- Christmas Concert with Music Man Project
Thursday 11th December 2025,
Glassbox Theatre
- Viennese New Year’s Concert
17th January 2026,
Rochester Cathedral - Music from the Stage
Sunday 29th March 2026, 3pm
Glassbox TheatreBernstein – Candide & West Side Story
Tchaikovsky – Romeo & Juliette Overture
Schwartz – Wicked
Lloyd Webber – Phantom of the Opera
Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake Suite
Sondheim – Company & Sweeney Todd
Rodgers & Hammerstein – Carousel
Tickets available from:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/midkent/t-ldkojqa - Musical Picture Book
Saturday 20th June 2026, 3pm
Central TheatreGlinka – Ruslan and Ludmila Overture
Ravel – Pavane
Mussorgsky (arr. Ravel) – Pictures at an Exhibition
Tchaikovsky – Sleeping Beauty Suite
Danny Elfman Suite, arranged by Jacob Bride
Tickets available from https://www.medwayticketslive.co.uk/event/City-of-Rochester-Symphony-Orchestra
Past Concerts
- British Favourites

Saturday 8th November 2025, 3pm
Central Theatre, Chatham
Ron Goodwin, Battle of Britain Suite, arranged by Jacob Bride
George Lloyd, An Arctic Stillness
Bax, Phantasy for Solo Viola and Orchestra
Soloist: Robin Ashwell
Elgar, Pomp and Circumstance no. 1 in D Major
Elgar, Enigma Variations
Parry orch. Elgar, Jerusalem
- Schools Prom
Central Theatre, Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Purcell, Rondo from Abdelazer
Bach, Toccata in D Minor
Beethoven, Coriolan Overture
Brahms, Hungarian Dance no. 5
Tchaikovsky, Waltz of the Flowers from Nutcracker
Hughes, The Knight Who Took All Day
Grieg, In the Hall of the Mountain King
- Celebration of Life, dedicated to Peter Bassano
The music in our next concert was originally chosen by our Music Director, Peter Bassano, to celebrate his 80th Birthday. We now perform it in his memory.

24th May 2025
Central Theatre, Chatham
Weber: Overture to Oberon
Strauss: Four last Songs
Soloist: Samantha Crawford
http://www.samanthacrawford.com/
Brahms: Symphony no. 1
- American Orchestral All-Sorts
15th February 2025, 7.30pm
Central Theatre, Chatham
A programme of music which celebrates the landscapes and culture of the USA
West Side Story – Bernstein
New World Symphony – Dvořák
William Tell Overture – Rossini
Rodeo – Copland

- New Year Concert
Rochester Cathedral, Saturday 11th January 2025

Saturday 8th November 2025, 3pm
Central Theatre, Chatham
Ron Goodwin, Battle of Britain Suite, arranged by Jacob Bride
George Lloyd, An Arctic Stillness
Bax, Phantasy for Solo Viola and Orchestra
Soloist: Robin Ashwell
Elgar, Pomp and Circumstance no. 1 in D Major
Elgar, Enigma Variations
Parry orch. Elgar, Jerusalem
Central Theatre, Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Purcell, Rondo from Abdelazer
Bach, Toccata in D Minor
Beethoven, Coriolan Overture
Brahms, Hungarian Dance no. 5
Tchaikovsky, Waltz of the Flowers from Nutcracker
Hughes, The Knight Who Took All Day
Grieg, In the Hall of the Mountain King
The music in our next concert was originally chosen by our Music Director, Peter Bassano, to celebrate his 80th Birthday. We now perform it in his memory.

24th May 2025
Central Theatre, Chatham
Weber: Overture to Oberon
Strauss: Four last Songs
Soloist: Samantha Crawford
http://www.samanthacrawford.com/
Brahms: Symphony no. 1
15th February 2025, 7.30pm
Central Theatre, Chatham
A programme of music which celebrates the landscapes and culture of the USA
West Side Story – Bernstein
New World Symphony – Dvořák
William Tell Overture – Rossini
Rodeo – Copland

Rochester Cathedral, Saturday 11th January 2025
Details of earlier concerts are available here.