Music Room Choral & Organ Archive 2009

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Saturday 5 February   HEXHAM
Antiphon with Alva (medieval musical ensemble) and the Good Scops, conducted by John Roper with a concert of music for or inspired by dance by Glazunov, Gounod, Khatchaturian and others; in Hexham Abbey
Tickets: £10 - 01434 652477
7.00pm

Friday 11 February   LEEDS
David Houlder lunchtime organ recital; in Leeds Parish church
Tickets: FREE - retiring collection
12.30pm

Saturday 12 February   YORK
Yorkshire Bach Choir conducted by Peter Seymour sing the Victoria Requiem; in St Michael-le-Belfrey Church, York
Tickets: £14 - see website for details
7.30pm

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Friday 18 February   LEEDS
David Houlder lunchtime organ recital; in Leeds Parish church
Tickets: FREE - retiring collection
12.30pm

Monday 21 February   LEEDS
St Peter's Singers & Soloists and St Peter's Chamber Orchestra, perform Handel's Israel in Egypt; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Friday 25 February   LEEDS
David Houlder lunchtime organ recital; in Leeds Parish church
Tickets: FREE - retiring collection
12.30pm

Friday 25 February   DONCASTER
David Stevens (Newcastle) lunchtime organ recital; in Doncaster Minster
Tickets: FREE - retiring collection
1.10pm

Friday 25 February   SHEFFIELD
Manchester Camerata with Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus and soloists conducted by Nicholas Kraemer with a concert of Vivaldi and Mozart; in Sheffield City Hall
Tickets: £15
7.00pm

Saturday 26 February   DURHAM
Durham University Chamber Choir give a concert to include James MacMillan’s Seven Last Words from the Cross; in Durham Cathedral
Tickets: £12 - 0191 332 4041
7.30pm

Monday 28 February   LEEDS
Carlo Curley celebrity organ recital by this international star of the instrument; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: admission free
1.05pm

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Tuesay 1 March   SHEFFIELD
David Phillips (Newcastle) lunchtime organ recital; in Sheffield Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.15pm

Wednesday 2 March   BRADFORD
Daniel Justin (Wakefield) lunchtime organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Thursday 3 March   HALIFAX
David Barker (Halifax) lunchtime organ recital; in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Saturday 5 March   NEWCASTLE
Paul Ritchie (formerly of St George's, Cullercoats) lunchtime organ recital; in St John the Baptist, Newcastle
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Monday 7 March   NEWCASTLE
Marc Murray (Boston) lunchtime organ recital; in Newcastle Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Wednesday 9 March   BRADFORD
Harry Bramma (Beckenham) lunchtime organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Thursday 10 March   HALIFAX
Philip Tordoff (Halifax) lunchtime organ recital; in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Saturday 12 March   YORK
Yorkshire Bach Choir with Yorkshire Baroque Soloists conducted by Peter Seymour perform Haydn Stabat Mater and Michael Haydn Missa Pro Defunctis; in St Michael-le-Belfrey Church, York
Tickets: £20 - see website for details
7.00pm

Monday 14 March   NEWCASTLE
David Stevens (Newcastle) lunchtime organ recital; in Newcastle Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

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Wednesday 16 March   BRADFORD
Stephen Disley (Southwark) lunchtime organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Thursday 17 March   YORK
i Fagiolini directed by Robert Hollingworth, with concert which is a glorious mix of Renaissance madrigals with a 21st century twist; in the NCEM, York
Tickets: £15 - see website for details
7.30pm

Thursday 17 March   HALIFAX
Ian Shaw (Harrow) lunchtime organ recital; in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Saturday 19 March   SKIPTON
Ilkley Chamber Choir - Pinsuti sing Mendelssohn�s poignant �Hear my Prayer� and the beautiful Dvorak Mass in D; in Christ Church, Skipton
Tickets: £7 - see website for details
7.30pm

Wednesday 23 March   BRADFORD
Marc Murray (Boston) lunchtime organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Thursday 24 March   HALIFAX
Jonathan Bielby (ex Wakefield) lunchtime organ recital; in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

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Friday 25 March   DONCASTER
Paul Dewhurst (Pontefract) lunchtime organ recital; in Doncaster Minster
Tickets: FREE - retiring collection
1.10pm

Friday 25 March   HEXHAM
Antiphon conducted by John Roper, sing Choral Music for Lady Day by Josquin, Palestrina, Lassus, Victoria, Howells, Britten, Rutter & others; in St Mary�s RC Church, Hencotes, Hexham
Tickets: £7 - tel 01434 652477
7.30pm

