Music Room Choral & Organ Archive 2007

J a n u a r y   2 0 0 8

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Monday 7 January   LEEDS
Gordon Stewart (Leeds) organ recital of Bach, Ravanello, Lemare, Bingham, Renaud; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: Free
1.05pm

Monday 7 January   HUDDERSFIELD
Carlo Curley (International Recitalist) organ recital of Dvorak, Bach, Handel, Stanley, Wagner, Elgar; in Huddersfield Town Hall
Tickets: Free
1.05pm

Wednesday 9 January   LEEDS
Choral Scholars of Kings College Cambridge a concert of sacred music and close harmony songs; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: Free
7.00pm

Friday 11 January   LEEDS
Elli Glarou (Armley) organ recital; in Leeds PArish Church
Tickets: Free
1.00pm

Saturday 12 January   GATESHEAD  hotel?
The King's Consort under robert King with a programme of Viadana, Gabrieli and Monteverdi; at the Sage, Gateshead
Tickets: £7 - £29 - 0191 443 4661 or see thesagegateshead.org for more details
7.30pm

Monday 14 January   LEEDS
Jean Galard (Beauvais) organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: Free
1.05pm

Wednesday 16 January   DURHAM
organ recital () of Olivier Messiaen's a Nativite du Seigneur; in Durham Cathedral
Tickets: tbc
7.30pm

Friday 18 January   LEEDS
Elli Glarou (Armley) organ recital; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: Free
1.00pm


Friday 18 January   LEEDS
Psaltic Grupul Stavropoleos the Stavropoleos Group has been a role model for Romanian Church music revival; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: Free
8.00pm

Saturday 19 January   DURHAM
Ripon Cathedral Choir with a programme of European sacred music; in Morpeth Methodist Church
Tickets: £10
7.30pm

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Monday 21 January   LEEDS
Carlo Curley (International Recitalist) organ recital of Dvorak, Bach, Handel, Stanley, Wagner, Elgar; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: Free
1.05pm

Thursday 24 January   RIPON
Hugh Morris (Hexham) Organ recital; in Ripon Cathedral
Tickets: Free
1.15pm

Friday 25 January   LEEDS
Elli Glarou (Armley) organ recital; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: Free
1.00pm

Saturday 26 January   NEWCASTLE
David Goode (masterclass) ; in St Nicholas' Church, Gosforth, Newcastle
Tickets: tbc
2.00pm

Monday 28 January   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) organ recital of Reger, Messiaen, Karg-Elert; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: Free
1.05pm

Thursday 31 January   LEEDS
Benjamin Saunders (Leeds) organ recital of Bach and Messiaen; in Leeds Cathedral
Tickets: Free
1.10pm

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F e b r u a r y   2 0 0 8

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Friday 1 February   LEEDS
David Houlder (Leeds) Organ Recital - a celebration of Ralph Vaughan Williams; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: Free
1.05pm

Saturday 2 February   YORK
The Ebor Singers An atmospheric setting of the Orthodox All-Night Vigil by Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara; in York Minster
Tickets: £15 - £7
7.30pm


Wednesday 6 February   HULL
Alan Spedding (Beverley Minster) lunchtime organ concert; in Hull City Hall
Tickets: tbc
12.30pm

Thursday 7 February   RIPON
The Fairfax Ensemble lunchtime concert; in Ripon Cathedral
Tickets: Free
1.15pm

Thursday 7 February   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) organ recital of Bach, Vierne, Jackson; in Leeds Cathedral
Tickets: Free
1.10pm

Friday 8 February   LEEDS
David Houlder (Leeds) Organ Recital - a celebration of Ralph Vaughan Williams; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: Free
1.05pm

Friday 8 February   YORK
Organ Recital; in York Minster
Tickets:
1.10pm

Saturday 9 February   DURHAM  find a discount hotel
Durham Choral Society concert; in Durham Cathedral
see website
7.30pm

Monday 11 February   LEEDS
St Peter's Singers with a tribute to Vaughan Williams who died 50 years ago this year; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: Free
1.05pm

Friday 15 February   LEEDS
Richard McVeigh (York) Organ Recital; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: Free
1.05pm

Friday 15 February   YORK
Organ Recital; in York Minster
Tickets:
1.10pm

Saturday 16 February   YORK
Concert by the University of York Wander the atmospheric space of the empty Nave absorbing the haunting sounds of the Eastern gamelan with Eastern and Western wind music; in York Minster
Tickets: £10
7.30pm

Sunday 17 February   LEEDS
Leeds Cathedral Adult choir & orchestra perform Bach St John Passion; in Leeds Cathedral
Tickets: www.leedscathedral.org.uk
3.00pm

Monday 18 February   LEEDS
Thomas Trotter (Birmingham) organ recital of Mendelssohn, Aston, Messiaen, Lemare; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: Free
1.05pm

Thursday 21 February   RIPON
Greg Smith (Director of Music, Ripon Cathedral Choir School) organ recital; in Ripon Cathedral
Tickets: Free
1.15pm

Thursday 21 February   LEEDS
Leeds University Chamber Choir perform music by Allegri, Praetorius & Ockingham; in Leeds Cathedral
Tickets: Free
1.10pm

Friday 22 February   LEEDS
David Houlder (Leeds) Organ Recital - a celebration of Ralph Vaughan Williams; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: Free
1.05pm

Friday 22 February   YORK
Organ Recital; in York Minster
Tickets:
1.10pm

Saturday 23 February   LEEDS  find a discount hotel
Leeds Philharmonic Chorus Manchester Camerata Concert Orchestra with soloists under David Hill perform music by British composers John Rutter and John Tavener; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: £25 - £12.50
7.30pm

Monday 25 February   LEEDS
David Houlder (Leeds) organ recital of Bach, Hurford, Gigout, Saint-Saens, Aston, Willan; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: Free
1.05pm

Monday 25 February   SHEFFIELD
Paul Derrett (Hull) organ recital; in Sheffield Cathedral
Tickets: Free
1.15pm

Thursday 28 February   RIPON
Dorothea Harris (Ripon) organ recital; in Ripon Cathedral
Tickets: Free
1.15pm

