{"id":1323,"date":"2017-02-26T12:33:10","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T12:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/?page_id=1323"},"modified":"2023-12-16T12:33:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T12:33:30","slug":"2017-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/?page_id=1323","title":{"rendered":"2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Christmas Celebration<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th December 2017<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Maidstone Singers&#8217; traditional Christmas Celebration at St Martin&#8217;s church was&nbsp;sold out&nbsp;this year and was made particularly special by the presence of the Mayor of Maidstone, Malcolm Greer, who attended on both nights. The warm, party atmosphere, with drinks and food, provided a perfect setting for songs old and new from the Singers as well as the usual audience participation. This year bell ringers from St. John&#8217;s CEP School brought an additional&nbsp;delightfully festive&nbsp;element to the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_200808122_iOS-e1513351762932.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1510\" src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_200808122_iOS-e1513351762932-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_200808122_iOS-e1513351762932-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_200808122_iOS-e1513351762932-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_200808122_iOS-e1513351762932-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_200808122_iOS-e1513351762932-268x200.jpg 268w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_200808122_iOS-e1513351762932-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_200808122_iOS-e1513351762932-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_195624596_iOS-e1513351709254.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1509\" src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_195624596_iOS-e1513351709254-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_195624596_iOS-e1513351709254-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_195624596_iOS-e1513351709254-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_195624596_iOS-e1513351709254-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_195624596_iOS-e1513351709254-268x200.jpg 268w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_195624596_iOS-e1513351709254-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_195624596_iOS-e1513351709254-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_200828589_iOS-e1513351729783.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1511\" src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_200828589_iOS-e1513351729783-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_200828589_iOS-e1513351729783-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_200828589_iOS-e1513351729783-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_200828589_iOS-e1513351729783-700x933.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/20171212_200828589_iOS-e1513351729783-900x1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5931.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1512\" src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5931-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5931-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5931-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5931-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5931-700x467.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5931-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Comments received:<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;The evening really put us in the Christmas spirit.&nbsp; We thought the programme was very well thought out.&nbsp; It was a pleasure to hear and sometimes participate in the Christmas music and also to listen to some we haven\u2019t heard before.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Brandenburg Choral Festival of London<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">St Botoloph&#8217;s Church, Sunday 29th October 2017<\/h2>\n<p>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&#8217;s Autumn Season of the Brandenburg Festival.&nbsp;The concert of 22&nbsp;madrigals, part-songs and folksongs&nbsp;included the world premier of three new pieces by Philip Sawyers which&nbsp;were very well received.&nbsp;Most of the music was&nbsp;inspired directly&nbsp;by Shakespeare&#8217;s works from which&nbsp;extracts were acted or read by Angela Clark and David Vale, providing a wonderful mixture of&nbsp;melody and amusement. The dialogue between Petrucchio and Kate from <em>The Taming of the Shrew<\/em>&nbsp; will linger long in the memory! The various composers ranged from 16th century to the modern day&nbsp;illustrating the inspirational impact of the bard over many centuries. The&nbsp;Maidstone Singers, strengthened with some new voices this season, and benefitting from Kathryn Ridgeway&#8217;s outstanding leadership, used the excellent acoustic to&nbsp;great effect with a thoroughly professional and extremely enjoyable performance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_container slideshow_container_style-light\" style=\"height: 400px; max-width: 600px;\" data-slideshow-id=\"1490\" data-style-name=\"style-light\" data-style-version=\"2.3.1\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_content\" style=\"display: none;\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/St-Botolphs-Exterior-e1509367778317.jpg\" alt=\"St Botolph's Exterior\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">St Botolph's Exterior<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Choir-St-B-Formal.jpg\" alt=\"Choir St B Formal\" width=\"4075\" height=\"2410\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Choir St B Formal<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/KR-and-Choir-e1509367797920.jpg\" alt=\"KR and Choir\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">KR and Choir<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Choir-Rear-Portrait-e1509367899367.jpg\" alt=\"Choir Rear Portrait\" width=\"2848\" height=\"4272\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Choir Rear Portrait<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Angela-David.jpg\" alt=\"Angela &amp; David\" width=\"2295\" height=\"3358\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Angela &amp; David<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Choir-Rear-1.jpg\" alt=\"Choir Rear 1\" width=\"3629\" height=\"2333\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Choir Rear 1<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Choir-Concert-1.jpg\" alt=\"Choir Concert 1\" width=\"4272\" height=\"2848\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Choir Concert 1<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Formal-plus-A-D-e1509367826851.jpg\" alt=\"Formal plus A &amp; D\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Formal plus A &amp; D<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Formal-with-PS.jpg\" alt=\"Formal with Philip Sawyers\" width=\"4272\" height=\"2848\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Formal with Philip Sawyers<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DA-PS-KR-e1509367846550.jpg\" alt=\"D&amp;A PS KR\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">D&amp;A PS KR<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_controlPanel slideshow_transparent\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"slideshow_togglePlay\" data-play-text=\"Play\" data-pause-text=\"Pause\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_previous slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-previous-text=\"Previous\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_next slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-next-text=\"Next\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_pagination\" style=\"display: none;\" data-go-to-text=\"Go to slide\"><div class=\"slideshow_pagination_center\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<!