The Maidstone Singers are set to make another appearance on BBC TV this Christmas as they provide the festive background to The Bargain Hunt! The programme will be aired on BBC ONE on Monday 20th December 2021 at 12.15. A second episode is still being edited and may feature TMS …
Charitable Gifts The Maidstone Singers have raised £6,000 for the following charities over the last 15 months: Christmas 2019 – £878 for Samaritans Allington Castle March 2020 – £3,250 for Building a Dementia-Friendly Maidstone (BaDFM) Quiz 1 – £571 for Building a Dementia-Friendly Maidstone (BaDFM) Quiz 2 – £1,152 for …
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
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 …
Jeffrey Vaughan Martin, Music Director of The Maidstone Singers, died suddenly last Friday. He was arguably the most important influence on Maidstone’s music scene for the last fifty years. He was music director of Maidstone Choral Union for 34 years, and more importantly he founded Kent Youth Wind Orchestra, Kent …
The Maidstone Singers appeared in the final episode of series 3 of ‘Call the Midwife’ on Sunday 9th March 2014 on BBC 1 as part of the ‘Poplar Choral Society’. They sang a version of ‘May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You’, arranged by Jeffrey Vaughan Martin, in the touching …
The Maidstone Singers have recently completed filming with the BBC and are to appear next year as a choir in the new series of ‘Call the Midwife’. We are unable to go into more detail about our role at this stage but…stay tuned! You may be interested in the following publicity release. …