Friday 29 February   LEEDS
David Houlder (Leeds) Organ Recital - a celebration of Ralph Vaughan Williams; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: Free
1.05pm

Friday 29 February   YORK
Organ Recital; in York Minster
Tickets:
1.10pm

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M a r c h   2 0 0 8

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Saturday 1 March   DURHAM  find a discount hotel
Palatinate Voices concert; in Durham Cathedral
see website
7.30pm

Monday 3 March   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds City Organist) organ recital of Delius, Hollins, Ketelbey, Jongen; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: Free
1.05pm

Wednesday 5 March   HULL
Roger Fisher (Trelogan, Wales) Organ Recital in Hull City Hall
admission: £3.50
12.30pm

Thursday 6 March   LEEDS
Tom Leech (Ripon) organ recital of Bach, Vierne, Jackson; in Leeds Cathedral
Tickets: Free
1.10pm

Friday 7 March   YORK
Organ Recital; in York Minster
Tickets:
1.10pm

Saturday 8 March   NEWCASTLE
Vox Humana under Andrew Soulsby, perform ‘Lamentatione’, mens voices a capella music exploring the tumultuous world of the English Catholic in the 16th century; in St John's church, Grainger Street, Newcastle
Tickets: £6 - £5
1.00pm

Saturday 8 March   NEWCASTLE  
Cappella Novocastriensis and Newcastle Baroque With Julia Kogan (soprano) and Eric Cross (conductor); perform a programme of varied music by Vivaldi, including the UK premiere of the recently discoverd Dixit Dominus; in King's Hall, Newcastle University
Tickets: £12 - £8
7.30pm

Saturday 8 March   SUNDERLAND  find a discount hotel
Bishopwearmouth Choral Society perform Bach St John Passion; Sunderland Minster
Tickets:

Saturday 8 March   YORK
York Musical Society Choir and Orchestra under Philip Moore perform the Duruflé Requiem and Vierne Messe Solennelle; in York Minster
Tickets: £6 - £18 see website
7.30pm

Saturday 8 March   HESSLE  find a discount hotel
Hull Bach Choir perform Bach: Mass in B Minor; at All Saints, Hessle
Tickets: £10 01482 654567
7.30pm

Sunday 9 March   NEWCASTLE  
Red Byrd present 'Bella Fiorenza: Birthplace of Madrigals' - programme of frottolas, chansons, madrigals, carnival songs and dance music from the early 16th century; in King's Hall, Newcastle University
Tickets: £12 - £8
7.30pm

Monday 10 March   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds City Organist) organ recital of Marcello, Whitlock, Carter, Howells, Alain, Reubke; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: Free
1.05pm

Thursday 13 March   NEWCASTLE  
'Charmed by the notes' Sirenic elements in English vernacular songs, 1600-1900; Songs largely from the 17th and 18th centuries surviving orally into the times of the Victorian and Edwardian folk song collectors and beyond; in King's Hall, Newcastle University
Tickets: free
1.10pm

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Thursday 13 March   LEEDS
Stephen Power (Soutwell) organ recital of Bach, Vierne, Jackson; in Leeds Cathedral
Tickets: Free
1.10pm

Friday 14 March   GATESHEAD
Richard Allum (Durham) Organ Recital ; in St George's Church, Gateshead
Tickets: £7
7.30pm

Friday 14 March   YORK
Organ Recital; in York Minster
Tickets:
1.10pm

Saturday 15 March   DARLINGTON
Darlington Choral Society conducted by Richard Bloodworth with Brahms German Requiem; in Darlington Dolphin Centre
see website
7.15pm

Saturday 15 March   YORK  find a discount hotel
The Chapter House Choir perform music by Palestrina, William Walton, Tomas Luis de Victoria and Francis Grier; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: £10, £8
8.00pm

Saturday 15 March   LEEDS  find a discount hotel
Manchester Camerata & Leeds Festival Chorus perform Macmillan, Schubert and Beethoven; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: £12.50 - £25.50
7.30pm

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Monday 17 March   NEWCASTLE
Paul Derrett (Hull) organ recital; in Newcastle Cathedral
Tickets: Free
1.00pm

Monday 17 March   LEEDS
Choir of Leeds Parish Church and soloists with a performance of Stainer's Crucifixion; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: Free
1.05pm

Tuesday 18 March   LEEDS
Misereri Mei Music for Holy Week by Allegri, Tallis and De Cristo; in Leeds Cathedral
Tickets: www.leedscathedral.org.uk
8.00pm

Friday 21 March   LEEDS  find a discount hotel
St Peter's Singers and St Peter's Chamber Orchestra with soloists directed by Simon Lindley perform the B Minor Mass - J S Bach; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: £10 (£8 discounts) 0113 258 8446
7.00pm

Friday 21 March   SHEFFIELD  hotel?
Manchester Camerata Nicholas Kraemer, conductor, Paul Agnew, tenor (Evangelist), Matthew Hargreaves, bass (Christus), Robert Macdonald, bass - perform Bach's St John Passion; in Sheffield City Hall
Tickets: £25, £22.50, £19, £7.50
7.30pm

Friday 28 March   HARTLEPOOL
Ian Pounder (Hartlepool) Organ Recital; in All Saints, Stranton
Tickets: admission free
7.30pm

Saturday 29 March   NEWCASTLE
Newcastle Choral Society & Durham Sinfonia perform Brahms German Requiem; in Newcastle Civic Centre
Tickets: £12
7.30pm

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A p r i l   2 0 0 8

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Saturday 4 April   GATESHEAD
Robert Quinney (Westminster Abbey) Celebrity Organ Recital ; in St George's Church, Gateshead
Tickets: £7
7.30pm

Friday 11 April   HARTLEPOOL
Daniel Cook (Salisbury) Organ Recital; in All Saints, Stranton
Tickets: admission free
7.30pm

Friday 11 April   BRIDLINGTON
Bridlington Choral Society with Soloists perform Haydn’s Creation; in Bridlington Priory, Bridlington
Tickets: £8
7.30pm

Monday 14 April   NEWCASTLE
Simon Earl (tenor) lunchtime Recital; in Newcastle Cathedral
Tickets: admission free
1.00pm

Tuesday 15 April   CARLISLE
Ian Hare (University of Lancaster) Organ Recital ; in Carlisle Cathedral
Tickets: tbc
12:45pm

