Upcoming Events
Some of our upcoming events, please click on the event or the "Calendar" link below for full event details.
2023 rehearsals
Our first rehearsal of 2023 is on Monday 9th January at St Peter’s Junior School, Ruddington. We run from 7.15 – 9.15pm with a break in the middle. Please come early to collect your music. Repertoire this term is Handel’s Coronation Anthems, Purcell’s Come ye sons of art, and Purcell’s Thou knowest, Lord. Members old and new are very welcome – contact us or just turn up!
Holidays this term
There is no rehearsal on 13th February or 10th April. We are rehearsing in church on 3rd April, 1st May and 8th May. The concert is on Saturday 13th May at St Peter’s Church. Rehearsal for choir is 1.30pm – 4pm. Concert 7.30pm.
Next concert: Saturday 13th May 2023 at 7.30pm
Our next concert is “a birthday, a funeral and a coronation.” Featuring Handel’s Coronation Anthems (a week after the coronation of HM The King), Purcell’s Birthday Ode “Come, ye sons of art” and an excerpt from his Funeral Music for Queen Mary. The choir is joined by the Ruddington Chamber Ensemble and invited soloists. Further details nearer the time.
Come and Try Us Morning – Sat 14th January 10-12
We are hosting our termly “come and try us” morning on Saturday 14th January between 10am and 12noon at St Peter’s Church, Ruddington. Come along for a sing through some of Handel’s Coronation Anthems, and bring a friend if you can. These new initiatives are to help those who are thinking about joining us by giving a time outside of usual rehearsals for anyone to come along and see what we are and what we do. Music provided.
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About US
Ruddington is a large village some five miles south of Nottingham. Ruddington and District Choral Society was formed in 1962 as part of local evening class provision. When the Local Education Authority ceased to fund such activities for adults, the choir became independent. Membership fluctuates, but currently there are some sixty or so members who meet on Monday evenings in Saint Peter’s Junior School, generally following the school terms until Spring Bank Holiday when we break for the summer. Occasionally we rehearse in Ruddington Parish Church, the venue for many of our concerts. We participate in a small number of concerts each year, accompanied usually by organ or by a small group of instrumentalists. We generally give a charity concert at Christmas time, performing a Community Messiah (with audience participation) or a carol concert in alternating years. A genuine welcome is offered to new members who wish to join the choir, which can be initiated by activating ‘join’, above.
Ruddington and District Choral Society
Members of our Choral Society

Paul Hayward

Michael Overbury
