Editing Canterbury (section)

=== Music ===

{{see also|Canterbury Cathedral#Music}}

In common with many English towns and cities in the [[Middle Ages]], Canterbury employed a band of [[Wait (musician)|waits]]. There are records of payments to the waits from 1402, though they probably existed earlier. The waits were disbanded by the city authorities in 1641 for 'misdemeanors' but reinstated in 1660 when they played for the visit of [[Charles II of England|King Charles II]] on his return from exile.<ref>James M. Gibson, 'The Canterbury Waits', in: ''Records of Early English Drama. Kent: Diocese of Canterbury''. University of Toronto Press and The British Library, 2002.</ref> Civic waits were ultimately abolished nationally by the [[Municipal Corporations Act 1835]] but a modern, early music group called The Canterbury Waits has revived the name.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090207022656/http://themusickcabinet.co.uk/Canterbury_Waits.aspx The Canterbury Waits]}}. Themusickcabinet.co.uk (30 July 2011). Retrieved on 25 August 2011.</ref>

Canterbury's Catch Club was a musical and social club which met in the city between 1779 and 1865. Its male club members met weekly in the winter and employed an orchestra to assist in performances for the first half of their evening. After an interval, the members sang [[Catch (music)|catches]] and [[Glee (music)|glees]] from the club's extensive music library which is now deposited at Canterbury Cathedral's archives.<ref>[http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/history/libraries.aspx Canterbury Cathedral Library] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914211157/http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/history/libraries.aspx |date=14 September 2010 }}. Canterbury-cathedral.org. Retrieved on 25 August 2011.</ref>

In the late 1960s and early 1970s the [[Canterbury Scene]] emerged comprising [[progressive rock]], [[avant-garde]] and [[jazz]] musicians established within the city. Members included [[Soft Machine]], [[Caravan (band)|Caravan]], [[Matching Mole]], [[Egg (band)|Egg]], [[Hatfield and the North]], [[National Health]], [[Gilgamesh (band)|Gilgamesh]], [[Soft Heap]], [[Khan (band)|Khan]] and [[In Cahoots]].<ref name="Canterbury Scene">{{cite web| title = Canterbury Scene| website = AllMusic| url = https://www.allmusic.com/explore/style/d10981| access-date = 29 May 2008| archive-date = 11 January 2023| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230111040424/https://www.allmusic.com/style/canterbury-scene-ma0000012298| url-status = live}}</ref> [[Ian Dury]], front man of 1970s rock band [[Ian Dury and the Blockheads]], taught [[Fine Art]] at [[Canterbury College of Art]] and early incarnations of his band [[Kilburn and the High Roads]] performed in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iandury.co.uk/biography/ |title=Biography |website=Ian Dury |access-date=26 August 2019 |archive-date=16 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816113519/http://www.iandury.co.uk/biography/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Canterbury Choral Society give regular concerts in Canterbury Cathedral, typically large-scale classical [[choral]] works.<ref>[http://www.mdesignsolutions.co.uk/cgi-bin/ccs/index.html Canterbury Choral Society] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915003220/http://www.mdesignsolutions.co.uk/cgi-bin/ccs/index.html |date=15 September 2010 }}. Mdesignsolutions.co.uk (18 June 2011). Retrieved on 25 August 2011.</ref> The Canterbury Orchestra, founded in 1953, perform major works from the [[symphonic]] repertoire.<ref>[http://www.canterburyorchestra.org.uk/ The Canterbury Orchestra] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527052946/http://www.canterburyorchestra.org.uk/ |date=27 May 2011 }}. The Canterbury Orchestra (8 January 2010). Retrieved on 25 August 2011.</ref> Other local musical groups include the Canterbury Singers, founded in 1953; Cantemus; and the City of Canterbury Chamber Choir.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canterburychamberchoir.org.uk/|title=City of Canterbury Chamber Choir|access-date=21 December 2009|archive-date=12 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212020411/http://www.canterburychamberchoir.org.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Canterbury Festival]] takes place over two weeks in October including musical events ranging from [[opera]] and [[symphony]] concerts to [[world music]], jazz and [[folk music|folk]].<ref>[http://www.canterburyfestival.co.uk/ Welcome to the Canterbury Festival, Kent's International Arts Festival | Home] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011125227/http://canterburyfestival.co.uk/ |date=11 October 2008 }}. Canterburyfestival.co.uk (13 August 2011). Retrieved on 25 August 2011.</ref> From 2006 to 2015 the July [[Lounge On The Farm]] music festival presented [[rock music|rock]], [[indie music|indie]] and [[dance music|dance]] artists near Canterbury.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Warren |first1=Gerry |title=Lounge on the Farm festival shelved for a year |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/lounge-on-the-farm-festival-34057/ |access-date=30 June 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181304/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/lounge-on-the-farm-festival-34057/ |url-status=live }}</ref>