Mole Valley  Arts Forum 

Rossini: Overture 'The Thieving Magpie'

Leatherhead Orchestra
31st March Concert at Leatherhead Institute High St Leatherhead  8pm No charge
Leatherhead Orchestra would like more violins and violas to join their Amateur Orchestra. They have would welcome players returning to their instruments or those wanting orchestral experience. Those at school have come to join us most successfully for a few terms. Further details are on the website www.leatherhead orchestra.co.uk or contact 01372 376871

Melisma Music

 March 19^th : Chamberhouse Winds 12.10 – Martineau Hall

 May 21^st : Caribana Steel Band  12.10 – Martineau Hall

 Tickets from the Dorking Halls website www.dorkinghalls.co.uk 01306 771817

 Tickets £6 concert only , £13 concert and lunch

Leith Hill on the Horizon again!
The 2010 Leith Hill Musical Festival, the programme looks as exciting as ever. The season of glorious music and song starts on Sunday 14^th March with the annual performance of a Bach Passion – this year offers the concise and dramatic St John, working withTheresa Caudle's wonderful baroque ensemble Canzona of hand-picked musicians, soloists and choir.

The Youth Choirs competition on Saturday 27^th March will raised at the Dorking Halls as hundreds of school children sing with their usual exuberance.  Then it’s the adults’ turn with the opening concert of the main Festival on Thursday 15^th April combining the Baroque excitement of Handel's Coronation Anthem The King shall Rejoice with the Classical elegance of Schubert's tuneful Mass in C. with Cecilia McDowall being a special guest to delivering a delightful Ave Maris Stella.  

The Friday night and Saturday programme will be equally wonderful with a world premiere of a new song for men’s voices composed by Bob Chilcott!

A Spring opera ‘tonic’ at The Menuhin Hall
Riverside Opera’s December concert at the Menuhin Hall duly delivered a exhilarating and moving mix of excerpts from (mainly) Italian opera. The Riverside Opera Chorus, and seven professional soloists, drew prolonged and warm applause – and raised the appreciative audience’s expectations for the Company’s return in March. On March 20^th Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love [L’Elisir d’Amore] will be presented in English, fully-staged and costumed. This opera boasts some of the most beautiful melodies in opera and one of the greatest tenorarias.  A Spring treat,  not just for opera lovers, but also for opera ‘newcomers’. Why not give it a try ! 

 March – More Music
There are some super concerts planned in February and March – with the concertgoers bringing back the ever popular Endellion Quartet returning for 3 concerts which offer a great mix of music.

 An unusual 3 pm concert is on Sunday 7th March, when they  will play no.6 from Beethoven’s opus 18., Quartettino no.5 by the English composer Robin Holloway, and  Brahms’ third quartet.  Tickets, £18.00 (students £9.00, children under 16, £4.50) from Dorking Concertgoers 01306 740619 or Dorking Halls box office 01306 881717.

Watermill Jazz
 4^th March                       Gary Smulyan/Pete Lukas Baritone Quintet  £14 & £11

 11^th March                     Leon Greening Trio                                         £13 & £10

 18^th March                     Clark Tracey Quartet                                       £14 & £11

 25^th March                     Jiggs Whigham Quartet                                     £15 & £12

Ladybirds are singing for Heroes
The Ladybirds choir (with its 2 men) meet on Thursday mornings to singsongs from musicals in the Greenroom (behind Dorking Halls).  call 01306 881016.