TODAY (Nov 30)

KINGSTON St John's Church, Springfield Road at 7.30 pm ; New Music Ensemble, director Tim Ewers, works by Varse and Ewers. Tickets £9 (concs. £6.50) at the door.

SUTTON Secombe Theatre at 7.30 pm ; Wimbledon Light Opera Society, Bizet's Carmen. Tickets £7.50£12, box office 020 8770 6990.

WOKING New Victoria Theatre at 7.30 pm ; Northern Ballet Theatre, A Christmas Carol, choreographer Christopher Gable, music by Carl Davis. Tickets £10£24, box office 01483 545900.

PUTNEY St Mary's Church, Putney Bridge at 8 pm ; Music by the Commons series, recital by Taro Takeuchi (flute) and Reiko Ichise (viola da gamba). Tickets £7 (concs. £4) at the door.

TOMORROW (Dec 1)

SUTTON Secombe Theatre at 2.30 pm and 7.30 pm ; Wimbledon Light Opera Society, Carmen. See Today for booking details.

WOKING New Victoria Theatre at 2.30 pm and 7.30 pm ; Northern Ballet Theatre, A Christmas Carol. See Today for booking details.

KINGSTON All Saints' Church, Market Place at 7.30 pm ; Kingston and Richmond Early Music Festival, Christmas concert by candlelight. The Loki Ensemble, Scottish, French and English early music and the first performance of a specially commissioned work by Michael Summers. Tickets £6 (concs. £4.50) at the door.

DORKING Dorking Halls at 7.30 pm ; The Maggini String Quartet, Haydn Quartet Opus 71, No. 1, Frank Bridge Quartet No. 1, Mendelssohn Quartet No. 4. Tickets £16, box office 01306 881717.

SUNDAY (Dec 2)

RICHMOND Orange Tree Theatre, 1 Clarence Street at 11am; Allegri String Quartet coffe concert, Mozart K421 in D Monor, Britten Quartet No 2 opus 36 in C major, Dvorak Opus 96 in F major (The American). Tickets £10 (concs £8), box office 020 8940 3633.

MONDAY (Dec 3)

PUTNEY Dryburgh Hall, Leisure Centre, Upper Richmond Road at 8 pm ; Putney Music, the American baritone Thomas Hampson talks about his career. Tickets (non members) £4 at the door.

TUESDAY (Dec 4)

TWICKENHAM St Margaret's RC Church, East Twickenham at 8 pm ; Richmond Concert Society, Trio Ondine (from Denmark), Schubert Piano Trio No. 2, Beethoven Piano Trio No. 7 (Archduke). Tickets (non members) £10 at the door.

WEST CLANDON Clandon Park at 8 pm (also Wednesday) ; Epsom Chamber Choir, conductor Michael Stevenson, carol concert. Tickets at the door.

WEDNESDAY (Dec 5)

WEST CLANDON Clandon Park at 8 pm ; Epsom Chamber Choir, carol concert. Tickets at the door.

THURSDAY (Dec 6)

ROEHAMPTON Chapman Hall, Southlands College, Roehampton Lane at 7.30 pm ; final concert of Southlands Concert Series, National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Tickets £10 (concs. £5) box office 020 8392 3404.

BARNES St Mary's Church, Church Road at 8 pm ; Barnes Music Society, recital by Ken Aiso (violin) and Howard Moody (piano), Beethoven Sonata in G, Opus 30 No. 3, Ysaye Sonata No. 6, Stravinsky Suite Italienne, Csar Franck Sonata in A. Tickets (non members) £10 at the door.

FRIDAY (Dec 7)

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

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

NEXT SATURDAY (Dec 8)

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, Twickenham or at the door.

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 Afrian 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 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.

November 30, 2001 14:31