Rochester Choral Society
@rochesterchoral.bsky.social
A friendly, versatile choir based in north Kent since 1873!
Full details on our website. More on Instagram @rochesterchoral & facebook.com/RochesterChoralSociety.
New members welcome. Rehearsals Tuesdays term time. See website: rochesterchoral.co.uk
Full details on our website. More on Instagram @rochesterchoral & facebook.com/RochesterChoralSociety.
New members welcome. Rehearsals Tuesdays term time. See website: rochesterchoral.co.uk
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New year – new musical you! Join us for rehearsals on Tuesday nights from 13 January 2026 if you can get along to the Vines Church in Rochester ME1 1XN at 7.30pm. We're preparing for our Spring Concert performance of Elgar's beautiful and moving 'The Dream of Gerontius'.
We hope to see you there! 😀
We hope to see you there! 😀
New year – new musical you! Join us for rehearsals on Tuesday nights from 13 January 2026 if you can get along to the Vines Church in Rochester ME1 1XN at 7.30pm. We're preparing for our Spring Concert performance of Elgar's beautiful and moving 'The Dream of Gerontius'.
We hope to see you there! 😀
We hope to see you there! 😀
January 12, 2026 at 4:55 PM
New year – new musical you! Join us for rehearsals on Tuesday nights from 13 January 2026 if you can get along to the Vines Church in Rochester ME1 1XN at 7.30pm. We're preparing for our Spring Concert performance of Elgar's beautiful and moving 'The Dream of Gerontius'.
We hope to see you there! 😀
We hope to see you there! 😀
Our new singer Helen (centre) brought along her mum (L) and cousin to her first concert: our Autumn Concert at St Margaret's Church in Rainham, Medway.
Everything went very well and we're grateful to all those who made that happen – including Helen, of course.
Welcome and thanks to her! 🤩👏
Everything went very well and we're grateful to all those who made that happen – including Helen, of course.
Welcome and thanks to her! 🤩👏
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Our new singer Helen (centre) brought along her mum (L) and cousin to her first concert: our Autumn Concert at St Margaret's Church in Rainham, Medway.
Everything went very well and we're grateful to all those who made that happen – including Helen, of course.
Welcome and thanks to her! 🤩👏
Everything went very well and we're grateful to all those who made that happen – including Helen, of course.
Welcome and thanks to her! 🤩👏
Approaching fast: our Autumn 2025 Concert. It's on St Cecilia's Day – Saturday 22nd November at 6pm.
Our main work is the beautiful 'Mass in D Major' by Antonín Dvořák.
It's at St Margaret's Church, Rainham. Tickets and more info at our website in bio. ⤴️
We look forward to seeing you there! 😀
Our main work is the beautiful 'Mass in D Major' by Antonín Dvořák.
It's at St Margaret's Church, Rainham. Tickets and more info at our website in bio. ⤴️
We look forward to seeing you there! 😀
November 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Approaching fast: our Autumn 2025 Concert. It's on St Cecilia's Day – Saturday 22nd November at 6pm.
Our main work is the beautiful 'Mass in D Major' by Antonín Dvořák.
It's at St Margaret's Church, Rainham. Tickets and more info at our website in bio. ⤴️
We look forward to seeing you there! 😀
Our main work is the beautiful 'Mass in D Major' by Antonín Dvořák.
It's at St Margaret's Church, Rainham. Tickets and more info at our website in bio. ⤴️
We look forward to seeing you there! 😀
Images from a very enjoyable day of Choral Celebrations in Maidstone last weekend. Our Director of Music Adrian Bawtree is pictured alongside the day's director, Stephen Barlow (right, wearing a green top); our Assistant Director of Music Robbie Carroll; and talented alto Tammie West.
October 2, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Images from a very enjoyable day of Choral Celebrations in Maidstone last weekend. Our Director of Music Adrian Bawtree is pictured alongside the day's director, Stephen Barlow (right, wearing a green top); our Assistant Director of Music Robbie Carroll; and talented alto Tammie West.
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)
Email: [email protected]
We look forward to seeing you. 😀
Kent Arts & Wellbeing
Saturday 27 September 2025 at Mote Hall, Maidstone ME15 7RN.
Tickets £10.00 (under 16s free)
Email: [email protected]
We look forward to seeing you. 😀
Kent Arts & Wellbeing
August 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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)
Email: [email protected]
We look forward to seeing you. 😀
Kent Arts & Wellbeing
Saturday 27 September 2025 at Mote Hall, Maidstone ME15 7RN.
