Charlton Kings Choral Society has a long history.
In 1956 a group of Charlton Kings residents, led by the Revd. Robert Deakin, vicar of St Mary’s Church, Charlton Kings, met to discuss the possibility of forming a choir in the village.
The first concert, a performance of Haydn’s Passion was given in St Mary’s Church. Concerts in those early days were largely accompanied by the Lawrence Hudson String Orchestra and Hazel Legg, Reg’s wife, was a soprano soloist.
Over the years the Society has progressed from being a village choir to take its place as one of the three main choral societies of Cheltenham. The membership now stands at about 70 and the singers come from all over Cheltenham and the surrounding area. However we still remain proud of our roots in the village of Charlton Kings.
We welcome new members in all voice parts, but particularly tenors and basses. It is helpful if you can read music, but not absolutely essential and we do not expect choir members to be able to sight-sing. If you are interested in joining the choir please contact us.
You need not commit to joining the choir immediately: many people prefer to “try us out” for a short period before formally signing up.
Rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings from 7.30 – 9.30 pm, including a short coffee break. Our rehearsal venue is now Bethesda Methodist Church, Great Norwood Street, Cheltenham, GL50 2AP.
Concerts are typically held either in St. Phillip and St. James’ Church, Grafton Road, Cheltenham or in Holy Apostles Church, London Road, Cheltenham, GL52 6HW.
If you are under 25 and in full time education, then we can offer you free membership.
