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2009 Organ and Choral Events in Yorkshire & North East England	Each listing on the site tries to give as much detail as practical, including website and for evening events, a link to discount local hotels - click on Hotel? beside the TOWN name.
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J a n u a r y 2 0 1 0	see the Classical and Chamber listings here
Monday 4 January LEEDS Gordon Stewart (Kirlees) organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm Thursday 7 January LEEDS Philip Tordoff (Halifax) organ recital; in Halifax Minster Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Friday 8 January LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) organ recital; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Monday 11 January NEWCASTLE Michael Stoddart (Newcastle) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Monday 11 January LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm Friday 15 January LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) organ recital of inspirational Bach; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Monday 18 January NEWCASTLE Simon Nieminski (Edinburgh) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Monday 18 January LEEDS David Houlder (Leeds) organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm Tuesday 19 January SKIPTON find a discount hotel Tonus Peregrinus sing a capella English music, early and modern; in Holy Trinity Church, Skipton Tickets: ₤12.50 - tel 01756 799912 or see website 7.30pm	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Follow us for the latest concerts on Twitter Friday 22 January LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) organ recital of inspirational Bach; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Friday 22 January SHEFFIELD Roland Dee lunchtime organ recital ; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Saturday 23 January DURHAM find a discount hotel Durham Choral Society Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony and Serenade to Music; in Durham Cathedral Tickets: ₤16 7.30pm Monday 25 January NEWCASTLE performer tbc (tbc) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Monday 25 January LEEDS Ian Tracey (Liverpool) organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm Tuesday 26 January SHEFFIELD Mark Rothman lunchtime organ recital ; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Friday 29 January LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) organ recital of inspirational Bach; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Friday 29 January SHEFFIELD Ian Ball lunchtime organ recital ; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm *to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.*
F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 0	see the Classical and Chamber listings here
Monday 1 February NEWCASTLE Jonathan Clinch (Durham) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Monday 1 February LEEDS Thomas Trotter (Birmingham) organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm Monday 8 February NEWCASTLE Sebastien Dupuis (Bordeaux) Piano recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Monday 8 February LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) and the Huddersfield Brass Band, organ and brass recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm Friday 9 February SHEFFIELD Nicolas Grégoire lunchtime organ recital ; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Saturday 13 February YORK Yorkshire Bach Choir under Peter Seymour with a concert of Music for the Sistine Chapel by Allegri and Palestrina; in St Michael le Belfrey Church, York Tickets: ₤14 7.30pm Monday 15 February LEEDS St Peter's Singers & Chamber Orchestra with soloists under Simon Lindley perform Bach's St John Passion (in English); in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Follow us for the latest concerts on Twitter Saturday 20 February LEEDS Manchester Camerata & Leeds Philharmonic Chorus Duruflé Reqiuem and Poulenc; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: ₤27.50, ₤24, ₤22.50, ₤18, ₤14 - 0113 224 3801 7.30pm Saturday 20 February BRADFORD Carlo Curley (Concert Organist) Organ Recital; in Bradford Cathedral Tickets: tbc 7.30pm Monday 22 February NEWCASTLE David Stevens (Newcastle) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Monday 22 February LEEDS Philip Meadon (Leeds CoM) organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm *to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.*
M a r c h 2 0 1 0	see the Classical and Chamber listings here
