Music and Heritage Open Days September 14 and 15
Sat 14 Sept
|Redhill
Choir and organ concerts mark English Heritage Open Day - celebration of English choral music from across the ages at St John the Evangelist, Redhill, on September 14 and 15
Time & Location
14 Sept 2024, 12:00 – 15 Sept 2024, 15:00
Redhill, Church Rd, Redhill RH1 6QA, UK
About the event
Memorable music events at St John the Evangelist, Redhill, Surrey will mark the church’s 181 years of history with English Heritage Open Day events on Saturday 14 September and Sunday 15 September 2024.
The church will be open from 12 noon on Saturday 14 September, with the choir concert from 4pm to 5pm, and from 2pm on Sunday 15 September, with a special organ recital at 4pm. Both events are free, and visitors can also enjoy guided tours of the church and its bell tower, from its origins when the railway first came to Redhill in 1843, to its transformation into a Victorian Gothic masterpiece by the man who built England’s last cathedral in Truro, John Loughborough Pearson.
The choir will be conducted by Director of Music, Clement Hetherington, and accompanied by guest organist, Charles Thompson. With the theme “A celebration of English choral music from across the ages,” the…