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Monday 4 January   LEEDS Gordon Stewart (Kirlees) organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm Thursday 7 January   LEEDS Philip Tordoff (Halifax) organ recital; in Halifax Minster Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Friday 8 January   LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) organ recital; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Monday 11 January   NEWCASTLE Michael Stoddart (Newcastle) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Monday 11 January   LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm Friday 15 January   LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) organ recital of inspirational Bach; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Monday 18 January   NEWCASTLE Simon Nieminski (Edinburgh) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Monday 18 January   LEEDS David Houlder (Leeds) organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm Tuesday 19 January   SKIPTON  find a discount hotel Tonus Peregrinus sing a capella English music, early and modern; in Holy Trinity Church, Skipton Tickets: ₤12.50 - tel 01756 799912 or see website 7.30pm	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Follow us for the latest concerts on Twitter Friday 22 January   LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) organ recital of inspirational Bach; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Friday 22 January   SHEFFIELD Roland Dee lunchtime organ recital ; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Saturday 23 January   DURHAM  find a discount hotel Durham Choral Society Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony and Serenade to Music; in Durham Cathedral Tickets: ₤16 7.30pm Monday 25 January   NEWCASTLE performer tbc (tbc) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Monday 25 January   LEEDS Ian Tracey (Liverpool) organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm Tuesday 26 January   SHEFFIELD Mark Rothman lunchtime organ recital ; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Friday 29 January   LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) organ recital of inspirational Bach; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Friday 29 January   SHEFFIELD Ian Ball lunchtime organ recital ; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.
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Monday 1 February   NEWCASTLE Jonathan Clinch (Durham) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Monday 1 February   LEEDS Thomas Trotter (Birmingham) organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm Monday 8 February   NEWCASTLE Sebastien Dupuis (Bordeaux) Piano recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Monday 8 February   LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) and the Huddersfield Brass Band, organ and brass recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm Friday 9 February   SHEFFIELD Nicolas Grégoire lunchtime organ recital ; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Saturday 13 February   YORK Yorkshire Bach Choir under Peter Seymour with a concert of Music for the Sistine Chapel by Allegri and Palestrina; in St Michael le Belfrey Church, York Tickets: ₤14 7.30pm Monday 15 February   LEEDS St Peter's Singers & Chamber Orchestra with soloists under Simon Lindley perform Bach's St John Passion (in English); in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Follow us for the latest concerts on Twitter - and our Facebook page Saturday 20 February   LEEDS Manchester Camerata & Leeds Philharmonic Chorus Duruflé Reqiuem and Poulenc; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: ₤27.50, ₤24, ₤22.50, ₤18, ₤14 - 0113 224 3801 7.30pm Saturday 20 February   BRADFORD Carlo Curley (Concert Organist) Organ Recital; in Bradford Cathedral Tickets: tbc 7.30pm Monday 22 February   NEWCASTLE David Stevens (Newcastle) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Monday 22 February   LEEDS Philip Meadon (Leeds CoM) organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.
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Monday 1 March   NEWCASTLE Simon Passmore (Hexham) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Monday 1 March   LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm Tuesday 2 March   SHEFFIELD Andrew Linn lunchtime organ recital; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Friday 5 March   HEXHAM Andrew Kennedy & Roger Vignoles ; in Queens Hall Hexham Tickets: ₤14 12.30pm Friday 5 March   LEEDS Dr Christopher Newton lunchtime organ recital 'a French Collection'; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Saturday 6 March   NEWCASTLE Paul Derrett organ recital; in St John the Baptist, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Saturday 6 March   HEXHAM Choral Workshop led by David Allinson. Repertoire (copies will be provided) will be great pieces of Spanish polyphony by Victoria, Guerrero, Morales, etc; email NEEMF or phone 07979 866303 for information 10.30am to 4.30pm Saturday 6 March   BRIGHOUSE Overgate Hospice Choir conducted by Dr. Gordon Stewart with their Annual Hymnsing; in Brighouse Central Methodist Church Tickets: ₤6 - 01422 345414 7.30pm Sunday 7 March   GATESHEAD Newcastle Bach Choir with Newcastle Baroque and soloists under Eric Cross perform a programme of works by JS Bach; in the Sage Gateshead Tickets: ₤18 7.30pm Monday 8 March   NEWCASTLE performer tbc (tbc) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Friday 12 March   LEEDS Dr Christopher Newton lunchtime organ recital 'a French Collection'; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Friday 12 March   SHEFFIELD Anthony Gowing lunchtime organ recital; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Friday 12 March   BISHOP AUCKLAND  find a discount hotel Durham Singers perform Brahms Requiem, with Piano Duet; in Auckland Castle throne room Tickets: tbc 7.15pm tbc Friday 12 March   HEXHAM  find a discount hotel Northern Harmony Choir perform a varied programme of vocal 'world' music; in Queens Hall, Hexham Tickets: ₤6 7.30pm Saturday 13 March   SUNDERLAND  find a discount hotel Durham Singers perform Brahms Requiem, with Piano Duet; in Sunderland Minster Tickets: tbc 7.15pm tbc Saturday 13 March   LEEDS Simon Lindley & RLPO concert including Saint Saens Organ Symphony; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: 9.50 - 27.50 1.05pm Monday 15 March   NEWCASTLE performer tbc (tbc) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Monday 15 March   LEEDS John Scott Whiteley (York) organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm Thursday 18 March   RIPON  hotel? Andrew Bryden (Ripon) organ recital; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: Admission free with a retiring collection - see website 1.15pm	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Follow us for the latest concerts on Twitter - and our Facebook page Friday 19 March   GATESHEAD Robert Quinney (Westminster) Organ Recital; in St George's, Gateshead Tickets: ₤7 inc canapes 7.30pm Friday 19 March   LEEDS Dr Christopher Newton lunchtime organ recital 'a French Collection'; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Friday 19 March   SHEFFIELD Paul Derrett lunchtime organ recital; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Saturday 20 March   RIPON  hotel? Ripon Choral Society perform Elgar's The Kingdom; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: tbc - see website 7.30pm Saturday 20 March   YORK Yorkshire Bach Choir, with Joseph Cornwell and Stephen Varcoe, under Peter Seymour perform Bach St Matthew Passion; in St Michael le Belfrey Church, York Tickets: ₤20 7.00pm Monday 22 March   NEWCASTLE performer tbc (tbc) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Monday 22 March   LEEDS Benjamin Saunders (Leeds RC) organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.05pm Tuesday 23 March   SHEFFIELD Neil Taylor lunchtime organ recital; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Friday 26 March   LEEDS Dr Christopher Newton lunchtime organ recital 'a French Collection'; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Saturday 27 March   NEWCASTLE  hotel? Northern Praeclassica directed by Simon Fidler, perform works by Byrd, Bruckner, Gorecki and Barber; in St George�s Church, Jesmond Tickets: free 7.30pm Saturday 27 March   NEWCASTLE  hotel? Newcastle Choral Society perform Carl Orff's Carmina Burana; in Kings Hall, Newcastle University Tickets: ₤10 7.30pm Saturday 27 March 2010   DARLINGTON  find a discount hotel Darlington Choral Society perform Mendelssohn's Elijah; in Dolphin Centre, Darlington Tickets: tbc 7.15pm Saturday 27 March   SHEFFIELD Sheffield Oratorio Chorus South Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra and soloists, conducted by Alan Eost perform Beethoven's Missa Solemnis: in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: ₤16 see website 7.30pm Sunday 28 March   BISHOP AUCKLAND The Andreas Ensemble directed by Brian Varley wiith Andrew Robinson (organ), performing Stainer's 'The Crucifixion'; in St Tickets: free, retiring collection - 01388 606075 3.00pm will be singing Monday 29 March   NEWCASTLE performer tbc (tbc) organ recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.
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Friday 2 April   LEEDS St Peter�s Singers & Chamber Orchestra with soloists under Simon Lindley, perform Haydn's Mass 16 & 'Stabat Mater'; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: ₤12 7.00pm Monday 5 April   LEEDS Graham Barber recital on the Schultze organ; in St Bartholomew's, Armley Tickets: tbc 11.00am Friday 16 April   DURHAM The Antiphon Choir will be singing a full Tridentine Mass, setting by Palestrina, with accompanying motets and plainchant; in Ushaw College chapel, Durham Tickets: n/a tbc Saturday 17 April   RICHMOND Richmondshire Choral Society under Kathryn Haworth, perform English choral music; in Richmond Parish Church Tickets: ₤8 7.30pm	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Follow us for the latest concerts on Twitter - and our Facebook page Saturday 17 April   DURHAM Matthew Atherton, Sebastian Marlow, Juliet O'Brien & George Warren (Barnard Castle School) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas', Durham Tickets: ₤5 7.00pm Monday 19 April   CARTMEL Adrian Self (Cartmel) Organ Recital; in Cartmel Priory Tickets: free 1.10pm Thursday 22 April   RIPON Christopher Hainsworth (Beziers Cathedral) Organ Recital; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free 1.15pm Thursday 22 April   CARLISLE Jordan English Organ Recital; in Carlisle Cathedral Tickets: free 1.00pm Friday 23 April   GATESHEAD Timothy Hone (Salisbury) Organ Recital; in St George's, Gateshead Tickets: ₤7 inc canapes 7.30pm Saturday 24 April   GATESHEAD Hermitage Ensemble with a concert of Russian Orthodox music and folk songs; in St Chad's, Bensham Tickets: ₤7 7.30pm Sunday 25 April   BRIDLINGTON Robert Poyser (Beverley) Organ Recital; in Bridlington Priory Tickets: ₤8 6.00pm Monday 26 April   NEWCASTLE Michael Stoddart (Newcastle) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Wednesday 28 April   SEDGEFIELD Keith Wright (Durham) Organ Recital; in St Edmund's Sedgefield Tickets: ₤5 7.30pm Thursday 29 April   RIPON Chapel Choir of Queen Mary's School, Thirsk under Nick Carter give a lunchtime concert; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free 1.15pm to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.