Monday 1 March NEWCASTLE Simon Passmore (Hexham) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Monday 1 March LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm Tuesday 2 March SHEFFIELD Andrew Linn lunchtime organ recital; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Friday 5 March HEXHAM Andrew Kennedy & Roger Vignoles ; in Queens Hall Hexham Tickets: ₤14 12.30pm Friday 5 March LEEDS Dr Christopher Newton lunchtime organ recital 'a French Collection'; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Saturday 6 March BRIGHOUSE Overgate Hospice Choir conducted by Dr. Gordon Stewart with their Annual Hymnsing; in Brighouse Central Methodist Church Tickets: ₤6 - 01422 345414 7.30pm Sunday 7 March GATESHEAD Newcastle Bach Choir with Newcastle Baroque and soloists under Eric Cross perform a programme of works by JS Bach; in the Sage Gateshead Tickets: ₤18 7.30pm Monday 8 March NEWCASTLE performer tbc (tbc) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Friday 12 March LEEDS Dr Christopher Newton lunchtime organ recital 'a French Collection'; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Friday 12 March SHEFFIELD Anthony Gowing lunchtime organ recital; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Friday 12 March BISHOP AUCKLAND find a discount hotel Durham Singers perform Brahms Requiem, with Piano Duet; in Auckland Castle throne room Tickets: tbc 7.15pm tbc Friday 12 March HEXHAM find a discount hotel Northern Harmony Choir perform a varied programme of vocal 'world' music; in Queens Hall, Hexham Tickets: ₤6 7.30pm Saturday 13 March SUNDERLAND find a discount hotel Durham Singers perform Brahms Requiem, with Piano Duet; in Sunderland Minster Tickets: tbc 7.15pm tbc Saturday 13 March LEEDS Simon Lindley & RLPO concert including Saint Saens Organ Symphony; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: 9.50 - 27.50 1.05pm Monday 15 March NEWCASTLE performer tbc (tbc) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Monday 15 March LEEDS John Scott Whiteley (York) organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Follow us for the latest concerts on Twitter Friday 19 March GATESHEAD Robert Quinney (Westminster) Organ Recital; in St George's, Gateshead Tickets: ₤7 inc canapes 7.30pm Friday 19 March LEEDS Dr Christopher Newton lunchtime organ recital 'a French Collection'; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Friday 19 March SHEFFIELD Paul Derrett lunchtime organ recital; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Saturday 20 March RIPON hotel? Ripon Choral Society perform Elgar's The Kingdom; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: tbc - see website 7.30pm Saturday 20 March YORK Yorkshire Bach Choir, with Joseph Cornwell and Stephen Varcoe, under Peter Seymour perform Bach St Matthew Passion; in St Michael le Belfrey Church, York Tickets: ₤20 7.00pm Monday 22 March NEWCASTLE performer tbc (tbc) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Monday 22 March LEEDS Benjamin Saunders (Leeds RC) organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm Tuesday 23 March SHEFFIELD Neil Taylor lunchtime organ recital; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Friday 26 March LEEDS Dr Christopher Newton lunchtime organ recital 'a French Collection'; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Saturday 27 March NEWCASTLE hotel? Newcastle Choral Society perform Carl Orff's Carmina Burana; in Kings Hall, Newcastle University Tickets: ₤10 7.30pm Saturday 27 March 2010 DARLINGTON find a discount hotel Darlington Choral Society perform Mendelssohn's Elijah; in Dolphin Centre, Darlington Tickets: tbc 7.15pm Saturday 27 March SHEFFIELD Sheffield Oratorio Chorus South Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra and soloists, conducted by Alan Eost perform Beethoven's Missa Solemnis: in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: ₤16 see website 7.30pm Monday 29 March NEWCASTLE performer tbc (tbc) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm *to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.*
A p r i l 2 0 1 0	see the Classical and Chamber listings here
Friday 2 April LEEDS St Peter�s Singers & Chamber Orchestra with soloists under Simon Lindley, perform Haydn's Mass 16 & 'Stabat Mater'; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: ₤12 7.00pm Friday 16 April DURHAM The Antiphon Choir will be singing a full Tridentine Mass, setting by Palestrina, with accompanying motets and plainchant; in Ushaw College chapel, Durham Tickets: n/a tbc Thursday 22 April RIPON Christopher Hainsworth (Beziers Cathedral) Organ Recital; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free 1.15pm Friday 23 April GATESHEAD Timothy Hone (Salisbury) Organ Recital; in St George's, Gateshead Tickets: ₤7 inc canapes 7.30pm Sunday 25 April BRIDLINGTON Robert Poyser (Beverley) Organ Recital; in Bridlington Priory Tickets: ₤8 6.00pm Thursday 29 April RIPON Chapel Choir of Queen Mary's School, Thirsk under Nick Carter give a lunchtime concert; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free 1.15pm *to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.*
