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Friday 16 March   LEEDS Elli Glarou Organ recital in Leeds Parish Church 12.30pm Friday 16 March   YORK Paul Derrett York Minster, York 1.10pm Saturday 17 March   NEWCASTLE Newcastle Bach Choir with Newcastle Baroque under Eric Cross perfrom Bach: B Minor Mass; St. George's Church, Jesmond Tickets: £12, £9, £6 - 0191 277 8003 7.30pm Wednesday 21 March   BRADFORD Paul Fisher lunchtime Organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Subscribe to classicFM Magazine To book a great value hotel when attending a concert or recital away from home, Lastminute.com provides excellent discounts	see the Classical and Chamber listings here Wednesday 21 March   NEWCASTLE Cappella Novocastriensis under Eric Cross (conductor) perform Works by Scarlatti, Tomas Luis De Victoria, and Manuel Cardoso; King's Hall, Newcastle University Tickets: £12, £9 (senior citizens), £6 (students and unwaged;) For further details please contact Kim Bartlett on 0191 413 3665 7.30pm Thursday 22 March   LEEDS Martin Baker (Westminster Cathedral) Organ fireworks & improvisations in Leeds RC Cathedral 1.10pm Friday 23 March   LEEDS Miles Horner (bar) with Peter Brand (Organ) in Leeds Parish Church 12.30pm Friday 23 March   SHEFFIELD Daniel Cottee Organ recital in Sheffield Cathedral 1.15pm Saturday 24 March   RIPON  hotel? The Dream of Gerontius performed by Ripon Choral Society ; Ripon Cathedral Tickets: £13 - £11; 01423 870311 7.30pm Wednesday 28 March   BRADFORD Richard Tanner (Blackburn Cathedral) lunchtime Organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Thursday 29 March   RIPON  hotel? Collegium Regale Charity concert by Collegium Regale, the Choral Scholars of Kings College, Cambridge - works by Byrd, Tallis, Weelkes and others; Ripon Cathedral Tickets: £17.50 and £12.50 including wine and canapes at the interval; 01423 870311 7.30pm Friday 30 March   LEEDS James White & Peter Brand (Organ) in Leeds Parish Church 12.30pm Friday 30 March   HARTLEPOOL  hotel? Daniel Cook (Salisbury Cathedral) in All Saints', Stranton 7.30pm Travelling to a concert? - book train tickets via this link and help us keep developing The Music-Room to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.
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Sunday 1 April   NEWCASTLE Vox Humana directed by Andrew Soulsby, with sacred music for Palm Sunday: Byrd 4 part mass, Tallis Lamentations, and others 2.30pm Sunday 1 April   RIPON  hotel? Cathedral Choir Concert ; Ripon Cathedral Tickets: £17.50 and £12.50 including wine and canapes at the interval; 01423 870311 7.30pm ________________________________ Young Musicians!! - Quay Voices are now recruiting for 2007-8. If you are under 18 and of a high standard and would like to audition for this, or other regional youth ensembles, contact Jacqui Cameron - 0191 443 4671. for more details see Young sinfonia website ________________________________ Wednesday 4 April   HULL Paul Derrett (Hull) Organ recital in Hull Ciy Hall 12.30pm Wednesday 4 April   BRADFORD Andrew Moodie (RSCM Regional Coordinator for Nottinghamshire) lunchtime Organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Good Friday 6 April   LEEDS  hotel? The Dream of Gerontius performed by St Peters Singers, church choir and soloists with the National Festival Orchestra under Simon Lindley; Leeds Parish Church Tickets: £10 - £8 7.00pm Easter Monday 9 April   RIPON Organ Recital ; Ripon Cathedral Tickets: £17.50 and £12.50 including wine and canapes at the interval; 01423 870311 3.00pm Easter Monday 9 April   BEVERLEY  hotel? Colin Walsh (Organist Emeritus, Lincoln Cathedral) Organ recital in Beverley Minster admission: £7 - 01964 544145 6.00pm Tuesday 10 April   CARLISLE Roy Massey (Tewkesbury) Organ recital in Carlisle Cathedral admission £5 / under-18s free 12.45pm Wednesday 11 April   BRADFORD David Stevens (Guildford Cathedral) lunchtime Organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm	see the Classical and Chamber listings here Wednesday 18 April   BRADFORD Stephen Binnington (Sturminster Newton) lunchtime Organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Friday 20 April   HARTLEPOOL  hotel? Richard Hills (London) in All Saints', Stranton Admission Free; retiring collection 7.30pm Friday 20 April   CARLISLE  hotel? Christopher Robinson (Assistant Organist, Carlisle) The Annual Organ Recital on the modern Wetheral pipe organ in Carlisle Cathedral admission £7 7.30pm Tuesday 24 April   SHEFFIELD Paul Derrett (Hull) Organ recital in Sheffield Cathedral 1.15pm Wednesday 25 April   BRADFORD Andrew Teague (Bradford) lunchtime Organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Thursday 26 April   LEEDS David Saint (St Chad’s Cathedral) Organ recital in Leeds RC Cathedral 1.10pm Thursday 26 April   RIPON  hotel? The Chapel Choir of Queen Mary’s School with a lunchtime recital in Ripon Cathedral See website or call 01765 603496 for details 1.15pm Saturday 28 April   NEWCASTLE  hotel? Newcastle University Chamber Choir with David Murray & Eileen Bown (pianos) Scott Farrell (conductor) with Brahms: Requiem; King's Hall, Newcastle University Tickets: - 0191 222 8463 7.30pm Saturday 28 April   RIPON  hotel? Carmina Burana & Noyes Fludde Orff and Britten performed by The Fisher Singers; Ripon Cathedral Tickets: 01423 870311 7.30pm to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room. Travelling to a concert? - book train tickets via this link and help us keep developing The Music-Room