Thursday 17 April   DURHAM
The Sixteen under Harry Christophers continue their Choral Pilgrimage 2008 'Treasures of Tudor England'; in Durham Cathedral
Tickets: £10 - £16
7.30pm

Friday 18 April   HALIFAX
Halifax Choral Society with David Houlder perform French Choral Masterpieces - Fauré and Cherubini Requiems; in Halifax Parish Church, Halifax
Tickets: £8
7.30pm

Saturday 19 April   BRADFORD
Junior Members Recital Organ Recital; in St. Chad's Church, Toller Lane, Bradford
Tickets: admission free
6.45pm

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Saturday 19 April   HALIFAX  find a discount hotel
Roger Fisher (Trelogan, Wales) organ recital in Halifax Parish Church
Admission: £3.50
7.30pm

Saturday 19 April   SHEFFIELD  find a discount hotel
Sheffield Oratorio Chorus & The South Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra with Haydn's Creation; in Sheffield Cathedral
Admission: £8 - £14
7.30pm

Saturday 19 April   KENDAL
Hugh Davies, Ian Pattinson & John Robinson Choral & Organ concert of Parry, Finzi and Vierne; in Kendal Parish Church, Kendal
Tickets: £10
7.30pm

Sunday 20 April   LEEDS  find a discount hotel
Leeds Guild of Singers with a baroque orchestra perform Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610; in St Matthew's Church, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
Admission: £10
6.30pm

Monday 21 April   NEWCASTLE
Simon Earl lunchtime Organ Recital; in Newcastle Cathedral
Tickets: admission free
1.00pm

Wednesday 23 April   DURHAM  find a discount hotel
Durham University Consort of Voices concert; in Durham Cathedral
see website
7.30pm

Wednesday 23 April   STOCKTON  find a discount hotel
George McPhee (Paisley) Organ recital; in Stockton URC
Admission:
7.30pm

Thursday 24 April   HULL
Hull Choral Union with Soloists Julie Cooper – soprano and James Birchall – Bass Baritone; perform Brahms German Requiem; in Hull City Hall
Tickets: £6 - £13 - 01482 226655
7.30pm

Friday 25 April   MORPETH  find a discount hotel
Michael Haynes (Hexham) Organ recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church
Admission: £6 - 01670 511078
12.30pm

Saturday 26 April   BRIDLINGTON  find a discount hotel
Colin Walsh (Lincoln Cathedral) organ recital of Mendelssohn, Mozart, Bach, Allain, Cocker, Bridge and Messiaen; in Bridlington Priory
Admission: £tbc
6.00pm

Tuesday 29 April   CARLISLE
John Robinson (Carlisle) Organ Recital ; in Carlisle Cathedral
Tickets: tbc
12:45pm

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M a y   2 0 0 8

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Thursday 1 May   NEWCASTLE  
International Centre for Music Studies (students & staff) a programme of sacred and secular vocal music by Josquin des Pres, Monteverdi, Morley and others; in King's Hall, Newcastle University
Tickets: free
1.10pm

Thursday 1 May   GATESHEAD  
Hermitage male Voice ensemble from St PEtersburg, with a programme of Russian Orthodox vocal music and folk songs; in St Chad's Church, Bensham, Gateshead
Tickets: £6 (concs)
7.30pm

Saturday 3 May   BISHOP AUCKLAND
organ and trumpet Recital ; in South Church, Bishop Auckland
Tickets: tbc
7.30pm

Saturday 3 May   BEVERLEY
East Riding County Choir & East Riding Sinfonia perform the Verdi Requiem; in Beverley Minster, Beverley
Tickets: £8 - £12
7.30pm

Saturday 3 May   SETTLE
The Langcliffe Singers & Langcliffe Chamber Ensemble perform Vivaldi Gloria and the Duruflé Requiem; in Giggleswick School Chapel, Settle
Tickets: £9
7.30pm

Sunday 4 May   HEXHAM
Hermitage Ensemble with a concert of Russian sacred music and folk songs; in St Peter’s Church Newbrough, nr Hexham
Tickets: tbc - 01434 674292
7.00pm

Wednesday 7 May   KESWICK
John Robinson (Carlisle) Organ Recital ; in Crosthwaite Church (St Kentigern), Keswick
Tickets: tbc
12:45pm


Wednesday 7 May   HULL
Maureen and Robin MacAllister (International Organ Duo) lunchtime Organ Recital; in Hull City Hall
Tickets: £3.50
12.30pm

Wednesday 7 May   LEEDS  find a discount hotel
Fourth Annual Battle of the Organs In aid of the Choral Foundation Appeal - Ian Tracey, Simon Lindley, David Houlder and Daniel Bishop, organs; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: Free admission - 0113 245 4012
7.30pm

Friday 9 May   GATESHEAD  find a discount hotel
Fron Male Voice Choir favourites from the famous male voice choir; in The Sage Gateshead
Tickets: £20 - £27.50 - book online
7.30pm

Monday 12 May   NEWCASTLE
Arthur Wills lunchtime Organ Recital; in Newcastle Cathedral
Tickets: admission free
1.00pm

Saturday 17 May   BRINKBURN
The Singers Conductor Donald Halliday, a concert of music by Parsons, Grieg, Brahms, Franck, Stanford and Macmillan; with North Wind Quintet performing music by Danzi and Northumbrian Folksongs; in Brinkburn Priory
Admission to Priory: £3; concert free
2.30pm

Saturday 17 May   WHITLEY BAY
Scott Farrell (Newcastle) Organ Recital on the refurbished and enlarged three manual Harrison/Binns; in St Paul's Church, Whitley Bay
Tickets: £6
7.30pm

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Saturday 17 May   THIRSK
North Yorkshire Chorus conducted by Greg Smith, organist Andrew Christer - perform works by Elgar, Parry, Fauré, Schubert; in St Mary's Church
Ticket: £10 (accompanied 16 and under free) see www.northyorkshirechorus.org.uk
7.30pm

Saturday 17 May   LEEDS  find a discount hotel
Leeds Festival Chorus, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Leeds Festival Chorus and Leeds Philharmonic Chorus under Simon Wright, conductor - perform Elgar's Music Makres and Prokoviev, Alexander Nevsky; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: £27, £24, £22.50, £18, £14
7.30pm

