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Lunchtime Live! at Portsmouth Cathedral: Musicians from PGS
2026-06-18 13:10 - 14:00 (Europe/London) | Portsmouth Anglican Cathedral, High Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2HA, United Kingdom
By Portsmouth Cathedral music events.Visit the series web page.For today’s recital The Portsmouth Grammar School presents a group of their skilled young music students, accompanied by pianist Karen Kingsley. This recital will be in St Thomas’s Chapel.Free entry – post recital donation greatly appreciated; no booking required.

Petersfield Orchestra: summer concert
2026-06-18 19:30 - 22:00 | Petersfield Festival Hall, Heath Road, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU314EA, United Kingdom
Leader: Helen Purchase Conductor: Robin BrowningSmetana: Overture and 3 Dances, The Bartered BrideReinecke: Flute Concerto in D, Soloist: Emme HenselDvorak: Slavonic Dances, op. 46A free pre-concert event at 6.30pm in the Hall.Tickets £5 – £22 available online or from One Tree Books in Lavant Street, Petersfield, 01730 261199.

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Evening Organ Concerts at Portsmouth Cathedral: Michael Chamberlain
2026-06-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Portsmouth Anglican Cathedral, High Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2HA, United Kingdom
By Portsmouth Cathedral music events.This summer, Portsmouth Cathedral invites you to unwind at the end of the week with a new series of Evening Organ Concerts, four Friday nights of inspiring music in the calm and beauty of the Cathedral.

The series brings together an exceptional mix of performers, from internationally respected cathedral musicians to exciting young artists at the start of their careers. Each concert offers something different, but all share the same aim: to create an atmosphere that is welcoming, reflective and full of musical warmth.The series continues on Friday 19 June with Michael Chamberlain, this year’s Organ Scholar. His recital offers a glimpse into the future of cathedral music, showcasing the talent being nurtured here at Portsmouth.Tickets £10 – £20.

Portsmouth Menuhin Room concert series: Danny Driver, piano
2026-06-20 12:30 - 13:30 | Menuhin Room, Portsmouth Central Library, Central Library, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth PO1 2DX
This is the latest in a music series at the Menuhin Room.The Menuhin Room Centenary Recital will be staging a classical music lunchtime variety recital on 9 May 2026. Featuring some of Portsmouth’s best-known classical musicians plus some exciting new talent. Also, listen to stories of times past.This will be a 50-60 minute recital (no interval).

The Lily & Lime Cafe will open before the event for light refreshments.Tickets are £15 which will be available online or on the door.

Chichester Singers with Southern Pro Musica: "My Spirit Sang All Day"
2026-06-20 19:30 - 22:00 | Chichester Cathedral, West St, Chichester, PO19 1PX
The Chichester Singers with Southern Pro MusicaJonathan Wilcocks – conductorHoward Goodall – Unconditional LoveSacred & Secular partsongs

Howard Goodall, a composer who has become a household name through his TV scores for The Vicar of Dibley, Blackadder and Mr Bean, is at heart a choral composer. Unconditional Love was written at the height of the Covid pandemic and is at its core a work of gratitude, remembrance and of hope for a world rebuilt. Alongside this fine contemporary work are motets and partsongs spanning the 16th to 20th centuries – the whole programme encapsulated by the title of Gerald Finzi’s little masterpiece My spirit sang all day.

Tickets are £30 to £10.View the Chichester Singers event page.

Chichester Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts series: Emily Han, piano
2026-06-23 13:10 - 14:00 | Chichester Cathedral, West St, Chichester, PO19 1PX
Brahms Six Pieces for Piano, op. 118Debussy “The sounds and fragrances swirl through the evening air”Debussy MinstrelsRachmaninoff Selection from Six Moments musicaux
Chichester Cathedral’s Lunchtime Concert series is self-supporting, and thrives through the generosity of its audiences. While there is no charge for admission, we suggest a minimum donation of £7 per person, with Gift Aid applied if possible.
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Mark Dancer Organ Recital Series, no. 3
2026-06-24 13:00 - 14:00 | St Peter’s Church, Petersfield, The Square, GU32 3HS
This year is the twenty-fifth season of lunchtime organ recitals by Mark Dancer at St Peter’s, Petersfield. Alongside original works of the organ, he will be performing various transcriptions by the great 19th Century organist William Thomas Best, whose bicentenary of birth falls this year. Wednesdays 27th May, 10th June, 24th June, 8th July at 1pm.

