RCS members are talented amateur singers ages 20 to 80 who love choral music.  

RCS rehearses in a professional atmosphere Tuesday evenings from 7:30PM to 9:30PM from September through mid-April.  Rehearsals are held at Christ Church, at the corner of 5th and Court Streets in Reading. 

RCS performs three concerts a year, usually in November, January or December, and in April. The Society performs a wide variety of music, including choral masterworks with full or chamber orchestra and popular music such as folk music, spirituals and musical theater.  RCS regularly collaborates with young singers from the Berks Classical Children’s Chorus, local high schools and area colleges.  RCS enjoys a formal alliance with the Children’s Chorus in which the groups work together artistically and administratively.

Membership dues are currently $75 per year, plus a $25 music fee.  Members may keep the music purchased with that fee or donate it to the RCS library. 

Concert attire consists of black tuxedos for gentlemen and uniform black dresses for the ladies.  The ladies’ dresses and uniform costume jewelry are purchased from a choral dress company for a cost of $71.

Members are expected to attend all rehearsals.  If a singer must miss more than two rehearsals before a concert, the member must get permission from the Music Director to sing in the concert.  If a member misses two consecutive concerts in a row, the member must re-audition with the Music Director to rejoin the Society.