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Wednesday 2 May   DURHAM  hotel? Dame Gillian Weir organ recital in Durham Cathedral 7.30pm Wednesday 2 May   BRADFORD Gareth Green (International recitalist and adjudicator, Barnsley) lunchtime Organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Thursday 3 May   LEEDS Kiev Singers with Ukranian Church Music in Leeds RC Cathedral 1.10pm Thursday 3 May   RIPON Organ Recital ; Ripon Cathedral Tickets: 01423 870311 1.15pm Friday 4 May   RIPON Durham University Chamber Choir Spring Concert of Sacred & Secular Music; in the Bede Chapel, The College of St Hild & St Bede, University of Durham Tickets: 8.00pm Saturday 5 May   BEVERLEY The Dream of Gerontius East Riding County Choir's 50th Season Concert, joined by Beverley Chamber Choir and the East Riding Sinfonia - Conductor: Alan Spedding MBE; Beverley Minster, Beverley Tickets: £12 - £8 (concessions available) or at the door 01482 391672 7.30pm Monday 7 May   RIPON Organ Recital ; Ripon Cathedral Tickets: 01423 870311 3.00pm Wednesday 9 May   BRADFORD Tom Winpenny (St Paul's Cathedral) lunchtime Organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Wednesday 9 May   DURHAM  hotel? durham University consort of voices 10th anniversary concert, with the Palatinate Ensemble and Giles Brightwell (organ); in Durham Cathedral, Chapter House For further information 0191 334 3140 7.30pm Thursday 10 May   RIPON Organ Recital ; Ripon Cathedral Tickets: 01423 870311 1.15pm Saturday 12 May   BEVERLEY  hotel? Colin Wright (Beverley) Organ recital in Beverley Minster admission: £7 - 01964 544145 6.00pm Wednesday 16 May   DURHAM  hotel? organ recital in Durham Cathedral 8pm Wednesday 16 May   BRADFORD Andrew Teague (Bradford Cathedral) lunchtime Organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Thursday 17 May   LEEDS Michael Wynne (St Mary’s Priory, Warrington) organ recital in Leeds RC Cathedral 1.10pm Thursday 17 May   RIPON Daniel Cottee Organ Recital; Ripon Cathedral Tickets: 01423 870311 1.15pm	see the Classical and Chamber listings here Friday 18 May   HEXHAM Dame Gillian Weir gives an illustrated talk with hands on opportunities, on the famous Phelps organ; in Hexham Abbey Tickets: £3.50 7.00pm Saturday 21 May   NEWCASTLE  hotel? North of England Organ Day with John Scott Whiteley, Ann Elise Smoot, Scott Farrell, James Parsons; in Newcastle Cathedral Tickets: Tickets £17 (£20 non IAO/RCO members). Accompanied children Free. Full Time Students £5. For further information 0191 285 7303 9.15am - til 5.30pm Saturday 21 May   DURHAM  hotel? Durham Choral Society; in Durham Cathedral For further information 0191 334 3140 7.30pm Wednesday 23 May   BRADFORD Christopher Rathbone (Leeds) lunchtime Organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Thursday 24 May   LEEDS  hotel? St George's singers of Cape Town choral concert; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: 7.30pm Friday 25 May   BEVERLEY  hotel? the Cardinall's Musick choral concert; in Beverley Minster Tickets: 7.30pm Saturday 26 May   BEVERLEY  hotel? La Serenissima concert; in Beverley Minster Tickets: 7.30pm Monday 28 May   BEVERLEY the Dufay Collective concert; in St Ediths Church, Bishops Wilton Tickets: 1.00pm Monday 28 May   RIPON  hotel? Organ Recital ; Ripon Cathedral Tickets: 01423 870311 7.30pm Wednesday 30 May   BRADFORD Thomas Moore (Wakefield Cathedral) lunchtime Organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Wednesday 30 May   LEEDS Dr Christopher Newton (St Bartholomew Armley) Organ recital; in St Wilfrid's Church Leeds 7.30pm Thursday 31 May   LEEDS Emanuele Cardi (S. Maria della Speranza, Italy) organ recital in Leeds RC Cathedral 1.10pm Thursday 31 May   RIPON Organ Recital ; Ripon Cathedral Tickets: 01423 870311 1.15pm Travelling to a concert? - book train tickets via this link and help us keep developing The Music-Room
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Saturday 1 June   DURHAM  hotel? The Sixteen perform as part of their Choral Pigrimage - Allegri's Miserere and workss by Palestrina, Anerio and others; in Durham Cathedral For further information 0191 334 3140 7.30pm Saturday 1 June   HARTLEPOOL Tim Ravalde (Salisbury Cathedral) in All Saints', Stranton Admission Free; retiring collection 7.30pm Wednesday 6 June   BRADFORD George Chittenden (Aberdeen Cathedral) lunchtime Organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Wednesday 6 June   YORK  hotel? York University Chamber Choir Peter Seymour - conductor; with Duruflé sacred works; Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York university Tickets: £8 7.30pm Wednesday 6 June   DURHAM  hotel? Roger Williams (Aberdeen University) organ recital; Durham Cathedral Tickets: tbc 8.00pm Thursday 7 June   LEEDS Voctet Simon Lee directs the Howells Requiem in Leeds RC Cathedral 1.10pm Thursday 7 June   RIPON Organ Recital ; Ripon Cathedral Tickets: 01423 870311 1.15pm Friday 8 June   YORK  hotel? Hilliard Ensemble Arkhangelos: music from different christian traditions; St Margaret's Church, York Tickets: £15 7.30pm Saturday 9 June   BEVERLEY Michael Haynes (Hexham) Organ recital in Beverley Minster admission: £7 - 01964 544145 6.00pm Saturday 9 June   RIPON  hotel? Ripon Choral Society summer concert; Ripon Cathedral Tickets: £13 - £11; 01423 870311 7.30pm Saturday 9 June   GIGGLESWICK Ian Tracey (Liverpool) organ recital; works by Bach and Haydn, as well as a selection of