Tickets £10.00 (under 16s free)
Email: [email protected]
We look forward to seeing you. 😀
Kent Arts & Wellbeing
It was a privilege to honour our singer Paul Simpson, who sadly died in November 2023, at the Barbican last Friday. Our former singer and talented jazz musician James Taylor wrote a beautiful song, 'Temps Perdu', in memory of Paul. We performed it in the presence of members of his family.
July 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
It was a privilege to honour our singer Paul Simpson, who sadly died in November 2023, at the Barbican last Friday. Our former singer and talented jazz musician James Taylor wrote a beautiful song, 'Temps Perdu', in memory of Paul. We performed it in the presence of members of his family.
Huge thanks to everyone involved in making our Summer Concert such a success on Saturday!
Special thanks to our accompanist Robbie Carroll (pictured in rehearsals) and to our fabulous Director of Music Adrian Bawtree.
We're very grateful also to our fine soloists and to our valued audience.
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Special thanks to our accompanist Robbie Carroll (pictured in rehearsals) and to our fabulous Director of Music Adrian Bawtree.
We're very grateful also to our fine soloists and to our valued audience.
👏👏👏
July 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Huge thanks to everyone involved in making our Summer Concert such a success on Saturday!
Special thanks to our accompanist Robbie Carroll (pictured in rehearsals) and to our fabulous Director of Music Adrian Bawtree.
We're very grateful also to our fine soloists and to our valued audience.
👏👏👏
Special thanks to our accompanist Robbie Carroll (pictured in rehearsals) and to our fabulous Director of Music Adrian Bawtree.
We're very grateful also to our fine soloists and to our valued audience.
👏👏👏
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...
Summer Concert this Sat: www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
July 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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...
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:
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
Join us for Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's The Song of Hiawatha at St George's Centre ME4 4UH on Sat 12 July at 6pm:
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
June 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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:
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
Join us for Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's The Song of Hiawatha at St George's Centre ME4 4UH on Sat 12 July at 6pm:
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
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.
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
'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.
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
June 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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.
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
'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.
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
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:
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
May 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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:
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
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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
May 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Can’t wait for this epic concert. First conducted by the composer in 1898 in the year of its publication #coleridge-taylor #hiawatha #minnehaha
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!
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
'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!
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
May 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Our singer Polina (pictured) pays homage to Hiawatha...
'If Minnehaha is in the forest, where is Hiawatha?'
***
Save Saturday July 12th to hear our former conductor Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's popular trilogy!
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
'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!
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
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🎶 Music Fun Fact 🎶
In 2013, a performance in Boston set a world record with the largest orchestra ever assembled—8,097 musicians played together, including strings, brass, percussion, and choirs. A literal wall of sound! 🎻🎺🥁
#WorldRecordOrchestra #MegaMusic #MusicTrivia #SoundOfThousands
In 2013, a performance in Boston set a world record with the largest orchestra ever assembled—8,097 musicians played together, including strings, brass, percussion, and choirs. A literal wall of sound! 🎻🎺🥁
#WorldRecordOrchestra #MegaMusic #MusicTrivia #SoundOfThousands
April 24, 2025 at 6:16 AM
🎶 Music Fun Fact 🎶
In 2013, a performance in Boston set a world record with the largest orchestra ever assembled—8,097 musicians played together, including strings, brass, percussion, and choirs. A literal wall of sound! 🎻🎺🥁
#WorldRecordOrchestra #MegaMusic #MusicTrivia #SoundOfThousands
In 2013, a performance in Boston set a world record with the largest orchestra ever assembled—8,097 musicians played together, including strings, brass, percussion, and choirs. A literal wall of sound! 🎻🎺🥁
#WorldRecordOrchestra #MegaMusic #MusicTrivia #SoundOfThousands
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CD review: Colonna, 'Caro ardore, sacro amore - Concerted Psalms for two choirs and orchestra' (Soloists, Coro e Orchestra della Cappella Musicale di S. Petronio (Bologna), Ensemble Vocale 'Color Temporis'/Michele Vannelli) www.musica-dei-donum.org/cd_reviews/D...
April 28, 2025 at 4:54 AM
CD review: Colonna, 'Caro ardore, sacro amore - Concerted Psalms for two choirs and orchestra' (Soloists, Coro e Orchestra della Cappella Musicale di S. Petronio (Bologna), Ensemble Vocale 'Color Temporis'/Michele Vannelli) www.musica-dei-donum.org/cd_reviews/D...
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It is with profound sadness that the Three Choirs Festival marks the passing of the esteemed composer and conductor Ronald Corp OBE.
