09 Nov THE OCCASIONAL CULTURE VULTURE – Nov/Dec 26
Following summer breaks, local music groups are busy rehearsing for their Autumn and Christmas events so here are some that we hope you might like to support.
At St. Georges Church, Beckenham:
- Sun 15 Nov, 17:00: St Georges Chamber Orchestra, season’s opening concert
- Sat 28 Nov, 19:00: Beckenham Chorale, Christmas Concert
- Sat 5/Sun 6 Dec: Concerts by Bromley Youth Music Trust’s (BYMT) Chamber Orchestra, Concert Band and Youth Choir, Symphony Orchestra and Sing! Bromley.
Details from stgeorgesarts.co.uk/events
At Langley Park Centre for Performing Arts:
- Sat 14 Nov, 19:30: Bromley Symphony Orchestra play Sibelius and Britten.
- Sat 28 Nov: A day of BYMT’s Autumn concert performances by its younger ensembles.
- Sat 23 Jan: Bromley Symphony Orchestra plays orchestral showstoppers (incl. Rimsky-Korsakov, Dukas, Barber and Tchaikovsky)
Details from bromleysymphony.org and bymt.co.uk/events
Further afield, on Sat 19 Dec at 14:30 BYMT Adult Choir join with Croydon Philharmonic Choir and London Mozart Players for a performance of Handel’s “Messiah” at Fairfield Concert Hall, Croydon. Details from fairfield.co.uk/events/handels-messaih-2026.
Finally, with the controversial potential loss of the Odeon Cinema in Bromley, film enthusiasts are reminded of the local community cinema club, FILMBOX, based at Langley Park Centre for Performing Arts. See langleyfilmbox.com.