The Maidstone Singers’ ‘Come & Sing’ Mozart Requiem at St Faith’s Church on Saturday 12th January 2019 attracted 132 singers and, with TMS Sinfonia and four excellent soloists, provided a memorable experience. We have received some wonderful comments about the event amongst which were: …What a lovely event today! …
A glorious summer concert with soloists Claire Williamson, Stephanie Crooks, Maggie Bloor, the visiting Nova Mvsica choir from Cadiz and the TMS Sinfonia performing: ‘Gloria in Excelsis Deo’ (Cantata BWV 191) – Johann Sebastian Bach ‘Gloria’ – John Rutter ‘Gloria’ in D – Antonio Vivaldi Photos by Chas Bedford
The Maidstone Singers’ overseas tour this year was to Croatia and Montenegro. Concerts were held in the Sponza Palace and in the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Dubrovnik and in the Cathedral of St Tryphon in Kotor but the choir also sang in the streets, in …
‘Northern Lights and Southern Sun’ A joint concert with ‘Notability’ in Prestwich, Manchester on Saturday 5th May 2018 A tour to Manchester over the glorious early May Bank Holiday weekend gave The Maidstone Singers the opportunity of a joint concert with local choir ‘Notability’ at St Margaret’s Church in Prestwich …
The Maidstone Singers unveiled their new ‘Northern Lights’ repertoire at a concert in St Botolph’s church in Bishopsgate as part of the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London Spring Season on Sunday 18th March 2018. In three parts, Light, Night and The Heavens, the concert was inspired by the music of …
Over 70 singers joined in the ‘Come & Sing’ Nelson Mass at St Faith’s church on Saturday 27th January and the day finished with a excellent and a celebration afterwards. Here are some photos of the day:
Brandenburg Choral Festival of London St Botoloph’s Church, Sunday 29th October 2017 The Maidstone Singers presented an evening of songs and readings with a Shakespearean theme at St. Botolph-without-Bishopsgate as their contribution to this year’s Autumn Season of the Brandenburg Festival. The concert of 22 madrigals, part-songs and folksongs included the world premier …
We have recently returned from this year’s tour, which saw performances in Aix-en-Provence, Nice and Monaco. Aix is an elegant historic town, and we enjoyed an “a cappella” concert with Ensemble Vocal Agathe, a local ladies’ choir. In the elegant resort of Nice, we performed a shared programme with the …
Unique, extraordinary, joyful and sad, this remarkable musical and personal tribute by literally hundreds of the singers and instrumentalists whose lives had been touched and transformed by Jeffrey Vaughan Martin’s musical inspiration, provided an unforgettable experience for a large audience at Maidstone’s Mote Hall on Sunday 19th March 2017. Congratulations …
We are delighted to announce that Kathryn Ridgeway has accepted the position of Music Director with The Maidstone Singers. Having worked with Kathryn since the beginning of this season and enjoyed a highly successful performance in the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London under her baton, it is clear that she is the ideal …