Music Room Choral & Organ Archive 2009

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Thursday 5 January   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) with organ recital of 'These You Have Loved'; in The Moravian Church, Fulneck
Tickets: free, retiring collection
11.00am

Thursday 5 January   HALIFAX
Phillip Tordoff (Halifax) with a lunchtime organ recital; in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Friday 6 January   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) with an organ recital 'in a lighter vein'; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Saturday 7 January   CORBRIDGE
Antiphon perform anthems for voices and viols; in St Andrew's Church, Corbridge
Tickets: £8
7.30pm

Saturday 7 January   BEVERLEY
Robert Poyser (Beverley) organ recital of 'Messiaen - La Nativité du Seigneur'; in Beverley Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
6.00pm

Monday 9 January   LEEDS
Gordon Stewart (Kirklees) with a lunchtime organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Thursday 12 January   HALIFAX
Alan Horsley (Hipperholme) with a lunchtime organ recital; in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Monday 16 January   HUDDERSFIELD
Gordon Stewart (Kirklees) with a lunchtime organ recital; in Huddersfield Town Hall
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

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Monday 16 January   LEEDS
Tom Winpenny (St Albans) with a lunchtime organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Thursday 19 January   HALIFAX
David Barker (Halifax) with a lunchtime organ recital; in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Friday 20 January   DURHAM
Michael Haynes (Newcastle) lunchtime organ recital; in Hatfield College Chapel, Durham
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.10pm

Friday 20 January   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.10pm

Monday 23 January   LEEDS
Clive Driskill-Smith (Christ Church, Oxford) with a lunchtime organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Thursday 26 January   HALIFAX
Christopher Brown (Halifax) with a lunchtime organ recital; in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Friday 27 January   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.10pm

Saturday 28 January   DURHAM
Durham Choral Society Verdi Requiem; in Durham Cathedral
Tickets: £17
7.30pm

Monday 30 January   HUDDERSFIELD
Gordon Stewart & Andrew Long (organ & violin) with a lunchtime organ recital; in Huddersfield Town Hall
Tickets: £5
1.00pm

Monday 30 January   LEEDS
Simon Lindley & Sally-Anne Shepherdson (organ & soprano) with a lunchtime organ recital; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Friday 27 January   DURHAM
Gillian Weir (Concert organist) lunchtime organ recital; in Hatfield College Chapel, Durham
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.10pm

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Thursday 2 February   HALIFAX
Phillip Tordoff (Halifax) with a lunchtime organ recital;
in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Friday 3 February   DURHAM
Michael Stoddart (Newcastle) lunchtime organ recital;
in Hatfield College Chapel, Durham
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.10pm

Friday 3 February   LEEDS
David Houlder (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.10pm

Saturday 4 February   NEWCASTLE
James Lancelot (Durham) lunchtime organ recital;
in St John the Baptist, Newcastle
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Organ Recitals in Hatfield College, Durham throughout 2012
Friday 10 February   DURHAM
James Lancelot (Durham) lunchtime organ recital;
in Hatfield College Chapel, Durham
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.10pm

Friday 10 February   LEEDS
David Houlder (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.10pm

Saturday 11 February   MIRFIELD
Simon Lindley (Leeds) afternoon organ recital;
in St Mary's parish church, Mirfield
Tickets: free, retiring collection
3.00pm

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Friday 17 February   DURHAM
Jonathan Clinch (Durham) lunchtime organ recital;
in Hatfield College Chapel, Durham
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.10pm

Friday 17 February   LEEDS
David Houlder (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.10pm

Saturday 18 February   DURHAM
The Choral Scholars of St Chad’s College James Randle, Director and Peter Swift, Organ, with a concert of music by Byrd, Howells, Parry, Palestrina, Rutter, & Stanford
in Christ Church, Great Ayton, Durham
Tickets: £6
7.30pm

Friday 24 February   DURHAM
Francesca Massey (Durham) lunchtime organ recital;
in Hatfield College Chapel, Durham
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.10pm

Friday 24 February   LEEDS
David Houlder (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.10pm

Monday 27 February   HUDDERSFIELD
Gordon Stewart (Kirklees) lunchtime organ recital;
in Huddersfield Town Hall
Tickets: £5
1.00pm

