MAY 13th (Saturday, 5.30pm) – THE COPPER FAMILY
The Copper Family traces its roots back to 1593 in the Sussex village of Rottingdean where an entry in the first extant Parish register records a marriage. The Family singing tradition can be traced back at least to the 18th Century. The Coppers were always renowned as singers in the village and the Copper menfolk, largely comprising farm labourers, carters, ploughmen and shepherds were always in demand at sing-songs, pubs, harvest suppers and seasonal celebratory events around the farms and villages.
MAY 21st (Sunday, 5.30pm)– THE AMITY SINGERS
The Amity Singers (women’s voices) perform 6-10 concerts a year in the local community and will entertain us with an eclectic mix of styles, ranging from Purcell to The Evening Prayer from Humperdink's Hansel and Gretel to Chicago by Ebb and Kander.
MAY 27th (Saturday, 5.30pm)– BELLADONNA TRIO, Sue Mileham, Soprano, Jane Plessner, Clarinet, Nicola Grunberg, Piano
Sue Mileham, Soprano, Jane Plessner, Clarinet, Nicola Grunberg, Piano, present Love is in the Air, a programme on the eternal theme taking us through varying styles and Thomas Arne to Cole Porter, including such gems as Finzi’s Romance for Clarinet and Piano, Mendelssohn’s piano solo, On Wings of Song, and Rusalka’s Song to the Moon by Dvorak.