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Monday 19 May   NEWCASTLE
Luis Ortega (counter Tenor) lunchtime Recital; in Newcastle Cathedral
Tickets: admission free
1.00pm

Tuesday 20 May   CARLISLE
Tom Bell (Esher) Organ Recital ; in Carlisle Cathedral
Tickets: tbc
12:45pm

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Tuesday 22 May   DURHAM
Keith Wright (Durham) Organ Recital marking the Centenary of Olivier Messiaen's birth; in Durham Cathedral
Tickets: tbc
7.30pm

Friday 23 May   GATESHEAD
Timothy Hone (Salisbury) Organ Recital ; in St George's Church, Gateshead
Tickets: £7
7.30pm

Friday 30 May   WAKEFIELD  find a discount hotel
The Clerks Group In Memoria Tour; in National Coal Mining Museum, Overton, Wakefield
Admission: £tbc
7.15pm

Friday 30 May   MORPETH  find a discount hotel
Michael Dutton (Newcastle) Organ recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church
Admission: £6
12.30pm

Friday 30 May   HARTLEPOOL  find a discount hotel
Simon Hogan (Salisbury) Organ recital; in All Saints' Stranton
Admission: free
7.30pm


Saturday 31 May   BRIDLINGTON  find a discount hotel
Malcolm Riley (Cranbrook School, Kent) organ recital of Vaughan Williams, Riley, Carter, SS Wesley and Whitlock; in Bridlington Priory
Admission: £tbc
6.00pm

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J u n e   2 0 0 8

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Monday 2 June   NEWCASTLE
Dorothea Harris lunchtime Organ Recital; in Newcastle Cathedral
Tickets: admission free
1.00pm

Wednesday 4 June   YORK  find a discount hotel
York University Chamber Choir under Peter Seymour conductor, with a concert of Delius, Britten and Vaughan Williams; in York Minster
Tickets: £10
7.30pm

Friday 6 June   YORK  find a discount hotel
Roderick Williams (baritone) with Peter Seymour, with a concert of Somervell, Vaughan Williams Ireland and Jackson; in Jack Lyons Concert Hall
Tickets: £10
7.30pm

Saturday 7 June   SUNDERLAND  find a discount hotel
Bishopwearmouth Choral Society perform Gershwin and lighter music; Sunderland Minster
Tickets:

Saturday 7 June   YORK  find a discount hotel
Jason Darnell (tenor) with Peter Seymour, with a concert of songs by Quilter and Finzi; in Jack Lyons Concert Hall
Tickets: £10
4.30pm

Saturday 7 June   LEEDS  find a discount hotel
Manchester Camerata Yorkshire Voices join the Manchester Camerata for a performance of Verdi's Requiem; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: £27.50 - £13
7.30pm

Saturday 7 June   SWALEDALE  hotel?
Swaledale Festival Orchestra and Chorus performing Britten's Noye’s Fludde; part of the Swaledale Festival; in St Andrew's church, Grinton
Tickets: £12 - 01748 880019 or see website
8.00pm

Saturday 7 June   HULL  find a discount hotel
Hull Bach Choir perform Haydn: 'Nelson' Mass; at Trinity Methodist Church, Hull
Tickets: £10 01482 654567
7.30pm

Sunday 8 June   DURHAM  find a discount hotel
Palatinate Voices concert; in Durham Cathedral
see website
8.00pm

Friday 13 June   DURHAM  find a discount hotel
DUOS concert; in Durham Cathedral
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7.30pm

Saturday 14 June   NEWCASTLE  
Newcastle Bach Choir & Newcastle Baroque with soloists James Gilchrist and Anthony Robson Eric Cross (conductor) perform Bach: Cantatas 78, 97, 135; in King's Hall, Newcastle University
Tickets: £15
7.30pm

Saturday 14 June   WHITLEY BAY
Paul Ritchie (Organist Emeritus, St George's, Cullercoats) Organ Recital on the refurbished and enlarged three manual Harrison/Binns; in St Paul's Church, Whitley Bay
Tickets: £6
7.30pm

Saturday 14 June   SUNDERLAND  find a discount hotel
The Chapter House Choir under Stephen Williams, perform German sacred music; in York Minster
Tickets: £8 - £10
8.00pm

Saturday 14 June   BRIDLINGTON
East Riding County Choir & East Riding Sinfonia perform Haydn and Fauré; in Bridlington Priory
Tickets: 01262 670153
7.30pm

Sunday 15 June   LEEDS  find a discount hotel
Sacred Choral ClassicsThe Choir of Leeds Parish Church, St Peter's Singers, Leeds College of Music Choral Society, Overgate Hospice Choir, and the Orchestra of Opera North; directed by Simon Lindley; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free admission 0113 258 8446
3.00pm

Tuesday 17 June   SHEFFIELD  find a discount hotel
Bach Society perform Haydn, Stabat Mater and Bach, Cantatas 61 & 72; in Sheffield Catahedral
Admission: tbc
7.30pm

Wednesday 18 June   YORK  find a discount hotel
York University Choir & Symphony orchestra conducted by Peter Seymour, perform Verdi's Requiem; in York Minster
Tickets: £17 - £8
7.30pm

Friday 20 June   MORPETH  find a discount hotel
Hugh Morris (Hexham) Organ recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church
Admission: £6
12.30pm

Saturday 21 June   DURHAM  find a discount hotel
DCCA concert; in Durham Cathedral
see website
7.30pm

Saturday 21 June   HEXHAM  find a discount hotel
Leeds guild of Singers with Graham Coatman perform Music in the Abbey – Cavalli Vespers and Music from 17th Century Venice, with period instruments; in Hexam Abbey
Tickets £8, £2 children www.musicintheabbey.org.uk
7:30

Saturday 21 June   YORK
York Musical Society Choir and Orchestra under Philip Moore with a Vaughan Williams programme; in York Minster
Tickets: £6 - £18 see website
7.30pm

Saturday 21 June   YORK
Yorkshire Bach Choir & Yorkshire Baroque Soloists perform Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers; in St Michael-le-Belfrey Church, York
Tickets: £16 see
7.30pm

