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J a n u a r y   2 0 0 4 5 January Thomas Trotter Birmingham City Organist performs music by Sweelinck, Bach, Wammes and Guilmant Leeds Town Hall, Leeds for details visit Leeds Concert Website 12 January Simon Lindley Leeds City Organist, performs music by Parry, Howells and Whitlock Leeds Town Hall, Leeds for details visit Leeds Concert Website Monday 19 January Scott Farrell lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1pm Monday 19 January Organ and Piano Recital; Jonathan & Tom Scott perform a rare programme of music for organ and piano Leeds Town Hall, Leeds for details visit Leeds Concert Website tickets: £8.50 - £25 7.30pm Tuesday 20 January 2004 The Kings Consort & Choir with Music for the Coronation of King George II, in Durham Cathedral for more information 0870 703 4555 7.30pm Tickets: £15 Friday 23 January Early English Organ Project Evensong in Durham Cathedral; first of a series of EEOP events at Durham, with replica early english organs in residence in the Cathedral. no entry charge 5.15pm Friday 23 January David Briggs in St. Mary's Priory, Warrington 'Celebrity Recital Series' 7.30pm tickets £10 (£4 children);e-mail for info Saturday 24 January 2004 Trio Mediæval 'How shall I please?'; Norwegian songs, Mediæval Carols and modern works. Tickets and more information York University 8pm	26 January Organ and Trumpet recital; Adam & Simon Wright and John Wallace perform a programme of music for Organ and Trumpet Leeds Town Hall, Leeds for details visit Leeds Concert Website 1.05pm Friday 30 January Early English Organ Project Evensong in Durham Cathedral; part of a series of EEOP events at Durham, with replica early english organs in residence in the Cathedral. no entry charge 5.15pm Friday 30 January New Year Concert Soprano Lynne Dawson with the Cathedral choir, at Ripon Cathedral 7.30pm see Ripon Cathedral for details. Tickets: £15 - £25 Saturday 31 January Phillip Mills a special Organ Recital in aid of the Organ Restoration Fund at Christ Church, Preston Road, North Shields Phillip is playing a programme of Buxtehude, Bach, Parry and Vierne For info: 0191 285 7303 7.30pm If you cannot attend and support this event, Phillip Mills will be happy to pass on any donations toward the appeal 31 January Anne Marsden Thomas performance workshop: Thomas holds a "Technique Workshop" at St.Nicholas, Gosforth - info: 0191 285 7303
Sunday 1 February Early English Organ Project informal introduction introduction to the organs, for organists and non-organists by Keith Wright; part of a series of Early English Organ Project events at Durham, with replica early english organs in residence in the Cathedral. no entry charge 4.45-5.30pm Monday 2 February Simon Lindley; Leeds City Organist, performs music by Wesley, Smart and Hollins Leeds Town Hall, Leeds for details visit Leeds Concert Website 1.05pm Thursday 5 February Early English Organ Project Evensong in Durham Cathedral (Men's voices); part of a series of EEOP events at Durham, with replica early english organs in residence in the Cathedral. no entry charge 5.15pm Saturday 7 February The Pre-Reformation Organ concert as part of the Early English Organ Project, Durham Cathedral Music to include a Lady Mass from the latter days of the Durham monastery admission charge 7.30pm Monday 9 February Benjamin Saunders; Leeds Cathedral Organist, performs music by Vivaldi, Britten and Bach Leeds Town Hall, Leeds for details visit Leeds Concert Website 1.05pm Monday 9 February Christopher Moore (acting organist to the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn), performs music by Bridge, Ireland, Bach, Guilmant and Lanquetuit; in St John's Church, Grainger Street, Newcastle Tickets £6, NDSO and concs £3.50: from Windows or St John's Saturday coffee mornings. 7.30pm Wednesday 11 February York University Choir and Northern Sinfonia sing Die lezten Leiden des Erlösers by CPE Bach; only the second UK performance Tickets from £11 email for details,or call 01904 432439 please mention the Music-Room 7.30pm Thursday 12 February Early English Organ Project Evensong in Durham Cathedral (Men's voices); part of a series of EEOP events at Durham, with replica early english organs in residence in the Cathedral. no entry charge 5.15pm Monday 16 February Scott Farrell lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1pm Monday 16 February St Peter's Singers & Chamber Orchestra perform Haydn's 'Theresa' Mass and Mozart's 'Ave verum Corpus Leeds Town Hall, Leeds for details visit Leeds Concert Website 1.05pm	Thurdsday 17 February Early English Organ visit; Postgraduate students’ visit to the organs at Durham led by Magnus Williamson 11.00 am – 1.00 pm Friday 20 February Durham’s Great Musick concert as part of the Early English Organ Project, Durham Cathedral Treasures from the Chapter Library, including Byrd’s Great Service admission charge 7.30pm Saturday 21 February Trevor Blease at St.Thomas, Stockton Parish Church, 7.15pm, details Saturday 21st February John Bacchus Dykes - Darlington & District Organists Assocation presents an illustrated talk on the life and work of the well-loved hymn tune composer, John Bacchus Dykes by Prof. Jeremy Dibble (Durham University); at Dykes's own church - St.Oswald's Church, Durham Entry £3 (concessions £2) at the door 7.30pm Monday 23 February Edward Taylor University of Leeds Organ Scholar, performs music by Langlais, Howells and Jongen Leeds Town Hall, Leeds for details visit Leeds Concert Website 1.05pm Monday 23 February Lukas Vondracek of Czech republic, performs at the Wesley Chapel, Harrogate, Tickets £5; for details visit Wesley Chapel Website 1.00pm Tuesday 24 February Sacred Pipes and Voices Tudor organs in Durham Cathedral with Professor John Harper; part of the Early English Organ Project, Durham Cathedral Treasures from the Chapter Library, including Byrd’s Great Service no entry charge 3.30-7.30pm - including Evensong at 5.15pm Wednesday 25 February Resounding Brass & Organ popular classics; Bach, Walton, Elgar, Saint-Saëns, etc in St Paul's Hall, Huddersfield University, Tickets £6; email for details or call 01484 472003 1pm Friday 27 February Early English Organ Project Evensong in Durham Cathedral; part of a series of EEOP events at Durham, with replica early english organs in residence in the Cathedral. no entry charge 5.15pm Saturday 28 February Bach: St John Passion Palatinate Voices & Durham Baroque on period instruments Conducted by Keith Wright in Durham Cathedral; Christopher Watson (Evangelist) Tickets £12 (concessions £8) from Keith Wright, or Durham Tourist Information Centre (0191 384 3720) 7.30pm Saturday 28 February Music for Ash Wednesday, York University Chamber Choir; A liturgical sequence for Ash Wednesday with music from the late Renaissance and early Baroque St Wilfrid's Church, York; Tickets and more information 8.30pm