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Thursday 1 March   HALIFAX
Ian Shaw (Harrow) lunchtime organ recital;
in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Friday 2 March   DURHAM
David Ratnanayagam (Durham) lunchtime organ recital;
in Hatfield College Chapel, Durham
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.10pm

Saturday 3 March   NEWCASTLE
Hugo Bell (Newcastle) Phelps recital prizewinner gives a lunchtime organ recital;
in St John's church, Newcastle
Tickets: £8 - £22
12.30pm

Saturday 3 March   GATESHEAD
Newcastle Bach Choir with Newcastle Baroque and soloists, conducted by Eric Cross, perform Bach's St John Passion;
in the Sage Gateshead
Tickets: £8 - £22
7.30pm

Saturday 3 March   DURHAM
Durham University Chamber Choir perform sacred works from Allegri and Tallis to Howells and Whitacre;
in Durham Cathedral
Tickets: £12
8.00pm

Sunday 4 March   NEWCASTLE
Thomas Dahl (Hamburg) performs Hanne Darboven's Requiem;
in St Thomas the Martyrm Newcastle upon Tyne
Tickets: £8
8.00pm

Monday 5 March   LEEDS
Benjamin Saunders (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free
1.05pm

Thursday 8 March   HALIFAX
Philip C Tordoff (Halifax) lunchtime organ recital;
in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Friday 9 March   DURHAM
David Stevens (Newcastle) lunchtime organ recital;
in Hatfield College Chapel, Durham
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.10pm

Friday 9 March   SHEFFIELD
Luca Massaglia (Turin) lunchtime organ recital;
in Sheffield Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.15pm

Saturday 10 March   DURHAM
Durham University Choral Society concert;
in Durham Cathedral
Tickets: £tbc
7.30pm

Saturday 10 March   MIRFIELD
Christopher Newton (Armley) afternoon organ recital;
in St Mary's parish church, Mirfield
Tickets: free, retiring collection
3.00pm

Sunday 11 March   ALNWICK
Alnwck Choral Society conducted by Peter Brown perform Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle;
in St. Paul's Church, Alnwick
Tickets £9
7.30pm

Monday 12 March   HUDDERSFIELD
Gordon Stewart (Kirklees) lunchtime organ recital;
in Huddersfield Town Hall
Tickets: £5
1.00pm

Monday 12 March   LEEDS
Davaid Houlder (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free
1.05pm

Thursday 15 March   HALIFAX
Christopher Brown (Halifax) lunchtime organ recital;
in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

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Friday 16 March   SHEFFIELD
Paul Derrett (Hull) lunchtime organ recital;
in Sheffield Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.15pm

Saturday 17 March   MALHAM
Ilkley Chamber Choir concert of choral music for Lent by Allegri, Lauriden and Byrd's 4 part Mass;
in St Michaels, Kirkby Malham
Tickets: £10
7.30pm

Saturday 17 March   HARROGATE
Vocalis and St Mark's Church choir concert of choral music by Gabrieli, Schutz, Sweelinck, Bruckner, Farrar and Tippett;
in St Wilfrid's Church, Harrogate
Tickets: £10 - 01423 734871
7.30pm

Monday 19 March   LEEDS
Ian Tracey (Liverpool) lunchtime organ recital;
in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free
1.05pm

Thursday 22 March   HALIFAX
Anthony Norcliffe (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Friday 23 March   DONCASTER
Nicholas Sutton (Doncaster) lunchtime organ recital;
in Doncaster Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.10pm

Saturday 24 March   NEWCASTLE
Northern Praeclassica directed by Simon Fidler, with an inspirational choral programme based around the Requiem of Anerio, Byrd, Palestrina, Parsons, Tallis and Victoria;
in Trinity church, Gosforth
Tickets: £10 in aid of St Oswald's Hospice
7.30pm

Saturday 24 March   NEWCASTLE
Newcastle Choral Society with Orchestra North East and soloists, directed by Mark Anyan perform Verdi's Requiem;
in the Banqueting Suite, Newcastle Civic Centre
Tickets: £15
7.30pm