Saturday 21 June   SHEFFIELD  find a discount hotel
Viva Voce presents Shakespeare in song, including pieces by Purcell, Vaughan Williams, Mantyjarvi and Rutter; in Upper Chapel, Norfolk Street, Sheffield
Admission: £8
7.30pm

Saturday 21 June   SHEFFIELD  find a discount hotel
Oratorio Chorus perform Rutter, Magnificat and Britten, Company of Heaven; in Sheffield Cathedral
Admission: tbc
7.30pm

Wednesday 25 June   BEVERLEY  find a discount hotel
Vista Murrieta High School Choir under Jennifer Page perform sacred and secular music spanning the ages of musical history; in Beverley Minster
Admission: FREE - A collection will be made in aid of Dove House Hospice
7.30pm

Friday 27 June   GATESHEAD
Philip Moore (York) Organ Recital ; in St George's Church, Gateshead
Tickets: £7
7.30pm

Friday 27 June   BRAMPTON
David Dewar (Salisbury) Organ recital; in St Martin's Brampton
Admission: free
7.30pm

Saturday 28 June   HEXHAM  find a discount hotel
Young Musicians in Hexam Abbey
Tickets: Free, retiring collection www.musicintheabbey.org.uk
12:30

Saturday 28 June   BRIDLINGTON  find a discount hotel
Michael Smith (Bridlington Priory) organ recital of Franck, Karg-Elert, Peeters, Bach, Walton, Howells and Guilmant; in Bridlington Priory
Admission: £tbc
6.00pm

Monday 30 June   NEWCASTLE
All Saints' Chamber choir and Orchestra perform Vivaldi, Pergolesi and Handel; in All Saints' Church, Gosforth, Newcastle
Tickets: £8.50
7.00pm


Monday 30 June   HULL
Nicholas Grigsby & Max Kenworthy (New Zealand) lunchtime Organ Recital; in Hull City Hall
Tickets: £3.50
12.30pm

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J u l y   2 0 0 8

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Tuesday 1 July   NEWCASTLE
Vokalensemble Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral Chamber Choir) conducted by Eberhard Metternich; in All Saints Church, Quayside, Newcastle
Tickets: tbc
8.00pm

Friday 4 July   LEEDS
David Houlder (Leeds PC) Organ Recital ; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: retiring collection
12.30pm

Friday 4 July   NEWCASTLE
Francis Jackson (Malton) Organ Recital ; in St George's Church, Gateshead
Tickets: £7
7.30pm

Friday 4 July   BISHOP AUCKLAND
The Brook Street Band with Baroque at the Castle - Handel, Couperin and others; in Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland
Tickets: £12
7.30pm

Saturday 5 July   NEWCASTLE
Newcastle Choral Society and Durham Cathedral Young Singers, conductor Mark Anyan with David Murray & Eileen Bown (pianos) perform Bernstein, Chilcott and Lambert; in the Civic Centre Banqueting Suite,Newcastle
Tickets: £10
7.30pm

Sunday 6 July   DURHAM  find a discount hotel
Durham Cathedral Young Singers informal concert; in Durham Cathedral
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7.30pm

Wednesday 9 July   DURHAM  find a discount hotel
Robert Sharpe (Truro) Organ recital; in Durham Cathedral
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7.30pm

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Thursday 10 July   YORK  find a discount hotel
The Choir of New College, Oxford Royalty in Exile - Music written for performance at royal chapels in foreign lands; in St Michael le Belfry, York
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7.30pm

Friday 11 July   LEEDS
Scott Senogles (Mirfield Parish Church) Organ Recital ; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: retiring collection
12.30pm

Friday 11 July   BRAMPTON
David Dewar (Organ) recital with Sian Allen (Soprano); in St Martin's Brampton
Admission: free
12.45pm

Friday 11 July   DURHAM  find a discount hotel
Organ recital for Conference of The Centre for Nineteenth Century Music; in Durham Cathedral
see website
7.30pm

Cumbria Choral Initiative is a group of people who are committed to developing the rich heritage of one of England's and Cumbria's finest traditions: CHORAL SINGING. CCI initiates projects which help to maintain choral singing in Cumbria in a healthy and vibrant state.
see CCI website

Friday 11 July   CARTMEL  find a discount hotel
Pro Nobis Singers evening choral concert as part of the Cumbria Choral Initiative; in Cartmel Priory
Tickets: 01539 720168
7.00pm

Saturday 12 July   KENDAL  find a discount hotel
Elizabeth Dodd & Philip Gruar concert of Early Music as part of the Cumbria Choral Initiative; in Kendal Unitarian Chapel
Tickets: 01539 720168
11.00am

Saturday 12 July   HEXHAM  find a discount hotel
John Keys (Nottingham) organ recital; in Hexam Abbey
Tickets: Free, retiring collection www.musicintheabbey.org.uk
12:30

Saturday 12 July   CULLERCOATS  find a discount hotel
Vox Humana & Antiphon under Andrew Soulsby and John Roper with a concert of English Choral music, including Vaughan Williams Mass in G; in St George's Cullercoats
Tickets: tbc
7.30pm

Saturday 12 July   KENDAL  find a discount hotel
Cumbria Festival concert of Vaughan Williams and Walton's Belshazzar's Feast as part of the Cumbria Choral Initiative; in Kendal Parish Church
Tickets: 01539 720168
7.00pm

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Sunday 13 July   KENDAL  find a discount hotel
Elizabeth Traill, Nicholas Hurndall Smith and John Lofthouse Afternoon recital of English Songs as part of the Cumbria Choral Initiative; in Kendal Parish Church
Tickets: 01539 720168
2.00pm

Sunday 13 July   HEXHAM  find a discount hotel
Vox Humana & Antiphon under Andrew Soulsby and John Roper with a concert of English Choral music, including Vaughan Williams Mass in G; in St Mary's RC church
Tickets: tbc
8.15pm

Wednesday 16 July   DURHAM  find a discount hotel
James Lancelot (Durham) Organ recital; in Durham Cathedral
see website
7.30pm

Friday 18 July   LEEDS
Alan McGuinness (St Asaph Cathedral) Organ Recital ; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: retiring collection
12.30pm

