Our current President is Martin Roscoe. With an extraordinary career spanning over five decades, Martin Roscoe is unarguably one of the UK’s best loved pianists.
Listed below are the Presidents and Chairmen of the Chester Music Society since its foundation in 1946.
President |
Year |
| Sir Malcolm Sargent | 1946 - 1954 |
| Sir John Barbirolli | 1954 - 1970 |
| Sir Bernard Lovell | 1971 - 2012 |
| Terry Waite CBE | 2012 - 2022 |
| Martin Roscoe | 2022 - |
Chairmen of the Society
Chairman |
Year |
| Dr H. A. Freeman | 1946 - 1961 |
| Mr C. A. Hayes | 1961 - 1967 |
| Mr L. R. Dawson | 1967 - 1971 |
| Dr I. B. Terrett | 1971 - 1974 |
| Miss C. M. Baxter | 1974 - 1977 |
| Mr J. I. Morris | 1977 - 1981 |
| Dr K. Lee | 1981 - 1984 |
| Dr E. B. Ranby | 1984 - 1998 |
| Mr J. D. Herson | 1998 - 2001 |
| Mr G. S. Smith | 2001 - 2010 |
| Mr D. Woods | 2010 - 2022 |
| Mr M Clarke | 2022 - |
Vice Presidents of the Society
| The Lord Bishop of Chester |
| The Lord Mayor of Chester |
| The Dean of Chester |
| J I Morris Esq |
| M J P Cooke Esq |