M a r c h   2 0 0 4 Monday 1 March David Hill, organist at St John's College, Cambridge, performs music by Wagner and Widor Leeds Town Hall, Leeds for details visit Leeds Concert Website 1.05pm Wednesday 3 March York University Chamber Choir with a Biblical Narrative - Crucifixion & Resurrection; Schutz, Biber and Purcell Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York University 7.30pm Friday 5 March Early English Organ Project Evensong in Durham Cathedral; part of a series of EEOP events at Durham, with replica early english organs in residence in the Cathedral. no entry charge 5.15pm Saturday 6 March Martin Neary gives a celebrity Recital at St. Andrew's, South Church, Bishop Auckland; playing a programme including Jackson, JS Bach, Couperin, César Franck and Liszt email for details or call 01388-606075 Saturday 6 March Newcastle Bach Choir - Mozart Mass in C, with Newcastle Classical Players; also Haydn Missa Trinitas; in St George's Church, Jesmond part of the Newcastle Early Music Festival for details and tickets: 0191 222 6736 7.30pm Monday 8 March Scott Farrell lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection part of the Newcastle Early Music Festival 1.10pm Tuesday 9 March John Tavener: Missa Gloria tibi trinitas lunchtime recital by ICMUS new vocal ensemble in the Kings Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne University; admission free part of the Newcastle Early Music Festival 1.10pm Wednesday 10 March Joseph Cullen recital by the Chorus Master of The Huddersfield Choral Society, and former Sub-Organist of Westminster Cathedral;JS Bach and Vierne in St Paul's Hall, Huddersfield University, Tickets £6; email for details or call 01484 472003 1pm Friday 12 March John Green lunchtime recital in the Kings Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne University; part of the Newcastle Early Music Festival 1.10pm Friday 12 March Kevin Bowyer Performs music from the 1928 inaugural recital of the grand Harrison and Harrison concert organ in Newcastle City Hall, which is in desperate need of restoration (Includes giant video screen) at All Saints' Parish Church, West Avenue, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. NE3 4ES. Tickets: £8.00 (children admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult) 0191 285 9932 / 0191 285 7303 www.chamber-choir.com Friday 12 March Early English Organ Project Evensong in Durham Cathedral; part of a series of EEOP events at Durham, with replica early english organs in residence in the Cathedral. no entry charge 5.15pm Saturday 13 March Bach: St Matthew Passion Durham University Choral Society & members of Durham University Orchestral Society, conducted by James Lancelot in Durham Cathedral; Christopher Watson (Evangelist) Tickets £15 & £10 (concessions £10 & £6) from Durham Tourist Information Centre (0191 384 3720) 7.30pm Saturday 13 March Harrogate Chamber Singers and Knaresborough Pro Musica are joining together for a wonderful evening of classical entertainment at St Johns Church, Knaresborough. For information 01423 324158 or email Kathryn Tickets: £8.00 and £6 for concessions; in support of Make Music Live 7.30pm Saturday 13 March Simon Lindley Leeds City Organist, performs a concert of your requests! Leeds Town Hall, Leeds for details visit Leeds Concert Website 1.05pm	Wednesday 17th March Harper Ensemble (Brass Quintet) with Simon Wright (Organ - Ampleforth) - play Charpentier, J. S. Bach, Malcolm Arnold, Elgar and others; for tickets and info email for details 7.30pm; St George’s Church, Park Road, Hartlepool Wednesday 17 March Early English Organ Open morning in Durham Cathedral, come and play the organs, and ask questions; part of a series of EEOP events at Durham, with replica early english organs in residence in the Cathedral. no entry charge 10.30 am – noon Sunday 21 March Early English Organ Project Evensong in Durham Cathedral, with organs played from 3pm; part of a series of EEOP events at Durham, with replica early english organs in residence in the Cathedral. no entry charge 3.30pm Monday 22 March Scott Farrell lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1pm Tuesday 23 March 2004 RFH 50th Birthday Recital; Thomas Trotter, Nicholas Kynaston, John Scott and Gillian Weir, plus David Hill and the LPO. for more details see Royal Festival Hall; 7.30pm, tickets £10 - £25 Wednesday 24 March Early English Organ Project Evensong in Durham Cathedral North Transept (Mens voice); part of a series of EEOP events at Durham, with replica early english organs in residence in the Cathedral. no entry charge 5.15pm Wednesday 24 March Bartosz Jakubczak recital by the Pidem Organ Fellow at the Royal Academy of Music ;JS Bach and Croft in St Paul's Hall, Huddersfield University, Tickets £6; email for details or call 01484 472003 1pm Thursday 25 March David Sanger plays Whitlock, Bingham & Ritter at Chester Cathedral (his only 'Northern' recital this spring!); more details 1.10pm Saturday 27 March Scott Farrell; performance workshop on "French Organ Music" at St.George's, Gateshead, 2pm - info: 0191 285 7303 Saturday 27 March 2004 Capella Novocastriensis and Newcastle Baroque perform Monteverdi 1610 Vespers in Durham Cathedral for details and tickets: 0191 222 6736 7.30pm (tbc) Saturday 27 March 2004 Three Choirs at York Minster choirs of Cullercoats, Gosforth and Hexham sing together for a festival service of Evensong. Sunday 28 March All Saints' Chamber Choir & Orchestra perform Bach's St Mark Passion (BWV 247), in the reconstruction by Ton Koopman - UK premiere outside London directed by Edward Marsh in All Saints' Parish Church, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. Ticket Prices: £7.50 (children admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult) 0191 285 9932 / 0191 285 7303 www.chamber-choir.com ...for a copy of Koopman's latest CD of the St Mark Passion, visit Amazon.co.uk Monday 29 March Geoff Watson of St John's plays a lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1pm Monday 29 March Simon Preston performs organ works by Stanford, Jongen, Elgar and Ives Leeds Town Hall, Leeds for details visit Leeds Concert Website 1.05pm Monday 29 March Kathryn Stott performs at the Wesley Chapel, Harrogate, Tickets £5; for details visit Wesley Chapel Website 1.00pm
