Great Music ............................................................................................................... Great Artistes
ROCHDALE MUSIC SOCIETY [REGISTERED CHARITY No. 511522] was founded as a charitable organisation in 1979 for the promotion of classical music. Since then it has featured many internationally renowned orchestra and artistes, including:
The Halle Orchestra, The Amadeus Quartet, The London Mozart Players, Segovia, Imogen Cooper The Guildhall String Ensemble ,The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Steven Isserlis.
The committee members who arrange, promote and organise the concerts are all volunteers drawing on their professional and business experience. All the artistes, without exception, have expressed their admiration for the Society's professional approach to concert management and their appreciation of the warm reception they have received from the audience.
The annual series consists of 6 concerts given between October and May.
The concerts have received excellent reviews in the national, regional and local press; and some concerts have been recorded or broadcast live by the BBC.
Rochdale is well situated in Lancashire on the M62 motorway. This brings in a wide audience, and the Society has subscribers from as far afield as the North Midlands and the Lake District.
The concerts in the 2008 - 2009 season will be held mostly in the Heywood Civic Centre, Church Street, Heywood, Rochdale, which has a free car park, a licensed bar and private entertainment areas for the use of the sponsors; and they and their special guests are usually able to meet the artists at an informal after-concert buffet.
CONCERT SERIES 2008 - 2009 Visit the Concert Diary page for details of the season's wide-ranging musical experiences to be enjoyed in the various venues..
Great Atmosphere ........................................................................................................ Great Prices
Great Opportunities ............................................................................................. Great Advantages
SEASON TICKET HOLDERS get six concerts for the price of five. See the concert Diary page for full details of season and individual ticket prices. LIVE MUSIC Don't just sit at home! There's nothing to equal the joys of experiencing live performances of examples of the world's most popular and yet mysterious art. From pre-classical to contemporary composers -and including commissions for new works from living composers like Alec Roth, we bring both great music and great artistes to Rochdale, where the International Co-operative Movement began (in Toad Lane) in the mid-19th century. ALEC ROTH CD Alec Roth's Quintet, commissioned by the Society and sponsored by Jane Devaney, is now available on a CD, which includes other pieces played by guitarist Morgan Szymanski. 'The Unicorn in the Garden' can be purchased from Morgan's web site.
GET IN TOUCH We look forward to welcoming you to our concerts, and to hearing from you. You can contact us at our e-mail address:info@rochdalemusicsociety.org, or use the GUESTBOOK or join in the Forum on this page below.
ROCHDALE MUSIC SOCIETY [REGISTERED CHARITY No. 511522] was founded as a charitable organisation in 1979 for the promotion of classical music. Since then it has featured many internationally renowned orchestra and artistes, including: 
The committee members who arrange, promote and organise the concerts are all volunteers drawing on their professional and business experience. All the artistes, without exception, have expressed their admiration for the Society's professional approach to concert management and their appreciation of the warm reception they have received from the audience. 
SEASON TICKET HOLDERS get six concerts for the price of five. See the concert Diary page for full details of season and individual ticket prices.