dances from Tchaikovsky’s ‘Nutcracker’ and the spectacular toccata by Edmondson; in Giggleswick School Chapel, nr Settle admission: £5 - 01729 893146 7.30pm Saturday 10 June   DURHAM  hotel? Palatinate Voices with Durham Baroque on period instruments Conducted by Keith Wright; perform Purcell and Haydn in Durham Cathedral Tickets £12; For further information 0191 334 3140 7.30pm Wednesday 13 June   BRADFORD Mark Swinton (Bath Abbey) lunchtime Organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Wednesday 13 June   DARLINGTON Billingham Choral Society concert; in St. Herbert's Church, Darlington see website 7.30pm Thursday 14 June   LEEDS Anthony Norcliffe (Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds) organ recital in Leeds RC Cathedral 1.10pm Thursday 14 June   RIPON Organ Recital ; Ripon Cathedral Tickets: 01423 870311 1.15pm Thursday 14 June   NEWCASTLE Handel: Rinaldo James Laing (counter tenor) with Newcastle Area Chamber Opera; in Kings Hall, Newcastle University Tickets: £10 - see website or 0191 519 3505 7.00pm Friday 15 June   DARLINGTON  hotel? Cappella Novocastriensis, under Eric Cross (director) perform Palestrina, Parry and English Part Songs; St James the Great, Darlington Tickets: £6 - 0191 277 8003 7.30pm Saturday 16 June   NEWCASTLE  hotel? Newcastle Bach Choir and orchestra, under Eric Cross (director) perform Part, Joubert, Todd and Janacek; King's Hall, Newcastle University Tickets: £12 - 0191 277 8003 7.30pm Saturday 16 June   DURHAM  hotel? Durham Polyphony Polychoral masterworks in celebration of Thomas Tallis's birth 500 years ago with music by Tallis and Gabrieli; in Durham Cathedral, Chapter House Free Admission: information 0191 334 3140 7.30pm Saturday 16 June   CARLISLE  hotel? The Wordsworth Singers perform Joubert, Bartber and Vaughan Williams; in Carlisle Cathedral Tickets: £10 - 01228 536146 7.30pm	Sunday 17 June   DURHAM  hotel? Durham Polyphony Music for King and Cardinal - Sacred Choral Music for King Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey (1500-1530); in St Oswald's Church, Durham Admission: £6 information 07939 084 797 7.30pm Sunday 17 June   WARKWORTH  hotel? Cappella Novocastriensis, under Eric Cross (director) perform Palestrina, Parry and English Part Songs; St Laurence's Church, Warkworth Tickets: £8 - 0191 277 8003 8.00pm Monday 18 June   DURHAM  hotel? Informal Concert by Durham Polyphony ; Durham Cathedral Tickets: tbc 2.00pm Tuesday 19 June   BILLINGHAM Billingham Choral Society concert; in St Mary's Church, Billingham see website 7.30pm Wednesday 20 June   BRADFORD Andrew Teague (Bradford) lunchtime Organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Thursday 21 June   LEEDS Mark Swinton (Bath Abbey) organ recital in Leeds RC Cathedral 1.10pm Thursday 21 June   RIPON Magnus Williamson Organ Recital; Ripon Cathedral Tickets: 01423 870311 1.15pm Sunday 24 June   BISHOP AUCKLAND Andreas Ensemble Choral Evensong for the Feast of the Birth of John the Baptist, sung by the Andreas Ensemble, directed by Brian Varley; St Ann's church, Bishop Auckland Free entry 3.00pm Wednesday 27 June   BRADFORD Mark Batten (Leicester) lunchtime Organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Wednesday 27 June   LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) Organ recital; in St Wilfrid's Church Leeds 7.30pm Wednesday 27 June   YORK  hotel? York University Choir & Symphony Orchestra, Peter Seymour - conductor and soloists; with Elgar's Dream of Gerontious; in York Minster Tickets: £8 - £17 7.30pm Thursday 28 June   LEEDS Julie Tanner (Leeds RC Cathedral) organ recital in Leeds RC Cathedral 1.10pm Thursday 28 June   RIPON Organ Recital ; Ripon Cathedral Tickets: 01423 870311 1.15pm Saturday 30 June   CULLERCOATS Shaun Turnbull (Cullercoats) Organ recital on the famous TC Lewis in St George's church, Cullercoats admission: £5 7.30pm Saturday 30 June   HEXHAM Hexham Abbey Choir Hexham Abbey Admission: 7.30pm Saturday 30 June   BRIDLINGTON Alan Spedding (Hexham) Organ recital in All Saints Church, Rudston admission: £7 - 01964 544145 6.00pm
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Monday 2 July   NEWCASTLE Paul Derrett (Hull) Organ recital in Newcastle Cathedral 1.00pm Wednesday 4 July   BRADFORD Paul Bowen (Bradford) lunchtime Organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral 1.05pm Thursday 5 July   RIPON Daniel Gordon Organ Recital; Ripon Cathedral Tickets: 01423 870311 1.15pm Thursday 5 July   YORK The King's Consort & The Choir of The King's Consort present a spectacular reconstruction of The Coronation of King George II; in the Central Nave, York Minster Tickets: 12.50 - £25 7.00pm Thursday 5 July   SUNDERLAND Vox Humana present a collection of European sacred baroque music; in Sunderland Minster Tickets: tbc 7.30pm Friday 6 July   YORK Ensemble Clement Janequin Virtuoso representations of hunting and warfare, memorable tunes and wickedly humorous lyrics; in Holy Trinity Church, Micklegate, York Tickets: 1.00pm Friday 6 July   YORK Choir of Gonville & Caius (Cambridge) ; in St Olave's Church, York Tickets: 10.00pm Saturday 7 July   YORK Minster Minstrels get vocal ; in the Unitarian Church, York Tickets: 3.00pm Saturday 7 July   BRINKBURN  hotel? the Kings Singers with a programme exploring the influences of landscape and time. The music ranges from Renaissance to Contemporary, including works by Lassus, Sibelius, Kodály and Maxwell-Davies; Brinkburn Priory, nr Morpeth and Rothbury, Northumberland