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Saturday 1 May   NEWCASTLE Shaun Turnbull (Cullercoats) organ recital; in St John the Baptist, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Saturday 1 May   GATESHEAD  find a discount hotel New London Consort perform Handel's Acis and Galatea; in the Sage Gateshead Tickets: ₤7 - ₤29.5 see website for details 7.30pm Saturday 1 May   BEVERLEY East Riding County Choir performing Masses by Michael and Joseph Haydn; in Beverley Minster Tickets: tbc 01482 391672 7.30pm Monday 3 May   LEEDS Graham Barber recital on the Schultze organ; in St Bartholomew's, Armley Tickets: tbc 11.00am Monday 3 May   CARTMEL Anthony Milledge (Ulverston) Organ Recital; in Cartmel Priory Tickets: free 1.10pm Wednesday 5 May   SEDGEFIELD Philip Deane (Ferryhill) Organ Recital; in St Edmund's Sedgefield Tickets: ₤5 7.30pm Thursday 6 May   RIPON Stephen Bullamore (Waltham Abbey) Organ Recital; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free 1.15pm Friday 7 May   MORPETH Michael Stoddart (Newcastle) organ recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Monday 10 May   NEWCASTLE (tba) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Tuesday 11 May   SEDGEFIELD Alan Barber (Stockton) Organ Recital; in St Edmund's Sedgefield Tickets: ₤5 7.30pm Wednesday 12 May   HESSLE Ian Hare (Lancaster) Organ Recital; in All Saints' Hessle Tickets: ₤6 7.30pm Saturday 15 May   BISHOP AUCKLAND  find a discount hotel Andreas Ensemble with a programme of choral works by Palestrina, Tomkins, Purcell and Stanford; in Grange Road Baptist Church, Bishop Auckland Tickets: ₤5 7.30pm Saturday 15 May   HEXHAM  find a discount hotel Northern English Singers conducted by Howard Layfield with a programme of Sheppard, Kodaly, Mendelssohn, Pouenc and more in support of Tynedale Hospice; in Hexham Abbey Tickets: ₤12 7.30pm Saturday 15 May   YORK  find a discount hotel St Paulinus Singers conducted by Sam Gardner with a programme of Palestrina, Monteverdi, Tomkins,Purcell, Phillips, Gibbons and Rachmaninov; in Church of St Chad on the Knavesmire - York Tickets: ₤7 7.30pm Monday 17 May   NEWCASTLE (tba) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Thursday 20 May   RIPON David Pisaro (Tenor) lunchtime concert; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free 1.15pm Friday 21 May   WHITLEY BAY Catherine Ennis (St Lawrence Jewry, London) Organ Recital; in St Paul's, Whitley Bay Tickets: ₤6 inc refreshments 7.30pm Terms and Conditions	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Follow us for the latest concerts on Twitter - and our Facebook page Friday 21 May   GATESHEAD Michael Stoddart (Newcastle) Organ Recital; in St George's, Gateshead Tickets: ₤7 inc canapes 7.30pm Saturday 22 May   GATESHEAD  find a discount hotel Northern Sinfonia & Chorus directed by Bernard Labadie perform works by Purcell, Delalande and Handel; in The Sage Gateshead Tickets: ₤7 - ₤29.50 see website for details 7.30pm Saturday 22 May   DURHAM  find a discount hotel Durham Choral Society conducted by Richard Brice with a programme of Mozart, Haydn nad Hummel; in Durham Cathedral Tickets: ₤16 7.30pm Saturday 22 May   NORTHALLERTON North Yorkshire Chorus performing Mendelssohn and Brahms German Requiem; in All Saints Church, Northallerton Tickets: tbc; See website 7.30pm Saturday 22 May   YORK Yorkshire Bach Choir conducted by Peter Seymour, performing English 17th Century spiritual music by Gibbons, Weelkes, Tomkins and Jeffreys; in St Michael le Belfrey Church Tickets: ₤14 See website 7.30pm Saturday 22 May   BEVERLEY East Riding County Choir ask you to COME AND SING; in Beverley Minster Tickets: tbc 01482 391672 time to be announced Monday 24 May   NEWCASTLE (tba) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Thursday 27 May   RIPON Ripon Cathedral School Choir lunchtime concert; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free 1.15pm Friday 28 May   BEVERLEY  find a discount hotel Stile Antico perform Monteverdi's Missa Illo Tempore by candlelight as part of the Beverley Early Music Festival; in Beverley Minster Tickets: Adult ₤10 - ₤15 - see website for details 8.00pm Saturday 29 May   BEVERLEY  find a discount hotel Beverley Early Music Festival Schools' Chorus Directed by Sam Dunkley and Andrew Passmore perform works by Haydn and Mozart as part of the Beverley Early Music Festival; in Toll Gavel Methodist Church, Beverley Tickets: Adult ₤5 - see website for details 5.00pm Saturday 29 May   MASHAM  find a discount hotel Voices of Cambridge Ensemble with a concert of choral works by these ex students of Trinity College; in St Mary's Church - Masham Tickets: ₤10 - profits in aid of The Church of St Mary's 'Fabric Fund'; see website 7.30pm Saturday 29 May   BRIDLINGTON Roger Sayer (Rochester) Organ Recital; in Bridlington Priory Tickets: ₤8 6.00pm Sunday 30 May   GATESHEAD  find a discount hotel Quay Voices and The King's Singers with a concert of close harmony works and madrigals, including, appropriately 'Now is the Month of Maying'; in The Sage Gateshead Tickets: ₤7 see website for details 2.00pm Sunday 30 May   SWALEDALE Swale Singers conducted by Richard Brickstock performing Pergolesi Magnificat and Brahms German Requiem as part of the Swaledale Festival; in St Andrew’s Church, Grinton Tickets: Adult ₤8, Child ₤4 website for details 8.00pm Monday 31 May   LEEDS Graham Barber recital on the Schultze organ; in St Bartholomew's, Armley Tickets: tbc 11.00am to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.
