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Radlett Choral Society
Radlett Choral Society began life in 1954 as a group of singers in the Congregational
Church in Watling Street, Radlett, now the Synagogue near the Post Office, where
Peter Freeman was the organist. Alan Breed joined Peter as its first conductor. 
The choir increased in membership and became non-
After 13 years, Alan Breed was replaced by Alan Fox and, after another 7 years, by Ewart Hopkins who remained until 1996 when our present Musical Director, Clive Fairbairn, took over.
There has always been a wide variation of the choice of music to be performed, ranging from pieces from the 16th Century to those written by composers living today. In addition to our main concerts the Society has always participated in music events arranged for charities, Music Festivals and concerts where a larger group of singers is needed, memorable occasions being; singing under Yehudi Menhuin at Alexandra Palace, and joining about 500 singers to sing Benjamin Britten's War Requiem at the Albert Hall on Remembrance Sunday in 1994.
In 2002 the Society became one of the member societies of the St Albans St Cecilia
Festival Society which gives us opportunities to sing works requiring large-
We also have links with Halton Area Band and our joint concerts have been most enjoyable and successful.
Over the years our concerts have been graced by many famous soloists from Rachel Masters who played the harp for Britten's Ceremony of Carols at the very beginning of her career to Isobel Bailllie who sang with Nigel Grant Rogers in Elijah when she was 80 and at the the end of her remarkable musical life.
Rehearsals have always been on Monday evenings in a variety of venues in Radlett. When they took place in The Village Institute the choir was small enough to sing at one end and the audience to sit at the other. The Youth Centre was the next venue and here the piano nearly fell on Ewart during rehearsal! Next came St John's until a carpet was laid down spoiling the acoustics after which the Society moved to its present place, the United Free Church in Station Road.
