SOUTHAMPTON PHILHARMONIC CHOIR

TO celebrate the centenary of Benjamin Britten, the Southampton Philharmonic Choir honours the outstanding English composer of the 20th century with a performance of Rejoice in the Lamb at 02 Guildhall Southampton tomorrow.

This festival Cantata is a setting of words by the eighteenth century poet Christopher Smart.

Britten’s score matches the text perfectly with wit and originality.

Mozart, a great influence on Benjamin Britten, wrote the quintessential Clarinet Concerto, probably the most popular concerto of all time.

Enjoy this rare opportunity of hearing it performed by internationally-renowned soloist Julian Bliss on basset clarinet.

The Coronation Mass is one of the composer’s most joyous and optimistic works, full of good humour, sprightly rhythms and glorious tunes. The concluding Soprano solo in the Agnus Dei is justly renowned as a truly sublime moment of 18th century music.

NATURALLY 7

FRESH from supporting Michael Buble at sold out arenas, acapella superstars Naturally 7 perform live at the Tu rner Sims tonight.

Who needs instruments when you have seven voices and seven bodies?

The inimitable group make their Southampton debut to celebrate the release of new album Hidden in Plain Sight, which was out last month.

A vocal group in a league of its own, Naturally 7 build on the heritage of gospel with a style described as ‘vocal play’. The group performs its own original material as well as its inventive arrangements – which incorporate scratching, drum kit, harmonica, brass, electric guitars and bass all produced, naturally, with the human voice.

Support for the gig comes from young Canadian singer-songwriter and classical guitarist Chloe Charles who will play from her brand new release Break The Balance. Likened to everyone from Björk to Billie Holiday, Amy Winehouse to Adele, Alicia Keys to Joni Mitchell, her music defies classification.