Winchelsea Arts

30/05/2024

Saturday 6th July at 7.30pm

Winchelsea Church

The Heringtons’ Concert
London Handel Players directed by Adrian Butterfield

Alex Chance - countertenor

The London Handel Players is a world class ensemble bringing together leading period-instrument specialists in the field of baroque chamber music. They will be joined by outstanding countertenor, Alex Chance, winner of the 2022 International Handel singing competition, to present a concert of music by Handel and Vivaldi. The concert promises to be ‘All in all an end-to-end pleasure’ (Gramophone magazine)

Tickets are now available for The Heringtons’ Concert London Handel Players directed by Adrian Butterfield. at Winchelsea Church, Winchelsea on Sat 6 Jul 2024 at 7:30PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

18/05/2024

Looking forward very much to this evening’s Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra Concert in Winchelsea. Very few tickets left.

27/04/2024

Tickets selling fast for this concert, book now to avoid disappointment

Winchelsea Arts at St Thomas’s Church

Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Marcio da Silva

Saturday 18 May at 7.30pm

Mozart - Serenade No 10 K.361 Gran Partita
Dvořák - Serenade for wind instruments Op. 44

Mozart’s Serenade was made famous by the inclusion of the second movement in Peter Shaffer’s film and play ‘Amadeus’ in which the character of Salieri said, ‘This was a music I'd never heard... It seemed to me that I was hearing the voice of God.’ The piece is scored for 12 wind instruments and double bass, a unique combination for the era in which it was written.

In May 2024 it will be 120 years since Dvořák‘s death and his wind serenade features many references to the Slavonic style of his homeland.

Information will be available on next season’s programme and season tickets will be on sale during the interval. Season tickets will offer the best value and include two free concerts.

Tickets are now available for Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Marcio da Silva at Winchelsea Church, Winchelsea on Sat 18 May 2024 at 7:30PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

05/04/2024

Winchelsea Arts at St Thomas’s Church

Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Marcio da Silva

Saturday 18 May at 7.30pm

Mozart - Serenade No 10 K.361 Gran Partita
Dvořák - Serenade for wind instruments Op. 44

Mozart’s Serenade was made famous by the inclusion of the second movement in Peter Shaffer’s film and play ‘Amadeus’ in which the character of Salieri said, ‘This was a music I'd never heard... It seemed to me that I was hearing the voice of God.’ The piece is scored for 12 wind instruments and double bass, a unique combination for the era in which it was written.

In May 2024 it will be 120 years since Dvořák‘s death and his wind serenade features many references to the Slavonic style of his homeland.

Tickets are now available for Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Marcio da Silva at Winchelsea Church, Winchelsea on Sat 18 May 2024 at 7:30PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

13/03/2024

Final tickets available for -

Winchelsea Arts at St Thomas’s Church, Winchelsea

Amici della Musica

Violin: Philippe Graffin
Viola: Elizabeth Wallfisch
Cello: Raphael Walfisch
Piano: Piers Lane

Saturday 16th March at 7.30pm

Mahler - Quartettsatz (Piano Quartet in A minor)
Schulhoff - Duo, for violin and cello
Smetana - Polkas for piano
Dvorak - Eb piano quartet

Following Raphael’s fundraising concert for Ukraine in 2022, Winchelsea Arts is delighted to welcome him back with Amici della Musica. These outstanding, internationally renowned musicians will present a programme of music by composers who were all born in Bohemia. Between them, they have performed at many of the world’s leading concert halls, including Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall in New York and London’s Albert Hall. It is remarkable to have musicians of this calibre perform in Winchelsea. In fact, the following day the same programme will be repeated at London’s leading chamber music venue, King’s Place.

