Saturday 10 March 2012, 19:30
Below are press reviews of Sussex Chorus Concerts.
11 July 2011
Review of 90th Birthday Concert 3 July 2010 (128 kB PDF file)
published in the Argus on 11 July 2010
1 February 2010
Reviews of Messiah, January 2010 (584 kB PDF file)
Excellent reviews of Handel's Messiah, conducted by Sir David Willcocks to celebrate his 90th Birthday.
16 November 2009
Review of Verdi Requiem November 2009 (54 kB PDF file)
Musical Fireworks in a Memorable Performance
30 March 2009
Review of 'Glorias' 29 March 2009 (54 kB PDF file)
"they displayed another aspect of
the technique for which Neil Jenkins has made the Chorus deservedly famous"
8 February 2009
Comments on Dixit Dominus Workshop (54 kB PDF file)
Emails from those attending
27 November 2008
Review of Brahms Requiem in Mid Sussex Times (54 kB PDF file)
Chorus' Uplifting Evening
26 October 2008
Gerontius Review: 'Orchestral Delights' (54 kB PDF file)
Gordon Bull says 'It was a delight for my inaugural visit to Worth Abbey..'
20 July 2008
Mid Sussex Times Review of Dream of Gerontius July 2008 (54 kB PDF file)
Mark Gale says 'Paradise end for Elgar's best'.
13 March 2008
Review of Haydn The Creation, March 2008 (54 kB PDF file)
Mark Gale says 'The Creation was well and truly delivered and there was much joy and acclamation to behold'.
25 January 2008
Review of Piano Recital Jan 2008 (54 kB PDF file)
24 May 2007
Press Review of Summer Concert, May 2007 (54 kB PDF file)
Rashid Karapiet reviews the Sussex Chorus Summer Concert held in Lancing College Chapel on 12 May 2007.
13 March 2007
Report on Mendelssohn - ELIJAH (4 March 2007) by Brian Hicks (54 kB PDF file)
Elijah may not be quite as familiar today as it was almost a century ago but the impressive forces gathered under Neil Jenkins' baton in Worth Abbey quickly reminded us what a masterpiece this still is. (To be published in The Organ.)
13 March 2007
Report on ELIJAH (4 March 2007) by Malcolm Ollis (54 kB PDF file)
Sussex Chorus, representing both the Prophets of Baal and the Hebrew people proved itself to be well up to the task. Sussex Chorus sang with good intonation throughout and there were periods of sublime singing in the quieter passages.
16 November 2006
Mid Sussex Times on War Requiem: A Tribute that said Everything (54 kB PDF file)
Mark Gale reports 'there could hardly be a better way to honour the fallen and mark Armistice Day... It was a musical tribute that said everything. A masterpiece had been vividly rendered'.
2 February 2006
Press Report in Mid Sussex Times on Mozart Concert (54 kB PDF file)
Mark Gale writes "On this occasion, though, the honours went to the choir who expressly conveyed the devout mood of the music and were never thrown by the shifting dynamics of the piece".
1 February 2006
Press Report by The Argus on Mozart Concert (54 kB PDF file)
Commenting on the concert on 28 January 2006, Mike Howard concludes that 'Sussex Chorus proved once again that it is indeed a master of choral music in the local area'.
10 January 2006
Press Report on Christmas Oratorio December 2005 (54 kB PDF file)
Phil Bennett in the Mid Sussex Times writes "The Sussex Chorus gave another distinguised performance on Saturday evening, when its glorious sound swelled around the huge St Bartholomew's Church in Brighton".
15 November 2005
Press Reports on Trafalgar 200 Concert (54 kB PDF file)
Rashid Karapiet in The Argus reports on The Armed Man: 'From the magical opening ... to the savage cataclysms of "Charge!" and the repeated "Hosannas", one was conscious of the breadth and depth of sound'.
Mark Gale in the Mid Sussex Times reported that 'Here then was an impressive musical experience, a dark evocation of the sounds of war and its implications'.
23 May 2005
Reports on St Matthew Passion (54 kB PDF file)
Also see Mark Gale's review, where he says "everything came sharply into focus. Without distracting from the music, the dramatic ingredients reflected its impact".
15 March 2005
Press reports on The Garden of Love (54 kB PDF file)
Mark Gale gives his complementary comments on the first performance of The Garden of Love by Malcolm Archer
8 February 2005
Press reports on Charity Concert (54 kB PDF file)
Mike Howard from the Argus reports on the concert saying the performance "was a highly-charged affair, with the Sussex Chorus and the soloists bringing out its tenderness and beauty". Phil Clement, Mid Sussex Times said "this was a great achievement for every single person that took part".
13 November 2004
Press Reports on Verdi Requiem, 13 November 2004 (54 kB PDF file)
"voices bravely rode the eye of the storm and switched deftly as required to silken pianissimo .... it seemed a pity the evening was not broadcast."
1 May 2004
Press Reports on Brighton Festival Concert, 1 May (54 kB PDF file)
"Once again, the Sussex Chorus was in magnificent form, bright and superbly together". Mark Gale, Mid Sussex Times
17 May 2003
Press Reports on Brighton Festival Concert, 17 May (54 kB PDF file)
"THEY were right out front and straight in your face with a feast of religious music which even moved this old atheist’s heart". Mike Howard, The Argus.
"Bach's Easter Oratorio was the principal work in Ditchling Choral Society's Brighton Festival concert at St Bartholomew's Church, but it was two smaller items in the first half which made the deepest impression". Mark Gale, Mid Sussex Times.
6 April 2003
Press Reports on Passiontide Concert, 6 April 2003 (54 kB PDF file)
"Certainly the choir was in exemplary form throughout with clear positive phrasing. Their performance never became over sweet, Fling Wide the Gates was given a fresh spontaneous urgency and God So Loved the World was beautifully judged and balanced for the utmost effect". Mark Gale, Mid Sussex Times
16 January 2003
Press Reports on St Matthew Passion, 16 January 2003 (54 kB PDF file)
"This was a memorable evening of local music making, brilliant in its execution and a Passion performed with real passion". Mike Howard, The Argus.
"This innovative and memorable account of Bach’s masterpiece was much appreciated by the near-capacity audience". Alan Vincent, The Mid Sussex Times.