A p r i l   2 0 0 4 Friday 2 April 2004 Music for the Stuarts; 'The Choir of Her Majesty the Queen's Chapel Royal' present a programme of music from the Stuart court. St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle - 7.30pm; for details Tickets: £15, £12 from JG Windows Saturday 3 April Vox Humana with a celebration of restoration England; choral and organ music - and a visitation by Samuel Pepys. in St George's church, Cullercoats Admission: £4 (£3 concs); directions to St George's 7.30pm Saturday 3 April Newcastle Choral Society at Newcastle Banqueting Suite; Karl Jenkins - The Armed Man; Poulenc - Gloria Tickets and details available at JG Windows or contact Judith Reed: 0191 416 5388 Monday 12 April Robert Patterson, (Assistant Organist, New College, Oxford) lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 11 am Monday 12 April Francis Jackson , (Organist Emeritus, York Minster) recital in Beverley Minster; for details call 01964 1544145, or Beverley Tourist Information Centre 01482 867430 Tickets: £6 (£5 concession) includes programme and glass of wine find Francis Jackson Recordings at Crotchet 6pm	15-18 April RSCM 3 day residential course at Mowden Hall Directed by Scott Farrell; for details RSCM secretary Saturday 17 April Gundega Vilcane (Latvia and Oundle Award winner) with a programme of Bruhns, Vierne and contemporary works by Latvian Composers; St Nicholas South Gosforth , Newcastle upon Tyne; Entry: £5 7.30pm Monday 19 April Scott Farrell lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1pm Tuesday 20 April Francis Jackson (Emeritus York Minster) St George's, Gateshead; e-mail for details 7.30pm - wine and canapes from 6.45 pm Saturday 24 April Student Organ Recital Party! a great opportunity to meet friends and get performance experience, NDSO event Open to All FREE for players, NDSO members and new members; £5 other listeners including wine and canapes; e-mail for details 7.00pm Saturday 24 April Robert Foreman (of Market Bosworth) at St.George URC, Hartlepool, 7.15pm, details Monday 26 April Austin Gunn (Lay Clerk) in a lunchtime vocal recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 11 am Wednesday 28 April David Leeke, (Director of Music at Shrewsbury Abbey), a recital in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm
M a y   2 0 0 4 Saturday 1 May East Riding County Choir, conductor Alan Spedding; Bruckner Mass in F minor and Schubert Mass in G in Beverley Minster; for details call Beverley Tourist Information Centre 01482 867430 Tickets: £12 (£6 concession) 6pm Monday 3 May Michael Haynes (Director of Music Hexham Abbey) and mystery guests in a lunchtime vocal recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1 pm Wednesday 5 May Andrew Teague , a lunchtime recital in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Thursday 6 May 2004 Opening of the Charles Avison Archive, Newcastle Central Library FREE, booking not required Saturday 8 May Newcastle University Choir conducted by Scott Farrell, sing English 20th-Century Choral Music in Newcastle Cathedral for details and tickets: 0191 222 6736 7.30pm (tbc) Saturday 8 May Dame Gillian Weir at Hexham Abbey, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Phelps Organ; for info see Hexham Abbey website 7.30pm Gillian Weir plays Messiaen: from Amazon.co.uk Sunday 9 May 'A Concert of European Nonsense' by the Prince Bishops Consort, Unaccompanied vocal music by this eight-part ensemble; Durham University Music Department Concert Room, Palace Green, Durham Tickets: £3.50 on the door 7.30 pm Monday 10 May Tim Hone, (Head of Liturgy & Music, Salisbury) lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 11 am Monday 10 May Scott Farrell, (Newcastle Cathedral) The Friends of Houghton Parish Church annual organ concert (3m H&H);St Michael & All Angels, Houghton-le-Spring. 7.30pm Wednesday 12 May Philip Tordoff , a lunchtime recital in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Wednesday 12 May Thomas Trotter, plays organ works by Bach, Mozart, Liszt and Messaien in the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York University; see website for information Tickets: £9-£11, concs 7.30pm Thomas Trotter plays Messiaen Saturday 15 May Young musicians at Hexham Abbey - for more details see Hexham Abbey website 7.30pm Saturday 15 May Thomas Trotter, organ recital in Beverley Minster; for details call 01964 1544145, or Beverley Tourist Information Centre 01482 867430 Tickets: £6 (£5 concession) includes programme and glass of wine 6pm	Monday 17 May Vocal Recital, (TBC) lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 11 am Wednesday 19 May Trio Mediaeval, sing music by Power, Hellawell, Moody and Smith in the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York University; see website for information Tickets: £9-£11, concs 7.30pm Trio Mediaeval: CD with works by Leonel Powers, Ivan Moody, Gavin Bryars, Oleh Harkavyy and Andrew Smith from Amazon.co.uk Wednesday 19 May Stephen Carleston , a lunchtime recital in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Friday 21 May Roy Massey (RCO President) with a programme of Guilmant, Bach, Walther, Mozart, Schumann, Percy Grainger and others St George's, Gateshead; e-mail for details Tickets on the door: £7 (£6) 7.30pm - wine and canapés from 6.45 pm Saturday 22 May Brahms' Requiem sung by Hexham Orpheus Choir and Priory Singers in Hexham Abbey - for more details see Hexham Abbey website 7.30pm Saturday 22 May Spring Concert by the Singers (formerly St Thomas Singers), with music by Biebl, Hakenberger, Rutter, Lassus and popular and folk song arrangements; in Holy Trinity Church Churchill Gardens, Jesmond, Newcastle Admission: £5 - call 0191 251 1941 or see Singers website for details 7.30pm Saturday 22 May Music for Brass and Voices Skelmanthorpe Brass Band and Leeds Cathedral Boys' Choir - Music by Bruckner and Haydn Tickets: £8 8.00pm Monday 24 May Scott Farrell lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1pm