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Thursday 3 June   SWALEDALE Emma Kirkby with Simon Passmore with a masterclass for regional amateur vocalists as part of the Swaledale Festival; in St Mary�s Church, Arkengarthdale Tickets: Adult ₤6, Child ₤3 website for details 3.30pm Friday 4 June   DURHAM South West German Chamber Choir with a concert of Brahms, Bach, Whitacre, Part and Mendelssohn, in aid of Percy Hedley Foundation; in Durham Cathedral Chapter House Tickets: Adult ₤15 website for details 7.30pm Friday 4 June   SWALEDALE Emma Kirkby with James Lisney interpretations of music by Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and Amy Beach as part of the Swaledale Festival; in St Andrew's Church, Grinton Tickets: Adult ₤16, Child ₤8 website for details 8.00pm Saturday 5 June   GATESHEAD  find a discount hotel Northern Sinfonia - Come and Sing Rutter's Requiem directed by Simon Halsey; a day of rehearsals culminates in the evening concert in The Sage Gateshead Tickets: FREE see website for details on cost for participation 7.30pm Saturday 5 June   CULLERCOATS  find a discount hotel New Tyneside Chamber Orchestra and singers, with a concert of Vivaldi including his Gloria, 'Bring it and Sing it' - in memory of Norman Moore; in Cullercoats Methodist Church Tickets: ₤5 - for Marie Curie Cancer Care 7.30pm Start fundraising by shopping; get your organisation a buy.at webshop Saturday 5 June   MORPETH  find a discount hotel Durham Singers perform unaccompanied English music for midsummer; in St James' church, Morpeth Tickets: ₤10 7.30pm tbc Monday 7 June   NEWCASTLE David Boarder (Herts) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Wednesday 9 June   DURHAM James Lancelot (Durham) performs works by Bach, Whitlock and Reubke; in Durham Cathedral Tickets: ₤10 see website for details 7.30pm Wednesday 9 June   LEEDS Battle of the Organs - Alan Tracey and Daniel Bishop put the magnificent Leeds Parish Church organ in all its splendor against several splendid pipeless instruments from Makin Organs; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free retiring collection for the Parish Church�s Choral Foundation Appeal 7.30pm Friday 11 June   WHITLEY BAY Professor Brian Tanner & Martin Clarke (Durham) Organ Recital; in St Paul's, Whitley Bay Tickets: ₤6 inc refreshments 7.30pm Saturday 12 June   SWALEDALE Fifth Quadrant String Quartet & Benedict Biscop Gregorian Chant Choir make the journey from early medieval plainsong to P�rt and Glass as part of the Swaledale Festival; in St Andrews Church, Grinton Tickets: Adult ₤12, Child ₤6 website for details 8.00pm Saturday 12 June   THIRSK Beningbrough Singers with a concert of light secular choral music from different periods inspired by the season; in St Oswald's Church, Sowerby, Thirsk Tickets: Adult ₤10, see website for details 7.30pm Saturday 12 June   HARROGATE Harrogate Choral Society with Amici Orchestra and soloists perform Haydn's Creation ; in The Royal Hall, Harrogate Tickets: Adult ₤20 - ₤16, see website for details 7.30pm Monday 14 June   NEWCASTLE (tbc) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Thursday 17 June   RIPON Chess Valley Male voice choir lunchtime concert; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free 1.15pm Friday 18 June   MORPETH Alex Woodrow (Hexham) Organ Recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church Tickets: ₤6 inc refreshments 12.30pm	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Follow us for the latest concerts on Twitter - and our Facebook page Saturday 19 June   RIPON  hotel? Ripon Choral Society perform Handel, Purcell and Vivaldi; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: ₤tbc - see website 7.30pm Saturday 19 June   ELLAND  hotel? Overgate Hospice Choir perform Merrie England by Edward German; in All Saints' Parish Church, Elland Tickets: ₤10 from 01422 345414 7.00pm Start fundraising by shopping; get your organisation a buy.at webshop Saturday 19 June   SHEFFIELD Sheffield Oratorio Chorus and Doncaster Waites with a Renaissance evening: in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: ₤12 see website 7.30pm Sunday 20 June   DURHAM  find a discount hotel Durham Singers perform a cappella with a programme English music; in Brancepeth Castle Tickets: ₤10 7.15pm tbc Sunday 20 June   ALNWICK Newcastle Bach Choir under Eric Cross with a midsummer serenade; in the Alnwick Gardens Tickets: free admission 7.30pm Monday 21 June   NEWCASTLE (tbc) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Monday 21 June   RIPON Edmund Aldhouse (Ripon) Organ Recital; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Saturday 26 June   NEWCASTLE  hotel? Newcastle Choral Society perform 'Glorious Glorias'; in Civic Centre Banqueting Suite, Newcastle Tickets: ₤14 7.30pm Saturday 26 June   YORK Yorkshire Bach Choir conducted by Peter Seymour with a concert of Vivaldi, Handel and Scarlatti; in St Michael le Belfrey Church, York Tickets: ₤20 7.30pm Sunday 26 June   BRIDLINGTON D'Arcy Trinkwon (Recitalist) Organ Recital; in Bridlington Priory Tickets: ₤8 6.00pm Sunday 26 June   RIPON Leeds Festival Chorus perform works by Handel and movements from Rachmaninov Vespers; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: ₤20 - ₤15 - 01765 601689 7.30pm Monday 28 June   NEWCASTLE Mark Swinton (tbc) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Wednesday 30 June   DURHAM Oliver Brett (Durham) Organ Recital; in Durham Cathedral Tickets: ₤8 - see website 7.30pm to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.
