TODAY December 7

THAMES DITTON Vera Fletcher Hall, Embercourt Road at 7.30 pm; English Pocket Opera productions of Hansel and Gretel. Tickets £11 from The Ironing Board, High Street, Thames Ditton or 020 8398 1226.

SURBITON British Red Cross Hall, King Charles Crescent at 7.45pm; Surbiton Recorded Music Society, Memories, talk by Dave Dorrington. Non-members £2 at the door.

TOMORROW

WALTON Riverhouse Arts Centre, Manor Road at 10.45am; coffee concert by Richard Carder and Gary Desmond, works by J C Bach, Dvorak, Gurney, Milhaud, John Cage and Roger Fiske. Tickets £6.50 including coffee and cake, box office 01932 253354.

EPSOM St Martin's Church, Church Street at 3 pm; Epsom Chamber Choir family Christmas concert. Tickets at the door.

KINGSTON All Saints' Church, Market Place at 7.30 pm; Twickenham Choral Society, conductor Christopher Herrick, Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 (by candlelight). Tickets £12, £10 from Hands Music, Market Place, Kingston or at the door.

TWICKENHAM St Mary's Church, Riverside at 7.30 pm; Teddington Choral Society, Christmas music and carols. Tickets £8 from Albert's Music Shop, Heath Road or at the door.

TEDDINGTON Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Road at 7.30 pm; opera concert with soloists from Glyndebourne, English and Welsh National Operas. Tickets £8 (concs. £6), box office 020 8977 7558.

HAMPTON HILL United Reformed Church, High Street at 7.30 pm; In Harmony ensemble, Christmas music. Tickets £4.50 (concs. £3) at the door.

EAST SHEEN All Saints' Church at 7.30 pm; The Barnes Choir, conductor Andrew Charity, Christmas music by Verdi, Finzi, Britten, Herbert Howells and Adrian Cruft. Tickets at the door.

GUILDFORD Cathedral at 7.30 pm; Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra, Camerata and Chamber Choir, conductor Barry Rose, with Lynda Russell (soprano), Handel Christmas Music from Messiah and his recently rediscovered Gloria, Corelli Christmas Concerto, Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols. Tickets £15, box office 01483 444555.

WALTON Riverhouse Arts Centre, Manor Road at 8 pm; Elmbridge Music Club, Riverside Opera, presenter Peter Clarke, arias and ensembles from operas by Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi Puccini and Bizet. Tickets £9, box office 01932 253354.

SUNDAY

TEDDINGTON Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Road at 2.30 pm; Lieder recital by Julie Dawn Lloyd (soprano) and Paul Vincent Cable (baritone). Tickets £6 (concs. £4), box office 020 8977 7558.

KINGSTON St John's Church, Springfield Road at 3 pm; concert by Kingston University Brass Ensemble and Wind Orchestra. Tickets £9 (concs. £6.50) at the door.

TUESDAY

WALTON Methodist Church, Terrace Road at 8 pm; Walton and Oatlands Choral Society, Christmas music and readings. Admission free.

FRIDAY

WEYBRIDGE St James's Church at 7.30 pm; Weybridge Male Voice Choir, Christmas concert including a new carol composed for the occasion. Tickets £5 at the door.

RAYNES PARK Avenue Hall, Avenue Road at 8 pm; West Wimbledon Opera Club, music, food and wine for Christmas. Tickets (non members) £3 at the door.

NEXT SATURDAY (Dec 15)

RICHMOND Royal Star and Garter Home, Richmond Hill at 7pm; Christmas concert with Richmond Youth Orchestra and Song Folk, Petersham and Ham Sea Scout handbell ringers, Muse and Music. Tickets £8, box office 020 8948 8865.

KINGSTON All Saints' Church, Market Place at 7.30 pm; Kingston Choral Society, Thames Sinfonia, conductor Robin Page, Bach Christmas Oratorio. Tickets £11 (concs. £8) from Hands Music, Market Place, Kingston or at the door.

RICHMOND Parish Church, Paradise Road at 7.30 pm; Cantanti Camerata, conductor Geoffrey Bowyer, carols for choir, brass and audience. Tickets at the door.

ESHER Christ Church at 7.30pm ; The Ripieno Choir Christmas concert in aid of Barnardos. Tickets at the door.

SURBITON St Mark's Church, St Mark's Hill at 7.30pm; Kingston Orpheus Choir, conductor Susan Higgins, Christmas music and carols. Tickets at the door.

GUILDFORD Cathedral at 7.30 pm; Gentleman of the Cathedral Choir, with Stephen Farr (organ), Messiaen La Nativit. Tickets £8, box office 01483 444334 or at the door.

SOUTHWARK Cathedral 7.30pm; Thames Philharmonic Choir, conductor John Bate, with Michael Bundy (baritone) and Peter Wright (opera), Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols, music by Edmund Rubbra, Christmas songs and carols. Tickets £5£15, box office 020 8998 3529 or at the door.

SURBITON St Andrew's Church, Maple Road at 8pm; Kingston Philharmonia, conductor Levon Parikian, Artthemed concert, Respighi Botticelli Triptych, Martinu Frescoes of Piero della Francesca, Bartok Two Portraits, Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition. Tickets £7 (concs. £5) from Hands Music, or at the door.

OXSHOTT St Andrew's Church, Oakshade Road at 8 pm; Oxshott Choral Society, Puccini Messa di Gloria and carols. Tickets £9 at the door.

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