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Our March concert in the church of St.Cross in Winchester was a celebration of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams and was well received by our appreciative audience.. In October 2022 it was the 150 anniversary of the composer’s birth so it seemed appropriate to celebrate some of his best known and loved choral music.
Coming soon - we are delighted to open the Romsey Festival again with a concert in Romsey Abbey:
For our summer concert this year on July 1st in Romsey Abbey we shall be singing Dame Ethel Smyth’s ‘Mass in D’ which was composed in 1891. We will be accompanied by the City of Southampton Orchestra, who will also be performing Beethoven’s 8th Symphony.
Ethel Smyth was undoubtedly the most well-known female British composer of her generation but is perhaps less well known today.
The ‘Mass in D’ is a powerful composition following the tradition of the conventional mass and is heavily influenced by Brahms’s ‘German Requiem’ and Beethoven’s ‘Missa Solemnis’.
Come and hear our performance and acquaint yourselves with this rousing work by a feisty Victorian lady
who was a composer, a suffragette and more!
For full details of our next concert on 1st July 2023, including how to buy tickets, please click on the "Next concert" page.
Coming soon - we are delighted to open the Romsey Festival again with a concert in Romsey Abbey:
For our summer concert this year on July 1st in Romsey Abbey we shall be singing Dame Ethel Smyth’s ‘Mass in D’ which was composed in 1891. We will be accompanied by the City of Southampton Orchestra, who will also be performing Beethoven’s 8th Symphony.
Ethel Smyth was undoubtedly the most well-known female British composer of her generation but is perhaps less well known today.
The ‘Mass in D’ is a powerful composition following the tradition of the conventional mass and is heavily influenced by Brahms’s ‘German Requiem’ and Beethoven’s ‘Missa Solemnis’.
Come and hear our performance and acquaint yourselves with this rousing work by a feisty Victorian lady
who was a composer, a suffragette and more!
For full details of our next concert on 1st July 2023, including how to buy tickets, please click on the "Next concert" page.
Romsey Choral SocietyWelcome to Romsey Choral Society which is recognised as one of the best choirs in Southern England. Please have a look around this site to discover more about the choir. The full season's repertoire is listed in the "Concerts" page.
Rehearsals usually take place every Tuesday at 7.30pm at the Romsey Methodist Church, The Hundred, Romsey, SO51 8BZ . We have now resumed rehearsals in the Romsey Methodist church and the covid restrictions have been significantly relaxed. However we remain completely committed to keeping all our members as safe as possible and request that all members follow these simple steps:
Over the past 2 years we have taken the required steps for any face to face rehearsals and for a concert performance without any adverse incidents. Thank you to all the members who have followed instructions, been careful and kept us all safe. Passionate about choral singing? Then get in touch to discuss adding your voice to ours! Click the button to find out more. Want to hear us sing?Click below to see and hear a short YouTube excerpt from Visions of Heaven - Saturday 28th March 2015
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We are singing again and we'd love you to join us! It's nearly back to normal after the covid pandemic, which meant a whole host of safety measures, and we are singing again. We have now been able to sing together in our usual lovely venues - Romsey Abbey, Chandlers Ford Methodist Church and the church at St Cross, Winchester - and the music responds to the venue. If you have been inspired to sing and would like to give us a try - go to the "Join us" tab at the top of the page and let us know. The membership e-mail address goes through to Sarah Andrews, the first point of contact for new members, who will be in touch to tell you a bit more about the choir. Look forward to hearing from you! Hilary Mitchell RCS Admin Secretary Already a member?Choir members can access a members page for membership information plus reports from the committee.
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We are delighted to have The Rt. Hon. The Countess Mountbatten of Burma as our President.
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