Saturday 24 March   DURHAM
Durham Singers directed by Julian Wright, present a pair of sublime requiem masses by Victoria and Duruflé, both based on medieval plainchant;
in St Brandon's Church, Brancepeth
Tickets: £12
7.30pm

Monday 26 March   HUDDERSFIELD
Gordon Stewart (Kirklees) lunchtime jubilee organ recital;
in Huddersfield Town Hall
Tickets: £5
1.00pm

Monday 26 March   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free
1.05pm

Thursday 29 March   HALIFAX
Charles Edmondson (Kendal) lunchtime organ recital;
in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Saturday 31 March   BRIGHOUSE
Overgate Hospice Choir with Guest Conductor Dr. Gordon Stewart and organist Dr. Simon Lindley with their Annual Hymnsing;
Brighouse Central Methodist Church
Tickets: £8 from 01422 345414 or enquiries@overgatehospicechoir.co.uk
7.30pm

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Thursday 3 April   HALIFAX
Philip C Tordoff (Halifax) lunchtime organ recital;
in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Monday 9 April   LEEDS
Graham Barber (Leeds) Bank Holiday organ recital;
in St Bartholomew's Armley, Leeds
Tickets: £7
11.00am

Tuesday 10 April   LEEDS
Anthony Norcliffe (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Thursday 12 April   HALIFAX
Henry Websdale (Bradford) lunchtime organ recital;
in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Friday 13 April   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Leeds Parish church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Friday 13 April   GATESHEAD
Scott Farrell (Rochester) lunchtime organ recital;
in St George's Gateshead
Tickets: £7
7.30pm

Saturday 14 April   MIRFIELD
Gordon Stewart afternoon organ recital; in St Mary's parish church, Mirfield
Tickets: free, retiring collection
3.00pm

Saturday 14 April   CROOK
David Lowe organ recital on the mighty Wurlitzer; in The New Victoria Centre, Howden le Wear
Tickets: £6
7.00pm

Sunday 15 April   CROOK
David Lowe organ recital on the mighty Wurlitzer; in The New Victoria Centre, Howden le Wear
Tickets: £6
2.30pm

Monday 16 April   HUDDERSFIELD
Mark Williams (Jesus, Cambridge) lunchtime organ recital; in Huddersfield Town Hall
Tickets: £5
1.00pm

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Thursday 19 April   HALIFAX
David Barker (Halifax) lunchtime organ recital;
in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Friday 20 April   MORPETH
JOnathan Clinch (Durham) lunchtime organ recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Friday 20 April   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Leeds Parish church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Saturday 21 April   DURHAM
Musike Choir and Orchestra concert; in Durham Cathedral
Tickets: £tbc
7.30pm

Thursday 26 April   HALIFAX
Philip C Tordoff (Halifax) lunchtime organ recital;
in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Friday 27 April   DONCASTER
Darren Williams (Doncaster) lunchtime organ recital;
in Doncaster Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.10pm

Friday 27 April   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Leeds Parish church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Friday 27 April   DURHAM
Paul Derret (Hull) organ recital in aid of Masonic charities; in Durham Cathedral
Tickets: tbc
7.30pm

Saturday 28 April   BRIDLINGTON
Daniel Moult organ recital;
in Bridlington Priory
Tickets: £8
6.00pm

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Wednesday 2 May   HULL
William Whitehead (Lincoln's Inn) organ recital ; in Hull City Hall
Tickets: £3.50
12.30pm

Thursday 3 May   RIPON
Francesca Massey (Durham) organ recital ; in Ripon Cathedral
Tickets: free retiring collection
1.15pm

Thursday 3 May   HALIFAX
Ian Pattinson (Lancaster) lunchtime organ recital;
in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Friday 4 May   YORK
Paul Derrett (Hull) organ recital ; in York Minster
Tickets: free retiring collection
1.10pm

Saturday 5 May   NEWCASTLE
Michael Haynes (Newcastle) organ recital ; in St John the Baptist
Tickets: free retiring collection
12.30pm

Saturday 5 May   GATESHEAD
Hertfordshire Chorus perform pieces by Mendessohn and Todd, and Mozart's Requiem; in the Sage Gateshead
Tickets: £15 - £25
7.30pm

