Local music expert Ian Codd tells us where to go for the best classical music around East Surrey this November
There are three big choral concerts this month, at St Martin's Church, Dorking Halls and Leatherhead Theatre – unfortunately, they're all on November 14!
Still, you'll want to pick one, and probably a few of the other great music events this month. Look forward to December's Christmas chords!
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Aviva Social Club
Pixham Lane, Dorking, RH4 1QAWatermill Jazz meets every Thursday evening at the Aviva social club. Each week there is a different group of talented performers from the world of jazz, so there's always something to look forward to. They're also at the Yehudi Menuhin music school later this month (see below).
John Bird and the James Pearson Trio, November 5 at 8.30pm, £18-20
Helen Sung Quartet, November 12 at 8.30pm, £18-20
Laurence Cottle Big Band, November 19 at 8.30pm, £18-20
The Alan Barnes Octet presents A Jazz Christmas Carol, November 26 at 8.30pm, £18-20
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St Martin's Church - Dorking
This month’s recital at St Martin’s church is given by Daniel Collins, countertenor from The Sixteen, with Kathryn Leeke at the piano.
Bookham Choral Society has a programme in conjunction with the Dorking Chamber Orchestra, with music by Will Todd and Vaughan Williams (including The Lark Ascending), plus the Rutter Requiem.
Lunchtime recital, November 7 at 12pm, free, 01306 884229
Bookham Choral Society and Dorking Chamber Orchestra, November 14 at 7.30pm
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Dorking Halls
Lovers of ballet can choose from two events at the Dorking Halls this month. Appearing live are the Russian State Ballet and Opera House performing Tchaikovsky’s immortal Swan Lake. Alternatively, there is an Encore screening from the Royal Ballet in London presenting four short ballets: Carmen, Viscera, Afternoon of a Faun (music by Debussy), and a dance from Swan Lake.
Ashtead Choral Society will sing two works by John Rutter - his Gloria and Requiem - together with Bob Chilcott’s Jubilate and Chris Williams’ Tsunami Requiem, inspired by the Asian Tsunami disaster of 2004.
The Dorking Concertgoers Society presents a piano recital by Ivana Gavrić. Her programme includes Four Lyric Pieces by Cheryl Frances-Hoad, each one composed as a homage to a composer she admires. The remainder of the programme features music by those four composers - Ravel, Grieg, Janáček and Schubert - including Ravel’s lovely Sonatine and some of the favourite Lyric Pieces of Grieg.
Russian State Ballet's Swan Lake, November 8 at 4pm, £31.50-33.50
Ashtead Choral Society, November 14 at 7.30pm, £12-18, 07504 332354
Four Ballet Screenings, November 15 at 2pm, £17.50
Ivana Gavrić piano recital, November 21 at 7.30pm, £20, 01306 740619
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Leatherhead Theatre
Dorking Choral Society, performing at the Leatherhead Theatre, will sing Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms. This is one of the major choral works of the twentieth century, both dramatic and intensely moving. Also in the concert are Bob Chilcott’s lively Songs and Cries of London Town and Eric Whitacre’s very beautiful Five Hebrew Love Songs. Tickets are £12.50 if bought in advance or £15.50 on the night.
Dorking Choral Society, November 14 at 7.30, £12.50/15.50
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St Paul's Church – Dorking
The Dorking Philharmonia’s concert presents music from the classical masters: Haydn’s symphony no.6 (Le matin), Mozart’s symphony no.40 in G minor, and Beethoven’s third piano concerto in which the soloist will be Imogen Painter.
November 21 at 7.30, Dorking Philharmonia at St Paul’s, £12, 01306 730640
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Yehudi Menuhin School
Watermill Jazz is also promoting a special concert at the Yehudi Menuhin School with the Big Chris Barber Band. And also at the Menuhin School, the Dorking-based Martineau Brass will be joining Leatherhead Choral Society in a programme of music by American composers, including Bernstein, Copland and Eric Whitacre.
Martineau Brass with Leatherhead Choir, November 21 at 7.30pm, £14, 08700 842020
Watermill Jazz's Big Chris Barber Band, November 28 at 7.30pm, £25, 07415 815784
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