Monday 24 May Michael Haynes (Hexham Abbey), Organ recital in St John the Baptist Church, Grainger Street, Newcastle Admission £6, Concessions £3.50 7.30pm Tuesday 25 May David Halls lunchtime organ recital in Carlisle Cathedral; for details visit Carlisle Cathedral website 12.45pm Wednesday 26 May Musicon - Binchois Consort, a concert of sacred music by Dufay and Binchois in Durham Cathedral For tickets and details - 0191 334 3140 7.30pm Wednesday 26 May Daniel Cook (Westminster Abbey Asst. Organist) at St.George URC, Hartlepool, 7.30pm; contact for details Wednesday 26 May Paul Derrett, (Gloucester) a lunchtime recital in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Thursday 27 May Celebrity Organ Recital given by Dr Joe Butler, Professor of Music, Texas Christian University Music by Langlais, Bach & Dupre Tickets: £4 7.30pm Friday 28 May Joint Brass Band concert by the Ever Ready and Jorpeland Musikkorps bands, in Elvet Methodist Church, Old Elvet, Durham For tickets and details - 0191 334 3140 7.30pm Saturday 29 May Andrew Passmore Oundle Award Winning organist and Organ Scholar at Hexham Abbey; plays music by Alain, Bach, Bourgeois, Duruflé, Guilmant, Ogden and Thalben Ball; St George's Church, Cullercoats. Admission by programme: £6, concs £5, Children £3 7.30pm Saturday 29 May Come and Sing Messiah presented by Newcastle Cathedral Choir Association, in the Cathedral; rehearsal 2-5pm, Booking fee of £5 per singer - for details call Allison on 0191-384 7177 performance 7.30pm Saturday 29 May Choirs from Workington concert by The Carnegie Singers and a choir from Selm, Germany, in Carlisle Cathedral; for details visit Carlisle Cathedral website 7.30pm Sunday 30 May Music from the Renaissance Huddersfield University Chamber Choir directed by Benjamin Saunders Music by Cornysh, Josquin & Gibbons Free admission, retiring collection 5.00pm Monday 31 May Michael Dutton (Asst Organist) lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1pm
J u n e   2 0 0 4 Tuesday 1 June Carlisle recital; lunchtime organ recital in Carlisle Cathedral; for details visit Carlisle Cathedral website 12.45pm Wednesday 2 June Anthony Norcliffe, (Mill Hill, Leeds) a lunchtime recital in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Wednesday 2 June York University Chamber Choir & Baroque Ensemble with Purcell sacred works followed by... Rejouissance and Lynne Dawson with sacred songs and triosonatas by Purcell and Blow in the Chapter House, York Minster Tickets: £16 for both concerts - call 01904 432439 for details 7.30pm Rejouissance: CD with works by Purcell, Charpentier, Lully and Handel from Amazon.co.uk Friday 4 June Instrumental music from the Scholars of St Mary's Music School, Edinburgh; in Hexham Abbey - for more details see Hexham Abbey Website 7.30pm Saturday 5 June Emma Gibbins (Organ Scholar - St Martin-in-the-Fields, London); organ recital at St. Oswald, Durham. Email Emma for details Admission £3 (£2.50) 7.30pm Monday 7 June Vocal recital, Lay Clerks and Choral Scholars of Newcastle Cathedral; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1pm Tuesday 8 June Carlisle recital; lunchtime organ recital in Carlisle Cathedral; for details visit Carlisle Cathedral website 12.45pm Wednesday 9 June Colin Tipple , a lunchtime recital in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Friday 11 June Gordon Stewart Celebrity organ recital in Hexham Abbey, for info see Hexham Abbey website 7.30pm Friday 11 June Dalston Male Voice Choir; concert in Carlisle Cathedral; for details visit Carlisle Cathedral website 7.30pm Friday 11 June Leeds Cathedral Centenary Gala Concert The combined Choirs of Leeds Cathedral directed by Benjamin Saunders; Music by Bernstein, Faure & Handel Tickets: £8 8.00pm Saturday 12 June I’m an Organist, Get me out of here! workshop session by Scott Farrell in St. Columba’s Church, Wideopen, Newcastle upon Tyne; help, encouragement, guidance and advice to organists – of any age or ability for info contact RSCM secretary 10am - 12.30pm Saturday 12 June Colin Wright, (Beverley Minster) organ recital in Beverley Minster; for details call 01964 1544145, or Beverley Tourist Information Centre 01482 867430 or email for details Tickets: £6 (£5 concession) includes programme and glass of wine 6pm Saturday 12 June Christopher Brown (Organ Scholar - Ripon Cathedral); organ recital at St. Oswald, Durham. Email Emma for details Admission £3 (£2.50) 7.30pm Saturday 12 June Colin Walsh (Lincoln Cathedral); organ recital at St. Georges Parish Church, St George Gate, Doncaster; call 01302 349810 for details Admission: £5.00; conc. £4.00 7.30pm Monday 14 June Greg Morris (Asst Director of Music, Blackburn) lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1pm Tuesday 15 June Carlisle recital; lunchtime organ recital in Carlisle Cathedral; for details visit Carlisle Cathedral website 12.45pm Wednesday 16 June Paul Fisher, (Settle) a lunchtime recital with a first perormance of 'Bradford', celebrating the centenary of the William Hill organ; in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm	Saturday 19 June Newcastle Bach Choir with Stravinsky 'Symphony of Psalms', Bernstein 'Chichester Psalms' and Britten 'Abraham & Isaac' in Hexham Abbey, for info contact: Michael Haynes 7.30pm Saturday 19 June Ruth Gibbins (Organ Scholar - St Oswald, Durham); organ recital at St. Oswald, Durham. Email Emma for details Admission £3 (£2.50) 7.30pm Sunday 20 June Alnwick & District Choral Society's Summer Concert, Fauré: Requiem, Cantique de Jean Racine, plus Janácek, Franck and Dvorák in St. Paul's Church, Alnwick times and tickets, contact Elaine Bowden Monday 21 June Scott Farrell lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1pm Tuesday 22 June Carlisle recital; lunchtime organ recital in Carlisle Cathedral; for details visit Carlisle Cathedral website 12.45pm Wednesday 23 June Andrew Teague, a lunchtime recital in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Wednesday 23 June Choir of the University of Port Elizabeth recital by the South African choir; a mixture of Western classical, with the inclusion of compositions by South African composers as well as traditional African music, with colourful accompaniment of dancers and drummers. in St Paul's Hall, Huddersfield University, Tickets £6; email for details or call 01484 472003 7.30pm Wednesday 23 