Tickets are now available for Amici della Musica at Winchelsea Church, Winchelsea on Sat 16 Mar 2024 at 7:30PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

25/02/2024

Winchelsea Arts at St Thomas’s Church, Winchelsea

Amici della Musica

Violin: Philippe Graffin
Viola: Elizabeth Wallfisch
Cello: Raphael Walfisch
Piano: Piers Lane

Saturday 16th March at 7.30pm

Mahler - Quartettsatz (Piano Quartet in A minor)
Schulhoff - Duo, for violin and cello
Smetana - Polkas for piano
Dvorak - Eb piano quartet

Following Raphael’s fundraising concert for Ukraine in 2022, Winchelsea Arts is delighted to welcome him back with Amici della Musica. These outstanding, internationally renowned musicians will present a programme of music by composers who were all born in Bohemia. Between them, they have performed at many of the world’s leading concert halls, including Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall in New York and London’s Albert Hall. It is remarkable to have musicians of this calibre perform in Winchelsea. In fact, the following day the same programme will be repeated at London’s leading chamber music venue, King’s Place.

Tickets are now available for Amici della Musica at Winchelsea Church, Winchelsea on Sat 16 Mar 2024 at 7:30PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

02/12/2023

Tickets are selling fast for the forthcoming German Christmas concert. Buy your tickets now before it is too late.

Tuesday 19th December at 7.30pm

In Dulci Jubilo - A German Christmas by candlelight

Winchelsea Arts is delighted to welcome back Ensemble OrQuesta directed by Marcio da Silva to St Thomas’s Church, Winchelsea

St Thomas’s Church will be lit by candlelight and decorated specially for the occasion as Ensemble OrQuesta choir and orchestra perform to celebrate Christmas. The programme will include the famous setting of In Dulci Jubilo by Praetorius as well as music by Pez, Buxtehude, Bach Telemann and Schütz. This concert promises to be the perfect musical opportunity to mark the festive season.

Book here -

Tickets are now available for Ensemble OrQuesta directed by Marcio da Silva at Winchelsea Church, Winchelsea on Tue 19 Dec 2023 at 7:30PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

22/11/2023

Tuesday 19th December at 7.30pm

In Dulci Jubilo - A German Christmas by candlelight

Winchelsea Arts is delighted to welcome back Ensemble OrQuesta directed by Marcio da Silva to St Thomas’s Church, Winchelsea

St Thomas’s Church will be lit by candlelight as Ensemble OrQuesta choir and orchestra perform to celebrate Christmas. The programme will include the famous setting of In Dulci Jubilo by Praetorius as well as music by Pez, Buxtehude, Bach Telemann and Schütz. This concert promises to be the perfect musical opportunity to mark the festive season.

Book here -

Tickets are now available for Ensemble OrQuesta directed by Marcio da Silva at Winchelsea Church, Winchelsea on Tue 19 Dec 2023 at 7:30PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

14/05/2023

Winchelsea Arts

The final concert in the 2022-23 season will take place in St Thomas’s Church Winchelsea on Saturday 20th May at 7.30pm.

Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra - A concert to mark the annual return of the swifts to Winchelsea featuring Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony

It is also possible to book subscription tickets for the 2023-4 season.
£88 single subscription - two free concerts
£165 joint subscription- save £99

Winchelsea Arts aims to organise concerts of the highest quality for the town, support emerging young musicians at the beginning of their careers by giving concert opportunities and raise the profile of the historic church of St Thomas the Martyr both locally and nationally.The Ancient Town of Winch...

23/12/2022

The sound of Venice in Winchelsea

17/12/2022

St Thomas’s Church was transformed into a Venetian basilica for Winchelsea Arts Christmas Concert - Un Natale Veneziano, featuring Ensemble OrQuesta Baroque directed by Marcio da Silva.

There was standing room only for this special concert which celebrated the Italian tradition during the nine days before Christmas, originating in folk music, where peasants playing musical instruments would go from town to town re-enacting the shepherds’ adoration of the Christ-child. This was transformed into the high art pastorale and was subsequently incorporated into the concerto form making it a celebration of the nativity.

The ensemble delighted the audience with a selection of Christmas concerti including those by Torelli, Corelli and Valentini as well as Winter from the Four Seasons by Vivaldi.

For information on future concerts - www.winchelsea-arts.org.uk

Photos (c) KT Bruce