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Friday 2 July   BRINKBURN Mark Padmore & Roger Vignoles (tenor & piano) perform Schumann's Dichterliebe in Brinkburn Priory; part of the Brinkburn Music Festival Tickets: £10 - £28, see website 7.30pm Friday 2 July   HEXHAM Vivien Ellis (soprano) and Giles Lewin (�ud and vielle) perform the music of medieval Spain; in The Moot Hall, Market Place, Hexham Tickets: £10, - 01434 652 477 (capacity limited to 80) see website 8.00pm Sunday 4 July   BRINKBURN Mark Padmore, Nicholas Daniel & Roger Vignoles (tenor, oboe & piano) perform songs by Britten, Vaughan Williams and Howells in Brinkburn Priory; part of the Brinkburn Music Festival Tickets: £10 - £28, see website 2.00pm Sunday 4 July   BRINKBURN Choral Evensong with a 20,000 voices choir (not literally!!) in the fantastic setting of the Brinkburn Priory; part of the Brinkburn Music Festival Tickets: see website 5.00pm Sunday 4 July   LEEDS St Peter�s Singers with David Houlder (organ) directed by Dr Simon Lindley, with Evensong and a Recital for Samuel Sebastian Wesley 200th Birthday Celebrations; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 6.30pm Evensong, followed by 8.15pm Gala Recital Monday 5 July   NEWCASTLE David Quinn (Newcastle) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Wednesday 7 July   DURHAM Christian Ott (Versailles) Organ Recital; in Durham Cathedral Tickets: £8 - see website 7.30pm Thursday 8 July   RIPON Ripon Cathedral Organ Spectacular lunchtime concert to close the season; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free 1.15pm Friday 9 July   GATESHEAD  find a discount hotel Silver Singing Gala - the many groups that make up the 'Silver Singers' as a massed choir of over 300 singers; in The Sage Gateshead Tickets: £7 see website for details 2.00pm Friday 9 July   GATESHEAD Mark Venning (Durham) Organ Recital; in St George's, Gateshead Tickets: £7 inc canapes 7.30pm Friday 9 July   YORK  find a discount hotel Yorkshire Bach Choir Monastic Cantors from Ampleforth Abbey and soloists directed by Peter Seymour perform Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers in liturgical context as part of the York Early Music Festival; in York Minster Tickets: Adult £12 - £25 - see website for details 7.30pm Friday 9 July   YORK  find a discount hotel More from 1610 Vespers as the soloists and players, directed from the Organ by Peter Seymour present the solo vocal concertos from the 1610 Vespers collection; as part of the York Early Music Festival; in York Minster Chapter House Tickets: Adult £20 - see website for details 10.00pm Saturday 10 July   BRINKBURN Gabrieli players with soloists under Paul McCreesh, perform Handel's Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno in Brinkburn Priory; part of the Brinkburn Music Festival Tickets: £10 - £34, see website 6.00pm	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Follow us for the latest concerts on Twitter - and our Facebook page Sunday 11 July   BRINKBURN Gabrieli players with soloists and Tees Valley Youth Choir under Paul McCreesh, perform Handel's Messiah in Brinkburn Priory; part of the Brinkburn Music Festival Tickets: £12 - £34, see website 3.00pm Sunday 11 June   DURHAM Durham Cathedral Choir choral concert; in Durham Cathedral Tickets: free - see website 5.00pm Monday 12 July   YORK  find a discount hotel University of York Chamber Choir directed by Robert Hollingworth perform Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine as 'a Mass for 6 voices with some vespers psalms' as part of the York Early Music Festival; in St George's Church, Peel Street, York Tickets: Adult £12 - see website for details 10.00pm Start fundraising by shopping; get your organisation a buy.at webshop Tuesday 13 July   YORK  find a discount hotel VivaBiancaLuna Biffi (viola d'arco, voice) with 'Fermate il Passo', a dramatic recital of early Renaissance Italian frottola, arguably the musical form that led eventually to the birth of Italian opera as part of the York Early Music Festival; in All Saints Church, North Street, York Tickets: Adult £12 - see website for details 12.00pm Tuesday 13 July   RIPON David Briggs - Summer Organ Festival lunchtime concert; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free 1.15pm Thursday 15 July   RIPON Danblane Cathedral Choir - Summer Organ Festival lunchtime concert; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free 1.15pm Friday, 16 July 2010   WHITLEY BAY Stephen Bryant (Clifton Cathedral, Bristol) organ recital Whitley Bay, St Paul's Church tickets: £6 (concessions £5) including refreshments 7.30pm Friday 16 July   YORK  find a discount hotel BBC Discovering Music; Catherine Bott presents an edition of BBC Radio 3's popular "Discovering Music" in conversation with Harry Christophers discussing ideas behind three of the pieces in this evening's programme: as part of the York Early Music Festival; in St Margaret's Church, York Tickets: Adult £0 - see website for details 3.30pm Friday 16 July   YORK  find a discount hotel The Sixteen directed by Harry Christophers perform Ceremony & Devotion Music for the Tudors form Tallis, Sheppard and Byrd as part of the York Early Music Festival; in York Minster Tickets: Adult £15 - £25 - see website for details 7.30pm Saturday 17 July   YORK  find a discount hotel Theatre of The Ayre directed by Elizabeth Kenny perform music by Robert de Visée, Marc-Antione Charpentier, Michel Lambert and John Blow's Venus and Adonis as part of the York Early Music Festival; in York Minster Tickets: Adult £15 - £25 - see website for details 7.30pm Tuesday 20 July   THIRSK Robert Sharpe organ recital or works by Bach and Buxtehude, as part of Ryedale Festival; in Ampleforth Abbey Tickets: £tbc 3.00pm Wednesday 21 July   DURHAM Keith Wright (Durham) Organ Recital; in Durham Cathedral Tickets: £8 - see website 7.30pm Thursday 22 July   RIPON The Lay Clerks of Ripon Cathedral - Summer Organ Festival lunchtime concert; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free 1.15pm Sunday 25 July   THIRSK Yorkshire Bach Choir & Baroque Soloists with Soloists conducted by Peter Seymour performing Bach's B Minor Mass, as part of Ryedale Festival; in Ampleforth Abbey Church, nr Thirsk Tickets: £20 8.00pm Tuesday 27 July   RIPON Gordon Stewart (Kirklees) Summer organ recital series; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: £7.50 7.30pm Tuesday 27 July   MALTON Consortium Andrew-John Smith (conductor) performing mainly Tudor sacred musico celebrate the famous recusancy of the Howard family in the 16th Century, as part of Ryedale Festival; in The Chapel at Castle Howard, Malton Tickets: £27 7.00pm Wednesday 28 July   DURHAM James Lancelot (Durham) Organ Recital; in Durham Cathedral Tickets: £8 - see website 7.30pm Thursday 29 July   RIPON Bright Cecilia - Summer Organ Festival lunchtime concert; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free 1.15pm Friday 30 July   MORPETH Katy MecDermott (Worcester Coll, Oxford) Organ Recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church Tickets: £6 inc refreshments 12.30pm Saturday 31 July   CULLERCOATS Alexander Woodrow (Hexham) Organ Recital; in St George's church, Cullercoats Tickets: £5 7.30pm Saturday 31 July   BRIDLINGTON Robert Sharpe (York) Organ Recital; in Bridlington Priory Tickets: £8 6.00pm to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.
