Who are the Friends of Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra?
Any person or organisation who wishes to show their support of the Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra can become a Friend. Many of our Friends have supported us over many years, and their continuing contribution is particularly appreciated.
Why become a Friend?
Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra is self-funding through membership subscriptions, concert income and support from the Friends. We do not receive any support from local authorities. Support from the Friends is therefore vital in enabling us to perform classical music to a high standard.
Benefits
A WPO Friend receives the following benefits:
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Newsletters and information updates from the Orchestra
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The option of being named in the concert programmes as a Friend
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£1 discount on a single ticket for each concert when purchased at the Box Office
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Invitations to occasional special functions
How do I become a Friend?
Membership of the Friends is an annually renewable subscription for the October-June concert season.
The suggested contribution is £20 for an individual, a couple or a household, or £40 for a business or commercial enterprise. However, we welcome any contribution from Friends, and these amounts are for guidance only.
Download a membership form here.
Who are the Friends of Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra?
Any person or organisation who wishes to show their support of the Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra can become a Friend. Many of our Friends have supported us over many years, and their continuing contribution is particularly appreciated.
Why become a Friend?
Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra is self-funding through membership subscriptions, concert income and support from the Friends. We do not receive any support from local authorities. Support from the Friends is therefore vital in enabling us to perform classical music to a high standard.
Benefits
A WPO Friend receives the following benefits:
-
Newsletters and information updates from the Orchestra
-
The option of being named in the concert programmes as a Friend
-
£1 discount on a single ticket for each concert when purchased at the Box Office
-
Invitations to occasional special functions
How do I become a Friend?
Membership of the Friends is an annually renewable subscription for the October-June concert season.
The suggested contribution is £20 for an individual, a couple or a household, or £40 for a business or commercial enterprise. However, we welcome any contribution from Friends, and these amounts are for guidance only.
Download a membership form here.
High quality music making since 1948
Founder Music Director Herbert Lodge
President Alissa Firsova
Music Director Dominic Grier
Assistant Conductor Peter Lewis
Composer in Residence Ansel Chaloner-Hughes
Chorus Master Aedan Kerney MBE
2024-25
CONCERT SEASON
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Mozart's Requiem
Sunday 29th June 2025, 3pm
Worthing Assembly Hall
The WPO joins forces with the Angmering Chorale to present Mozart's powerful and moving setting of the Requiem mass. Handel's ever-popular coronation anthem 'Zadok the Priest', Haydn's glorious Te Deum in C major, and Mozart's Symphony No. 31 ('Paris') complete the programme.
Alexis Jagger, Soprano
Annabel Jeanes, Mezzo-Soprano
Hugh Kaliski, Tenor
Benjamin Charles, Bass
The Angmering Chorale
Dominic Grier, Conductor
Dominic Grier, Conductor
At a glance
AUTUMN CLASSICS
Sunday 6th October 2024, 3pm
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3
Ansel Chaloner-Hughes: Florestan (New Work)
Rossini: Bassoon Concerto
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major
Siping Guo, Bassoon
Dominic Grier, Conductor
ORCHESTRAL TRANSFORMATIONS
Sunday 24th November 2024, 3pm
Stravinsky: Suite from 'The Firebird' (1919 Version)
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Ekaterina Grabova, Piano
(Winner of the 2024 Coulsdon and Purley Festival)
Dominic Grier, Conductor
A FAIRYTALE CHRISTMAS
Sunday 15th December 2024, 3pm
A fun-filled Christmas concert for all the family
including
Selections from The Sleeping Beauty, Mother Goose, Hansel and Gretel, and Cinderella
Seasonal favourites, popular classics
and sing-along carols for all!
Worthing Choral Society
Aedan Kerney, Music Director
Sam Barton, Assistant Conductor
Sompting Village Primary School Choir
Dominic Grier, Conductor
CRAWLEY POP-UP CULTURE — CHILDREN'S CONCERTS
Sunday 23rd February 2025, 2pm and 3:45pm
A spectacular selection of orchestral music as part of the WPO's Outreach and Education Plan
in collaboration with Crawley Borough Council
Selections from Titanic, Jurrassic Park and Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
Plus
Sibelius: Finlandia
MacCunn: Land of the Mountain and the Flood
Berlioz: Hungarian March
Prokofiev: Troika
Holst: Jupiter from 'The Planets'
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 (selections)
Dominic Grier, Conductor
SYMPHONIES AND SERENADES
Sunday 9th February 2025, 3pm
Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C major
Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Magnus Walker, Tenor
John Peskett, Horn
Dominic Grier, Conductor
SYMPHONIC DANCES
Sunday 23rd March 2025, 3pm
R. Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Graham Fitkin: Recorder Concerto
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances
Daniel Swani, Recorders
Dominic Grier, Conductor
DURUFLÉ'S REQUIEM
Saturday 5th April 2025, 7:00pm
at St. George's Church, Worthing
Duruflé: Requiem Mass
Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor
Chaolner-Hughes: Elegy for Harp and Strings
Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess (arr. Chaloner-Hughes)
Brighton16 Chamber Choir
Matthew Jelf, Conductor
JULIAN CHAN PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY
Saturday 7th June 2025, 7:30pm
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Chaloner-Hughes: Florestan
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C major
Julian Chan, Piano
Dominic Grier, Conductor
MOZART'S REQUIEM
Sunday 29th June 2025, 3pm
Handel: Zadok the Priest
Mozart: Symphony No. 31 in D major 'Paris'
Hadyn: Te Deum in C major, Hob. XXIIIc:2
Mozart: Requiem
Alexis Jagger, Soprano
Annabel Jeanes, Mezzo-Soprano
Hugh Kaliski, Tenor
Benjamin Charles, Bass
The Angmering Chorale
Dominic Grier, Conductor