Friday 18 July   WHITLEY BAY
Phillip Mills (St James URC, Newcastle upon Tyne) Organ Recital on the refurbished and enlarged three manual Harrison/Binns; in St Paul's Church, Whitley Bay
Tickets: £6
7.30pm

Friday 18 July   BRAMPTON
David Dewar (Organ) recital with Hilary Dewar (Viola); in St Martin's Brampton
Admission: free
12.45pm

Friday 18 July   MORPETH  find a discount hotel
Geoffrey Watson (Newcastle) Organ recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church
Admission: £6
12.30pm

Friday 18 July   BRAMPTON
David Dewar (Organ) recital with Hilary Dewar (Viola); in St Martin's Brampton
Admission: free
10.00pm

Saturday 19 July   HEXHAM  find a discount hotel
Alan Spedding (Beverley Minster) organ recital; in Hexam Abbey
Tickets: Free, retiring collection www.musicintheabbey.org.uk
12:30

Saturday 20 July   BRINKBURN  find a discount hotel
Vox Humana under Andrew Soulsby sing Choral evensong; in Brinkburn Priory
Tickets: free with entry for the Priory
3.30pm

Wednesday 23 July   DURHAM  find a discount hotel
Keith Wright (Durham) Organ recital; in Durham Cathedral
see website
7.30pm

Saturday 26 July   HEXHAM  find a discount hotel
Tom Leach (Ripon) organ recital; in Hexam Abbey
Tickets: Free, retiring collection www.musicintheabbey.org.uk
12:30

Saturday 26 July   BRIDLINGTON  find a discount hotel
David Briggs (International Concert Organist) organ recital of Messiaen, Franck, Dupré, Bach, Briggs, Ravel and Strauss; in Bridlington Priory
Admission: £tbc
6.00pm

Wednesday 30 July   DURHAM  find a discount hotel
Timothy Noon (Liverpool RC) Organ recital; in Durham Cathedral
see website
7.30pm

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A u g u s t   2 0 0 8

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Friday 1 August   NEWCASTLE
Mark Venning (Durham) Organ Recital ; in St George's Church, Gateshead
Tickets: £7
7.30pm

Saturday 2 August   HEXHAM  find a discount hotel
Katy McDermott (2007 Oundle Award Winner) organ recital; in Hexam Abbey
Tickets: Free, retiring collection www.musicintheabbey.org.uk
12:30

Sunday 3 August   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) Organ Recital ; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: retiring collection
7.45pm

2-9 of August, the Three Choirs Festival takes place in Worcester Cathedral this year. For details, see the 3 Choirs Festival website
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Wednesday 6 August   DURHAM  find a discount hotel
Simon Bell (Southwell) Organ recital; in Durham Cathedral
see website
7.30pm

Saturday 9 August   HEXHAM  find a discount hotel
Mark Blatchley (Charterhouse) organ recital; in Hexam Abbey
Tickets: Free, retiring collection www.musicintheabbey.org.uk
12:30

Sunday 10 August   LEEDS
Arnfinn Tobiassen (London) Organ Recital ; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: retiring collection
7.45pm

Wednesday 13 August   DURHAM  find a discount hotel
Ashley Grote (Westminster) Organ recital; in Durham Cathedral
see website
7.30pm

Friday 15 August   WHITLEY BAY
Sarah Boutwood (Monkseaton) Organ Recital on the refurbished and enlarged three manual Harrison/Binns; in St Paul's Church, Whitley Bay
Tickets: £6
7.30pm

Saturday 16 August   HEXHAM  find a discount hotel
Young Organsists (Hexham) organ recital; in Hexam Abbey
Tickets: Free, retiring collection www.musicintheabbey.org.uk
12:30

Sunday 17 August   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) Organ Recital ; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: retiring collection
7.45pm

Monday 18 to Friday 22 August   DURHAM  find a discount hotel
Children's Music Workshops of Durham Peoples' Opera Group; in Durham Cathedral
see website
10am

Friday 22 August   DURHAM  find a discount hotel
Durham Peoples' Opera Group concert; in Durham Cathedral
see website
6.30pm

Saturday 23 August   HEXHAM  find a discount hotel
Peter Locke organ recital; in Hexam Abbey
Tickets: Free, retiring collection www.musicintheabbey.org.uk
12:30

Saturday 23 August   CULLERCOATS
Shaun Turnbull (Cullercoats) organ recital; in St Georges Church, Cullercoats
Tickets: £5 concs
7.30pm

Sunday 24 August   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) Organ Recital ; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: retiring collection
7.45pm

Monday 25 August   BEVERLEY
Alan Spedding (Leeds) Organ Recital ; in Beverley Minster
Tickets: retiring collection
6.00pm

Monday 25 August   HEXHAM  find a discount hotel
Music for a bank holiday organ/piano duets and choral greats, Hexham Abbey Chamber Choir; in Hexam Abbey
Tickets: £8, £2 children www.musicintheabbey.org.uk
6.00

Friday 29 August   MORPETH  find a discount hotel
Charles Wooler (Newcastle) Organ recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church
Admission: £6
12.30pm

Saturday 30 August   BRIDLINGTON  find a discount hotel
Mario Duella (Italy) organ recital of Bach, Krebs, Boely, Foote, Stanford, Vierne and Bossi; in Bridlington Priory
Admission: £tbc
6.00pm

Sunday 31 August   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) Organ Recital ; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: retiring collection
7.45pm

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S e p t e m b e r   2 0 0 8

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Friday 5 September   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) lunchtime Organ Recital ; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Friday 5 September   LEEDS
Thomas Moore (Wakefield) Organ Recital ; St Wilfrid's Church, Leeds
Tickets: free, retiring collection
7.30pm

Monday 8 September   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds City Organist) lunchtime Organ Recital ; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free, 0113 224 3801
1.05pm

Friday 12 September   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) lunchtime Organ Recital ; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Friday 12 September   WHITLEY BAY
Martin Charlton Organ Recital on the refurbished and enlarged three manual Harrison/Binns; in St Paul's Church, Whitley Bay
Tickets: £6
7.30pm

Friday 12 September   LEEDS
Philip Tordoff (Halifax) Organ Recital ; St Wilfrid's Church, Leeds
Tickets: free, retiring collection
7.30pm