M a y 2 0 1 0	see the Classical and Chamber listings here
Saturday 1 May BEVERLEY East Riding County Choir performing Masses by Michael and Joseph Haydn; in Beverley Minster Tickets: tbc 01482 391672 7.30pm Thursday 6 May RIPON Stephen Bullamore (Waltham Abbey) Organ Recital; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free 1.15pm Wednesday 12 May HESSLE Ian Hare (Lancaster) Organ Recital; in All Saints' Hessle Tickets: ₤6 7.30pm Thursday 20 May RIPON David Pisaro (Tenor) lunchtime concert; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free 1.15pm Friday 21 May WHITLEY BAY Catherine Ennis (St Lawrence Jewry, London) Organ Recital; in St Paul's, Whitley Bay Tickets: ₤6 inc refreshments 7.30pm	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Follow us for the latest concerts on Twitter Friday 21 May GATESHEAD Michael Stoddart (Newcastle) Organ Recital; in St George's, Gateshead Tickets: ₤7 inc canapes 7.30pm Saturday 22 May DURHAM find a discount hotel Durham Choral Society conducted by Richard Brice with a programme of Mozart, Haydn nad Hummel; in Durham Cathedral Tickets: ₤16 7.30pm Saturday 22 May NORTHALLERTON North Yorkshire Chorus performing Mendelssohn and Brahms German Requiem; in All Saints Church, Northallerton Tickets: tbc; See website 7.30pm Saturday 22 May BEVERLEY East Riding County Choir ask you to COME AND SING; in Beverley Minster Tickets: tbc 01482 391672 time to be announced Thursday 27 May RIPON Ripon Cathedral School Choir lunchtime concert; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free 1.15pm Saturday 29 May BRIDLINGTON Roger Sayer (Rochester) Organ Recital; in Bridlington Priory Tickets: ₤8 6.00pm Sunday 30 May SWALEDALE Swale Singers conducted by Richard Brickstock performing Pergolesi Magnificat and Brahms German Requiem as part of the Swaledale Festival; in St Andrew’s Church, Grinton Tickets: Adult ₤8, Child ₤4 website for details 8.00pm *to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.*
J u n e 2 0 1 0	see the Classical and Chamber listings here
Thursday 3 June SWALEDALE Emma Kirkby with Simon Passmore with a masterclass for regional amateur vocalists as part of the Swaledale Festival; in St Mary’s Church, Arkengarthdale Tickets: Adult ₤6, Child ₤3 website for details 3.30pm Friday 4 June SWALEDALE Emma Kirkby with James Lisney interpretations of music by Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and Amy Beach as part of the Swaledale Festival; in St Andrew’s Church, Grinton Tickets: Adult ₤16, Child ₤8 website for details 8.00pm Saturday 5 June MORPETH find a discount hotel Durham Singers perform unaccompanied English music for midsummer; in St James' church, Morpeth Tickets: ₤10 7.30pm tbc Wednesday 9 June DURHAM James Lancelot (Durham) performs works by Bach, Whitlock and Reubke; in Durham Cathedral Tickets: ₤10 see website for details 7.30pm Friday 11 June WHITLEY BAY Professor Brian Tanner (Elvet Methodist Church, Durham) Organ Recital; in St Paul's, Whitley Bay Tickets: ₤6 inc refreshments 7.30pm Saturday 12 June SWALEDALE Fifth Quadrant String Quartet & Benedict Biscop Gregorian Chant Choir make the journey from early medieval plainsong to Pärt and Glass as part of the Swaledale Festival; in St Andrew’s Church, Grinton Tickets: Adult ₤12, Child ₤6 website for details 8.00pm Thursday 17 June RIPON Chess Valley Male voice choir lunchtime concert; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free 1.15pm Friday 18 June MORPETH Alex Woodrow (Hexham) Organ Recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church Tickets: ₤6 inc refreshments 12.30pm	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Follow us for the latest concerts on Twitter Saturday 19 June RIPON hotel? Ripon Choral Society perform Handel, Purcell and Vivaldi; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: ₤tbc - see website 7.30pm Saturday 19 June SHEFFIELD Sheffield Oratorio Chorus and Doncaster Waites with a Renaissance evening: in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: ₤12 see website 7.30pm Sunday 20 June DURHAM find a discount hotel Durham Singers perform a cappella with a programme English music; in Brancepeth Castle Tickets: ₤10 7.15pm tbc Sunday 20 June ALNWICK Newcastle Bach Choir under Eric Cross with a midsummer serenade; in the Alnwick Gardens Tickets: free admission 7.30pm Saturday 26 June NEWCASTLE hotel? Newcastle Choral Society perform 'Glorious Glorias'; in Civic Centre Banqueting Suite, Newcastle Tickets: ₤14 7.30pm Saturday 26 June YORK Yorkshire Bach Choir with a concert of Vivaldi, Handel and Scarlatti; in St Michael le Belfrey Church, York Tickets: ₤20 7.30pm Sunday 26 June BRIDLINGTON D'Arcy Trinkwon (Recitalist) Organ Recital; in Bridlington Priory Tickets: ₤8 6.00pm *to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.*
J u l y 2 0 1 0	see the Classical and Chamber listings here
