Upcoming Events
Christmas Brass
A festive spectacular of music for brass quintet!
This very special evening features a stellar line up with five of the brass world's biggest talents handpicked by trombonist, composer (and Coulsdon local) Callum Au.
A regular guest leader and member of the Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra, he is also the artistic director of the King's Place Jazz Orchestra and a writer and performer for musical stars including Michael Buble, RAYE, Josh Groban, Dua Lipa, and Jamie Cullum, as well as numerous Hollywood films.
Grab yourself a mulled wine and get into the festive spirit with an evening of music from Bernstein's West Side Story, some Christmassy favourites and a few carols thrown in for good measure!
JUMP!
A magical interactive classical concert for kids and their grown ups. Jump into a festive musical treat with the Florian Ensemble!
Join award-winning musicians in an action-packed adventure through music. A relaxed concert where everyone is welcome, whether it's your first ever concert or your 1000th!
JUMP!
A classical concert for kids and their grown ups. Jump into a musical fiesta with the Florian Ensemble!
Join the award-winning musicians of the Florian Ensemble as they take us on an action-packed adventure through music. A relaxed concert where everyone is welcome, whether it's your first ever concert or your 1000th!
This concert is suitable for ages 0-8. This is a relaxed concert where all responses to the music are welcome. There is plenty of space for little ones to wriggle and explore as they enjoy the music!
MIXTAPE: Love Notes
Thirteen love letters for string quartet. Set against the four movements of Leoš Janáček's unforgettable Second String Quartet "Intimate Letters" - itself a declaration of his own unrequited love - the Florian Ensemble explores musical love letters to people, places, ideas, and more, with folk singer and violinist Joy Becker.
Sip and Serenade
There's something special about live classical music in a small, candlelit room with a glass of wine in hand. On Friday 26th June, we're at The Grape Variety for Sip & Serenade, an evening of beautiful classical pieces played live by Charis Hanning on piano and Kay Stephen-Au on violin.
£15 per person includes a glass of fizz on arrival. This one will sell out—grab your seats now.
MIXTAPE: Fable
ummer is icumen in and the third instalment of our popular MIXTAPE series is an enchanted evening of music for clarinet, viola and piano, played by the multi-award-winning Jacquin Trio.
Coulsdon Music regulars Charis and Kay are joined by their long-time partner in crime, Jessie Grimes for a night of musical fairytales in three acts: ancient woodland and May songs, fairground magic and whimsy, and finally the towering romance of Brahms' Clarinet Trio. Music by Schumann, Libby Larsen, Tabakova and Françaix — plus a few original surprises!
JUMP
JUMP returns with an uproarious concert for kids of all ages - and their grown ups! Step into an interactive musical adventure with the award-winning Jacquin Trio. Fresh from presenting sold out concerts for the Aurora Orchestra, BBC, and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland (to name but a few), genre/defying clarinettist and presenter Jessie Grimes joins her long time partners-in-mischief for what promises to be a joyful musical extravaganza!
Quartet for the End of Time
The Florian Ensemble are joined by clarinettist Jessie Grimes for Olivier Messiaen’s seminal Quartet for the End of Time. Written and premiered in a prisoner of war camp in 1941, the music is a meditation on eternity and is always an unforgettably powerful live experience.
We are thrilled to be teaming up with Art for Life for this event, bringing local artists’ responses to Messiaen’s music to a small exhibition and drinks reception before the performance. The music will begin shortly before twilight and will end after the sun has set.
MIXTAPE: Resonate
With a programme that mirrors the transition from winter to spring, join the award-winning players of the Florian Ensemble for what promises to be another very special evening.
Music by Piazzola, Rameau, Duke Ellington, Gibbons, a fresh take on Vivaldi’s Spring, and culminating in the rip-roaring second Piano Quartet by Dvořák.
Join us for a warm drink from 7pm and the concert will start at 7.30!
MIXTAPE: Glow
Ease into the festive season with an hour of soul-warming chamber music — right in the heart of Coulsdon.
Join The Florian Ensemble - a flexible group of award-winning classical musicians with deep roots in the local community - for a relaxed and uplifting evening of live music. Set in the beautiful surroundings of St John’s Church, this one-hour concert offers a rich musical journey that spans centuries and genres: from Mozart to Joni Mitchell, Shetland folk tunes to Argentinian tango, with festive favourites woven throughout.