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
2025-26
CONCERT SEASON
Timeline
WPO: Braimah Kanneh-Mason
Mendelssohn, Rossini and Berlioz
Sunday 8th February 2026, 3pm
Worthing Assembly Hall
The outstanding young soloist, Braimah Kanneh-Mason, joins the WPO for a performance of Mendelssohn’s evergreen Violin Concerto.
The programme concludes with Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, a visionary work on an epic scale, which revolutionised Romantic music through its vivid storytelling and emotional intensity.
Rossini’s sparkling overture to La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie), begins the concert.
Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Violin
Dominic Grier, Conductor
At a glance
SOUNDS OF SHAKESPEARE
Sunday 28th September 2025, 3pm
Scenes from Shakespeare with music by
Berlioz (Romeo and Juliet)
Walton (Henry V / Richard III / Hamlet)
Verdi (Macbeth)
Prokofiev (Romeo and Juliet)
Chaloner-Hughes (The Tempest)
Mendelssohn (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
Nick Young, Stage Director
Dominic Grier, Conductor
BRAHMS AND BEYOND
Sunday 23rd November 2025, 3pm
Barber: Releasing the Sculpture (English Premiere)
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
Charlotte Spruit, Violin
Dominic Grier, Conductor
CHIRSTMAS THROUGH THE AGES
Sunday 14th December 2025, 3pm
A fun-filled Christmas concert for all the family
with
Seasonal favourites, popular classics
and sing-along carols for all!
Worthing Choral Society
The Angmering Chorale
Sompting Village Primary School Choir
Dominic Grier, Conductor
BRAIMAH KANNEH-MASON PLAYS MENDELSSOHN
Sunday 8th February 2026, 3pm
Rossini: Overture to 'The Thieving Magpie'
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Violin
Dominic Grier, Conductor
INTO THE BLUE
Sunday 22nd March 2026, 3pm
Debussy: La Mer
Chaz Hart: Blue Wave Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
Paul Gregory, Guitar
Dominic Grier, Conductor
STEYNING FESTIVAL CONCERT
Saturday 30th May 2026, 6:30pm
Steyning Parish Church of St. Andrew and St. Cuthman
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Schumann: Symphony No. 3 'Rhenish'
Yinong Xiao, Violin
Dominic Grier, Conductor
SYMPHONIC VARIATIONS
Sunday 7th June 2026, 3pm
Franck: Variations Symphoniques
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major
Parry: Symphony No. 3 'The English'
Eden Agranat Meged, Piano
Dominic Grier, Conductor
BRAHMS: A GERMAN REQUIEM
Sunday 28th June 2025, 3pm
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 'Haffner'
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
Emily Wenman, Soprano
Matthew Jelf, Baritone
Brighton16
Dominic Grier, Conductor