A date for your diary: the combined musical might of nine local choirs, including Rochester Choral Society!

Saturday 27 September 2025 at Mote Hall, Maidstone ME15 7RN.

Tickets £10.00 (under 16s free)

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We look forward to seeing you. 😀

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We welcome back star baritone Simon Thorpe for Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's captivating Hiawatha trilogy. You may recognise Simon as having been our Charles Dickens in the organ loft in Thomas Hewitt Jones' 'Regards from Rochester'!

Summer Concert this Sat: www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...

We can't wait to welcome back stylish soprano singer Susan Young to our concert platform. She's been praised for her rich, warm sound.

Join us for Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's The Song of Hiawatha at St George's Centre ME4 4UH on Sat 12 July at 6pm:
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RCS singer Polina gets into character again in her homage to Hiawatha:

'Is Hiawatha in danger?'

Hear the full compelling story in Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's delightfully tuneful trilogy at St George's Centre, Chatham Maritime on Saturday July 12th at 6pm.

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Can’t wait for this epic concert. First conducted by the composer in 1898 in the year of its publication #coleridge-taylor #hiawatha #minnehaha

We're so proud to name the composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor among our former conductors. And we're delighted to be performing his work, 'The Song of Hiawatha', in our Summer Concert at the St George's Centre on Sat July 12th @ 6pm. Details and tickets here:
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Our singer Polina (pictured) pays homage to Hiawatha...

'If Minnehaha is in the forest, where is Hiawatha?'

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Save Saturday July 12th to hear our former conductor Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's popular trilogy!

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Congratulations to (L to R) our Director of Music Adrian Bawtree (organ), Matt Bawtree (electric guitar) and our Assistant Director of Music Robbie Carroll for a really enjoyable evening of music taking us through galaxies far, far away! The journey was inspired by Luke Jerram’s 'Mars: War & Peace'.

We're delighted that we go into 2025 with the very talented Robbie Carroll as our new Assistant Director of Music. He's also ADM and sub organist at Rochester Cathedral, accomplished at the keys as well as in directing singers. From Ireland originally, he's a real people person with great wit!

We're delighted to confirm prize-winning Scottish baritone Daniel Barrett for our Spring Concert on Saturday March 29th. He'll be taking on the roles of Archangel Gabriel and Adam in Haydn's The Creation at Rochester Cathedral at 6.00pm on that day. There's more on our Facebook page and our website.

We have great pleasure in confirming talented London-Irish tenor Hugo Brady for the part of Archangel Uriel in Haydn's The Creation. That's in our Spring Concert at Rochester Cathedral on Saturday March 29th at 6.00pm.

Tickets and more details here:
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We're delighted to confirm prize-winning soprano Charlotte Kennedy to play the joint roles of Archangel Gabriel and Eve in Haydn's major joyous work The Creation.

That's on Saturday March 29th in our Spring Concert at Rochester Cathedral at 6.00pm.

Tickets and more information at our website.

Tickets are available here: www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...

Welcome to Rochester Choral Society (RCS) on Bluesky! Please save the date for our Spring Concert: Saturday March 29th - 6pm at Rochester Cathedral. Haydn: The Creation - conducted by Adrian Bawtree with the Rochester Sinfonietta. Tickets £20.00, £16.00, £15.00 – students & children: £1.00.