Lunchtime Music
Weekly Concerts at St Matthew’s
Lunchtime Concerts are held every Thursday at 1.10pm and last 40-50 minutes. Everyone is welcome. Entry is free, but a minimum donation of £5 per person is suggested to cover expenses.
St Matthew’s concerts have been a weekly feature of this church since 1975. There are some 45 concerts a year with short breaks at Christmas, Easter and in August. The programme ranges from early music, instrumental and chamber music, choirs and soloists to jazz. The music is performed to a high standard by professionals from home and abroad, students from the London conservatoires, schools and talented amateurs.
This page is updated regularly as details of forthcoming concerts become available. For further information, please contact Chris Roulston at chrisr@stmatthews-redhill.org.uk.
1975-2025 - Fifty Years of Lunchtime Concerts at St Matthew's
Autumn Season
4 September - Guitar Recital
Paul Gregory
Girolamo
Frescobaldi (1583-1643) - Aria con Variazioni Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944) - Barcarole and Danza Paraguaya No.1
Luigi Legnani (1790-1877) - Five Caprices from
Op.20
Vicente Asencio (1908-1979) - Suite Valenciana
Isaac Albéniz
(1860-1909) - Sevilla from
Suite Española
11 September - Reigate Grammar School
Young Musician of the Year Winner
18 September - Woodwind Recital - CATIL Quintet
Alex Ho (flute), Charis Lai (oboe), Isabella Ward Ackland (horn),
Thaïs Bordes (bassoon), Lily Payne (clarinet)
25 September - Jazz Recital
The Dixieland Stompers
2 October - Reigate Grammar School
School solo Performers
9 October - Choral Recital
Godfrey Searle Choir and Polyphony
16 October - Piano Recital
Peter de Souza
23 October - Medieval and Renaissance Music
Faronel - Ruth Force, David Force, Michael Withers
30 October - Guitar and Violin Recital
Paul Gregory (guitar), Andrew Sherwood (piano)
6 November - Piano Recital
Simon Watterton
13 November - The Elegia Consort
Bethan Jackson (soprano), Angela Goodall (mezzo-soprano)
Paul Houston (tenor), Andrew Storey (piano)
20 November - Violin Recital
Karolina Csathy
27 November - Piano Recital
Ben Norris
4 December - Alionor Trio
Ioana
Voicu-Arnăuţoiu (violin), Alan
Thomas ('cello), Norman MacSween (piano)
11 December - Piano Recital
Kyle Nash-Baker
18 December - Reigate Winds
Daniel
Emson-Jukes (bassoon), Gemma
Emson-Jukes (flute), Hara
Kostogianni (piano)
The Spring Season of Lunchtime Concerts will begin on Thursday, 8th January 2026