2-4 July BRINKBURN Brinkburn Music Festival will take place over the two weekends of Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th and Friday 9th to Sunday 11th July this year; all in the fantastic setting of the wonderful Priory buildings. Tickets: see website for details Thursday 8 July RIPON Ripon Cathedral Organ Spectacular lunchtime concert to close the season; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free 1.15pm Friday 9 July GATESHEAD Mark Venning (Durham) Organ Recital; in St George's, Gateshead Tickets: ₤7 inc canapes 7.30pm Saturday 16 July YORK The Sixteen with teh York concert in their 'Choral Pilgrimage' of Byrd, Tallis nad Sheppard; in York Minster Tickets: tbc 7.30pm	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Follow us for the latest concerts on Twitter Tuesday 20 July RIPON Summer organ recital series; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: ₤7.50 7.30pm Tuesday 27 July RIPON Gordon Stewart (Kirklees) Summer organ recital series; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: ₤7.50 7.30pm Friday 30 July MORPETH Katy MecDermott (Worcester Coll, Oxford) Organ Recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church Tickets: ₤6 inc refreshments 12.30pm Saturday 31 July BRIDLINGTON Robert Sharpe (York) Organ Recital; in Bridlington Priory Tickets: ₤8 6.00pm *to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.*
A u g u s t 2 0 1 0	see the Classical and Chamber listings here
Tuesday 3 August RIPON John Scott Whitely (York) Summer organ recital series; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: ₤7.50 7.30pm Saturday 7 August HARTLEPOOL hotel? Sir Thomas Allen with a varied programme of shanties, sea songs and arias; in Hartlepool Town Hall Tickets: ₤11.50 - 01429 890000 7.30pm Tuesday 17 August RIPON Summer organ recital series; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: ₤7.50 7.30pm Tuesday 24 July RIPON Summer organ recital series; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: ₤7.50 7.30pm Friday 27 August MORPETH David Stevens (Newcastle) Organ Recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church Tickets: ₤6 inc refreshments 12.30pm Tuesday 20 July RIPON Harrogate Festival Chorus perform Mendelssohn's 'St Paul'; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: ₤7.50 7.30pm Saturday 28 August BRIDLINGTON Keith Hearnshaw (Recitalist) Organ Recital; in Bridlington Priory Tickets: ₤8 6.00pm Tuesday 31 July RIPON Colin Walsh (Lincoln) Summer organ recital series; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: ₤7.50 7.30pm *to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.*
S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 0	see the Classical and Chamber listings here
Friday 3 September SOUTHWELL The Sixteen with the York concert in their 'Choral Pilgrimage' of Byrd, Tallis nad Sheppard; in Soutwell Minster Tickets: ₤5 - ₤23 7.30pm Friday 10 September GATESHEAD David Hirst (Durham) Organ Recital; in St George's, Gateshead Tickets: ₤7 inc canapes 7.30pm Friday 24 September MORPETH Philip Mills (St James, Newcastle) Organ Recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church Tickets: ₤6 inc refreshments 12.30pm Saturday 25 September BRIDLINGTON Michael Smith (Bridlington) Organ Recital; in Bridlington Priory Tickets: ₤8 6.00pm *to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.*
O c t o b e r 2 0 1 0	see the Classical and Chamber listings here
Friday 1 October GATESHEAD Andrew Scott (London) Organ Recital; in St George's, Gateshead Tickets: ₤7 inc canapes 7.30pm Friday 15 October DURHAM The Sixteen with the Durham concert in their 'Choral Pilgrimage' of Byrd, Tallis nad Sheppard; in Durham Cathedral Tickets: ₤5 - ₤20 7.30pm *to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.*
N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 0	see the Classical and Chamber listings here
Saturday 20 November THIRSK North Yorkshire Chorus performing Jenkins' Armed Man and the Rutter Requiem; in St Mary's Church, Thirsk Tickets: tbc; See website 7.30pm *to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.*
D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 0	see the Classical and Chamber listings here
Saturday 4 December NORTHALLERTON North Yorkshire Chorus performing Handel's Messiah; in All Saints Church, Northallerton Tickets: tbc; See website 7.30pm Saturday 4 December BEVERLEY East Riding County Choir performing Masses by Hummel and Puccini; in Beverley Minster Tickets: tbc 01482 391672 7.30pm *to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.*
J a n u a r y... 2 0 1 1	see the Classical and Chamber listings here
Saturday 21 May 2011 NORTHALLERTON North Yorkshire Chorus performing a programme tba; in St Mary's Church, Thirsk Tickets: tbc; See website 7.30pm *to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room*
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