Friday 19 September   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) lunchtime Organ Recital ; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Friday 19 September   NEWCASTLE
James Lancelot (Durham) Organ Recital ; in St George's Church, Gateshead
Tickets: £7
7.30pm

Monday 22 September   LEEDS
Jonathan Bielby (Wakefield) lunchtime Organ Recital ; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free, 0113 224 3801
1.05pm

Friday 26 September   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) lunchtime Organ Recital of Mendelssohn and Guilmant; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Friday 26 September   WHITLEY BAY
Choir of St Nicholas Cathedral directed by Scott Farrell in a concert featuring the refurbished and enlarged three manual Harrison/Binns; in St Paul's Church, Whitley Bay
Tickets: £6
7.30pm

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Friday 26 September   MORPETH  find a discount hotel
Katy McDermott (Cullercoats) Organ recital; in Morpeth Methodist church
Admission: £6
12.30pm

Saturday 27 September   CULLERCOATS
Katy McDermott (Cullercoats) organ recital; in St Georges Church, Cullercoats
Tickets: £5 concs
7.30pm

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Saturday 27 September   HEXHAM
Hexham Abbey Festival Chorus & Orchestra with Haydn's Nelson Mass plus Britten conducted by David Murray; part of the Hexham Abbey Festival; in Hexham Abbey
Tickets: see Website
7.30pm

Saturday 27 September   BRIDLINGTON  find a discount hotel
Richard Tanner (Blackburn Cathedral) organ recital ; of Bach, Mendelssohn, Elgar, York Bowen, Vaughan Williams and Vierne; in Bridlington Priory
Admission: £tbc
6.00pm

Sunday 28 September   LEEDS
The Choir of Leeds Parish Church and soloists Simon Lindley (Organ) sing Festival Choral Matins; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, 0113 224 3801
10.00am

Sunday 28 September   LEEDS
The Choir of Leeds Parish Church and soloists Simon Lindley (Organ) sing Festival Choral Evensong; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, 0113 224 3801
3.00pm

Monday 29 September   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds City Organist) lunchtime Organ Recital ; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free, 0113 224 3801
1.05pm

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O c t o b e r   2 0 0 8

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Saturday 4 October   SUNDERLAND
the Murrays in Concert ; in Sunderland Minster
Tickets: £tbc
7.30pm

Saturday 4 October   HEXHAM
Exaudi present Sun and Stars; part of the Hexham Abbey Festival; in Hexham Abbey
Tickets: see Website
7.30pm

Monday 6 October   LEEDS
Yorkshire Three Choirs festival, of Wakefield, Ripon and Leeds with Simon Lindley (Leeds City Organist) perform Vaughan Williams fabulous choral version of the Galliard of the Sons of the Morning from Job – The Voice out of the Whirlwind; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, 0113 224 3801
1.05pm

Friday 10 October   BRADFORD
Cathedral Choir pre-tour Con, ; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: Free entry – retiring collection
7.30pm

Wednesday 15 October   BRADFORD
Stephen Carleston (Bolton Parish Church) Lunchtime Organ Recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: Free entry – retiring collection
1.05pm

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Monday 20 October   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds City Organist) lunchtime Organ Recital ; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free, 0113 224 3801
1.05pm

Wednesday 22 October   BRADFORD
Andrew Teague (Bradford) Lunchtime Organ Recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: Free entry – retiring collection
1.05pm

Saturday 25 October   BISHOP AUCKLAND
David Saint (Birmingham) with a celebrity organ recital; in St Andrews, South Church, Bishop Auckland
Tickets: £7.50 inc wine and canapés
7.30pm

Sunday 26 October   YORK
The Choir of Leeds Parish Church Dr Simon Lindley's 60th Birthday Concert; in York Minster
Tickets: free, 0113 224 3801
7.30pm

Monday 27 October   LEEDS
Stephen Cleobury (Kings, Cambridge) lunchtime Organ Recital ; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free, 0113 224 3801
1.05pm

Wednesday 29 October   BRADFORD
Graham Barber (St Bartholomew’s Armley) Lunchtime Organ Recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: Free entry – retiring collection
1.05pm

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N o v e m b e r   2 0 0 8

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Saturday 1 November   SHEFFIELD
Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus with a concert of Bruckner and Rutter; in Sheffield City Hall
Tickets: £15
7.30pm

Monday 3 November   LEEDS
David Hill (Cambridge) lunchtime Organ Recital ; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free, 0113 224 3801
1.05pm

Monday 3 November   LEEDS
Fauré Requiem Sung liturgically by the Cathedral Boys and Adults; in Leeds Cathedral
tickets:
5.30pm

Monday 3 November   YORK
Yorkshire Bach Choir with a concert of Tallis 40 part motet and Taverner Missa Gloria Tibi Trinitas; in St Michael-le-Belfrey Church, York
Tickets: £12
1.05pm

Thursday 6 November   LEEDS
Jane Flynn Lunchtime organ recital; in Leeds Cathedral
Admission:
1.10pm

Saturday 8 November   HARROGATE
Harrogate Choral Society, Manchester Camerata and soloists under Andrew Padmore, with a concert of Mozart and Haydn; in the conference centre, Harrogate
Tickets: £20
7.30pm

Saturday 8 November   SHEFFIELD  find a discount hotel
Sheffield Oratorio Chorus and South Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alan Eost with a Remembrance-tide concert consisting of Faure's Requiem and Tippett's oratorio "A Child of our time"; in Sheffield Cathedral
Tickets: £14 (conc. £11)
7.30pm

Sunday 9 November   LEEDS
Leeds Philharmonic Chorus and Airedale Symphony Orchestra under John Anderson, conductor with a concert of Karl Jenkins and Holst; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: £% - £16, 0113 224 3801
7.30pm

Monday 10 November   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds City Organist) lunchtime Organ Recital ; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free, 0113 224 3801
1.05pm

Thursday 13 November   LEEDS
Graham Barber Lunchtime Haprsichord recital; in Leeds Cathedral
Admission:
1.10pm

Saturday 15 November   DEWSBURY
Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir and soloists under Andrew Padmore, conductor, with Mozart Requiem and Brahms; in Dewsbury Town Hall
Tickets: £13 - £25
7.30pm

