James Simister

A Whole Different Story is the title of Kevin Bridges' current marathon UK tour.

The world premiere of Invictus - Cantata For Liberty by Morgan Pochin opened this fine concert featuring the Brighton Festival Youth Choir and the Brighton & Hove Community Youth Choir.

Romantic guitar and strings is an ideal combination for the Brighton Dome Studio Theatre where yet another full house for the festival's lunchtime recitals enjoyed this imaginative programme by Camerata Cayrasco.

Mark-Anthony Turnage's Contusion (or "bruise") opened this lunchtime recital by the Cavaleri Quartet, one of the finest young London-based string quartets.

Brighton and Hackney Youth Orchestras had never played together until their afternoon rehearsal but you would rarely have guessed that from the high standard of this concert which included some very demanding music.

Britten Sinfonia is well known both for its original concert programming, and for working with its own choice of conductors and soloists, rather than having a music director or chief conductor.

The third Sussex International Piano Competition reached its climax at the Worthing Assembly Hall on Sunday.

Whether or not you like Monty Python or saw their TV shows, the musical Spamalot, ripped off (by its own admission) from their 1975 Holy Grail film, makes for a great evening's entertainment.

Brighton's newest venue, the Rialto Theatre, was launched in irreverent style with a full house enjoying the latest satirical Treason Show.

Remembrance Sunday was marked as poignantly as ever by the Worthing Symphony Orchestra with an afternoon concert of music composed in the First World War.