We are delighted to welcome the students of the Royal College of Music Wind Ensemble.  

The RCM Wind Ensemble is dedicated to showcasing brilliant works for wind ensembles of all sizes, and have been hailed for their energetic playing and eclectic programming. Particular recent highlights for the group have been their sold-out performance at Champs-Hill and an opportunity to play at Highgrove House. Other notable performances have taken place at Dorchester Arts and Garsington Opera, where they presented a pre-performance concert welcoming audiences to the evening’s production of Mozart’s 'The Marriage of Figaro'.

For this concert, they are collaborating with recent RCM graduates in a performance of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro Overture, Matyas Seiber's Serenade for clarinets, bassoons and horns, Mark Simpson's 'Geysir' and the much-loved Mozart ‘Gran Partita’ for 13 winds.

This is the second concert in our special 50th Anniversary Season and those of you who were able to come to our September concert will have felt the thrill in the audience as we were treated to a truly memorable recital by the Sacconi Quartet.

This next concert by the Royal College of Music musicians is one not to be missed.

​We start our 50th Anniversary Season on Saturday 27th September at 7.30pm at our usual venue with a recital by the superb Sacconi String Quartet  

The Sacconi and the Whitstable Music Society have a long association going back many years and we were delighted when agreed to open our 50th Anniversary Season with a superb programme of the Beethoven Quartet Op.132, the Ravel String Quartet, and a delightful piece by Hugo Wolf, The Italian Serenade. 

Tickets can be purchased on our website or at the ticket desk on the evening of the concert. If you haven't yet done so please consider purchasing a season ticket for all seven concerts this season, which represents a 32% discount on the single concert ticket price.   
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The Society is celebrating its 50th Anniversary season this year- quite a remarkable achievement- so we hope you will be able to join us on what we think will be an outstanding season of chamber music- the equivalent of having the Wigmore Hall right here in Whitstable!

On behalf of the Whitstable Music Society and Whitstable Hearing I would like to invite you to a free lunchtime concert on Thursday 8th May at 1pm.

This special lunchtime concert is part of an event being organised by our sponsors Whitstable Hearing who are great supporters of Whitstable Music Society, to inform people of the recent advances in audiology which will include informative talks, interactive demonstrations and a chance to connect with others who are passionate about hearing wellness.  

With the support of Whitstable Hearing the Whitstable Music Society have arranged for the acclaimed Irish pianist Michael McHale to give a lunchtime recital starting at 1pm. 

Belfast-born Michael McHale has established himself as one of Ireland's and the UK's leading pianists and has developed a busy international career as a solo recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician. His performances grace prestigious venues worldwide, including Wigmore Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Tokyo Spring Festival, and he has collaborated with renowned orchestras including the Hallé, Minnesota Symphony, and all of Ireland’s major orchestras. 

Michael's programme will be as follows:
Beethoven: Sonata in C sharp minor op.27 no.2 "Moonlight" 

Interval -

​Schubert: Impromptus op.90, nos. 2, 3 & 4
Trad Irish (arr.McHale): My Lagan Love 
Liszt: Concert Paraphrase on Verdi’s “Rigoletto” 

We do hope you will be able to join us for this lunchtime recital.  Please make a note of the date and time in your diary.  Refreshments will be provided!

A final reminder of our concert on Sat 26th April when the acclaimed Salome Quartet will be playing the Purcell Chacony in G minor, the Hyden String Quartet Op.64 No.4 in G major, the Ravel String Quartet in F Major and works by Caroline Shaw and Hildegard von Bingen.

This is the final concert of our current season (Sept 2024 to April 2025) so we very much hope you will be able to join us to celebrate the end of another successful season of chamber music in Whitstable.

We will be back to start a new season in September 2025. This will be our 50th Anniversary Season- which is quite an achievement in itself! Over the last few months the committee has been planning a wonderful 50th Anniversary Season with some of our favorite artists and wonderful programmes to celebrate this special event. There will be more information about this on our website soon.

Hoping you will be able to join us this coming Saturday.​

We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming concert on featuring the acclaimed Paddington Trio. This performance marks the penultimate event of our 2024-2025 season, leading up to our 50th anniversary celebrations commencing in September 2025, which will include seven exceptional concerts.

The Paddington Trio recently received a glowing five-star review from The Guardian (below) for their performance at Kings Place, London, highlighting their remarkable unity and expressive musicianship.
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We look forward to sharing this exciting musical experience with you.

We are delighted to welcome the wonderful New London Chamber Ensemble, the renowned wind quintet, who will perform a programme of music by Debussy, Mozart, Hindemith, Holst and others.

The New London Chamber Ensemble last played for us in November 2021 and many of our audience at the time said "We must have them back!" so here they are four years, later for what I'm sure will be a wonderful recital.

Having graced stages globally, the NLCE has left an indelible mark with notable appearances in diverse settings.

​Highlights include collaborations with pianist Angela Hewitt at the Trasimeno Festival (Perugia) and Wigmore Hall; collaborating with percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie in the performance of two world premieres at the Lake District Summer Festival; performances for Courthouse Music in Sweden and the Banff Festival in Canada; the Two Moors Festival performing Walton’s Façade with Prunella Scales and Timothy West; collaborations with the Dante Quartet at the Swaledale Festival and Wigmore Hall; The Forge London with pianist Michael Dussek; Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals at the Leeds International Concert Season; King’s Place London with composer/pianist Martin Butler and premieres at the Cheltenham Festival in 2011 and 2014.

Tickets will also be available on the ticket desk on the evening of the concert.

We look forward to seeing you at the concert on Saturday at the usual start time of 7.30pm

​A slightly earlier reminder for your diaries for our next concert on Saturday 30th November at the usual time and place, when international pianist Victor Maslov will be playing works by Valetin Silvestor and Sergei Rachmaninoff. 

In 2021 Victor graduated from the Royal College of Music, London, having completed his Artist Diploma as a Carne Trust Junior Fellow, and previously having received his Masters of Performance with Distinction and his Bachelor of Music with a First class grade. At the RCM, Victor studied piano with Professor Dmitri Alexeev and Head of Keyboard Professor Vanessa Latarche, and conducting with Toby Purser, Head of Conducting.

​Upon his graduation, Victor was announced as the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Rose Bowl for his achievements at the RCM, which was awarded to him by HRH The Prince of Wales in March 2022. For more information about Victor and his programme click the links below.

Please note that if you would like to reserve a ticket for this concert for yourself and/or a friend please phone Gill Smyth on her mobile 07791 439084 as her landline is currently out of action.

We are delighted to welcome for the first time the amazing violist Edgar Francis who will present a wonderful programme of Schubert, Benjamin Britten, Florence Price, Rebecca Clarke and Frank Bridge.

Edgar is a dynamic and versatile musician, with a passion for performing that involves him in all aspects of the viola. He has performed in leading venues including The Royal Albert Hall, Wigmore Hall, Kolner Philarmonie and The Royal Festival Hall and was First Prize Winner at the 2021 Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition.

Edgar will be accompanied by pianist Jâms Coleman who has been a regular visitor to Whitstable over the last few years. Jams is a pianist who enjoys performing as a soloist, chamber musician, and accompanist. He regularly performs at prestigious festivals and venues in the UK and internationally. Recent highlights include recitals at the Aldeburgh Festival, BBC Proms, Champs Hill, Cello Biënnale (Amsterdam), Cheltenham Festival, Kings Place, the Leeds Lieder Festival LSO, St Luke’s and the Wigmore Hall.
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Do join us for what looks like being a wonderful evening of great music and great biscuits during the interval!