Introducing Brilliant Brighton's Festive Afternoon Performers!

The time has come once more to fill Brighton’s city centre with fabulous festivities and Christmas cheer. As part of our Brilliant Brighton Festive Afternoon event (Saturday 16th Nov, 2-6pm), we’ll see some incredible performances from a variety of acts throughout the city. Find solo artists, swing singers, choirs and brass bands popping up all over the city centre performing Christmas classics and modern-twists! Here’s who we’ll have joining us:

Hit the Silk

Hit the Silk are a 3 part harmony vocal group, performing swing classics & modern songs with a twist. A firm favourite at Hove’s iconic music venue, The Brunswick, the cheeky trio are digging out their toe-tapping Christmas set this November.

Instagram: @hitthesilk

Photo credit Ben Simon – Media Brighton

Buskerteers Choir

Award winning local community choir on a mission to raise £1M for charity with their fantastic performances.

Website: www.buskerteerschoir.com
Instagram: @buskerteers_choir

South Coast Trombone Choir

Large trombone choir operating on the south coast of England. Members range from young to old, beginner to professional. A completely inclusive ensemble existing for the pure joy of playing all types of trombone music together.

Instagram: @southcoasttbnchoir

Some Voices

The UK’s most exciting non-audition pop choir, starting in London with just seven members, meeting up to sing and socialise. Some Voices has since expanded far and wide with their two-choir strong Brighton Some Voices flying the first ‘out of London’ flag.

Some Voices is a non-audition contemporary choir performing original arrangements of popular classics ranging from Bowie to Bjork, Stevie Wonder to Stevie Nicks, Folk to Hip Hop, and everything in between – all with a Some Voices twist.

Website: www.somevoices.co.uk
Instagram: @somevoicessing

City of Stars Choir

City of Stars are Brighton & Hove’s only intermediate musical theatre choirs, covering exciting repertoire from both legitimate and contemporary musical theatre. Formed in October 2021, City of Stars was created by professional vocal coach & performer Candi Underwood. Recognising a need for singers & performers to come together and connect in a new post-pandemic landscape, City of Stars was created to provide a fun, exciting community where any show-tune is welcome and all things musical theatre are encouraged!

Website: www.cityofstarschoir.co.uk
Instagram: @cityofstarschoir

Photo credit Will Chidlow

SHE Choir Brighton

SHE Choir Brighton represents a space for women and non-binary people to build their creativity and confidence (as well as making lovely new friends). Singing original arrangements of pop, rock, indie, R&B and more. The choir is a free-to-join collaborative group run by it’s members. If you can sing in the shower, you can sing in SHE Choir!

Instagram: @shechoirbrighton

Jessica Hallam

Jess is a mum of two and primary school teacher from Brighton. Before becoming a teacher, she did session singing alongside gigging and vocal teaching. As of Feb 2024, Jess began singing live 5 nights a week on TikTok from 8pm. Jess is available for wedding and gig bookings for 2025 and is looking to further expand her music community.

Instagram: @mummythatsings

Mari

Mari is a truly spectacular vocalist, performing in and around Brighton. Taking part in last year’s Brilliant Brighton Festive event, Mari drew a lot of attention from passers by and helped us all with getting into the Christmas spirit. This year you can hear Mari filling the streets with her wonderful voice once more.

Instagram: @marisa_smutek