Classical music is presented throughout the year, both in conjunction with the Lake District Summer Music Festival[148] and independently through the Keswick Choral Society[149] and the Keswick Music Society, which was founded in 1947.[150] Performers in Keswick have included the Chilingirian Quartet,[148] the Royal Northern Sinfonia,[151] Tasmin Little,[152] the City of London Sinfonia,[150] Red Priest[150] and Nicolai Demidenko.[153]