The Canterbury Chamber Choir gave its first concert in October 1995. In the thirteen years since foundation it has made appearances at the Canterbury and Presteigne festivals and has performed with Orchestra Nova and both the Bushey and Dartford symphony orchestras. The choir has presented Good Friday concerts at King's School, Canterbury and has a regular season of concerts at many of the beautiful churches in and around the City and throughout Kent.

The choir performs an ever-widening repertoire spanning the Baroque to the music of today, and has an enviable reputation for fine standards of performance. Audiences and critics alike have praised the precision and outstanding musicianship of the choir under the inspired direction of its conductor, George Vass. In May 2004 the choir made a hugely successful commercial recording of Cecilia McDowall's choral music for the Dutton Epoch label, this has now been followed by a further disc including McDowall's Stabat Mater and cantata On Angel's Wing released in October 2007. Cecilia McDowall has been the choir's composer in association since 2002, a musically fruitful and hugely rewarding partnership.

One of the more important aspects behind the formation of the choir was the generation of funds for local charities, Kent Churches - and national charities with a local fund-raising effort. Concert performances have raised over £40,000 for, among others, Strode Park Foundation, Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent, Save the Children Fund, UNICEF, Barnardos, Alzheimer's Disease Society, Macmillan Cancer Relief, Volcare and Canterbury and Thanet Crossroads. Events have included Good Friday performances of Messiah for The Lady Mayoress' Charities - supported by the Kentish Gazette and Lipscomb Volvo - and a Christmas Messiah in 2006, again for The Lady Mayoress' Charities, in partnership with Rotary International and Music at St Peter's.