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Sunday 1 August   LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) Romantic Organ Masterworks series, with works by Peeters, Schumann, Hollins, Johnson and Rheinberger; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 7.45pm Tuesday 3 August   RIPON John Scott Whitely (York) Summer organ recital series; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: £7.50 7.30pm Wednesday 4 August   DURHAM Margaret Phillips (RCM Professor of Organ) Organ Recital; in Durham Cathedral Tickets: £8 - see website 7.30pm Thursday 5 August   YORK Nigel Holdsworth (York) organ recital; in York Central Methodist Church Tickets: free 12.30pm Friday 6 August   SKIPTON Marco Lo Musico (Rome) organ recital; in Holy Trinity, Skipton Tickets: £5 7.30pm Saturday 7 August   SKIPTON Michael Howell (Skipton) organ recital; in Holy Trinity, Skipton Tickets: free 1.00pm Saturday 7 August   York Simon Lindley (Leeds) organ recital; in York Minster Tickets: £8 7.00pm Saturday 7 August   HARTLEPOOL  hotel? Sir Thomas Allen with a varied programme of shanties, sea songs and arias; in Hartlepool Town Hall Tickets: £11.50 - 01429 890000 7.30pm Saturday 7 August   HULL Fay Adamson (N Wales) organ recital ; in Holy Trinity, Hull Tickets: £5 7.30pm Sunday 8 August   LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) Romantic Organ Masterworks series, with works by Johnson, Cocker, Tournemire, Franck and Lefebure-Wely; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 7.45pm Monday 9 August   KENDAL Pro Nobis Singers perform choral works by Whitacre, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Parry and Walkley; in Kendal Parish Church Tickets: £10 10.00pm Wednesday 11 August   DURHAM David Ratnanayagam (Durham) Organ Recital; in Durham Cathedral Tickets: £8 - see website 7.30pm Friday, 13 August 2010   WHITLEY BAY  hotel? Katy McDermott (Worcester College, Oxford)organ recital Whitley Bay, St Paul's Church tickets: £6 (concessions £5) including refreshments 7.30pm Friday 13 August   KENDAL Jonathan Scott (organ) performs a varied programme fro mBrahms to Prokoviev; in Kendal Parish Church Tickets: £15 11.00am Friday 13 August   YORK Raymond Sturdy (Malton) organ recital; in York Central Methodist Church Tickets: free 12.30pm Saturday 14 August   KENDAL LDSM Festival Chorus and soloists Denis McCaldin (conductor) performs Rossini's Petite Messe Solonelle; in St Thomas' church, Kendal Tickets: £15 8.00pm Sunday 15 August   LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) Romantic Organ Masterworks series, with works by Jackson, Smart, Russell and SS Wesley; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 7.45pm Tuesday 17 August   RIPON Summer organ recital series; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: £7.50 7.30pm	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Follow us for the latest concerts on Twitter - and our Facebook page Wednesday 18 August   HULL Joshua Stevens (Doncaster) organ recital ; in Holy Trinity, Hull Tickets: free 1.00pm Wednesday 18 August   DURHAM Matthew Martin (Westminster Cath) Organ Recital; in Durham Cathedral Tickets: £8 - see website 7.30pm Thursday 19 August   YORK Francis Jackson (York) organ recital; in York Central Methodist Church Tickets: free 12.30pm Saturday 21 August   KNARESBOROUGH Christian Forshaw & Sanctuary Ensemble with Grace Davidson (soprano) with a haunting collaboration of saxophone, soprano voice, church organ and percussion; in St. John the Baptist Church, Knaresborough Tickets: £10 7.30pm Sunday 22 August   LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) Romantic Organ Masterworks series, with works by Karg-Elert, Grace, Ogden, Bairstow, Mendelssohn and Gounod; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 7.45pm Tuesday 24 August   RIPON Summer organ recital series; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: £7.50 7.30pm Friday 27 August   MORPETH David Stevens (Newcastle) Organ Recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church Tickets: £6 inc refreshments 12.30pm Saturday 28 August   CULLERCOATS Paul Ritchie (Organist Emeritus) Organ Recital; in St George's Church, Cullercoats Tickets: £5 7.30pm Saturday 28 August   RIPON Harrogate Festival Chorus performing Mendelssohn's 'St Paul'; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: £tbc 7.30pm Saturday 28 August   BRIDLINGTON Keith Hearnshaw (recitalist) organ recital ; in Bridlington Priory Tickets: £7 6.00pm Sunday 29 August   LEEDS Simon Lindley (Leeds) Romantic Organ Masterworks series, with works by Walton, Malcolm, Rossini, Ravel, Rawsthorne, Elgar and Parry; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: free, retiring collection 7.45pm Monday 30 August   LEEDS St Peter's Singers & Chamber Orchestra conducted by Simon Lindley perform Handel choral Anthems; in Fulneck Moravian Church, Pudsey Tickets: free, retiring collection 3.00pm Saturday 28 August   BEVERLEY Alan Spedding (Beverley) organ recital ; in Beverley Minster Tickets: £7 6.00pm Tuesday 31 August   RIPON Harrogate Festival Chorus perform Mendelssohn's 'St Paul'; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: £7.50 7.30pm Saturday 28 August   BRIDLINGTON Keith Hearnshaw (Recitalist) Organ Recital; in Bridlington Priory Tickets: £8 6.00pm Monday 30 August   LEEDS Graham Barber recital on the Schultze organ; in St Bartholomew's, Armley Tickets: tbc 11.00am Tuesday 31 August   RIPON Colin Walsh (Lincoln) Summer organ recital series; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: £7.50 7.30pm to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.