Tickets: £10 - £26 (concs) - see website or 01289 330 999 for more details 7.30pm Saturday 7 July   YORK Yorkshire Baroque Soloists ; in the Salvation Army Citadel, York Tickets: 7.30pm Sunday 8 July   CARLISLE Abbey Singers Conducted by Jeremy Suter, with Music for a Royal Funeral; in Carlisle Cathedral Tickets: £20 - £12 6.30 & 8.30pm Sunday 8 July   YORK i Fagiolini ; in the Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York Tickets: 7.30pm Monday 9 July   YORK  hotel? The Sixteen perform as part of their Choral Pigrimage - Allegri's Miserere and workss by Palestrina, Anerio and others; in York Minster Tickets: 7.30pm Wednesday 11 July   DURHAM  hotel? Choir of St Thomas' Church, New York; in Durham Cathedral Free Admission: information 0191 334 3140 7.30pm Thursday 12 July   CARLISLE Tim Ravalde 0rgan recital, returning to Carlisle after a year in Salisbury; in Carlisle Cathedral Tickets: £20 - £12 12.45pm Join the National Trust and get 3 months membership FREE Thursday 12 July   YORK Choir of Kings College, Cambridge ; in the Minster, York Tickets: 7.30pm Friday 13 July   MORPETH Andrew Christer (Darlington) organ recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church Tickets: £6 - 01679 511078 12.30pm Saturday 14 July   HEXHAM Mike Dutton (Newcastle Cathedral) organ recital in Hexham Abbey Admission: 1.00pm Saturday 14 July   BRINKBURN  hotel? Brinkburn Festival Choir is joined by the outstanding Tees Valley Youth Choir, finalists in the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year competition for a Choral Celebration; Brinkburn Priory, nr Morpeth and Rothbury, Northumberland Tickets: £5 (concs) - see website or 01289 330 999 for more details 5.00pm Saturday 14 July   BRINKBURN  hotel? Gabrieli Consort Director: Paul McCreesh, choral programme contrasts works by the great Renaissance masters Josquin, Mouton, Palestrina, Tallis and Victoria along with romantic and modern works of the 20th century by composers Bax, Howells, Swayne and Adès and Górecki; Brinkburn Priory, nr Morpeth and Rothbury, Northumberland Tickets: £10 - £32 (concs) - see website or 01289 330 999 for more details 8.00pm	Sunday 15 July   CARLISLE Carlisle Cathedral Youth Choir Conducted by John Robinson, with the Legend of St. Cuthbert and The Birth of St. Kentigern; in Carlisle Cathedral Tickets: £20 - £12 7.30pm Sunday 15 July   BRINKBURN  hotel? Gabrieli Consort & Players Director: Paul McCreesh, Beethoven Missa Solemnis in D major; Brinkburn Priory, nr Morpeth and Rothbury, Northumberland Tickets: £10 - £32 (concs) - see website or 01289 330 999 for more details 4.00pm Monday 17 July   NEWCASTLE Jonathan Lilley (Ely Cathedral) organ recital in Newcastle Cathedral Admission: free 1.00pm Wednesday 18 July   DURHAM  hotel? Keith Wright (Durham) Organ Recital; Durham Cathedral Tickets: tbc 8.00pm Wednesday 20 July   DURHAM  hotel? Christopher Totney organ recital in Durham Cathedral 7.30pm Saturday 21 July   HEXHAM Anthony Gritten (RNCM) organ recital in Hexham Abbey Admission: 1.00pm Saturday 23 July   BEVERLEY Ann Elise Smoot () Organ recital in Beverley Minster admission: £7 - 01964 544145, please call for correct details 6.00pm Wednesday 25 July   DURHAM  hotel? Toby Moschard organ recital in Durham Cathedral 8.00pm Wednesday 25 July   HARTLEPOOL  hotel? Cathy Lamb (Christchurch Priory) in All Saints', Stranton Admission Free; retiring collection 7.30pm Saturday 28 July   CULLERCOATS Warren Smith (Oundle Award Winner) Organ recital on the famous TC Lewis in St George's church, Cullercoats admission: £5 7.30pm Saturday 28 July   HEXHAM Hugh Morris (Hexham) organ recital in Hexham Abbey Admission: 1.00pm Sunday 29 July   CULLERCOATS Vox Humana with music from the time of the Spanish Armada, including works by Victoria and Esquivel; in St George's church, Cullercoats admission: £6 - £5 2.30pm Travelling to a concert? - book train tickets via this link and help us keep developing The Music-Room
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Wednesday 1 August   DURHAM  hotel? Gordon Stewart organ recital in Durham Cathedral 7.30pm Saturday 4 August   HEXHAM John Pemberton (Hull City Hall) organ recital in Hexham Abbey Admission: 1.00pm Sunday 5 August   CORBRIDGE  hotel? Corbridge Festival Singers and Strings, with Scott Farrell (organ) directed by Martin Neary; perform Schubert Mass in G; part of Corbridge Chamber Music Festival; in St Andrew's Church, Corbridge, Northumberland Details: tel 029 2023 2432 10.30am Join the National Trust and get 3 months membership FREE Wednesday 8 August   DURHAM James Lancelot (Durham) organ recital in Durham Cathedral Admission: 8.00pm Saturday 11 August   HEXHAM Shaun Turnbull (St George’s Cullercoats) organ recital in Hexham Abbey Admission: 1.00pm Saturday 11 August   BEVERLEY  find a discount hotel Gabriel Dessaeur (Weisbaden) Organ recital in Beverley Minster admission: £7 - 01964 544145, please call for correct details 6.00pm Saturday 18 August   HEXHAM Lawrence Tao (Lawrence Phelps Award Winner) organ recital in Hexham Abbey Admission: 1.00pm Saturday 18 August   KENDAL  hotel? The Sixteen perform as part of their Choral Pigrimage - Allegri's Miserere and workss by Palestrina, Anerio and others; in Kendal Parish Church Tickets: 8.00pm	see the Classical and Chamber listings here Saturday 25 August   HEXHAM Tom Bell (Oundle Prize Winner) organ recital in Hexham Abbey Admission: 1.00pm Saturday 25 August   HALIFAX Ian Shaw (Halifax Parish Church) organ recital in Halifax Parish Church Admission: Free, collection 12.00noon Saturday 25 August   CULLERCOATS Katie McDermott (Cullercoats) Organ recital on the famous TC Lewis in St George's church, Cullercoats admission: £5 7.30pm Saturday 25 August   LEEDS  find a discount hotel Alexander Fiseisky (Moscow) Organ recital in St Bartholomew's, Armley, Leeds admission: £6 7.30pm Saturday 25 August   BRIDLINGTON Marcus Huxley (Birmingham) organ recital on the newly restored organ in Bridlington Priory admission: £7 6.00pm Monday 27 August   LEEDS Christopher Newton (St Bartholomew's, Armley) Organ recital in St Bartholomew's, Armley, Leeds admission: free, retiring collection 11.00am Monday 27 August (Bank Holiday)   RIPON Mareile Schmidt (Cologne conservatoire) Organ recital of works by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Duruflé and others; in Ripon Cathedral admission: £4 - 01765 603496 3.00pm Monday 27 August (Bank Holiday)   BEVERLEY Alan Spedding (Beverley) Organ recital in Beverley Minster admission: £7 - 01964 544145, please call for correct details 6.00pm Tuesday 28 August   LEEDS Anthony Norcliffe (Mill Hill, Leeds) Organ recital in Mill Hill Unitarian Chapel, Leeds admission: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Friday 31 August   MORPETH Paul Ritchie (Organist Emeritus, Cullercoats) organ recital in Morpeth Methodicst Church Admission: £5 - 01670 511078 1.30pm Travelling to a concert? - book train tickets via this link and help us keep developing The Music-Room
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Saturday 1 September   HALIFAX Fred Karlsson (Hornsey, London) organ recital in Halifax Parish Church Admission: £3.50 7.30pm Tuesday 4 October   CARLISLE John Robinson Organ recital in Carlisle Cathedral free entry 12.45pm Wednesday 5 September   BRADFORD Andrew Teague (Bradford) Organ recital at Bradford Cathedral admission: Free, retiring collecton 1.05pm Thursday 6 September   RIPON Thomas Leech (organ) with a lunchtime recital of Elgar's Sonata in G; in Ripon Cathedral Admission: free, donations welcome 1.15pm Thursday 6 September   RIPON  find a discount hotel Red Priest as 'Pirates of the Baroque'; in Holy Trinity Church, Ripon Admission: tbc 7.30pm Friday 7 September   NEWCASTLE Scott Farrell (Newcastle Cathedral) organ recital in Newcastle Cathedral Admission: free 1.00pm Saturday 8 September   HALIFAX Nicholas Bennett (Oxenhope) organ recital in Halifax Parish Church Admission: Free, retiring collecton 12.00 Saturday 8 September   HESSLE Tony Norcliffe (Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds) Organ recital at All Saints’ Church Hessle admission: 7.30pm Wednesday 12 September   BRADFORD Andrew Teague (Bradford) Organ recital at Bradford Cathedral admission: Free, retiring collecton 1.05pm Saturday 15 September   HALIFAX Andrew Jacobs (Southgate Methodist Church, Elland) organ recital in Halifax Parish Church Admission: £3.50 7.30pm Monday 17 September   NEWCASTLE Paul Trepte (Ely Cathedral) organ recital in Newcastle Cathedral Admission: free 1.00pm Monday 17 September   LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) organ recital in Leeds Town Hall Admission: free, retiring collecton 1.05pm Tuesday 18 September   ROTHERHAM Coope Boyes & Simpson, with Jo Freyja perform seasonal songs in 'A Shepherd's Calendar'; Holy Trinity Church, Ulley, Rotherham admission: £6 7.30pm Wednesday 19 September   BRADFORD Andrew Bryden (Ripon) Organ recital at Bradford Cathedral admission: Free, retiring collecton 1.05pm Thursday 20 September   BILLINGHAM Billingham Choral Society concert; in Wolviston Court WI Billingham see website 9.00pm Friday 21 September   GATESHEAD  find a discount hotel James Lancelot (Durham) Organ recital at St George's, Gateshead admission: £7 7.30pm	Saturday 22 September   HALIFAX Julie Ann Tanner (Leeds Cathedral) organ recital in Halifax Parish Church Admission: Free, retiring collecton 12.00 Monday 24 September   LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) organ recital of Elgar, Walton, Buxtehude, Cockroft, Langlais; in Leeds Town Hall Admission: free, retiring collecton 1.05pm Tuesday 25 September   CARLISLE Birgit Wildeman Organ recital in Carlisle Cathedral free entry 12.45pm Wednesday 26 September   BRADFORD David Rogers (Doncaster) Organ recital at Bradford Cathedral admission: Free, retiring collecton 1.05pm Thursday 27 September   LEEDS Stacey Thew (flute) plays Bach flute sonatas; in Leeds Cathedral Admission: see website 1.10pm Thursday 27 September   HURWORTH Billingham Choral Society concert; in Hurworth Grange see website 7.45pm Travelling to a concert? - book train tickets via this link and help us keep developing The Music-Room Friday 28 September   MORPETH Stephen Mott (Kirkby Stephen) organ recital in Morpeth Methodist Church Admission: £5 - 01670 511078 1.30pm Friday 28 September   SHEFFIELD Jonathan Bunney (St Giles-in-the-Fields) organ recital in Sheffield Cathedral Admission: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Friday 28 September   HEXHAM  find a discount hotel Hexham Abbey Festival Chorus & Orchestra perform Brams Requiem part of Hexham Abbey Festival; in Hexham Abbey Tickets: £8 - £15 - details see Festival website 7.30pm Subscribe to classicFM Magazine Saturday 29 September   HALIFAX Philip Paul (York Central Methodist Church) organ recital in Halifax Parish Church Admission: Free, retiring collecton 12.00 Sunday 29th September   HEXHAM  find a discount hotel Festival Choral Evensong sung by the combined choirs of Newcastle Cathedral and Hexham Abbey as part of Hexham Abbey Festival; in Hexham Abbey Tickets: free admission - details see Festival website 6.30pm Saturday 29 September   CULLERCOATS Rachel Knights (Symphony Hall, Whitlock Organ Scholar) Organ recital on the famous TC Lewis in St George's church, Cullercoats admission: £5 7.30pm Saturday 29 September   LEEDS The Heritage singers with a Concert of Choral Music for St Michaels tide; in St Michael's Headingley, Leeds Tickets: £5.00 7.30pm Thursday 27 September   BRIDLINGTON  find a discount hotel Carlo Curley (International Recitalist) Organ recital in Bridlinton Priory admission: £10 6.00pm to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.
