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We are Brighton’s very own mandolin orchestra currently with around 25 players from the City and surrounding areas. The group, which consists of instruments of the mandolin family plus guitars and basses, was founded in 1995 with the goal of reviving the tradition of mandolin orchestras, which were hugely popular in the UK up until the 1930s. However, we now have a very modern approach to repertoire and love to play new compositions and old. Please browse our website to find out more about us. New members are always very welcome.

NEXT EVENT
St George’s Anniversary Concert
22nd February 2025 at St George’s Church, Brighton. 1pm. This is a free concert. Our second half program will feature music from the Regency period including work by Scarlatti, Cecere, and Beethoven. The first half will be presented by Brighton Consort. Ticket details from the poster below.
Brighton during the Regency period was known as a place to follow one’s fancies, have a great party, and experience the decadence of late 18th- and early 19th-century lavish living. To celebrate the 200th anniversary of St George’s Church, Kemptown, Brighton Consort and Fretful Federation present a concert of classical choral and instrumental music spanning many centuries, but all tied together by this central theme: Revelry and Delight.
Brighton Consort’s a cappella choral music is all about love and romance. Drawn from our larger programme entitled ‘Amica mea: Renaissance Love Songs’, the music in this concert is in praise of love when things are going well. None of the gloom of a broken heart here. It’s time to enjoy life and love and live it up, something Regency Brighton knew how to do!
Fretful Federation Mandolin Orchestra give us upbeat and light-hearted music from the Baroque and beyond, including pieces by Vivaldi and Beethoven, both composers who were known and loved by the party-goers in Brighton in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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