June York University Choir & Northern Sinfonia with Haydn's Creation in the Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York University Tickets: £13 - £6 - call 01904 432439 for details 7.30pm Friday 25 June Mark Venning (H & H) St George's, Gateshead; e-mail for details 7.30pm - wine and canapes from 6.45 pm Saturday 26 June Shaun Turnbull (Lichfield Cathedral and Birmingham Conservatoire and formerly St. Georges Cullercoats) organ recital with a programme of Liszt, Howells, Widor and Bach; St Nicholas South Gosforth , Newcastle upon Tyne; Entry: £5 7.30pm Saturday 26 June Alan Spedding, visit and organ recital in St Swithin, Sproatley to hear the Father Smith organ; for details call 01964 1544145, or Beverley Tourist Information Centre 01482 867430 or email for details 2.30pm Saturday 26 June The Singers, perform Tallis' Spem in Alium in St Thomas Church, Newcastle 7.30pm Saturday 26 June Yorkshire Bach Choir , perform Bach's B Minor Mass in St Michael-le-Belfrey Church, York; see website for information Tickets: see website 7.30pm and further afield ... Saturday 26 June Royal Albert Hall Organ 'Re-opening concert'; Thomas Trotter, David Briggs and John Scott give a major opening organ recital, eith the RPO under Richard Hickox Bach - Sinfonia from Cantata no. 29 Poulenc - Organ Concerto Liszt - Prelude & Fugue on B.A.C.H. Barber - Toccata Festiva, Op. 36 Copland - Organ Symphony Tickets: £10 - £27 7.30pm Monday 28 June Andrew Parnell (Norfolk) lunchtime organ recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1pm Tuesday 29 June Carlisle recital; lunchtime organ recital in Carlisle Cathedral; for details visit Carlisle Cathedral website 12.45pm Wednesday 30 June Paul Bowen, (Asst, organist, Bradford) a lunchtime organ recital in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm
J u l y   2 0 0 4 Friday 2 July Sinfonye - Hildegard of Bingen directed by David Wishart; programme of songs by this extraordinary 11th century composer in Brinkburn Priory Tickets available from Brinkburn box office - For more information 0870 703 4555 7.30pm Friday 2 July Gabrieli Consort & Players directed by Paul McCreesh; A Requiem celebrating the 300th anniversary Heinrich Biber in York Minster Tickets available from York Early Music Festival box office - For more information 01904 658338 7.30pm Saturday 3 July Newcastle Choral Society perform African Sanctus by David Fanshawe, at Newcastle Civic Centre Banqueting Suite, Newcastle upon Tyne Tickets available from JG Windows 0191 232 1356 - For more information 0191 416 5388 7.30pm Saturday 3 July Gabrieli Consort & Players directed by Paul McCreesh; A Requiem celebrating the 300th anniversary Heinrich Biber at Brinkburn Priory Tickets available from Brinkburn box office - For more information 0870 703 4555 7.30pm Sunday 4 July Gabrieli Consort & Players - Monteverdi Celebration spend a relaxing day at Brinkburn Priory; 12.30 pm - A Mass from a Venetian Parish Church - Palestrina's Ut re mi fa sol Mass 1.30pm - Italian lunch with musical accompaniment 3.30pm - Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers Tickets available from Brinkburn box office - For more information 0870 703 4555 Sunday 4 July O Quam Tu Pulchra Est sung by Kristine Jaunalksne and Ulrike Hofbauer, with Marie Bournisien, Harp in All Saints Church, North Street, York Tickets available from York Early Music Festival box office - For more information 01904 658338 7.30pm Monday 5 July Keith Wright (Assistant Organist, Durham Cathedral) lunchtime organ recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1pm Monday 5 July Sacred Music from 15c Burgundy sung by sung by the Binchois Consort in the Chapter House, York Minster Tickets £20; available from York Early Music Festival box office - For more information 01904 658338 7.30pm Tuesday 6 July Uncovering Dufay and Binchois in St Denys Church, York Tickets £5; available from York Early Music Festival box office - For more information 01904 658338 10.30am Wednesday 7 July James Lancelot, Durham Cathedral; organ recital in Durham Cathedral; see programme details Admission: £7 (concs £5) 7.30pm Friday 9 July Newcastle Bach Choir with works by Stravinsky , Bernstein and Britten in Hexham Abbey, for info see Hexham Abbey website 7.30pm Friday 9 July Charpentier Psalms for the Nuns of Port Royal sung by sung by the Yorkshire Baroque Soloists, in St Margarets Church, Walmgate, York Tickets £12; available from York Early Music Festival box office - For more information 01904 658338 7.30pm Saturday 10 July Colin Walsh organ recital in Doncaster Parish Church 7.00pm Saturday 10 July NE Early Music Forum Workshop direced by Paul Gameson; a workshop on the Charpentier Vespers in Honour of St Cecilia in Holy Trinity Church, York Free of charge; available from York Early Music Festival box office - For more information 01904 658338 10.00am Saturday 10 July Leeds Festival Chorus sing Mozart Exsualtate Jubilate, Brahms and Stockhausen in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: £12 (concs)tel: 01765 603583 or see Leeds Chorus website for details 7.30pm 11 - 20 July Oundle Festival; Oundle Festival Website	Monday 12 July James Harker (Newcastle) lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1pm Monday 12 July Lemington Male Voice Chioir with a concert at St Helen's Church, Belle View Bank, Low Fell Tickets: £4 on the door; Contact Keith Downie (0191) 487 65412 7.30pm Wednesday 14 July Christopher Totney, Durham Cathedral; organ recital in Durham Cathedral; see programme details Admission: £7 (concs £5) 7.30pm Friday 16 July David Briggs gives a live improvisation to the film 'Phantom of the Opera' Friday 16 July David Jonies (Organ Scholar:Westminster Abbey) organ recital at St.Mary's Cathedral, Dalby Way, Middlesbrough; email for details ADmission: £3 7.30pm Saturday 17 July Michael Haynes organ recital at Hexham Abbey, for info see Hexham Abbey website 7.30pm Saturday 17 July Music of the Greatest Perfection a recital by Dr Ian Brunt in All Saints, Lanchester Parish Church 7.30pm Monday 19 July Martin Charlton (St Thomas the Martyr, Newcastle upon Tyne) lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1pm Wednesday 21 July John Scott Whiteley, York Minster; organ recital in Durham Cathedral; see programme details Admission: £7 (concs £5) 7.30pm Wednesday 21 July English Choral Music sung by the Sczcepek