We were greatly anticipating Ronald's presence at this year's festival in Hereford.
Read more - 3choirs.org/news/remembe...
We were greatly anticipating Ronald's presence at this year's festival in Hereford.
Read more - 3choirs.org/news/remembe...
Remembering Ronald Corp (1951–2025) | Three Choirs Festival
It is with profound sadness that the Three Choirs Festival marks the passing of the esteemed composer and conductor Ronald Corp OBE. His significant contri
3choirs.org
May 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
It is with profound sadness that the Three Choirs Festival marks the passing of the esteemed composer and conductor Ronald Corp OBE.
We were greatly anticipating Ronald's presence at this year's festival in Hereford.
Read more - 3choirs.org/news/remembe...
We were greatly anticipating Ronald's presence at this year's festival in Hereford.
Read more - 3choirs.org/news/remembe...
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Woah-oh we're halfway there! A massive thank you from ICCC to everyone who has donated so far; we really appreciate your support. We'd be so grateful if you could consider contributing to and sharing our fundraiser to help bring our 'Home'-themed CD to life! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/iccc-new-c...
Imperial College Chamber Choir CD Recording
We are raising funds to record our second CD. We plan to make an exciting new album on the theme of “Home”, with Convivium Records
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
May 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Woah-oh we're halfway there! A massive thank you from ICCC to everyone who has donated so far; we really appreciate your support. We'd be so grateful if you could consider contributing to and sharing our fundraiser to help bring our 'Home'-themed CD to life! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/iccc-new-c...
We're delighted to be performing a famous work by a former musical director of RCS in our Summer Concert: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's The Song of Hiawatha. Also works by Parry and James Taylor. St George's Centre, Chatham, Sat July 12th 6pm. Tickets & more: www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
May 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We're delighted to be performing a famous work by a former musical director of RCS in our Summer Concert: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's The Song of Hiawatha. Also works by Parry and James Taylor. St George's Centre, Chatham, Sat July 12th 6pm. Tickets & more: www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
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I've just booked to go to this - thebachchoir.org.uk/concerts/com... Anyone else from the @rochesterchoral.bsky.social or further afield interested? #BachChoir #DavidHill
Come and Sing with Sir John Rutter - The Bach Choir
Join us for a unique opportunity to sing with Sir John Rutter - on the day he'll take you through A Spring of Thyme and his Birthday Madrigals
thebachchoir.org.uk
March 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I've just booked to go to this - thebachchoir.org.uk/concerts/com... Anyone else from the @rochesterchoral.bsky.social or further afield interested? #BachChoir #DavidHill
A huge thanks to everyone who made our Spring Concert such a stunning success: from soloists to front-of-house staff, and from our organist Robbie Carroll to Director of Music Adrian Bawtree. And to you if you were in the audience or the choir stalls!
Next concert for your diary: July 12th.
Next concert for your diary: July 12th.
March 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A huge thanks to everyone who made our Spring Concert such a stunning success: from soloists to front-of-house staff, and from our organist Robbie Carroll to Director of Music Adrian Bawtree. And to you if you were in the audience or the choir stalls!
Next concert for your diary: July 12th.
Next concert for your diary: July 12th.
We were delighted to welcome the Mayor of Medway, Councillor Marian Nestorov and the Lady Mayoress Liubov Nestorov to our Spring Concert last night. They're pictured here flanking our wonderful Director of Music who delivered such a stirring event, Adrian Bawtree.
March 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We were delighted to welcome the Mayor of Medway, Councillor Marian Nestorov and the Lady Mayoress Liubov Nestorov to our Spring Concert last night. They're pictured here flanking our wonderful Director of Music who delivered such a stirring event, Adrian Bawtree.
We're full of the joys of our Spring Concert Saturday 29th March! Haydn's The Creation can be see in the glorious setting of @rochestercathedral.bsky.social at 6pm.
Tickets available from:
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
Tickets available from:
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
March 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We're full of the joys of our Spring Concert Saturday 29th March! Haydn's The Creation can be see in the glorious setting of @rochestercathedral.bsky.social at 6pm.
Tickets available from:
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
Tickets available from:
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
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'.
March 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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 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.
That's on Saturday March 29th in our Spring Concert at Rochester Cathedral at 6.00pm.
Tickets and more information at our website.
January 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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.
That's on Saturday March 29th in our Spring Concert at Rochester Cathedral at 6.00pm.
Tickets and more information at 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:
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
Tickets and more details here:
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
January 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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:
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...
Tickets and more details here:
www.rochesterchoral.co.uk/tickets-conc...