The BMG Stradophonics present, Swing With Strings! at Chailey Concert Series

We are delighted to be the first musical guests in the brand-new Chailey Concert Series – a fantastic initiative from Chailey Heritage Foundation. This outstanding local charity supporting children and young people with complex disabilities and their families

We’re especially pleased to present our BMG Stradophonics programme, Swing With Strings, for the first time in 2026. This captivating concert brings the timeless elegance of the Great American Songbook together with the lush orchestral sound inspired by the classic Charlie Parker with Strings recordings.

Featuring tenor Anando Mukerjee, saxophonist Julian Nicholas, and the Bernardi String Ensemble led by Stradivarius violinist Andrew Bernardi, this cinematic programme blends jazz trio, soaring strings, and beloved American standards. The historic St Martin’s Chapel at Chailey Heritage School, Haywards Heath provides a beautiful setting for what promises to be a very special evening of music.

Tonight’s programme will include:

The Best Is Yet to Come — Cy Coleman & Carolyn Leigh
They Say It’s Wonderful — Irving Berlin
Embraceable You — George & Ira Gershwin
Come Rain or Come Shine — Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer
Here’s That Rainy Day — Jimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Burke
Summertime — George & Ira Gershwin
Tenderly — Walter Gross & Jack Lawrence

You Stepped Out of a Dream — Nacio Herb Brown & Gus Kahn
Don’t Worry ’Bout Me — Rube Bloom & Ted Koehler
Poor Butterfly — Raymond Hubbell & John Golden
Wave — Antônio Carlos Jobim
I’m in the Mood for Love — Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields
Misty — Erroll Garner & Johnny Burke
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) — Duke Ellington & Paul Francis Webster
That Old Black Magic — Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer

Tickets for this event are available via the Chailey Heritage Foundation and can be booked here