Ensemble; Music by Walton, Finzi, Howells & Leighton; in York Minster Admission Free (a retiring collection will be taken) 7.30pm Friday 23 July English Choral Music sung by the Sczcepek Ensemble; Music by Walton, Finzi, Howells & Leighton; in St Wilfrid’s, Harrogate Tickets: £8 (£5 concessions) 7.30pm Saturday 24 July Gordon Stewart , Organ and Anthony Thompson trumpet; trumpet and organ recital in Beverley Minster; for details call 01964 1544145, or Beverley Tourist Information Centre 01482 867430 or email for details Tickets: £6 (£5 concession) includes programme and glass of wine 6pm Saturday 24 July English Choral Music by the Sczcepek Ensemble; Music by Walton, Finzi, Howells & Leighton; Leeds Cathedral Tickets: £8 (£5 concessions) 8.00pm July 24-25 The choir of St George's Cullercoats at Chester Cathedral; this year's cathedral visit will be to Chester, where the choir will sing Saturday & Sunday Evensong, as well as Sunday Eucharist and Choral Matins. More details to follow. New CD Recording People Look East available NOW from St George's church choir; click for details Monday 26 July Dr Anthony Gritten (University of East Anglia) lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1pm Wednesday 28 July Keith Wright, Durham Cathedral; organ recital in Durham Cathedral; see programme details Admission: £7 (concs £5) 7.30pm Saturday 31 July Paul Ritchie organ recital with works by JS Bach, Flor Peeters, Percy Whitlock and Brian Longthorne; in St George's Church, Cullercoats Admission: £6 (concs) 7.30pm Saturday 31 July Music for the Iron Voice a recital by Dr Ian Brunt in All Saints, Lanchester Parish Church 7.30pm If you are travelling to a recital or concert, why not make a night of it look for a hotel on Lastminute.com. Good hotels with great late booking deals.
A u g u s t   2 0 0 4 Monday 2 August Dr Arthur Wills (Organist Emeritus, Ely Cathedral) lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1pm Monday 2 August Sing with the Millennium Youth Choir; a RSCM Voice for Life event in Newcastle Cathedral, directed by Gordon Stewart with vocal coach Hilary Llystyn Jones. A singing workshop and an evening training event closing with an act of worship 8-13 year olds; 4-5pm young people and adults; 6.30-9.15pm Wednesday 4 August The RSCM Millennium Youth Choir sing evensong in Hexham Abbey The service will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 All are welcome to attend; please be seated in the Abbey by 3.40pm at the latest 4.00pm Wednesday 4 August David Saint , St.Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham; organ recital in Durham Cathedral; see programme details Admission: £7 (concs £5) 7.30pm Friday 6 August The RSCM Millennium Youth Choir A concert in St Oswald’s Church, Durham for more information contact Chris Wardle at RSCM on 01306 872807 education@rscm.com 7.30pm Saturday 7 August Belford Singers a capella sacred and secular music in Brinkburn Priory Tickets: £2 (concs) 2.30pm Saturday 7 August Simon Lindley, (Leeds Parish Church) organ recital in Beverley Minster; for details call 01964 1544145, or Beverley Tourist Information Centre 01482 867430 Tickets: £6 (£5 concession) includes programme and glass of wine 6pm	Wednesday 11 August Matthew Owens, St.Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh; organ recital in Durham Cathedral; see programme details Admission: £7 (concs £5) 7.30pm Saturday 14 August Music in the Priory organ recital by Alan Gidney in Brinkburn Priory Tickets: £2 (concs) 2.30pm Wednesday 18 August Scott Farrell, Newcastle Cathedral; organ recital in Durham Cathedral; see programme details Admission: £7 (concs £5) 7.30pm Friday 20 August Timothy Kennedy Oundle Award Winner at Hexham Abbey, for info see Hexham Abbey website 7.30pm Saturday 21/ Sunday 22 August Renaissance Music Hautbois with a programme of songs and tunes from the 15th Centtury in Lindisfarne Priory Tickets: £4 (concs) 2.30pm Sunday 22 August Stephen Farr plays David Briggs Organ Symphony in Edinburgh Festival, in St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral 4.30pm If you are travelling to a recital or concert, why not make a night of it look for a hotel on Lastminute.com. Good hotels with great late booking deals. 27 August Ekaterina Melnikova (Moscow & Ripon) St George's, Gateshead; e-mail for details 7.30pm - wine and canapes from 6.45 pm 27 August Daniel Cook (Asst. Organist, Westminster Abbey) plays a programme of music by Bach, Buxtehude, Leighton and Jongen, with Symphonie pour Orgue by Augustin Barié St George's, Cullercoats; contact Paul Richie for details 0191 268 9103 Admission: £6 (concs) 7.30pm Saturday 28 August Music in the Priory Fitzsimmons choir in Brinkburn Priory Tickets: £2 (concs) 2.30pm Monday 30 August Alexander Sutherland (London) lunchtime Piano recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 11 am Monday 30 August Alan Spedding, organ recital in Beverley Minster; for details call 01964 1544145, or Beverley Tourist Information Centre 01482 867430 or email for details Tickets: £6 (£5 concession) includes programme and glass of wine 6pm
S e p t e m b e r   2 0 0 4 Monday 6 September Mark Colley (Director of Music, St Nicholas Church, Gosforth) lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1 pm Saturday 11 September Banks Music Publications Singing Day with Simon Lindley, at The Old Forge, Sand Hutton, near York For information, contact Banks Music Publications – 01904 468472 Saturday 11 September Renaissance Music at Brinkburn Music by Josquin and others, Directed by Andrew Soulsby - sung at Brinkburn Priory, near Rothbury, For information, contact Andrew 07949 266391 Saturday 11 September Grand Organ Evening featuring the new 41 stop Makin Organ in St Luke's church, Hartlepool Admission free (collection); For details contact Brian Varley - 01388 60675 7.00pm Sunday 12 September St Nikolai Choir of Moscow sing Rachmaninov Vespers and other works, in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: £10 - £15; tel: 01765 600003 7.30 To book a great value hotel when attending a concert or recital away from home, Lastminute.com provides excellent discounts Monday 13 September Dr Magnus Williamson (University of Newcastle) lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1 pm Monday 13 September Making Music on the Organ Suitable for persons of any age, with varied levels of interest and musical skills Beginners Welcome in St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; Presented by the Newcastle & District Society of Organists 7.00pm 18 September Nigel Ogden at St George's Gateshead, mail for details 7.30pm - wine and canapes from 6.45 pm Saturday 18 September Verdi Requiem as part of Hexham Abbey Festival; featuring the Festival chorus and orchestra, conducted by David Murray, in Hexham Abbey Tickets £10; Details mail to Kevin Stephens, the Festival Artistic Director. 