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Thursday 2 September   YORK Philip Moore (York) organ recital; in York Central Methodist Church Tickets: free 12.30pm Friday 3 September   SOUTHWELL The Sixteen with the York concert in their 'Choral Pilgrimage' of Byrd, Tallis nad Sheppard; in Soutwell Minster Tickets: £5 - £23 7.30pm Saturday 4 September   NEWCASTLE Tom Bell (Esher) Organ Recital; in St John's church, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Saturday 4 September   HULL Mark Keith (Hull) organ recital ; in Holy Trinity, Hull Tickets: £5 7.30pm Friday 10 August   YORK Christopher Nickol (Glasgow) organ recital; in York Central Methodist Church Tickets: tbc 7.30pm Friday 10 September   GATESHEAD David Hirst (Durham) Organ Recital; in St George's, Gateshead Tickets: £7 inc canapes 7.30pm Sunday 12 September   LEEDS Simon Lindley organ recital ; in Saint Anne's Cathedral, Leeds Tickets: free 3.30pm	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Follow us for the latest concerts on Twitter - and our Facebook page Wednesday 15 September   HULL Robert Poyser (Beverley) organ recital ; in Holy Trinity, Hull Tickets: free 1.00pm Thursday 16 September   YORK Philip Paul (York) organ recital; in York Central Methodist Church Tickets: free 12.30pm Thursday 16 September   SHEFFIELD Simon Lindley organ recital on the superb 1863 Father Willis Organ; in Hallam Methodist church Tickets: free; retiring collection for Sheffield Bach Society 7.30pm Friday 17 September 2010   WHITLEY BAY  hotel? Michael Dutton (Newcastle) organ recital Whitley Bay, St Paul's Church tickets: £6 (concessions £5) including refreshments 7.30pm Monday 20 September   NEWCASTLE (tbc) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Friday 24 September   MORPETH Philip Mills (St James, Newcastle) Organ Recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church Tickets: £6 inc refreshments 12.30pm Friday 24 September   SHEFFIELD Svyati Duo (organ and cello) chamber recital; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Saturday 25 September   BRIDLINGTON Michael Smith (Bridlington) Organ Recital; in Bridlington Priory Tickets: £8 6.00pm Monday 27 September   NEWCASTLE (tbc) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Thursday 30 September   YORK David Pipe (York) organ recital; in York Central Methodist Church Tickets: free 12.30pm to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.
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Friday 1 October   GATESHEAD Andrew Scott (London) Organ Recital; in St George's, Gateshead Tickets: £7 inc canapes 7.30pm Saturday 2 October   NEWCASTLE Charles Wooler (St John's) Organ Recital; in St John's church, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Monday 4 October   NEWCASTLE Ben Sheen (Christ Church, Oxford) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Wednesday 6 October   HULL William McVicker (Dulwich) organ recital ; in Hull City Hall Tickets: £3.50 12.30pm Saturday 9 October   HALIFAX Overgate Hospice Choir perform Handel's Messiah; in Halifax Minster Tickets £10 from 01422 345414 or email or at the door 7.00pm Monday 11 October   NEWCASTLE (tbc) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Follow us for the latest concerts on Twitter - and our Facebook page Friday 15 October   DURHAM  find a discount hotel The Sixteen directed by Harry Christophers perform Ceremony & Devotion Music for the Tudors form Tallis, Sheppard and Byrd; in Durham Cathedral Tickets: Adult £20 - see website for details 7.30pm Saturday 16 October   SHEFFIELD Sheffield Bach Society with the National Festival Orchestra and solists, conducted by Simon Lindley with a feast of Bach Cantatas; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: £15 7.30pm Saturday 16 October   SELBY The Hull Male Voice Choir with Demelza Stafford (soprano) and Yoko Hirao (piano) with an evening of music from the shows and opera; in Selby Abbey Tickets: £10 7.30pm Monday 18 October   NEWCASTLE (tbc) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Thursday 21 October   RIPON Daniel Gordon lunchtime organ recital; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm Thursday 28 October   RIPON Charles Wooler (Newcastle, St John's) lunchtime organ recital; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.15pm to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.
