TRUE LOVE

Sunday 1 February 2026 at 2:45pm

ASSEMBLY HALL WORTHING

Conductor JOHN GIBBONS
Leader JULIAN LEAPER

William Alwyn Magic Island

Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 (Marie Ange Nguci, piano)

Montagues and Capulets from Romeo and Juliet

Franco-Albanian pianist, Marie-Ange Sopiqoti-Nguci has performed in such prestigious venues as the Vienna Musikverein, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Tonhalle Zürich, Sydney Opera House, Oslo Opera House and Philharmonie de Paris. Nguci received her music school diploma cum laude at the age of 10.

Joe Hisaishi Howl’s Moving Castle

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet

John Williams Adventures on Earth from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Grant funded by William Alwyn Foundation

WOMEN OF NOTE

Sunday 8 March 2026 at 2:45pm

ASSEMBLY HALL WORTHING

Conductor JOHN GIBBONS
Leader JULIAN LEAPER

Lucija Garuta's Piano Concerto and Ruth Gipps Symphony No.2 plus other works by Doreen Carwithen, Avril Coleridge-Taylor, Madeleine Dring.

Grant funded by William Alwyn Foundation

HANDEL'S MESSIAH

Saturday 4 April 2026 at 2:45pm

ASSEMBLY HALL WORTHING

Conductor JOHN GIBBONS
Leader JULIAN LEAPER

Handel’s oratorio Messiah was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere a year later. After an initially modest public reception, the oratorio gained in popularity, eventually becoming one of the best-known and most frequently performed choral works in Western music.

Enjoy your Easter Saturday with the Worthing Symphony as we are joined by a professional choir for Handel’s masterpiece oratorio performed at baroque pitch using period instruments.

HIDDEN HEROINES

Sunday 19 April 2026 at 2:45pm

ASSEMBLY HALL WORTHING

Conductor JOHN GIBBONS
Leader JULIAN LEAPER

Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 63 ‘La Roxelane’

Paul Carr Saxophone Concerto (Rob Burton, featured saxophone)

British Saxophonist Rob Burton won the Woodwind Category Final of BBC Young Musician 2018 and went on to secure a place in the Grand Final at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall, where he performed as concerto soloist with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

Ennio Morricone Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission

Dmitri Shostakovich Waltz from Jazz Suite

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor

ROMANTIC AWAKENINGS

Sunday 17 May 2026 at 2:45pm

ASSEMBLY HALL WORTHING

Conductor JOHN GIBBONS
Leader JULIAN LEAPER

Felix Mendelssohn Overture The Fair Melusine

Georges Bizet Symphony in C

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.2 (Julian Chan, piano)

Prize-winning Malaysian pianist Julian Chan studied at Wells Cathedral School before taking his place at the Royal Academy of Music, where he is finishing his postgraduate studies. Julian’s first book of original compositions was published at the age of six; his repertoire choices are often innovative and exciting, focusing on late 19th- and early 20th-century music.

Since 1926 the highly acclaimed Worthing Symphony Orchestra has been an invaluable asset to the local community. WSO produces an annual season of eight concerts at the Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Road, with its exceptional acoustics.

To stage a full season of Worthing Symphony Orchestra concerts costs in excess of £150,000, only part of which is paid for by ticket sales. We rely on the generosity of individuals, organisations and charitable trusts to help the Orchestra survive. We invite you to join the Worthing Symphony Society and help support the Orchestra for its next 100 years.

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