7.30pm	Saturday 18 September Ian Tracey of Liverpool Cathedral at Stockton URC, mail for details 7.15pm Sunday 19 September Festival Evensong as part of Hexham Abbey Festival; featuring the Abbey choir, in Hexham Abbey Details mail to Kevin Stephens, the Festival Artistic Director. 6.30pm Monday 20 September Scott Farrell lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1pm Thursday 23 September Andrew Bryden (Director of Music, Ripon Cathedral); lunchtime organ recital in Ripon Cathedral Admission: £2.50; see website for information 1.15pm Thursday 23 September Festival Evensong as part of Hexham Abbey Festival; featuring the Abbey Girls choir, in Hexham Abbey Details mail to Kevin Stephens, the Festival Artistic Director. 6.30pm Friday 24 September Robert Houssart (Gloucester Cathedral) Organ Recital as part of Hexham Abbey Festival; in Hexham Abbey Tickets £10; Details mail to Kevin Stephens, the Festival Artistic Director. 7.30pm Saturday 25 September Dame Gillian Weir celebrates the re-launch of Hull City Hall organ; this World-Class Instrument is the third largest in the country, so expect something rather special. Tickets £10 (concs) ; book on 01482 226655 or for details mail to Peter Chatfield. 2.30pm Saturday 25 September Tenebrae candlelit concert featuringthe Rachmaninov Vespers as part of Hexham Abbey Festival; in Hexham Abbey Tickets £18,£16 (concs) ; Details mail to Kevin Stephens, the Festival Artistic Director. 7.30pm Monday 27 September Vanessa Scott (Ely Cathedral) lunchtime Vocal recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1 pm Monday 27 September Making Music on the Organ Suitable for persons of any age, with varied levels of interest and musical skills Beginners Welcome in St. Andrew’s Lamesley, Gateshead; Presented by the Newcastle & District Society of Organists 7.00pm Tuesday 28 September James Lancelot (Durham) organ recital in St.Hilda's, South Shields to celebrate the restoration of the 1866 Lewis organ 7.00pm
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Saturday 2 October Bach B minor Mass in Kendal Parish Church, Cumbria. 7.30pm Saturday 2 October Charles Wooler (Gosforth Parish church) with a programme of Bach, Franck and Reubke; St Nicholas South Gosforth , Newcastle upon Tyne; Entry: £5 7.30pm Saturday 2 to Sunday 3 October Gregorian Chant experience with Opus Anglicanum in Lanercost Priory Tickets: £30 - for details call 0870 333 1183 To book a great value hotel when attending a concert or recital away from home, Lastminute.com provides excellent discounts Saturday 2 October 2004 Royal School of Church Music Festival Evensongin York Minster Minster closes at 16.00: Admission to the service at 16.15 Monday 4 October Making Music on the Organ Suitable for persons of any age, with varied levels of interest and musical skills Beginners Welcome in St. Philip & St. James, Rock (Nr. Alnwick); Presented by the Newcastle & District Society of Organists 7.00pm Thursday 7 October Peter Heginbotham (Assistant Organist, Sheffield Cathedral); lunchtime organ recital in Ripon Cathedral Admission: £2.50; see website for information 1.15pm Friday 8 October Carlo Curley features in a Battle of the Organs in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne Information contact the office 7.30pm Saturday 9 October The Singers with a Promenade Concert in Beverley Minster (followed by choral Evensong at 5pm Information: Beverley Tourist Information Centre 01482 867430 12.30pm Saturday 16 October Andrew Lumsden , (Winchester Cathedral) organ recital in Beverley Minster; for details call 01964 1544145, or Beverley Tourist Information Centre 01482 867430 or email for details Tickets: £6 (£5 concession) includes programme and glass of wine 6pm	Monday 18 October Jemima Jackson (Organ Scholar, Newcastle Cathedral) lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1 pm Thursday 21 October Philip Underwood; lunchtime organ recital in Ripon Cathedral Admission: £2.50; see website for information 1.15pm Friday 22 October Oundle Award Winner at St George's Gateshead, mail for details 7.30pm - wine and canapes from 6.45 pm Saturday 23 October Stephen Binnington, (Lyme Regis) organ recital in Beverley Minster; for details call 01964 1544145, or Beverley Tourist Information Centre 01482 867430 or email for details Tickets: £6 (£5 concession) includes programme and glass of wine 6pm October (tbc) Jeffrey Arnold (of Texas USA) returns to St.George URC, Hartlepool, 7.30pm, details Monday 25 October Dame Gillian Weir at Beverley Minster, ; for info see the Beverley Minster website 6.00pm Gillian Weir plays Messiaen: from Amazon.co.uk Saturday 30 October Simon Lindley at the organ of Christ Church, North Shields times, etc to follow
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Friday 5 November David Saint (Director of Music, St Chad's RC Cathedral Birmingham) at Hexham Abbey, for info see Hexham Abbey website 7.30pm Saturday 6 November Keith Brown a Recital of works to include those by Albinoni, J.S. Bach, J. Charpentier, Elgar, Karg-Elert, Mendelssohn on the two-manual Nigel Church organ in Barnard Castle School chapel; for details please contact Brian Varley of DDOCA 7.30pm Monday 8 November David Saint (Director of Music, St Chad's RC Cathedral Birmingham), lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1pm Saturday 13 November RSCM Area Festival in Hexham Abbey Including ‘Missa Parodia’ by Paul Trepte, Pie Jesu (Fauré), Tantum Ergo, Russian Kontakion; for details RSCM secretary Thursday 18 November Thomas Leech; lunchtime organ recital in Ripon Cathedral Admission: £2.50; see website for information 1.15pm	Monday 22 November St. Cecilia’s Day Concert, of Choral Music from the French Tradition, sung by the Choirs of Ripon Cathedral Conductor – Andrew Bryden; Organ – Thomas Leech; in Ripon Cathedral Admission: £7 (£5); see website for information 7.30pm To book a great value hotel when attending a concert or recital away from home, Lastminute.com provides excellent discounts Thursday 25 November Scott Farrell (Newcastle University & Cathedral) in a University Lunchtime Organ Recital in Kings Hall, University of Newcastle upon Tyne For information call Alison on 0191 222 8463 1.10pm Saturday November Christmas Oratorio Bach's seasonal masterwork, sung by the Newcastle Bach Choir and played by Newcastle Baroque, conducted by Eric Cross; soloists - Gillian Keith, Robin Blaze, James Gilchrist and Peter Harvey in St George's Church, Jesmond. Tickets: £12 - £6 from JG Windows - 0191 232 1356 7.30pm
