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<p>The <b>Royal Choral Society</b> (<b>RCS</b>) is an amateur choir, based in London.</p>

<p><big>History</big></p>
<p>Formed soon after the opening of the <a href="page.php?w=Royal_Albert_Hall">Royal Albert Hall</a> in 1871, the choir gave its first performance as the Royal Albert Hall Choral Society on 8 May 1872 - the choir's first conductor <a href="page.php?w=Charles_Gounod">Charles Gounod</a> included the Hallelujah Chorus from <a href="page.php?w=Messiah_%28Handel%29">Messiah</a> in the inaugural concert. On 9 July 1891, the Royal Choral Society</p><p>
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