O c t o b e r   2 0 0 7	see the Classical and Chamber listings here
Monday 1 October   NEWCASTLE Simon Nieminski (St Marys Cathedral, Edinburgh) organ recital in Newcastle Cathedral Admission: free 1.00pm Wednesday 3 October   HULL Paul Derrett Organ recital in Hull City Hall 12.30pm Wednesday 3 October   BRADFORD Neil Taylor (Sheffield) Organ recital at Bradford Cathedral admission: Free, retiring collecton 1.05pm Wednesday 3 October   HEXHAM  find a discount hotel Festival Choral Evensong sung by the choir of Hexham Abbey as part of Hexham Abbey Festival; in Hexham Abbey Tickets: free admission - details see Festival website 6.30pm Thursday 4 October   LEEDS Christian Spence (St Margaret's Church, Ilkley) plays Organ Music by Widor, Bonnet, Durufle, Dupre & Vierne; in Leeds Cathedral Admission: see website 1.10pm Saturday 6 October   HALIFAX Alexander Binns (Halifax ) organ recital in Halifax Parish Church Admission: Free, retiring collecton 12.00 Saturday 6 October   HEXHAM  find a discount hotel Michael Haynes Organ Recital on the Phelps organ as part of Hexham Abbey Festival; in Hexham Abbey Tickets: £5 - details see Festival website 1.00pm Saturday 6 October   HEXHAM  find a discount hotel Gothic Voices sing The Praises of the Mother of God as part of Hexham Abbey Festival; in Hexham Abbey Tickets: £8 - £15 - details see Festival website 7.30pm Tuesday 9 October   CARLISLE West Cumberland Choral Society Children’s Choir recital in Carlisle Cathedral free entry 12.45pm Wednesday 10 October   BRADFORD Charles Edmondson (Kendal) Organ recital at Bradford Cathedral admission: Free, retiring collecton 1.05pm Friday 12 October   SHEFFIELD Daniel Clark organ recital in Sheffield Cathedral Admission: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Saturday 13 October   HALIFAX Sue Turnbull (Barkisland) organ recital in Halifax Parish Church Admission: Free, retiring collecton 12.00 Saturday 13 October   NEWCASTLE  hotel? Bishopwearmouth Choral Society City Hall, Newcastle Tickets: 7.30pm Saturday 13 October   GUISBOROUGH  find a discount hotel Guisborough Choral Society perform CPE Bach's Magnificat and Poulenc's Gloria; St Nicholas Church, Guisborough Tickets: tbc 7.30pm Saturday 13 October   CARLISLE Border Festival Concert in Carlisle Cathedral Tickets: tbc 7.00pm Monday 15 October   NEWCASTLE Thomas Leech (Ripon Cathedral) organ recital in Newcastle Cathedral Admission: free 1.00pm Tuesday 16 October   CARLISLE Theresa Pepin Organ recital in Carlisle Cathedral free entry 12.45pm	Wednesday 17 October   BRADFORD Charles Edmondson (Kendal) Organ recital at Bradford Cathedral admission: Free, retiring collecton 1.05pm Thursday 18 October   RIPON Paul Derrett (Hull) Organ recital in Ripon Cathedral of Bairstow, Bach, Debussy 1.15pm Thursday 18 October   LEEDS Christopher McElroy & Benjamin Saunders (Leeds) play duets for Organ Music by Soler; in Leeds Cathedral Admission: see website 1.10pm Friday 19 October   HARTLEPOOL  find a discount hotel Peter Wright (London) in All Saints', Stranton Admission Free; retiring collection 7.30pm Friday 19 October   NORLAND Alexander Binns (Halifax ) organ recital in St Luke's, Norland Admission: Free, retiring collecton 12.00 Saturday 20 October   NEWCASTLE The Singers with an All Saints Concert of Renaissance and contemporary choral music ; All Saints' Church, Quayside, Newcastle Admission: £7 7.30pm Saturday 20 October   HALIFAX Ian Shaw (Harrow) organ recital in Halifax Parish Church Admission: £3.50 7.30pm Tuesday 23 October   SHEFFIELD Mark Swinton (Bath Abbey) organ recital in Sheffield Cathedral Admission: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Wednesday 24 October   BRADFORD Jonathan Kingston (Bromsgrove School) Organ recital at Bradford Cathedral admission: Free, retiring collecton 1.05pm Saturday 27 October   RIPON Harrogate Male Voice Choir Concert in aid of Age Concern; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: £10 7.30pm Saturday 27 October   LEEDS The Heritage singers, Thornton Vocal union and Vocalis with Tony Rudd (organ), with Mendelssohn Hymn of Praise and other Choral works; in St James the Great Manston, Leeds Tickets: £7.00 7.30pm Saturday 27 October   HALIFAX Philip Tordoff (Halifax) organ recital in Halifax Parish Church Admission: £3.50 7.30pm Monday 29 October   LEEDS Darius Battiwalla (Halifax) organ recital of Dupré, Beethoven, Bach, Whitlock, Lemare; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: Free 1.05pm Wednesday 31 October   BRADFORD Shean Bowers (Liverpool) Organ recital of Tournemire, Bach, Delius, Boellmann, Mozart; in Bradford Cathedral admission: Free, retiring collecton 1.05pm to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.
