The Brighton Festival Youth Choir teams up with the Brighton Festival Chorus for another public outing, its third since it was formed in January.

This time, they get to perform a couple of solos and then join the main chorus for a rare performance of Rossini's La Petite Messe Solennelle.

The choir's director, mezzo-soprano Juliette Pochin, says: "This mass is highly operatic and a sparkling product of Rossini's last years.

"In fact, he referred to it as 'the last mortal song of my old age'. He wrote it in 1863 for the Countess Louise Pillet-Will and it was first performed the following year at the consecration of her private chapel.

"It is one of Rossini's finest achievements and the outstanding work of his retirement."

For this performance, it will be performed by the full Brighton Festival Chorus and its youth choir, with accompaniment on two pianos and their church organ.

"There will also be four soloists, myself, a soprano, tenor and baritone."

"All their soloists have to work very hard and the tenor in particular has a lot to do.

"The mass is in the Latin text and there is a lovely quartet for all their soloists.

"The word solennelle implies this is serious stuff but it is extremely lighthearted. In fact, it is a pretty piece altogether."

Also on the programme will be an a cappella version of Barber's famous Adagio, a work guaranteed to bring tears to the eyes.

Tickets 01273 709709 or on the door.