The Baroque Collective Singers present large-scale baroque concerts with our professional baroque orchestra The Baroque Collective in intimate venues in the heart of our local community in Lewes, East Sussex. We work with international soloists and nurture young professional singers, and perform at the highest level. These concerts need extra funding to enable us to pay our wonderful professional musicians and soloists.

The professional baroque specialists of the Baroque Collective explore Purcell's glorious music for baroque strings - Welcome to all the Pleasures and Chacony - a huge inspiration for composer Benjamin Britten whose birthday we celebrate this weekend as part of the Britten: 50 Years On festival. We are delighted to present the world premiere of a plangent new arrangement of Ground for baroque strings by Lewes-based composer Ed Hughes inspired by Purcell's use of a repeating 'ground bass'. And the Baroque Collective Singers perform three of Benjamin Britten's iconic and best-loved choral works. Programme: Purcell – Welcome to all the Pleasures Purcell – Chacony Ed Hughes – Ground Interval Britten – Hymn to St Cecilia Britten – Rejoice in the Lamb Britten – Missa Brevis* The Baroque Collective Alison Bury, leader The Baroque Collective Singers John Hancorn, conductor Tony Jay, conductor* Andrew Cleary, piano/organ