Admission is free, with a retiring collection. Refreshments.Organised by St Peter’s Church Petersfield music events.

Lunchtime Live! at Portsmouth Cathedral: Angela Sones (organ)
2026-06-26 13:10 - 14:00 | Portsmouth Anglican Cathedral, High Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2HA, United Kingdom
By Portsmouth Cathedral music events.Visit the series web page.Today we welcome Angela Sones, Director of Music at St Alban’s Highgate in Birmingham, to give a lunchtime recital on our splendid Nicholson organ.Free entry – post recital donation greatly appreciated; no booking required.

Chichester Chorale: Magnificent Mozart
2026-06-26 19:00 - 21:30 | Boxgrove Priory Church, The Street, Boxgrove, PO18 0ED
Join Chichester Chorale and soprano Catherine Hamilton for an evening of Mozart. Programme to include Exsultate, Jubilate (K165), Laudate Dominum (from K339), Missa Brevis in C Major (Spatzenmesse K220) and Litaniae Lauretanae (K109).Accompanied by The Chichester Chamber Ensemble and conducted by Tom Robson. Tickets £18 from www.chichesterchorale.com

South Downs Soloists: There is sweet music
2026-06-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Boxgrove Priory Church, The Street, Boxgrove, PO18 0ED
South Downs Soloists return to beautiful Boxgrove Priory for their annual professional choral concert in aid of Stonepillow.

Expect settings of famous poetry and poets associated with West Sussex (Shelley and Tennyson), with music as wide ranging as Elgar, Walton and Lukaszewski, plus exciting new music for the occasion.

Adult/student £25/10.

Spirit of Music Festival: Sara Deborah Timossi & Valentina Seferinova: Violin & Piano Recital
2026-06-27 19:30 - 21:30
Violinist Sara Deborah Timossi and pianist Valentina Seferinova are combining forces to present a recital programme inspired by summer.Admission is free, with a retiring collection. Refreshments.Other events from the Spirit of Music Festival:

Chichester Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts series: Speyer Cathedral Choir
2026-06-30 13:10 - 14:00 | Chichester Cathedral, West St, Chichester, PO19 1PX
Christopher Tambling Laudate DominumPalestrina Sicut cervusMendelssohn Wie der Hirsch schreitDouglas Coombes O clap your handsMendelssohn Laudate pueri DominumStanford Beati quorum via integra estAmy Beach Peace I leave with youOla Gjeilo Ubi caritas et amorDenis R. Cocks Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seenJester Hairston Poor Man LazrusRichard Shephard Song of MaryColin Mawby Jubilate Deo

Chichester Cathedral’s Lunchtime Concert series is self-supporting, and thrives through the generosity of its audiences. While there is no charge for admission, we suggest a minimum donation of £7 per person, with Gift Aid applied if possible.

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Portsmouth Baroque Choir: A Celebration of American Choral Music
2026-07-04 19:00 - 21:30 | Portchester Methodist Church, Castle Street, Portchester, Fareham, PO16 9PS
Conductor: Malcolm Keeler, Portsmouth Baroque ChoirA programme of American choral music to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Independence Day.See web page.Ticketing link.

Portsmouth Choral Union with The Consort of Twelve - Handel: Samson
2026-07-05 18:30 - 21:00 | St Paul’s Church, Chichester, Churchside, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6FT, United Kingdom
Conductor: David GostickWith Portsmouth Choral Union and The Consort of Twelve. Portsmouth Choral Union with The Consort of Twelve presents Handel’s Samson, first performed in Covent Garden, London in 1743. Renowned for its dramatic power, magnificent choruses, expressive solos and intricate orchestration. Come and enjoy this compelling oratorio.

