maeve Cooper) and guest soloists
Soprano: Lucinda Houghton
Mezzo: Charlotte Shorthouse
Tenor: Peter Baker
Bass: Jozic Koc
Directed by Nicholas Houghton
Christmas Concert of popular Carols
St John sub Castro, Lewes
Saturday 12th December 2009
Conductor: Nicholas Houghton
Sopranos: Angela Fuller and Becky Burtenshaw
Piano: Susan Bain
Songs from Shows – a Summer Concert
Priory School Chapel, Lewes
Monday 13th July 2009 at 7.30 pm
Director: Juzi Koc
Pianist: Susan Bain
Carl Orf: Carmina Burana
St Saviour’s and St Peter’s Church Eastbourne
Saturday 21 March 2009
Soprano: Nia Coleman
Baratone: Riccardo Simonetti
Pianos: Sarah Denman and Michael Leach
With the South Downs Percussion Ensemble (directed by Grant Allardyce)
Directed by Jozik Koc
Proms in the Paddock with the Lewes, Glynde and Beddingham Brass Band
Commercial Square Bonfire Society
Saturday 12th July 2008
The Paddock in Lewes
Summer Concert
Madrigals, Fauré, Mozart, Haydn, Purcell
Priory School, Lewes
Monday 30th June 2008
Conductor: Jozik Koc
Soprano: Angela Fuller
Tenor: Chris Wilkes
Baritone: Jozik Koc
Pianist: Susan bain
Eglise St Michel Juziers France
Saturday 21 June 2008 
Haydn: Missa Brevis (The Little Organ Mass)
Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine
Purcell: Nunc Dimittis, Thou knowest Lord and Rejoice in the Lord alway.
Henry VIII(arttrib): Pastime with good company
Anon: Pavane
Claudin de Sermisy: Tont que vivrai
Soprano: Angela Fuller
Tenor: Chris Wilkes
Baratone: Jozik Koc
Piano: Susan Bain
Directed by Jozik Koc.
Mozart: Requiem K.626
Haydn: Missa Brevis (The Little Organ Mass)
St John’s Sub Castro Lewes
Saturday 15 March 2008
With the East Sussex Community Choir Orchestra and guest soloists
Sopranos: Ann-Maria Miga and Clarissa Meek
Tenor: Paul Austin Kelly
Bass: Geoffrey Moses
Directed by Jozik Koc.
Summer Concerts
Handel – extracts from the Messiah and various madrigals
Pulborough Church, Pulborough and St John’s sub Casto, Lewes
June and July 2007
Conductor: Jozik Koc
Soprano: Angela Fuller
Tenor: Chris Wilkes
Baritone: Jozik Koc
Organ: Susan Bain
A Night at the Opera with the East Sussex Opera Orchestra
St Saviour’s and St Peter’s Church, Eastbourne
Saturday 10th March 2007
Conductor: Jozik Koc
Soprano: Olivia Robinson
Tenor: Nicholas Ransley
Piano: Susan Bain
Including : Carmen, La Traviata, Alcina, Eugene Onegin and more
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, France
Concert of Sacred Music
16th June 2006
Conductor: Jozik Koc
Piano: Susan Bain
Including :
Bruckner: Locus Iste and Virga Jesse
Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus and Sancta Maria, Mater Dei
W. Byrd: Beata Virgo and Ave Verum Corpus
M. Duruflé: Notre Pere
Franz Joseph Haydn: ‘The Seasons’
With Esterhazy Players – Leader Jennifer Moore
St Saviour’s and St Peter’s Church, Eastbourne
Saturday 18th March 2006
Director: Jozik Koc
Soprano: Olivia Robinson
Tenor: John Bowley
Baritone: Andrew Rupp
Pianist: Susan Bain
A Celebration of English Choral Music
The Church of St Dunstan in the West, London
Saturday 18th June 2005
Conductor and Baritone: Jozik Koc
Accompanist: Susan Bain
Gabriel Fauré: ‘Requiem’ and Spirituals
In aid of St Peter & St James Hospice
St Mary’s Church, Newick
Saturday 19th March 2005
Conductor: Jozik Koc
Accompanist: Susan Bain
Renaissance Motets and Carols
East Sussex Community Choir & Academy Brass Quintet
St Mary’s Church, Pulborough
27th November 2004
Conductors: Jozik Koc & Malcolm Warnes
Organ: Susan bain
Antonio Vivaldi: ‘Gloria’, carols and motets
Summer Concert
Chapel at Priory School, Lewes
Monday 5th July 2004
Conductor: Terence Steele
Sopranos: Angela Fuller and Sarah Hall
Accompanist: Susan Bain
F.J. Haydn extracts from ‘The Creation’ and Schubert, Elgar, Purcell, Rutter
Summer Concert
Chapel at Priory School, Lewes
Monday 30th June 2003
Conductor: Terence Steele
Sopranos: Angela Fuller and Sarah Hall
Accompanist: Susan Bain
Franz Schubert extracts from ‘Mass in G’ and Part one of F.J. Haydn’s Creation
as well as spirituals and summer carols
Chapel at Priory School, Lewes
Monday 1st July 2002
Conductor: Terence Steele
Soprano: Sarah Hall
Tenor: Chistopher Wilkes
Bass: Howard Burgess
Piano: Gerald Steers
Fauré’s Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine; Handel’s Zadok the Priest
Chapel at Priory School, Lewes
Saturday 24th November 2001
Conductor: Terence Steele
Soprano: Sarah Hall
Tenor: Chistopher Wilkes
Bass: Howard Burgess
Piano: Gerald Steers
Nieuwe Groenmarkt Kerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands
Saturday 23rd June 2001
Conductor: Terence Steele
Piano: Gerald Steers
East Sussex Community Choirs Concert
Compere – Phillip Scott
Incl. F. Schubert: Gloria and Sanctus from Mass in G; Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine and Madrigals
Lewes Town Hall
Saturday 3rd March 2001
Conductor: Terence Steele
Soprano: Sarah Hall
Bass: Howard Burgess
Piano: Gerald Steers
Basilique Notre Dame de Saint Omer, France
Programme incl.: Pergolesi’s Magnificat; Vivaldi’s Gloria; Mozart’s Ave Verum Corpus
Saturday 1st July 2000
and on Saturday 26th June at the Priory Chapel in Lewes
Conductor: Terence Steele
Piano: Gerald Steers
Combined Community Choirs Concert
Programme incl. extracts from Pergolesi’s Magnificat; The Lord’s Prayer by Stone; Bennett Williams Bouree for Bach; The Battle of Jerico, arr. Robertson
Lewes Town Hall
Sunday 5th March 2000
Conductor: Terence Steele
Piano: Gerald Steers