The Society was founded in 1941 by Gertrude Lamson with the objective "to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts and recitals". For over 60 years, it has been responsible for performances in Haywards Heath and district of live music covering a wide spectrum of musical styles, and displaying the talents of artists ranging from gifted amateurs, through aspiring young professionals to established names such as Peter Katin, Emma Johnson, Margaret Fingerhut, Steven Osborne, Evelyn Glennie, Freddie Kempff and John Amis. Groups including the Rasumovsky and Coull string quartets, the Haffner Wind Ensemble and The Fairer Sax have also appeared. An annual event is the Young Musicians' Showcase, which gives the cream of local young performers the opportunity to demonstrate their musical talents in public. Many of these performers have gone on to careers in professional music, including recently Alexis White, Pavlos Carvalho and Caroline Tyler.  

The new season of concerts is fast approaching, and once again, we hope we have lined up a tempting selection of performers for you to enjoy. Two evenings will feature the return of established favourites: the Mid Sussex Baroque Ensemble, and pianist Nadia Giliova, accompanied this time by singer Lola Toursunova for a St. Valentine's Day recital. The season is bracketed by two outstanding international solo pianists, Young-Choon Park and Sasha Grynyuk, and to add variety we have four "Young Singers of the Future", courtesy of the Ardingly International Music School, plus a French horn recital. Do come along to as many of these concerts as you can, the standard will be extremely high, and a great musical experience is assured.