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The Maidstone Singers<\/span>, founded in 1998, is a group of 28 accomplished singers who perform a cappella choral works dating from the 16th Century to the present day and modern close harmony arrangements of popular music and folk songs.<\/p>\n

We are based in Maidstone, the County Town of Kent, and most of our concerts take place in the local area. However, we also perform regularly in Europe on tour and by invitation to Music Festivals. In recent years performances have been given in Croatia, Slovenia, The Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Malta, France, Portugal, Spain, Germany, Luxembourg and Bulgaria. In 2014 we appeared in an episode of the popular BBC T.V. series ‘Call the Midwife’ and in 2021 in a Christmas edition of BBC’s ‘Bargain Hunt’.<\/p>\n

Our Singers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sopranos<\/th>\nAltos<\/th>\nTenors<\/th>\nBasses<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Soprano 1<\/em>
<\/strong>Elisabeth Rackham*
Marilyn Scott
Diane Sergeant
Maureen Trowbridge
Soprano 2<\/strong><\/em>
Julie Cane
Jane Farrant
Mary Hannant
Jane Henderson
<\/td>\n		Alto 1<\/strong><\/em>
Julie Balchin
Stephanie Job
Anita Turner
Alto 2<\/strong><\/em>
Ruth Marriott*
Lynn Seeley
Emily Simmonds
<\/td>\n		Tenor 1<\/strong><\/em>
Chris Chedzey*
Leslie Roberts
Tenor 2<\/strong><\/em>
Nigel Barham
Benedict Tan
Keith Viner<\/td>\n		Bass 1<\/strong><\/em>
Geoff Burr
Tim Colston
Richard Gretton
Bass 2<\/strong><\/em>
David Freed
Dennis Fuller*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table> * Section Rep<\/p>\n

Our Committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\r\n
Marilyn Scott<\/td>\nChair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\r\n
Michael Marriott<\/td>\nSecretary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\r\n
Mary Hannant<\/td>\nTreasurer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\r\n
Ken Scott<\/td>\nConcert Manager<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\r\n
Stephanie Job<\/td>\nTour Manager<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\r\n
Julie Balchin<\/td>\nLibrarian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\r\n
Tim Colston<\/td>\nSingers' Rep<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\r\n
Elisabeth Rackham<\/td>\nSingers' Rep<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n

Our Honorary President: Wayne Marshall O.B.E.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wayne Marshall<\/a><\/p>\n

Our Patron: Howard Goodall C.B.E.<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.howardgoodall.co.uk\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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