-- WordPress Slideshow Version 2.3.1 -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">TMS Summer Concert &#8211; Saturday 17th June 2017<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">The Maidstone Singers decided to try out a new venue for their Summer Concert&nbsp;and St Faith&#8217;s church&nbsp;provided an excellent&nbsp;location for&nbsp;their performance of Gjeilo&#8217;s &#8216;Sunrise Mass&#8217; and Durufle&#8217;s &#8216;Requiem&#8217; with the extended choir and the TMS Sinfonia. A memorable concert on a wonderful summer&#8217;s evening. Congratulations to all, especially to Music Director Kathryn Ridgeway and soloists Stephanie Crooks and Tim Colston.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/St-Faiths-170617-e1498560257265.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1436 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/St-Faiths-170617-e1498560257265-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/St-Faiths-170617-e1498560257265-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/St-Faiths-170617-e1498560257265-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/St-Faiths-170617-e1498560257265-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/St-Faiths-170617-e1498560257265-268x200.jpg 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src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1030550-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Monte Carlo Formal\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Monte Carlo Formal<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1030502-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Coast Nice to Monaco\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Coast Nice to Monaco<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1030495-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Nice Concert\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Nice Concert<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1030449-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"Group Meal 3\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Group Meal 3<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1030448-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"Group Meal 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Group Meal 2<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1030444-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"Group Meal 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Group Meal 1<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DSC_9144-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Monaco Group\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Monaco Group<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DSC_9140-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Time to relax\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Time to relax<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DSC_9083-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Aix Church Formal\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Aix Church Formal<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DSC_9079-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Aix Steps Informal\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Aix Steps Informal<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5070-683x1024-e1497637402788.jpg\" alt=\"Aix-en-Provence Rehearsal\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Aix-en-Provence Rehearsal<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Aix-steps-formal-1024x705.jpg\" alt=\"Aix Formal\" width=\"1024\" height=\"705\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Aix Formal<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20170528_161054081_iOS-1024x757.jpg\" alt=\"Aix Concert\" width=\"1024\" height=\"757\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Aix Concert<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20170530_124330215_iOS-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Nice Panorama\" width=\"1014\" height=\"754\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Nice Panorama<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20170530_145202558_iOS-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Promenade des Anglais\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Promenade des Anglais<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20170530_190255993_iOS-1024x768-e1497637502960.jpg\" alt=\"Nice Concert\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Nice Concert<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20170531_095504406_iOS-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Monaco Cathedral\" width=\"764\" height=\"1022\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Monaco Cathedral<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20170531_102120335_iOS-768x1024-e1497637484730.jpg\" alt=\"Monaco Cathedral Interior\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Monaco Cathedral Interior<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20170531_102325676_iOS-1024x768-e1497637468760.jpg\" alt=\"Monaco Cathedral Ad Hoc Concert\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Monaco Cathedral Ad Hoc Concert<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5058-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Aix-en Provence Street Concert\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Aix-en Provence Street Concert<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5086-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Aix Formal 2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Aix Formal 2<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5099-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Aix Concert\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Aix Concert<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5101-683x1024-e1497637378744.jpg\" alt=\"Nice Church\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">Nice Church<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5118-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"St Paul's Monte-Carlo Concert\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_description_box slideshow_transparent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_title\">St Paul's Monte-Carlo Concert<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_5122-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Monte-Carlo Formal\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" 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Slideshow Version 2.3.1 -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">We have recently returned from this year\u2019s tour, which saw performances in Aix-en-Provence, Nice and Monaco. Aix is an elegant historic town, and we enjoyed an \u201ca cappella\u201d concert with Ensemble Vocal Agathe, a local ladies\u2019 choir.