Monday 17 November   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds City Organist) lunchtime Organ Recital ; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free, 0113 224 3801
1.05pm

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Thursday 20 November   LEEDS
Andrew Teague Lunchtime organ recital; in Leeds Cathedral
Admission:
1.10pm

Saturday 22 November   NEWCASTLE
Newcastle Bach Choir and classical Players under Eric Cross with a Concert of Hummell and Hayden; in Kings Hall, Newcastle University
Tickets: £15 Available from Windows, 0191 232 1356
7.30pm

Saturday 22 November   YORK
York Musical Society Choir and Orchestra under Philip Moore with a Concert for St Cecilia's Day; in York Minster
Tickets: £6 - £18 see website
7.30pm

Sunday 23 November   NEWCASTLE
Newcastle Choral Society with Durham Sinfonia and soloists, under Mark Anyan perform Mendelssohn's Elijah; in Newcastle Civic Centre Banqueting Suite
Tickets: £14 01207 560555
7.30pm

Monday 24 November   LEEDS
John Scott Whiteley (York) lunchtime Organ Recital of Messaien Livre du Saint Sacrement (entire); in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free, 0113 224 3801
11.30am

Thursday 27 November   LEEDS
Neil Taylor Lunchtime organ recital; in Leeds Cathedral
Admission:
1.10pm

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D e c e m b e r   2 0 0 8

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Monday 1 December   LEEDS
Choirs of Leeds Cathedral and Leeds Parish Church under Benjamin Saunders with Simon Lindley (Leeds City Organist) Music for Advent and Christmas; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free, 0113 224 3801
1.05pm

Tuesday 2 December   SHEFFIELD  find a discount hotel
Sheffield University Chamber Choir under Nigel Simeone, perform Palestrina, Messaien and Schubert's Mass in E flat; in Firth Hall, University of Sheffield
Tickets:
7.30pm

Thursday 4 December   LEEDS
Consort 1700 Lunchtime baroque trio recital; in Leeds Cathedral
Admission:
1.10pm

Friday 5 December   GATESHEAD  find a discount hotel
Northern Sinfonia & Northern Sinfonia Chorus and soloists under Nicholas McGegan, perform Handel's Messiah; in the Sage Gateshead
Tickets: £7 - £29.50
7.00pm

Friday 5 December   GATESHEAD  find a discount hotel
The Russian Patriarchate Choir Late Night Concert; the only vocal ensemble officially authorised to represent the Russian Orthodox Church, is comprised of twelve men’s voices, singing this ancient sacred music and traditional folk songs with great depth and emotion. This candlelit event will provide a stunning climax to a superb evening of choral music; in the Sage Gateshead
Tickets: £19.50
10.30pm

Saturday 6 December   NEWCASTLE  find a discount hotel
Rosie Midgley with Andrew Soulsby (harpsichord) with a lunchtime recital, programme to include Sweelinck song variations with original songs Soler's outrageous FANDANGO!; in St Nicholas church, Gosforth
Tickets: on the door
1.00pm

Saturday 6 December   SUNDERLAND  find a discount hotel
Bishopwearmouth Choral Society perform Bach B minor Mass; Sunderland Minster
Tickets:
7.30pm

Saturday 6 December   BEVERLEY  find a discount hotel
East Riding County Choir perform Poulenc: Gloria and Mendelssohn: Hymn of Praise; in Beverley Minster
Tickets: £8 - £12 01482 391672; see website
7.30pm

Saturday 6 December   LEEDS  find a discount hotel
St Peter's Singers & St Peter's Chamber Orchestra perform Handel’s Messiah ; in The Venue, Leeds College of Music, Leeds
Tickets: £8 - £10
7.30pm

Sunday 7 December   KESWICK  find a discount hotel
Red Priest 'Johann I'm Only Dancing'; in Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
Tickets: £tbc
7.30pm

Monday 10 December   LEEDS
Sing up Concert The school choirs from St Mary's, Rothwell, Corpus Christi and St Theresa's combine together with choristers from the Cathedral Choirs; in Leeds Cathedral
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7.00pm

Thursday 11 December   LEEDS
Leeds Cathedral boys choir Carol concert for Leeds business community; in Leeds Cathedral
Admission:
1.10pm

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Saturday 13 December   NEWCASTLE
Cappella Novocastriensis under Eric Cross with a candlelit concert of Christmas music; in All Saints' Church, Quayside, Newcastle
Tickets: £15 Available from Windows, 0191 232 1356
7.30pm

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Saturday 13 December   DARLINGTON  find a discount hotel
Darlington Choral Society a "Christmas Concert" including Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Christmas Carols, Elgar - Spirit of England and Carols for Choir and Audience; in Dolphin Centre, Darlington
Tickets: £tbc
7.15pm

Saturday 13 December   YORK  find a discount hotel
Yorkshire Bach Choir and Yorkshire Baroque Soloists perform Bach B Minor Mass; in St Michael-le-Belfrey Church, York
Tickets: £20
7.15pm

Monday 15 December   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds City Organist) with a seasonal lunchtime Organ Recital ; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free, 0113 224 3801
1.05pm

Tuesday 16 December   GATESHEAD
The Tallis Scholars with a candlelit journey through an Elizabethan Advent and Christmas; in the Sage Gateshead
Tickets: £7 - £29.50 see website
7.30pm

Wednesday 17 December   SHEFFIELD
Sheffield Oratorio Chorus with a Christmas Carol Concert; in St. Andrews, Psalter Lane, Sheffield
Tickets: £8 see website
7.30pm

Thursday 18 December   YORK
Ding Dong Merrily Programme of Christmas Music and Seasonal Readings from York Musical Theatre Company; in St. Margaret's Church, Walmgate, York
Tickets: £12 see website
7.30pm

Saturday 20 December   CHESTER-LE-STREET
Argus Singers Programme of Christmas Music and Seasonal Readings; in Chester-le-Street Methodist Church
Tickets: £5
7.00pm

Sunday 21 December   CULLERCOATS
Nine Lessons and Carols the traditional service of Nine Lessons and Carols; in St. George's Church, Cullercoats
Tickets: free entry
6.30pm

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