N o v e m b e r   2 0 0 7	see the Classical and Chamber listings here
Friday 3 November   CARLISLE Mass for All Souls with the music of Faurés Requiem in liturgical setting; in Carlisle Cathedral free entry 7.30pm Saturday 3 November   RIPON Harrogate Choral Society Andrew Padmore, conductor and Lucy Morton (soprano) with The Choir of Gateways School, Amici Brass and Thomas Moore (organ) perform Rutter Gloria and other works; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: £14 7.30pm Monday 5 November   LEEDS Benjamin Saunders (Leeds Cathedral) organ recital of Handel, Bach, Meyers, Tambling, Schmidt; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: Free 1.05pm Wednesday 7 November   HULL Philip Rushforth (Chester) Organ Recital in Hull City Hall admission: £3.50 12.30pm Wednesday 7 November   BRADFORD Paul Bowen (Bradford) Organ Recital at Bradford Cathedral admission: Free, retiring collecton 1.05pm Saturday 10 November   YORK  find a discount hotel York Cantores under Marion Best with Francis Jackson(organ) perform songs of remembrance by Finzi and Parry; in St Olave's Church, York Tickets: £9 8.00pm Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Monday 12 November   NEWCASTLE Paul Derrett (Hull City) organ recital in Newcastle Cathedral Admission: free 1.00pm Monday 12 November   LEEDS Ian Tracey (Liverpool) organ recital of Saint-Saens, Dubois, Vierne, Cochereau, Duruflé, etc; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: Free 1.05pm Tuesday 13 November   NEWCASTLE  hotel? Mediaeval Baebes Newcastle Cathedral Tickets: £15 7.30pm Wednesday 14 November   BRADFORD Andrew Teague (Bradford) Organ Recital at Bradford Cathedral admission: Free, retiring collecton 1.05pm Thursday 15 November   RIPON Alistair Reid (Coventry Cathedral) lunchtime Organ recital; in Ripon Cathedral 1.15pm Saturday 16 November   THIRSK  find a discount hotel Cambridge Chamber Consort directed by Dan Sladden, perform highlights from Handel's Messiah; in St. Oswald's Church, Sowerby, Thirsk Tickets: £10 book tickets 7.30pm	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Monday 19 November   LEEDS Ekaterina Melnikova (Moscow) organ recital of De Grigny, Hakim, Liszt, Kikta, Corette, Mulet; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: Free 1.05pm Wednesday 21 November   BRADFORD Paul Bowen (Bradford) Organ Recital at Bradford Cathedral admission: Free, retiring collecton 1.05pm Thursday 22 November   RIPON Dorothea Harris (Ripon Cathedral) lunchtime Organ recital; in Ripon Cathedral admission: Free, retiring collecton 1.15pm Thursday 22 November   LEEDS Daniel Gordon (Leeds SOM) plays organ music J S Bach, Reger, Lennon-Berkeley, Whitlock and others; in Leeds Cathedral Admission: see website 1.10pm Saturday 24 November   YORK  find a discount hotel The Chapter House Choir Stephen Williams, conductor; perform works by Vaughan Williams, Finzi and Britten; in York Minster Admission: £10, £8 8.00pm Monday 26 November   NEWCASTLE John Robinson (Carlisle Cathedral) organ recital in Newcastle Cathedral Admission: free 1.00pm Monday 26 November   LEEDS Arnfinn Tobiassen (Croydon) organ recital of Tournemire, Grieg, Bach, Widor; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: Free 1.05pm Tuesday 27 November   SHEFFIELD Gareth Perkins (Paignton Parish Church) organ recital in Sheffield Cathedral Admission: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Wednesday 28 November   BRADFORD Jonathan Bielby (Wakefield) Organ Recital at Bradford Cathedral admission: Free, retiring collecton 1.05pm Give National Trust membership as a gift for Christmas Thursday 29 November   RIPON Thomas Leech (Ripon Cathedral) lunchtime Organ recital; in Ripon Cathedral admission: Free, retiring collecton 1.15pm Thursday 29 November   LEEDS Cori Spezzati (Polychoral Music of the Renaissance) Hull University Early Music Group directed by Christopher Wilson; in Leeds Cathedral Admission: see website 1.10pm Travelling to a concert? - book train tickets via this link and help us keep developing The Music-Room
D e c e m b e r   2 0 0 7	see the Classical and Chamber listings here