Handel composed Samson immediately after Messiah in 1741 but it was not performed until 1743 in London. It proved an instant success and has never fallen entirely out of favour since then.Samson is about the biblical judge Samson, focusing on his betrayal by his Philistine lover Dalila, who discovers his strength comes from his uncut hair and has it shorn, leading to his capture, blinding, and enslavement by the Philistines.Tickets will be available from the PCU website or at the door.

Chichester Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts series: Benedict Tanner, organ
2026-07-07 13:10 - 14:00 | Chichester Cathedral, West St, Chichester, PO19 1PX
Bach “St Anne” Prelude and FugueByrd Clarifica me, PaterHowells PaeanVierne Andantino from Pièces de fantaisieMarcel Dupré Final from Sept Pièces

Chichester Cathedral’s Lunchtime Concert series is self-supporting, and thrives through the generosity of its audiences. While there is no charge for admission, we suggest a minimum donation of £7 per person, with Gift Aid applied if possible.

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Mark Dancer Organ Recital Series, no. 4
2026-07-08 13:00 - 14:00 | St Peter’s Church, Petersfield, The Square, GU32 3HS

Lunchtime Live! at Portsmouth Cathedral: Margot’s recorders
2026-07-09 13:10 - 14:00 | Portsmouth Anglican Cathedral, High Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2HA, United Kingdom
By Portsmouth Cathedral music events.Visit the series web page.To conclude the summer recital series, Margot Carter (of Margot’s Music) presents some of her recorder pupils to play a lunchtime programme.Free entry – post recital donation greatly appreciated; no booking required.

Havant Symphony Orchestra: Saturday Matinee
2026-07-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, Stakes Hill Rd, Waterlooville, PO7 7BW
By Havant Symphony Orchestra.Conductor: James Thomas

Remember Saturday morning cinema? This short concert features well-known family movie themes – the perfect way to introduce younger children to the world of orchestral music. Wrigglers welcome! Programme TBC.Tickets £5-£20.

St Hubert's Idsworth Music Series: New Arts Opera
2026-07-11 18:30 - 20:00 | St Hubert’s Church, Idsworth, Finchdean, PO8 0BE
Read preview notes about the 2026 music series. An evening of opera and sacred music.

Our second concert is bought to us by New Arts Opera, for an evening exploring the theme of love.

As one of the performers, we are very lucky to have the outstanding Anglo-Irish soprano Zita Syme, a Britten-Pears Young Artist whose career spans major opera festivals and houses across Europe. Her many concert appearances have included Haydn’s Nelson Mass and recitals at St James’s Piccadilly and the National Portrait Gallery.

This evening will be far more than a recital. Through tender duets and intimate arias, we will trace how composers across centuries have wrestled with love in all its forms: passion and longing, devotion and loss, hope and heartbreak.Tickets £25.Other events in this series.About the series “One Word, Many Notes”.

‘One Word, Many Notes’ is a concert series built around a beautifully simple idea: that one word can open the door to a whole world of music.

Each evening takes a single word and brings it to life through performances by exceptional musicians. From choirs and musicians through to stunning operatic favourites, you are invited to experience how different performers interpret their word in wonderfully varied and surprising ways.

Whether you are a lifelong music lover or simply curious to try something new, these concerts offer the chance to enjoy outstanding live performance in one of Hampshire’s most memorable places. ‘One Word, Many Notes’ is about bringing people together, celebrating great music and creating shared moments of joy, reflection and community through the power of music.

Bognor Regis Music Club: Alison Pearce, international soprano
2026-07-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Christ Church, Chichester, Old Market Ave, Chichester PO19 1SW
With the Bognor Regis Music Club. International soprano Alison Pearce presents a programme that includes something for everyone, from songs introducing Gods, Goddesses and mortals in love, through the beauty of nature and wedded bliss to enchanted islands and finishing with fun and frolics!£10 (visitors £12).Visit web page.