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Thursday 2 December Stephen Power (Sub-Organist, Ripon Cathedral); lunchtime organ recital in Ripon Cathedral Admission: £2.50; see website for information 1.15pm Thursday 2 December Berlioz - L'enfance du Christ Northern Sinfonia and Sinfonia Chorus, conducted by Pierre-André Valade; soloists: Alison Kettlewell, James Gilchrist, Jared Holt and Michael Druiett; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Admission: £16 - £11 (concs); see website for information 1.15pm Friday 3 December West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra under Randall Whittaker, with the Leeds Guild of Singers and City Organist, Simon Lindley; featuring the Première of the Guilmant Organ Symphony, Fauré, and Vaughan Williams Carols Fantasia. In Leeds Parish Church Admission: £5, £3.50 concessions; see website for information 7.30pm Saturday 4 December East Riding County Choir, conductor Alan Spedding; Christmas Oratorio; Cantatas I and III; Sleepers Wake - JS Bach in Beverley Minster; for details call Beverley Tourist Information Centre 01482 867430 Tickets: £12 (£6 concession) 6pm Sunday 5 December Wine and Carols in Wallington Hall Tickets £15 including wine and mince pies; tel 01670 773939 for details or see Concerts website 7.00pm Wednesday 8 December Brass Ho! with St George's choir present a sparkling colection of seasonal music in a candlelit Christmas concert; St George's Cullercoats. Admission: £8 (concs); 7.30pm Thursday 9 December Mozart: 'The most tremendous genius';An impressive demonstration of the composer's early achievements, the works in this programme were written by Mozart between the ages of 14 and 20. The movements of the two masses are interspersed with church sonatas and motets, and they would have been when originally sung. Admission: £9, £7.50 (concs £8, £6.50), students £3, accompanied u16s free; see website for information 7.30pm Thursday 9 December Andrew Bryden; lunchtime organ recital in Ripon Cathedral Admission: £2.50; see website for information 1.15pm Thursday 9 December Christmas Concert Huddersfield Choral Society and Brian Kay, conductor with the Sellers International Band; Huddersfield Town Hall, Huddersfield Admission: see website for information 7.30pm Friday 10 December Christmas Concert Huddersfield Choral Society and Brian Kay, conductor with the Sellers International Band; Huddersfield Town Hall, Huddersfield Admission: see website for information 7.30pm Saturday 11 December A Boy is born to us... Cappella Novocastriensis and Eric Cross, conductor Tallis's mass; Puer natus est nobis is the core of this candle-lit concert, with other pieces of the English renaissance by Sheppard and Dering. The second half contains Christmas music by Britten, Poston, Lauridsen and Joubert. Seasonal refreshments included in the ticket price; St Willibrord with All Saints Church, Newcastle upon Tyne Tickets: J.G. Windows 0191 232 1356 7.30pm Saturday 11 December Candlelit Christmas Concert by the Singers with the English Philharmonic Ensemble, in St Michael's Church, Alnwick call 0191 251 1941 or see Singers website for details 7.30pm Sunday 12 December Candlelit Christmas Concert by the Singers with the English Philharmonic Ensemble, in St Cuthbert's, Darlington call 0191 251 1941 or see Singers website for details 7.30pm	Wednesday 15 December Crook & Weardale Singers Christmas concert in Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland Tickets: £9 7.30pm Friday 17 December Candlelit Christmas Concert by the Singers with the English Philharmonic Ensemble, in St Cuthbert's, Carlisle call 0191 251 1941 or see Singers website for details 7.30pm Friday 17 December Christmas music with the Szczepek Ensemble A selection of Christmas Choral Music and Carols to include Bruckner Virga Jesse Floruit, Poulenc Quatre Motets pour le temps de noel, and John Rutter Hymn to the Creator of Light; National Centre for Early Music, York Tickets: £10.00 (Conc £5.00) to include Mice pies and mulled wine, see www.szczepekensemble.com for details 8.00pm Friday 17 December The Lord Mayor's Carol Concert; Simon Lindley with Benjamin Saunders (organ) a programme of seasonal favourites; in Leeds Cathedral Tickets: £4(concs) or see Concerts website 7.00pm and 8.30pm Saturday 18 December Candlelit Christmas Concert by the Singers with the English Philharmonic Ensemble, in Hexham Abbey call 0191 251 1941 or see Singers website for details 7.30pm Saturday 18 December Leeds Festival Chorus ChristmasConcert with Lynne Dawson and York Guildhall Orchestra under Simon Wright; a programme of Corelli, Charpentier Poulenc and Handel and family Christmas carols. Tickets: tel: 01924 324501 or see Leeds Chorus website for details 7.30pm Monday 20 December Scott Farrell lunchtime recital in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; admission free - retiring collection 1pm Monday 20 December 50th Birthday Organ Recital by Paul Ritchie who plays a selection of music for Advent and Christmas see TC Lewis specification 7.30pm Monday 20 December A Celebration of Christmas Newcastle Upon Tyne Bach Choir and The Northumbrian Youth Chamber Choir; Music, readings and carols for choir and audience with the Northumbrian Youth Chamber Choir. Proceeds to WaterAid; King's Hall, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne Admission: £5.00; see website for information 7.30pm Monday 20 December Christmas Organ Recital in Ripon La Nativité du Seigneur (Nine Christmas Meditations for Organ) – Olivier Messiaen; played by Andrew Bryden; in Ripon Cathedral Admission: £5.00; see website for information 7.30pm Monday 20 December St Cecilia Concert at St.George URC, Hartlepool, details to follow, 7.30pm, details