Canterbury Choral Society
Canterbury Cathedral concerts since 1951
Canterbury Choral Society has forged a reputation for outstanding levels of performance and is one of the most accomplished choral societies in South East England.
Admired for its quality of sound, ensemble and intonation, Canterbury Choral Society is a symphonic choir of which Canterbury can be proud. Canterbury Choral Society Youth Choir, formed in 2007, has provided a platform of excellence for younger voices which, like the adult choir, tackles repertoire in a wide variety of languages including German, Latin, Russian and occasionally English.
Led by our Music Director Richard Cooke since 1984, we perform four concerts and host Family Carols at Christmas in Canterbury Cathedral every year. Canterbury Festival has invited us to perform every year since its launch in 1984.
Whilst aiming for professional standards, Canterbury Choral Society is an amateur choir open to all who apply and pass an audition. If you would like to join us, come along to the open rehearsal on the Tuesday following each concert (except Family Carols).
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Family
Carols
2019
Saturday 14 December 2019
Festival Brass Ensemble
Canterbury Choral Society
CCS Youth Choir
Richard Cooke conductor
VENUE: Canterbury Cathedral
Rachmaninoff
All-Night Vigil
Tavener Song for Athene
Sacred music sung by the Epiphoni Consort
Saturday 25 January 2020
Richard Cooke conductor
Canterbury Choral Society
Epiphoni Consort (Tim Reader conductor)
Judy Brown alto
Joseph Doody tenor
VENUE: Canterbury Cathedral
Fauré
Requiem
Mendelssohn Hear my Prayer
(O for the Wings of a Dove)
Wagner Siegfried Idyll
Schubert Mass in G
Saturday 21 March 2020
Richard Cooke conductor
Canterbury Choral Society
CCS Youth Choir
English Chamber Orchestra
Katy Hill soprano
Richard Bannan bass
Nicholas Todd tenor
VENUE: Canterbury Cathedral
Sponsored by Henry Oldfield Trust
in memory of Sir Ronald McIntosh
Beethoven
Missa Solemnis
Saturday 20 June 2020
Richard Cooke conductor
Canterbury Choral Society
CCS Youth Choir
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Judith Howarth soprano
Madeleine Shaw mezzo-soprano
James Gilchrist tenor
Tristan Hambleton bass
VENUE: Canterbury Cathedral
Sponsored by
Lady Kingsdown
Concert reviews
Vivaldi Gloria & Haydn Nelson Mass
23 January 2016From the Manager of the ECO
“The ECO loved working with you and the Canterbury Choral Society and their youth choir – what a fantastic combined chorus they made, definitely the best amateur chorus we have worked with in a very long time. Tom also observed that the choir management were terrific to work with on the day. You chose great soloists too!”
Canterbury Cathedral concert with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Looking for things to do in Canterbury in June 2019?
Come to a Canterbury Cathedral concert. Take away the unforgettable memory of this monumental building drenched in the sound of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
On Saturday 22 June 2019, 7.30pm, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing Edward Elgar The Apostles.
If you’re looking for things to do in Canterbury, come and experience Canterbury Cathedral drenched in the sound of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Three of the UK’s top orchestras coming to Canterbury Cathedral in 2019
Canterbury Choral Society is delighted to announce that three of the UK’s top orchestras will be joining us in Canterbury Cathedral in 2019…
Don’t miss the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Canterbury
This is a wonderful opportunity to hear the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) perform Edward Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius.
For more than seven decades the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has been at the forefront of music-making in the UK. Its home base since 2004 at London’s Cadogan Hall serves as a springboard for seven principal residencies as well as more than forty-five concerts per year in long-term partnership venues across the country…
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