What’s on
Discover live music and community events taking place on your doorstep in Coulsdon.
Our calendar for 2026-27 is shaping up nicely — read on to find out more about what’s coming up. We look forward to welcoming you to a performance soon!
Coulsdon Music pop-up @The Grape Variety Wine Bar, Chipstead
Sunday 16th August 2026, 3.00pm
There's something special about live classical music in a small, candlelit room with a glass of wine in hand.
On Sunday August 16th Coulsdon Music is back at The Grape Variety for Sip & Serenade, with gorgeous live fiddle and piano music for a summer’s afternoon, played live by the wonderful Lantivet Duo (Brendan Musk and Anna Brigham).
£15 per person includes a glass of fizz on arrival. This one will sell out—grab your seats now.
St John’s Church, Old Coulsdon
Friday 25th September 2026, 7.30pm
Set against the four movements of Leoš Janáček's unforgettable Second String Quartet "Intimate Letters" — itself a declaration of the composer’s own unrequited love — the Florian Ensemble explores musical love letters to people, places, ideas, and more, with folk singer and violinist Joy Becker.
A classical concert for kids and their grown ups!
St John’s Church, Old Coulsdon
Saturday 26th September 2026, 11am
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!
Ages 4+ recommended, but younger children also welcome.
Past events
Coulsdon Music pop-up @The Grape Variety Wine Bar, Chipstead
26th June 2026, 7.30pm
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.
Sunday 3rd May 2026, 7pm
St John’s Church, Old Coulsdon
Olivier Messiaen
Quartet for the End of Time
A special twilight concert
7pm: Drinks Reception and art exhibition
8pm: Performance
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.
Monday 4th May 2026, 11am
St John’s Church, Old Coulsdon
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 a joyful musical extravaganza!
Monday 4th May 2026, 5pm
St John’s Church, Old Coulsdon
Summer 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 and Françaix, plus a few original surprises!