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">In the elegant resort of Nice, we performed a shared programme with the excellent \u201cEnsemble Vocal La Sestina\u201d, before performing two works together. We were greatly encouraged by the audience\u2019s enthusiastic response, and cemented friendship with La Sestina\u2019s members by sharing a late night picnic overlooking the Promenade des Anglais.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Our one-day visit to Monte Carlo included two performances: one at the Anglican St Paul\u2019s church; and the other, strictly impromptu, under the initially wary gaze of the security staff at Monaco Cathedral. Fortunately, they thoroughly approved of the singing, and even joined in with applause from tourist visitors! Since we had not been given prior permission by the cathedral hierarchy, the outcome was testament as much to Kathryn\u2019s audacity as her musical directorship. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">One of the pieces sung to great acclaim with La Sestina was the opening chorus from \u201cSunrise Mass\u201d by Ola Gjeilo, a contemporary Norwegian composer now based in America. Along with Durufle\u2019s Requiem, this work will form part of the programme for our upcoming concert at St Faith\u2019s Church, Station Rd, Maidstone ME14 1LH.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Tim Colston<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8216;Celebrating Jeffrey&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/JVM-March-2017-Concert.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1277\" src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/JVM-March-2017-Concert-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/JVM-March-2017-Concert-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/JVM-March-2017-Concert.jpg 484w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s musical inspiration, provided an unforgettable experience for a large audience at Maidstone\u2019s Mote Hall on Sunday 19th March 2017. Congratulations to all those who conceived, organised and performed in \u2018Celebrating Jeffrey\u2019.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/JVM-Concert-A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1351\" src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/JVM-Concert-A.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"348\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/JVM-Concert-A.jpg 348w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/JVM-Concert-A-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey Vaughan Martin was one of the best-known and most influential musicians\/educators in Kent: founder of the Kent Youth Wind Orchestra, Maidstone Youth, Music Society (MYMS), The Maidstone Singers and Jupiter Workshop Projects; Music Director of Maidstone Choral Union and West Malling Community Choir; Specialist Music Inspector in Kent; and many other groups and responsibilities for over 45 years. Jeffrey\u2019s influence on the musical lives of thousands of people, young and old, is incalculable; through innovation, ideas and sheer energy, Jeffrey made a difference, creating extraordinary opportunities for generations of musicians. Jeffrey\u2019s sudden death in April shocked everyone who knew him and a few weeks later hundreds of former pupils, colleagues and friends paid tribute at a memorial service in All Saints Church, Maidstone. This was a chance to remember Jeffrey through the music that he loved.<\/p>\n<p>The music included great JVM favourites such as: Gallimaufrey \u2013 Woolfenden, Dambusters\u2019 March \u2013 Coates, Finlandia \u2013 Sibelius, Movements from \u2018The Armed Man\u2019 \u2013 Jenkins<\/p>\n<p>There were performances by MYMS, KYWO, Maidstone Choral Union, The Maidstone Singers, West Malling Community Choir and special guest soloists including former Kent students Paul Beniston (Principal trumpet, LPO) and Fraser Bowles (\u2018cello). Percussion legend Evelyn Glennie, who performed her first professional engagement with KYWO conducted by JVM back in 1985, had filmed a performance of her marimba piece \u2018A Little Prayer\u2019 especially for the concert. The \u2018JVM All Stars Orchestra and Band\u2019 also played.<\/p>\n<p>The proceeds from the concert will be used to establish The Jeffrey Vaughan Martin bursary which will be used to support young instrumental musicians.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Brandenburg Fringe<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170223_201052988_iOS-e1488111091958.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1316\" src=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170223_201052988_iOS-e1488111091958-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170223_201052988_iOS-e1488111091958-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170223_201052988_iOS-e1488111091958-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170223_201052988_iOS-e1488111091958-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170223_201052988_iOS-e1488111091958-268x200.jpg 268w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170223_201052988_iOS-e1488111091958-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.themaidstonesingers.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170223_201052988_iOS-e1488111091958-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Maidstone Singers appeared once again in the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London on Thursday, February 23, 2017, this time in a fringe event in Covent Garden. Fringe Club Nights are fun, sociable events, where \u2018it is definitely ok to have a drink and a good time\u2019. So, the Singers demonstrated the full range of their talents together with two other exciting a cappella groups, \u2018The Kings Cross Motown &amp; Soul Choir\u2019 and \u2018Absolute Harmony\u2019. A most enjoyable evening for all concerned and one that we would be keen to repeat!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas Celebration Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th December 2017 The Maidstone Singers&#8217; traditional Christmas Celebration at St Martin&#8217;s church was&nbsp;sold out&nbsp;this year and was made particularly special by the presence of the Mayor of Maidstone, Malcolm Greer, who attended on both nights. 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