KEMS

13/06/2026

13/06/2026

Some snaps from this year’s visit to Tegg’s Nose with Macclesfield Concert Band! It was a great turnout and thankfully the weather held up (aside from a few sudden gusts of wind) ☀️

Thank you to everyone who joined us, and we look forward to seeing you all again at our next concert from the Concert Band on Sunday, 5th July at Victoria Park!

12/06/2026

The first one of these is TOMORROW at Tegg's Nose Country Park, 6pm and the forecast is looking good! So pack up those picnics and get over there. It's a good idea to bring something to sit on, as there's not enough seating already there for everyone!

Two free summer events from Macclesfield Concert Band (subject to weather!).
Tegg's Nose Country Park 6pm on Saturday 13th June and Victoria Park, Macclesfield 2pm on Sunday 5th July.
Come along if you can, both will have entertainment for all the family!

25/05/2026

Two free summer events from Macclesfield Concert Band (subject to weather!).
Tegg's Nose Country Park 6pm on Saturday 13th June and Victoria Park, Macclesfield 2pm on Sunday 5th July.
Come along if you can, both will have entertainment for all the family!

20/05/2026

A rare chance to hear the KEMS Contemporary Ensemble aka Macclesfield Contemporary Ensemble on Sunday 28th June, 2pm at Christ Church on Bridge Street in Macclesfield. Admission is FREE!
This group last played in the Buxton Fringe and were amazingly good, so come along and hear what they're doing now.

17/05/2026

Macclesfield Symphony Orchestra's concert, "Orchestral Fireworks" certainly ended this KEMS season with a bang! They played an exciting, and not the most easy, selection of music to a packed United Reformed Church on Park Green. The programme started with Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture followed by 2 Saint Saëns pieces, Omphale's Spinning Wheel and Bacchanale from the opera, Samson & Delilah. After the interval came the tremendous Shostakovich 5th Symphony in D minor. The standing ovation at the end said it all! It was definitely a night to be remembered and a credit to the conductor and all the players. After a well deserved rest, they will be back in October with the Dvorak Cello Concerto.

16/05/2026

And a little taster...

16/05/2026

Macclesfield Symphony Orchestra are sounding great in rehearsal ahead of tonight's concert at 7.30pm. Definitely worth coming along to hear them!

16/05/2026

It's tonight! Come down to the United Reformed Church on Park Green for some exciting music at 7.30pm. Tickets £15 on the door or free if you're under 18.

Macclesfield Symphony Orchestra have one final concert this season and intend to go out with a bang! The concert is on Saturday 16th May, 7.30pm at Macclesfield United Reformed Church. Tickets £15 from Margin Music or kems.yapsody.com

09/05/2026

It was a sociable and enjoyable end to the season for Macclesfield Singers at Sutton Church Hall. Mark McCombs and James Heathcote took them through a selection of folk songs interspersed with breaks for home made cakes and lunch at the local pub.
They now have a summer break before starting back in September for KEMS's 70th season which will feature a full performance of Handel's Messiah on Saturday 14th November. New Singers always welcome!