Havant Symphony Orchestra: A Night at The Movies
2026-07-11 19:30 - 22:00 | Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville, Stakes Hill Rd, Waterlooville, PO7 7BW
By Havant Symphony Orchestra.Conductors: James Thomas, Ben Qureshi

Our final concert of the season is the main feature – a concert for the whole family! Enjoy your favourite movie themes in full symphonic glory. Click the booking link for programme details

Programme TBC.Tickets £5-£20.

The Renaissance Choir: Songs of Hope - 50th anniversary concert in Southsea
2026-07-11 19:30 - 22:00 | Church of the Holy Spirit, Southsea, 197 Fawcett Rd, Portsmouth, PO4 0DY
The Renaissance Choir continues its 50th anniversary celebrations, with a series of special concerts, which will include our birthday commission, Songs of Hope.

We introduced works by the “new” Americans – such as by Cage, Whitacre and Lauridsen – to UK audiences before they were popular. We will be singing them. Two favourites, Allegri’s Miserere Mei and MacMillan’s Miserere will also feature.Conductor – Peter GambieFull price tickets: £15 and including Saturday 4 July, then £17.Children/students: £2.View the Renaissance Choir concert page.

Chichester Symphony Orchestra: The Mary Hartley Memorial Concert
2026-07-11 19:30 - 22:00 | St Paul’s Church, Chichester, Churchside, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6FT, United Kingdom
Simon Wilkins’ Tierra del Fuego (revised); Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E Minor with soloist Aglaia Carvalho-Dubost*; Robert Schumann’s Symphony No 1 in B Flat Major.*Aglaia Carvalho-Dubost, has been studying at the Royal College of Music Junior Department since the age of 13 and is currently studying cello with Robin Thompson-Clarke. She has also studied piano with Daniel Hill and jazz piano with Sara Dhillon. Aglaia has performed several concertos as soloist as well as receiving scholarships for ProCorda chamber music courses in Suffolk, and masterclass courses in Scotland. As a member of the National Youth Orchestra, she has given concerts at the Barbican, the Royal Festival Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. Her string quartet has recently performed at the Wigmore Hall.

Tickets are available on the door, or from TicketSource.

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Amici Concerts: Olayá : Brazilian Music by Amici Concerts
2026-07-12 15:00 - 17:00
At the forefront of UK’s world music scene, Olayá is a female-led flute & percussion band inspired by Northeastern Brazilian bandas de pifanos (bamboo flutes), forró tunes and vocal harmonies blending jazz, soul, rock, and diverse Brazilian genres for a quirky take on a traditional sound.

At Lordington House, PO18 9DX.Free parking available from 1.30pm.Bring low chairs, rugs, cushions & picnics

Concert: 3-5pm with interval. Light Interval refreshments on the house.

Tickets £22 in advance£25 cash on the day£10 Students and under 25yrs, children freePresented by Amici Concerts.

Petworth Festival: Levi Andreasson (Double Bass) with Kasparis Mikužis (piano)
2026-07-17 12:00 - 14:00 | Petworth House, Church St, Petworth, GU28 9LR
The astonishing young talent Levi Andreasson demonstrates his skills at an instrument that rarely hits the limelight, the double bass. Will remember Levi from his visit when a student at the Yehudi Menuhin School. On that occasion his technique and sheer stage presence dazzled.

Joined by pianist Kasparis Mikužis they together show the versatility and range of the instrument in repertoire that includes special adaptations for the granddaddy of all orchestral instruments.

Clara Schumann Three Romances Op.22Brahms Rhapsody Op.79 No.2Robert Schumann Three Romances Op.94. Vilmos Montag Sonata for Double Bass and Piano Schubert Nacht und Träume D 827

‘Astounding virtuosity…I had no idea how agile a bass player could be!’ John BridcutTickets: £17.50 (adults) £11.50 (under 18s)Presented by Petworth Festival.

The Classical Series at Portsmouth Guildhall: The Best of Williams & Zimmer
2026-07-17 19:00 - 21:30 | Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square,, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO12AB, United Kingdom
Experience The Best of Williams & Zimmer – an epic outdoor symphonic spectacular celebrating the legendary film music of John Williams and Hans Zimmer.Presented by The Classical Series at Portsmouth Guildhall.

Visit The Guildhall website for further details.