Monday 7 May   LEEDS
Christopher Newton (Leeds) Bank Holiday organ recital;
in St Bartholomew's Armley, Leeds
Tickets: £7
11.00am

Thursday 10 May   HALIFAX
David Baker (Plymouth) lunchtime organ recital;
in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Saturday 12 May   CROOK
David Lowe organ recital on the mighty Wurlitzer; in The New Victoria Centre, Howden le Wear
Tickets: £6
7.00pm

Saturday 12 May   St HELENS AUCKLAND
Francesca Massey (Durham) organ recital or work by Bach, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Elgar and Planyavsky; in St Helen's Auckland
Tickets: £7.50
7.30pm

Saturday 12 May   HALIFAX
Christopher Brown (Halifax) organ recital as part of A href="http://www.yorkshireorganday.org.uk/" target="_blank">Yorkshire Organ Day;
in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
3.45pm

Saturday 12 May   WHITEHAVEN
Andrew Caskie (Edinburgh) lunchtime organ recital; in Whitehaven URC
Tickets: free, retiring collection
7.30pm

Sunday 13 May   CROOK
John Barnett organ recital on the mighty Wurlitzer; in The New Victoria Centre, Howden le Wear
Tickets: £6
2.30pm

Monday 14 May   HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING
Nigel Ogden (BBC) lunchtime organ recital;
in St Michael and All Angels, Houghton-le-Spring
Tickets: £10
7.00pm

Tuesday 15 May   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Tuesday 15 May   WAKEFIELD
Laurence Caldecote (Nuneaton) lunchtime organ recital;
in Wakefield Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Wednesday 16 May   UPPER HOPTON
Scott Senogles (Mirfield) organ recital; in St John's church, Upper Hopton
Tickets: £6
7.30pm

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Friday 18 May   MORPETH
David Jones (Penrith) lunchtime organ recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Friday 18 May   GATESHEAD
John Pemberton (Hull) lunchtime organ recital;
in St George's Gateshead
Tickets: £7
7.30pm

Saturday 19 May   MIRFIELD
Scott Senogles (Mirfield) afternoon organ recital; in St Mary's parish church, Mirfield
Tickets: free, retiring collection
3.00pm

Saturday 19 May 2012   NORTHALLERTON
North Yorkshire Chorus presents An Evening of Operatic Favourites;
in Hambleton Forum
Tickets £12 (under 16: £6). See www.northyorkshirechorus.org.uk
7.30pm

Saturday 19 May   ELLAND
Overgate Hospice Choir are giving a performance of Bizet's Carmen; in All Saints' Church, Elland
Tickets: £10 - 01422 345414
7.00pm

Tuesday 22 May   LEEDS
Anthony Norcliffe (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Swale Singers at the Swaledale Festival
Wednesday 23 May   SWALEDALE
Swale Singers and soloists Val MacConachie and Charlotte Jackson, directed by Hugh Bowman, perform Parry and the Mozart Massin Cm; in St Andrew's Church, Grinton
part of the Swaledale Festival
Tickets: £8, concs
8.00pm

Thursday 24 May   BEVERLEY
Stile Antico perform Byrd, Tye, Lamb and Tallis motets and masses; in Beverley Minster
Tickets: £25 to £15, concs
7.30pm

Saturday 26 May   BRIDLINGTON
Raúl Prieto Ramirez (spain) organ recital;
in Bridlington Priory
Tickets: £8
6.00pm

Saturday 26 May   SWALEDALE
Royal Holloway Choir, with Acoustic Triangle programme includes works by Purcell, Gabriel Jackson, Allegri, Rutter and Whitacre; and the world première of a special Swaledale Festival commission entitled 'A Dance To The Music Of Time', in the presence of its composer, this year's Artist in Residence, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett; in St Andrew's Church, Grinton
part of the Swaledale Festival
Tickets: £16, concs
8.00pm

Monday 28 May   SWALEDALE
The Kings Singers celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with Royal Rhymes and Rounds - a lively programme of secular songs, dances and madrigals by King Henry VIII, Gibbons, Dowland, Parry, Elgar and Britten; in St Andrew's Church, Grinton
part of the Swaledale Festival
Tickets: £18, concs
8.00pm