Saturday 1 December   SUNDERLAND  find a discount hotel Bishopwearmouth Choral Society perform Mozart Requiem and Mass in C; Sunderland Minster Tickets: pm Saturday 1 December   BEVERLEY  find a discount hotel East Riding County Choir under Alan Spedding, perform Handel's Messiah; in Beverley Minster Tickets: £8-£12 7.30pm Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Wednesday 5 December   HULL Roger Fisher (Trelogan, Wales) Organ Recital in Hull City Hall admission: £3.50 12.30pm Thursday 6 December   RIPON Andrew Bryden (Ripon Cathedral) lunchtime Organ recital; in Ripon Cathedral admission: Free, retiring collecton 1.15pm Thursday 6 December   LEEDS John Keys (Nottingham) organ recital of Widor 5th Symphony; in Leeds Cathedral Admission: see website 1.10pm Saturday 8 December   DARLINGTON Darlington Choral Society conducted by Richard Bloodworth with Bach's Christmas Oratorio; in Darlington Dolphin Centre see website 7.15pm Saturday 8 December   MIDDLESBROUGH Cleveland Philharmonic Choir & Mowbray Orchestra concert with Synthonia Male Voice Choir; in the Baptist Tabernacle - Middlesborough Tickets: 01642 656273 7.30pm Saturday 8 December   NORTON Billingham Choral Society concert with Synthonia Male Voice Choir; in Norton Methodist Church see website 7.30pm Saturday 8 December   SHEFFIELD  find a discount hotel Manchester Camerata Darius Battiwalla, conductor perform Messiah; in Sheffield City Hall Tickets: £25, £22.50, £19, £7.50 7.30pm Sunday 9 December   CULLERCOATS  find a discount hotel Vox Humana with a seasonal miscellany; in St George's church, Cullercoats Tickets: £6 £5 2.30pm Sunday 9 December   GATESHEAD  find a discount hotel Newcastle Bach Choir with Dame Emma Kirkby, Catherine King, Charles Daniels, Peter Harvey, Newcastle Baroque, conducted by Eric Cross; at the Sage Gateshead Tickets: £22, £18, £12, £8 7.30pm Monday 10 December   LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) organ recital of Seasonal music from a variety of traditions; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: Free 1.05pm Wednesday 12 December   BISHOP AUCKLAND  hotel? Durham Singers Christmas Concert; in the Throne room, Bishop Auckland Castle See website or call 0191 386 8622 for details 7.30pm Thursday 13 December   LEEDS  find a discount hotel ICAEW Carol Concert featuring Leeds Cathedral Boys' & Adult Choir; in Leeds Cathedral Admission: see website 1.10pm Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Friday 14 December   MIDDLESBROUGH The Singers Candlelit Christmas Concert; St John the Evangelist, Middlesbrough Admission: £18 8.00pm Saturday 15 December   BILLINGHAM Billingham Choral Society concert with Synthonia Male Voice Choir; in St Columba’s Church, Billingham see website 6.00pm Saturday 15 December   HEXHAM The Singers Candlelit Christmas Concert; in Hexham Abbey Admission: £18 8.00pm	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Saturday 15 December   GUISBOROUGH  find a discount hotel Guisborough Choral Society with a Christmas Concert; St Nicholas Church, Guisborough Tickets: tbc 7.30pm Saturday 15 December   HARROGATE  find a discount hotel Harrogate Choral Society and Harrogate Symphony Orchestra join with about 400 local primary school children to perform well known carols and Christmas music; in the Harrogate International Centre Tickets: 01423 537230 7.00pm Saturday 15 December   HALIFAX  find a discount hotel York Waits with concert of ancient, evocative Yuletide music; in the Square Chapel for the Arts, Halifax Tickets: £11 (concs) - 01422 349422 7.30pm Sunday 16 December   DARLINGTON The Singers Candlelit Christmas Concert; in St Cuthbert's, Darlington Admission: £18 8.00pm Sunday 16 December   HALIFAX  find a discount hotel York Waits with concert of ancient, evocative Yuletide music; in the Square Chapel for the Arts, Halifax Tickets: £11 (concs) - 01422 349422 7.30pm Monday 17 December   NEWCASTLE Scott Farrell (Newcastle Cathedral) organ recital in Newcastle Cathedral Admission: free 1.00pm Tuesday 18 December   YORK Carols by Candlelight The Chapter House Choir and Stephen Williams, conductor; in the Chapter House, York Minster Admission: £10 8.00pm Wednesday 19 December   YORK Carols by Candlelight The Chapter House Choir and Stephen Williams, conductor; in the Chapter House, York Minster Admission: £10 8.00pm Thursday 20 December   NEWCASTLE The Singers Candlelit Christmas Concert; in St George's Jesmond, Newcastle Admission: £18 8.00pm Thursday 20 December   KENDAL The Wordsworth Singers under James Grossmith, conductor perform Bach's Christmas Oratorio; in Kendal Parish Church Tickets: awaiting confirmation 7.00pm Thursday 20 December   YORK Carols by Candlelight The Chapter House Choir and Stephen Williams, conductor; in the Chapter House, York Minster Admission: £10 8.00pm Friday 21 December   CARLISLE The Singers Candlelit Christmas Concert; in St Cuthbert's, Carlisle Admission: £18 8.00pm Saturday 22 December   BEVERLEY The Singers Candlelit Christmas Concert; in Beverley Minster Admission: £18 8.00pm Saturday 30 December   GATESHEAD The Swingbridge Singers in their 20th Anniversary Concert, with Black Voices; in the Sage Gateshead Admission: £12 3.00pm to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.