There was standing room only in the Unitarian Church for the third of the Brighton Philharmonic's summer season.

The format was as before; works by a contemporary local composer surrounded by two Mozart masterpieces.

Rob Lane filled the slot on this occasion with Evocations for string quartet and a setting of three poems by Sylvia Path.

Evocations was reflective, though it had its vigorous moments. The initial stimulus for the work was the death of the composer's mother-in-law, inspiring him to recreate musically her memories during her last illness. Moving and unpretentious music, it impressed by its directness and sincerity.

The songs, receiving their first performance, were less successful. The music did give added value to the words, but did not turn Plath's poetry into song. The lyrical impulse was missing.

It's good for the box office and the listener to have Mozart as the other composer, but cruel competition for the local musician, particularly when the choices are as well loved as the Hunt quartet and the motet Exsultate Jubilate.

These were given excellent performances by the soprano Katie Thomas and the resident string players who have surely achieved the right to be designated as the Brighton Philharmonic Quartet.