Name: Romantic Awakenings
Start: 2026-05-17T19:15:00
Location: Worthing Assembly Hall

The Worthing Symphony Orchestra invites you to embark on a musical journey through their eclectic 2025-2026 season. From enchanting French compositions to a celebration of female composers on International Women's Day, the orchestra promises a vibrant repertoire that includes classical masterpieces and modern scores. This season's lineup showcases the talents of renowned musicians like Johan Dalene and John Gibbons, offering audiences an opportunity to experience the power of orchestral music in its myriad forms.

Symphonic Journeys: A Year with Worthing Symphony Orchestra

Join the Worthing Symphony Orchestra for a spectacular line-up of events this season, where musical artistry meets cultural storytelling. From French classics to festive celebrations, the series includes 'French Fantasies' featuring Johan Dalene on violin and 'Unexpected Allies' with wartime anthems. The New Year brings a jubilant concert, followed by 'True Love,' which explores romance through Prokofiev's compositions. Women composers shine on International Women's Day in 'Women Of Note,' and Handel's timeless 'Messiah' graces the stage at Easter. Discover hidden gems and romantic awakenings in this orchestral journey.

Symphonic Journeys: A Season of Musical Wonders with Worthing Symphony Orchestra

John Gibbons

Julian Chan

Worthing Symphony Orchestra

Join the Worthing Symphony Orchestra as we welcome 2026 with our annual foot-stomping, hand-clapping, finger-tapping celebration to herald in the New Year! 

New Year Concert

Worthing Assembly Hall

True Love

A feast of music by a wide range of female composers on International Women’s Day, much of it drawing inspiration from the glorious landscapes of Southern England. Ruth Gipps was a close friend of Malcolm Arnold and together as students they won virtually all the composer prizes at the Royal College of Music. Her Second Symphony, composed in 1945, recalls pastoral idylls, hopes for the future and a heartfelt lyricism reminiscent of her teacher Vaughan Williams. The South Downs provided the inspiration for Averil Coleridge-Taylor whilst Phyllis Tate’s music draws its inspiration from the great green spaces of London.

 Women Of Note

Spend your Easter Saturday with the Worthing Symphony as we are joined by a professional choir in Handel’s 1741 oratorio ‘Messiah’. We will be performing this masterpiece at baroque pitch using period instruments.

Romantic Awakenings

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