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London Wind Ensemble - May 2011

The concerts at the Gracie Fields Theatre had to be Summer concerts were arranged during the
different to other Saturday night offerings to keep summer recess, an opportunity for the music
people coming, and so, the decision was taken to society to travel around Rochdale and attract
book artists with household names – those the different audiences.
audience would have heard about, having played with
the Halle, won a national or international prize, or One such concert by Daniel Chorzemper saw St
having been featured on the radio. Chad’s Parish Church packed out as the gifted
organist added Rochdale to his concert tour, filling
The social side began following the success of the the church with the wonderous sounds of its organ.
first after concert buffet, a euphoric celebration in
honour of what the music society had achieved in There aren’t many music societies which can bring
its first year. A permanent feature, it became more this level of music to their concert platforms,
inclusive when the audience began to want to meet testament to Rochdale Music Society’s
the artists. long-running history.

Photographs courtesy of Allan Franklin

Scott Brothers - April 2009

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