Tuesday 29 May   LEEDS
Martyn Noble (RCM) lunchtime organ recital;
in Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

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Friday 1 June   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Saturday 2 June   DURHAM
The Tallis Scholars conducted by Peter Phillips, perform a programme of music by Gabrieli, Palestrina nad joined by the Cathedral choir, further works for double choir. The programme includes two new compositions from the NCEM's awards;
in Durham Cathedral
Tickets £10 - £30
7.30pm

Saturday 2 June   LEEDS
Manchester Camerata & Leeds Philharmonic Chorus conducted by David Hill, perform a programme of Music to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, by Handel and Mozart;
in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets £16 - £31.50
7.30pm

Monday 4 June   LEEDS
Graham Barber (Leeds) Bank Holiday organ recital;
in St Bartholomew's Armley, Leeds
Tickets: £7
11.00am

Tuesday 5 June   LEEDS
Anthony Norcliffe (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Friday 8 June   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) an all Bach lunchtime organ recital;
in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Saturday 9 June   MIRFIELD
Daniel Justin (Leeds) afternoon organ recital; in St Mary's parish church, Mirfield
Tickets: free, retiring collection
3.00pm

Saturday 9 June   NEWCASTLE
Northern English Singers & Madrialchor Gelsenkirchen-Buer conducted by Howard Layfield & Martina Wronski, Choral Music for a Summer Evening including music by Schütz, Mendelssohn, Philips, Delius, Grainger and traditional Egnlish and German songs from the twin cities of Gelsenkirchen and Newcastle; in St James's URC Church, Newcastle
Tickets: £10
7.30pm

Tuesday 12 June   LEEDS
Anthony Norcliffe (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Wednesday 13 April   LEEDS
Simon Lindley, Ian Tracey, David Houlder & Daniel Bishop Battle of the Organs;
in Leeds Parish church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
7.30pm

Friday 15 June   MORPETH
Marcus Wibberley (Hexham) lunchtime organ recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Friday 15 June   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) an almost all Bach lunchtime organ recital;
in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Friday 15 June   BARNARD CASTLE
Matthew Atherton (Barnard Castle School) organ recital marking the Centenary of Barnard Castle School Chapel;
in Barnard Castle School Chapel
Tickets: free, retiring collection
7.30pm

Saturday 16 June   GATESHEAD
Newcastle Bach Choir conducted by Eric Cross, perform a programme of music on a nautical theme; in venue tbc
Tickets: £ tbc
7.30pm

Saturday 16 June   BRANCEPETH
DDOCA President's Evening Organ & Strings Concert ; at Brancepeth Parish Church
Tickets: tbc
7.30pm

Saturday 16 June   PATELEY BRIDGE
St Peter's Singers perform a sacred and secular programme, including music by Elgar, Parry, Sullivan and Vaughan Williams; at St. Cuthbert's, Pateley Bridge
Tickets: tbc, 01423 712730
7.30pm

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Sunday 17 June   CROOK
Phil Kelsall organ recital on the mighty Wurlitzer; in The New Victoria Centre, Howden le Wear
Tickets: £6
2.30pm

Tuesday 19 June   LEEDS
Christopher Brown (Halifax) lunchtime organ recital;
in Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Friday 22 June   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) an all Bach lunchtime organ recital;
in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Saturday 23 June   SHEFFIELD
Sheffield Bach Choir with soloists, conducted by Simon Lindley, perform the Chichester Psalms and Carmina Burana;
in St Mark's, Broomhill, Sheffield
Tickets: £15
7.30pm

Saturday 23 June   NEWCASTLE
Charles Wooler (Newcastle) organ recital ; in St John the Baptist
Tickets: free retiring collection
12.30pm

Monday 25 June   LEEDS
Benjamin Saunders (Leeds) organ recital;
in Leeds Cathedral
Tickets: free retiring collection
1.15pm

