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Shoreham Oratorio Choir is a community choral ensemble based in Shoreham-by-sea, in the English county of West Sussex. The choir performs a mostly classical repertoire and sings in English. S.O.C was founded in when two local church choirs - from St. Nicolas Church and the Church of St. Mary de Haura - combined for a special concert in 1961.

History
In 1960, the organists of St. Mary de Haura (David Bennett) and St. Nicolas (Sheila Chaplin) began to work together, with David playing and Sheila conducting.