Sussex Chorus, formerly Ditchling Coral Society, may have lost financially by moving from St Bartholomew's in Brighton to the smaller St George's Chapel in Kemp Town.

But what it lost in audience size was more than made up by the spiritual quality the new venue imparted to its reading of Mozart's Requiem.

Using the Lewes-based orchestra, the Musicians Of All Saints, a chamber-sized ensemble, it gave an 18th-Century feel to Mozart's unfinished final work.

It did indeed feel this was how the composer would have heard it had he been able to and, at times, I felt Wolfgang was looking down admiringly.

Since Neil Jenkins has taken the chorus over, it has become crisper and tighter and much more disciplined.

A Bach specialist, Jenkins has invested that mathematical precision into the chorus, giving the Requiem a much more haunting quality.

The concert began with Song Of St Francis, originally commissioned by Howard Blake, the composer of the music to The Snowman and was first performed at St Francis' Hospital, Haywards Heath, in 1976.

Now expanded and fully orchestrated it is a fine, joyous and instantly accessible version of the medieval poem Canticle Of Our Brother Sun, written by St Francis of Assisi.

Once again, the Sussex Chorus was in magnificent form, bright and superbly together. As for the Musicians Of All Saints, it is an excellent young band, much deserving of wider exposure and an asset to any choir in need of good accompanying music.

And if you ever invite them to play for you, do not forget organist John Walker - he plays the instrument magnificently.