Tuesday 26 June   LEEDS
Jeffrey Makinson (Manchester) lunchtime organ recital;
in Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Wednesday 26 June  NEWCASTLE
Northern Chords Festival Orchestra with Newcastle Cathedral Choir and Gateshead Youth Orchestra with soloists and conducted by Jonathan Bloxham & John Treherne, a programme of Mozart, Bach and Pärt;
in Newcastle Cathedral
part of Northern Chords Festival
Tickets £10
7.30pm

Friday 29 June   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) an almost all Bach lunchtime organ recital;
in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Saturday 30 June   NEWCASTLE
Newcastle Choral Society with Orchestra North East and soloists, directed by Mark Anyan perform Purcell ‘Dido and Aeneas’;
in the Banqueting Suite, Newcastle Civic Centre
Tickets: £15
7.30pm

Saturday 30 June   STOCKTON
The Glory of the Gabrielis Cleveland Philharmonic Choir, soloists and ensemble of sackbuts, cornetts, dulcian, viola da gamba and organ directed by Claire McIntyre, conductor Thomas Neal - with choral and instrumental music from the time of the Gabrielis;
in Stockton Parish Church
Tickets: £14 - 01642 782009
7.30pm

Saturday 30 June   BRIDLINGTON
Colin Walsh (Lincoln) organ recital;
in Bridlington Priory
Tickets: £8
6.00pm

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Tuesday 3 July   LEEDS
Anthony Norcliffe (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Friday 6 July   GATESHEAD
Ian Hare (Kendal) organ recital;
in St George's Gateshead
Tickets: £7
7.30pm

Friday 6 July   YORK
The Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers in their choral pilgrimage 'The Earth Resounds', C12 masterpieces from Josquin, Lassus and Brumel; in York Minster
Tickets: booking opens on Monday 19 March from NCEM
7.30pm

Saturday 7 July   BRINKBURN
Stile Antico perform Choral masterpieces of the Tudor era by William Byrd, John Taverner, Robert White, Christopher Tye, Walter Lambe & Thomas Tallis;
in Brinkburn Priory
part of the Brinkburn Festival
Tickets: £8
7.00pm

Saturday 7 July   SKIPTON
Pinsuti perform 17th and 18th century music for royalty by Purcell, Handel, Blow, Boyce, and others, including Zadok the Priest, Rejoice in the Lord and Sing Unto the Lord;
in Christ Church, Skipton
Tickets: £8
7.30pm

Sunday 8 July   BELLINGHAM
Antiphon perform Coronation music for the Jubilee including Zadok the Priest and folk songs from around the Union;
in St Cuthbert's Church, Bellingham
Tickets: £8 (concs)
7.30pm

Gabrieli Consort at Brinkburn Festival
Saturday 7 July   BRINKBURN
Gabrieli Consort and Players directed by Paul McCreesh perform Bach, St Matthew Passion as in Bach’s day, the vocal music is given over to eight or nine soloists, restoring a chamber-music intimacy to this vast and sublime work;
in Brinkburn Priory
part of the Brinkburn Festival
Tickets: £8
2.00pm

Tuesday 10 July   LEEDS
Robert Sharpe (York) lunchtime organ recital;
in Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Friday 13 July   MORPETH
John Goodenough (Durham) lunchtime organ recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Saturday 14 July   MIRFIELD
Toby Ward (Leeds) afternoon organ recital; in St Mary's parish church, Mirfield
Tickets: free, retiring collection
3.00pm

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Tuesday 17 July   LEEDS
Paul Bowen (Bradford) lunchtime organ recital;
in Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Tuesday 24 July   LEEDS
Elin Rees (Bury) lunchtime organ recital;
in Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm


Saturday 28 July   BRIDLINGTON
Keith Hearnshaw organ recital;
in Bridlington Priory
Tickets: £8
6.00pm

Tuesday 31 July   LEEDS
Anthony Norcliffe (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

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Friday 3 August   LEEDS
Giampaolo di Rosa (Rome) organ recital;
in St Bartholomew's Armley, Leeds
Tickets: £7
6.00pm

Friday 5 August   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) a lunchtime organ recital of Romantic Organ Masterworks;
in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm


Friday 12 August   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) a lunchtime organ recital of Romantic Organ Masterworks;
in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Tuesday 14 August   LEEDS
Anthony Norcliffe (Leeds) Charity lunchtime organ concert;
in Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

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Friday 19 August   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) a lunchtime organ recital of Romantic Organ Masterworks;
in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Friday 24 August   MORPETH
Brian Varley (Bishop Auckland) lunchtime organ recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Saturday 25 August   BRIDLINGTON
Graham Barber organ recital;
in Bridlington Priory
Tickets: £8
6.00pm

Saturday 25 August   LEEDS
Association of British Choral Directors� Convention Gala Concert introduced by Gareth Malone; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets £ï¿½10 - & pound;25
7.45pm

Friday 26 August   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) a lunchtime organ recital of Romantic Organ Masterworks;
in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Monday 27 August   LEEDS
Karl Ludwig Kreutz (Konz, Germany) Bank Holiday organ recital;
in St Bartholomew's Armley, Leeds
Tickets: £7
11.00am

Monday 27 August   BARNARD CASTLE
Matthew Atherton (Barnard Castle School) organ recital;
in St Mary's, Barnard Castle
Tickets: free, retiring collection
2.30pm

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Saturday 1 September   NEWCASTLE
Christopher Brown (Halifax) organ recital ; in St John the Baptist
Tickets: free retiring collection
12.30pm

Friday 7 September   GATESHEAD
John Kitchen (Edinburgh) organ recital;
in St George's Gateshead
Tickets: £7
7.30pm

Saturday 15 September   MIRFIELD
Alexander Binns & Hannah Gibson (RAM & Birmngham) afternoon organ recital; in St Mary's parish church, Mirfield
Tickets: free, retiring collection
3.00pm

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Friday 21 September   MORPETH
Andrew Hamnett (Morpeth) lunchtime organ recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Thursday 27 September   HALIFAX
Paul Carr (Birmingham) lunchtime organ recital;
in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Saturday 29 September   BRIDLINGTON
Michael Smith (Bridlington) organ recital;
in Bridlington Priory
Tickets: £8
6.00pm

Saturday 29 September   LEEDS
Vienna Boys' Choir Greetings from Vienna including Haydn, Mozart, Bruckner, Eder, Sulzer and even Billy Joel;
in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: £12.50 - £31.50
7.30pm

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Saturday 6 October   NEWCASTLE
Graham Thorpe (Guildford) organ recital ; in St John the Baptist
Tickets: free retiring collection
12.30pm

Saturday 13 October   CROOK
Richard Hills organ recital on the mighty Wurlitzer; in The New Victoria Centre, Howden le Wear
Tickets: £6
7.00pm

Saturday 13 October   MIRFIELD
Owen Ryder (Leeds) afternoon organ recital; in St Mary's parish church, Mirfield
Tickets: free, retiring collection
3.00pm

Sunday 14 October   CROOK
Richard Hills organ recital on the mighty Wurlitzer; in The New Victoria Centre, Howden le Wear
Tickets: £6
2.30pm

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Friday 19 October   DURHAM
The Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers in their choral pilgrimage 'The Earth Resounds', C12 masterpieces from Lassus, Josquin and Brumel; in Durham Cathedral
Tickets: Tickets from NCEM
7.30pm

Saturday 20 October   MORPETH
The Singers with Choral and instrumental music for the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness; in St Peter and St Paul's Church, Longhoughton
Tickets: tbc, in aid of church funds
7.00pm

Sunday 21 October   MORPETH
Francesca Massey (Durham) lunchtime organ recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Saturday 27 October   GATESHEAD
Northern Sinfonia Chorus conducted by Alan Fearon, with music from St Mark's, Venice by G Gabrieli, A Gabrieli, Willaert, Zarlino, Merulo and Monteverdi;
in the Sage Gateshead
Tickets: £10 - £32
9.00pm

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Saturday 3 November   NEWCASTLE
James Parsons (RCO) organ recital ; in St John the Baptist
Tickets: free retiring collection
12.30pm

Friday 9 November   WHARFEDALE
Pinsuti performing a special concert for the Burley-Tereli Friendship Trust, with music from Monteverdi, Bach, Gibbons, Parry and Elgar;
in St Mary's Church, Main Street, Burley in Wharfedale
Tickets: £8 - £10
7.30pm

