Romsey Choral Society
Musical Director : David Truslove
Registered Charity 282827

Founded in 1981, and numbering  about 65 singers, the choir presents at least three concerts a year, two of which are in Romsey Abbey. Working regularly with professional soloists and orchestras, the choir has become one of the most progressive and adventurous choral groups in the region.

As well as singing many of the standard choral favourites (the last few seasons have included Mendelssohn's Elijah, Brahm's Requiem, Elgar's Dream of Gerontius and Vaughan Williams'Dona nobis pacem), the Society frequently explores less familiar repertoire, and has established itself as a choir with a varied and challenging programme. In 1996 the Society won a Performing Rights Society Enterprise award.

The Society tours abroad and visited Cologne and Aachen in Germany in autumn 2000. Previous tours have taken in Ghent in Belgium and Caen, Bayeux, Mont St. Michel and Paimpol in France.

In October 2000 the Society hosted a 'Come and Sing' event jointly hosted with Romsey Singers as both choirs lent their support to the Romsey Hospital Appeal. Over 350 singers packed the Abbey for a wonderful performance of Mozart's Requiem. A grand total of £5,625.72 was raised for the Appeal. On September 27th 2003 the Society hosts its second 'Come and Sing' event. This time the featured work is Brahms' Requiem with all proceeds going to Wessex Cancer Trust (Jane Scarth House). Please come along and join us, and hopefully we can match or beat the previous fund raising total.

The 2002 ~ 2003 Season:

Faure: Requiem
and music by
Mozart, Rachmaninov and Tavener
Saturday 9th November 2002
Romsey United Reformed Church
Unreserved tickets £9

Finzi : Magnificat
Handel : Laudate pueri Dominum
Rutter: Magnificat
Saturday 7th December 2002
Romsey Abbey  7.30pm
Reserved tickets £12, £9
Unreserved tickets £6

Kings and Queens in Music
Saturday 22nd March 2003
Romsey United Reformed Church 7.30pm
Unreserved tickets £9

Choral Workshop
Saturday 10th May 2003
The Lantern Theatre,
Mountbatten School, Romsey
9.15am ~ 4.00pm

CPE Bach : Magnificat
Mozart: Mass in C Minor
Saturday 5th July 2003
Romsey Abbey 7.30pm
Reserved tickets £15, £12
Unreserved tickets £8

"'Come and Sing'
Brahms' Requiem
Saturday 27th September 2003
Romsey Abbey 1.30pm and 7.30pm
Singers £10
Audience £5

"Durufle: Requiem
and music by
Holst, Ireland and Vaughan Williams
Saturday 8th November 2003
Romsey United Reformed Church
Unreserved tickets £7

Vaughan Williams: Hodie
Dvorak : Te Deum
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Saturday 6th December 2003
Romsey Abbey  7.30pm
Reserved tickets £12, £9
Unreserved tickets  £6

Box Office
Tickets for concerts can be obtained from Romsey Tourist Information Centre, Church Street, Romsey (next door to the Abbey Hotel.) Telephone bookings are accepted. Telephone 01794 512987

To contact us
The relevant officer of the society can be contacted via email as follows:
chairman@romseychoral.org.uk
secretary@romseychoral.org.uk
treasurer@romseychoral.org.uk
concertmanager@romseychoral.org.uk
musicaldirector@romseychoral.org.uk

A special event ? Would you like a choir ?
We can provide singers for services, weddings or other special occasions. For further information please ring 07714 203239.

Do you enjoy singing ?
If so, we particularly welcome enquiries from singers who possess strong, musical voices and who can show enthusiasm and commitment. Previous choral experience and an ability to read music would be expected. You should anticipate a brief, informal audition during the first term. Subscriptions are £30 per term or £75 for the year. New members get the first term free.

Rehearsals take place on Tuesday evenings in term time from 7.30pm to 9.20pm, at the Baptist Church in Bell Street Romsey (opposite La Parisienne). Prospective members are invited to contact our membership secretary on 01794 368878 from whom further details can be obtained.

Would you like to help us ?
Like other arts organisations, Romsey Choral Society needs the help of outside sponsors to sustain its increasingly successful profile and to secure the high standard of its performances with professional soloists and orchestras.

Romsey Choral Society actively seeks to build partnerships with public bodies, commercial enterprises and local businesses concerned with supporting the arts. You, or your company, may wish to consider assisting us either by making a donation or by sponsoring a specific concert. Alternatively you could help us by financing just one soloist or part of an orchestra.

We are most grateful to the following for their recent financial support:  Hampshire County Council, the Musicians' Union, Nalco/Exxon Chemicals Ltd, Southern Arts, Test Valley Borough Council and Test Valley Arts Foundation and Romsey Town Council.

Benefits to sponsors include: prominent acknowledgement of support and display of sponsor's name and logo on all publicity material including press releases; free advertising and features in concert programme; advance notice of events; complimentary reserved tickets and concert hospitality.

Our Sponsorship secretary 01794 512156 would be happy to discuss further details of benefits to prospective sponsors.

Links to other sites
Romsey Singers
National Federation of Music Societies
British Choirs on the Net

Last updated 3rd December 2003

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