Proms at the Castle

Conductor: Matthew Willis. Leader: Susan Skone James. Soloist: Robin Morrish (violin) This had to be the perfect programme for the large audience that included a lot of family groups – some with very young children. An outdoor concert demands a perfect setting and the...

Schubert Symphony No. 4

Strauss – Serenade for Wind Instruments Op.7, Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings Op.48 and Schubert – Symphony No.4 in C minor ‘Tragic’ This was a well-judged programme for the Society’s first orchestral concert in a new venue, the recently-built...

Handel’s Messiah

TONBRIDGE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY WITH EVANGELISCHE KANTOREI HEUSENSTAMM- JOINT CONCERT : HANDEL’S MESSIAH There was a sense of occasion in Tonbridge School Chapel on 19th March when a capacity audience, led by Councillor Owen Baldock, Mayor of Tonbridge and Malling,...

Family Carols 2015

On Saturday afternoon 19 December there was no nook or cranny to be found in Tonbridge School Chapel, as once again Tonbridge Round Table and Tonbridge Philharmonic Society choir, conducted by Matthew Willis, and accompanied by Chris Harris, organ, and an excellent...

Beethoven Missa Solemnis

This all-Beethoven programme made an impressive start to Tonbridge Philharmonic Society’s new Season at Tonbridge School Chapel on Saturday. Under the incisive direction of Matthew Willis, the three items reflected human emotions as relevant today as they were in...

Haydn’s Creation

Tonbridge Philharmonic Society’s most enjoyable performance of Haydn’s Creation given to an enthusiastic audience in a comfortably full Tonbridge School Chapel was a reminder that this well-known standard of the choral repertoire is no easy ride, and while being a...