Saturday 10 November   LEEDS
The Clothworkers Consort of Leeds present a programme of Music for Remembrance, featuring Faure's Requiem, and 'My o'erflowing teares' by Chris Roberts;
in St Margaret's Church, Horsforth
Tickets: £8 - £6
7.30pm

Monday 12 November   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (Leeds) accompanying a silent film;
in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Tuesday 13 November   LEEDS
Anthony Norcliffe (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

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Saturday 17 November   CROOK
Janet Dowsett organ recital on the mighty Wurlitzer; in The New Victoria Centre, Howden le Wear
Tickets: £6
7.00pm

Saturday 17 November   HEXHAM
Antiphon conducted by John Roper perform a choral concert celebrating Love and Creation including The Song of Solomon by Palestrina, and pieces by Praetorius, Haydn, Ireland and Vaughan Williams; in St Mary's RC Church, Hexham
Tickets: £8
7.30pm

Sunday 18 November   CROOK
Janet Dowsett organ recital on the mighty Wurlitzer; in The New Victoria Centre, Howden le Wear
Tickets: £6
2.30pm

Thursday 22 November   GATESHEAD
Gabrieli Consort and Players with music for St Cecilia's day by Purcell and Britten;
in the Sage Gateshead
Tickets: £10 - £32
7.30pm

Friday 23 November   DURHAM
Gabrieli Consort and Players with music for a Venetian Coronation of Doge Marino Grimani;
in Durham Cathedral
Tickets: £15 - £32
7.30pm

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Saturday 1 December   NEWCASTLE
Kevin Bowyer (Glasgow) organ recital ; in St John the Baptist
Tickets: free retiring collection
12.30pm

Saturday 1 December   GATESHEAD
Northern Sinfonia with soloists conducted by Matthew Halls, with a performance of Handel's 'Messiah'
in the Sage Gateshead
Tickets: £32 to £10
7.30pm

Saturday 1 December   YORK
Profeti della Quinta perform music of Jewish renaissance polyphony with 'The Search for Salomone Rossi', a film by Joseph Rochlitz;
in the NCEM, York
Tickets: £5
5.00pm

Saturday 1 December   YORK
Yorkshire Bach Choir & Baroque Soloists and soloists directed by Peter Seymour, perform Bach Christmas Oratorio;
in the Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York
Tickets: £25
7.00pm

Friday 7 December   LEEDS
The Clothworkers Consort of Leeds Advent and Christmas by candlelight;
in The Leeds Catholic Chaplaincy, St Mark's Avenue
Tickets: £8 - £10
7.30pm

Wednesday 12 December   YORK
University of York Chamber Choir & Baroque Soloists and soloists directed by Peter Seymour, perform festive programme of choral and instrumental music including Charpentier Te Deum and Bach Magnificat;
in the Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York
Tickets: £13
7.30pm

the Singers in Carlisle, Hexham and Newcastle
Friday 14 December   HEXHAM
The Singers with a seasonal concert; in Hexham Abbey
Tickets: £tbc<
7.30pm

Saturday 15 December   CROOK
Keith Beckingham organ recital on the mighty Wurlitzer; in The New Victoria Centre, Howden le Wear
Tickets: £6
7.00pm

Saturday 15 December   YORK
The Tallis Scholars directed by Peter Phillips, take us on a journey from The Annunciation to the Presentation of Jesus in the temple through music by Palestrina, Praetorius and Eccard;
in the Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York
Tickets: £25
7.30pm

Sunday 16 December   CARLISLE
The Singers with a seasonal concert; in St Cuthbert's church, Carlisle
Tickets: £tbc<
7.30pm

Monday 17 December   NEWCASTLE
The Singers with a seasonal concert; in St George's, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne
Tickets: £tbc<
7.30pm

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Sunday 16 December   CROOK
Keith Beckingham organ recital on the mighty Wurlitzer; in The New Victoria Centre, Howden le Wear
Tickets: £6
2.30pm

Tuesday 18 December   LEEDS
Anthony Norcliffe (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital;
in Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

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