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Monday 1 November   NEWCASTLE Stephen Power (Gloucester) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Wednesday 3 November   HULL Jonatham Bielby (ex Wakefield) organ recital ; in Hull City Hall Tickets: £3.50 12.30pm Saturday 6 November   NEWCASTLE Keith Wright (Durham) Organ Recital; in St John's church, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Saturday 6 November   DURHAM Durham Singers with Durham Singers Ensemble on period instruments perform Handel's Messiah; Soloists include Rowan Pierce, Edward McMullan, Matthew Morgan and Michael Hickman; in Durham Cathedral Tickets: £18 - £10 - see website for updates Saturday 6 November   YORK Yorkshire Bach Choir conducted by Peter Seymour with Bach Family Motets with music by Couperin and Dieupart played by Pamela Thorby (recorder); in St Michael-le-Belfrey Church, York Tickets: £14 - see website for details 7.30pm Saturday 6 November   HARROGATE Harrogate Choral Society conducted by Andrew Padmore with Backbeat Percussion, Scunthorpe Junior Co-operative Choir, pianists Alessandro Taverna and Beryl Pankhurst and soloists Debra Morley (Soprano), John Dunford (Tenor) and Robert Poulton (Bass) - performing Orff's Carmina Burana; in The Royal Hall, Harrogate Tickets: £20 - £16 see website for details 7.30pm Monday 8 November   NEWCASTLE (tbc) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Saturday 13 November   RIPON Ripon Choral Society perform Mendelssohn's Elijah; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: tbc - 01423 870311 7.30pm	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Follow us for the latest concerts on Twitter - and our Facebook page Saturday 20 November   THIRSK North Yorkshire Chorus led by Dr Andrew Padmore performing Jenkins' Armed Man and Rutter Requiem; in St Mary's Church, Thirsk Tickets: tbc; 01609 775776 See website 7.30pm Saturday 20 November   BEVERLEY Libera stars of �Last Choir Standing� with a choral concert to support their recent album release; in Beverley Minster Tickets: £15 - 08444-771000 or on the door 7.30pm Monday 22 November   NEWCASTLE (tbc) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Saturday 20 November   HEXHAM Suspirans Chamber Choir performing motets by Purcell, Fauré and Schutz; in St Mary's RC Church, Hexham Tickets: tbc; See website 6.00pm Saturday 20 November   THIRSK North Yorkshire Chorus performing Jenkins' Armed Man and the Rutter Requiem; in St Mary's Church, Thirsk Tickets: £6 7.30pm Monday 22 November   NEWCASTLE (tbc) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Saturday 27 November   SHEFFIELD Sheffield Bach Society with the National Festival Orchestra and solists, conducted by Simon Lindley with Bach's Christmas Oratorio; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: £15 7.30pm Monday 29 November   NEWCASTLE (tbc) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.
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Wednesday 1 December   HULL Roger Fisher (ex chester) organ recital ; in Hull City Hall Tickets: £3.50 12.30pm 2 - 10 December   YORK York Christmas Early Music Festival details will be posted on this website in summer 2010 Saturday 4 December   NEWCASTLE James Parsons (RCO) Organ Recital; in St John's church, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 12.30pm Saturday 4 December   NORTHALLERTON North Yorkshire Chorus performing Handel's Messiah; in All Saints Church, Northallerton Tickets: tbc; See website 7.30pm Saturday 4 December   HARROGATE Harrogate Choral Society conducted by Andrew Padmore with with Manchester Camerata and soloists: Samantha Hay (Soprano), Beth Mackay (Mezzo Soprano), Peter Wilman (Tenor) and Alistair Ollerenshaw (Bass) - performing Handel's Messiah; in The Royal Hall, Harrogate Tickets: £20 - £16 see website for details 7.30pm Saturday 4 December   YORK Yorkshire Bach Choir with Yorkshire Baroque Soloists and soloists conducted by Peter Seymour perform Handel's 'Saul'; in St Michael-le-Belfrey Church, York Tickets: £14 - see website for details 7.00pm Saturday 4 December   BEVERLEY East Riding County Choir performing Masses by Hummel and Puccini; in Beverley Minster Tickets: tbc 01482 391672 7.30pm Saturday 4 December   LEEDS St Peter's Singers & Soloists and St Peter's Chamber Orchestra, Conductor Dr Simon Lindley, perform Bach Motets; in the Venue, Leeds Tickets: £12 6.45pm Monday 6 December   NEWCASTLE (tbc) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Saturday 4 December   NEWCASTLE Northern Praeclassica present a programme of seasonal choral music including the Rutter Requiem and VAughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols; in St Mary the Virgin, Stamfordham Tickets: £8 including light refreshments 7.30pm Monday 6 December   SHEFFIELD Sheffield Bach Society with the National Festival Orchestra and solists, conducted by Simon Lindley with Handel's Messiah; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: £15 7.00pm Tuesday 7 December   SKIPTON Emma Kirkby (soprano) with James Lisney, Piano, perform works by Haydn, Schubert and Amy Beach; in Skipton Town Hall Tickets: £14 website 7.30pm	Travelling to a concert? buy cheap train tickets online Follow us for the latest concerts on Twitter - and our Facebook page Saturday 11 December   NEWCASTLE The Lanterns Choir concert; in the Lit & Phil, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 11.00am Saturday 11 December   RIPON Ripon Choral Society perform Messiah; in Ripon Cathedral Tickets: tbc - 01423 870311 7.30pm Sunday 12 December   SHEFFIELD Grimethorpe Colliery Band with Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus and soloists under James Gourlay and Darius Battiwalla, with a festive Christmas concert; in Sheffield City Hall Tickets: £16- 27.50 3.00pm & 7.00.pm Monday 13 December   NEWCASTLE (tbc) Organ Recital; in St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle Tickets: free, retiring collection 1.00pm Wednesday 15 December   LEEDS St Peter's Singers & Choir of Leeds Parish Church with Gala Christmas Carol Concert singing out to secure the future of a choral tradition at the heart of Leeds for nearly 200 years; in Leeds Parish Church Tickets: £5 1.05pm Friday 18 December   HALIFAX Overgate Hospice Choir with Gala Christmas Carol Concert; in Halifax Minster Tickets: £10 7.00pm Monday 20 December   SHEFFIELD Sheffield Bach Society with the National Festival Orchestra and solists, conducted by Simon Lindley with a Come and Sing Handel's Messiah event; in Sheffield Cathedral Tickets: £8 with seasonal refreshments 7.30pm Saturday 17 December   DURHAM Durham Singers Christmas concert; in Durham... Tickets: £tbc - see website for updates to add your concert in this listing, just e-mail the Music-Room.