Saturday 26 March   BISHOP AUCKLAND
Philip Rushforth (Chester) Celebrity organ recital; in St. Andrew's, South Church, Bishop Auckland
Tickets: £7.50
7.30pm

Saturday 26 March   DONCASTER
Carlo Curley Celebrity organ recital from this international star of the instrument; in Doncaster Minster
Tickets: £12
7.30pm

Wednesday 30 March   BRADFORD
Michael Wynne (Warrington) lunchtime organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Thursday 31 March   HALIFAX
Anthony Norcliffe (Mill Hill, Leeds) lunchtime organ recital; in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

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Saturday 2 April   GATESHEAD
Sarah Baldock (Chichester) Organ Recital; in St George's Gateshead
Tickets: £7
7.30pm

Wednesday 6 April   BRADFORD
Andrew Teague (Bradford) lunchtime organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Thursday 7 April   HALIFAX
David Barker (Halifax) lunchtime organ recital; in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Saturday 9 April   NEWCASTLE
Richard Leach (Worksop) lunchtime organ recital; in St John the Baptist, Newcastle
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Saturday 9 April   BRADFORD
Bradford Chorale with Leeds Baroque and Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet) perform a programme of Glories of Venice, including Monteverdi, Vivaldi anc Cavalli; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: tbc
7.30pm

Wednesday 13 April   BRADFORD
Dorothy Davis (Sheffield) lunchtime organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Thursday 14 April   HALIFAX
Paul Dewhurst (Pontefract) lunchtime organ recital; in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

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Saturday 16 April   NEWCASTLE
Northern Praeclassica conducted by Simon Fidler perform Brahms Requiem with Four-Hand piano accompaniment. Soloists: Soprano Emily Smith; Baritone David Pisaro; Piano accompanists: Jenny Martins and Eileen Bown; in King's Hall, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Tickets: £12
7.30pm

Saturday 16 April   SHEFFIELD
Sheffield Bach Society with the St Peter's Chamber Orchestra and solists, conducted by Simon Lindley with Bach's St Matthew Passion; in Sheffield Cathedral
Tickets: £15
6.00pm

Tuesday 19 April   HALIFAX
Christopher Brown (Halifax) lunchtime organ recital; in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Wednesday 20 April   BRADFORD
Richard Dunster-Sigtermans (Rugby School) lunchtime organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Monday 25 April   YORK
Roedean School Choir South African schoool perform their repertoire of traditional and contemporary songs; in York Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
2.00pm

Monday 25 April   YORK
Roedean School Choir South African schoool perform their repertoire of traditional and contemporary songs; in Upstage Centre Youth Theatre, York
Tickets: free, retiring collection
8.00pm

Wednesday 27 April   BRADFORD
Richard Hills (concert organist) lunchtime organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Thursday 28 April   HALIFAX
PHilip Tordoff (Halifax) lunchtime organ recital; in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

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Monday 2 May   NEWCASTLE
Charles Wooler (St John, Newcastle) lunchtime organ recital; in Newcastle Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Wednesday 4 May   BRADFORD
Andrew Teague (Bradford) lunchtime organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Friday 6 May   HEXHAM
Michael Haynes (Hexham) lunchtime organ recital; in Morpeth Methodist Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Sunday 8 May   SALTAIRE
Simon Gledhill (concert organist) lunchtime organ recital; in the Victoria Hall Saltaire
Tickets: £8
2.30pm

Monday 9 May   NEWCASTLE
David Stevens (Newcastle) lunchtime organ recital; in Newcastle Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Wednesday 11 May   BRADFORD
David Phillips (Newcastle) lunchtime organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Saturday 14 May   SUNDERLAND
Michael Stoddart (Newcastle) lunchtime organ recital; in Sunderland Minster
Tickets: £5
1.00pm

Wednesday 18 May   BRADFORD
Peter Gould (Derby) lunchtime organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Friday 20 May   LEEDS
David Houlder (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Saturday 21 May   NEWCASTLE
Francesca Massey (Peterborough) lunchtime organ recital; in St John the Baptist, Newcastle
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm


Saturday 21 May   NORTHALLERTON
North Yorkshire Chorus, conducted by Greg Smith perform Puccini: Messa di Gloria; Rossini: Stabat Mater; in St Mary's Church, Thirsk
Tickets: £12 (accomp. 16-and-under free); See website
7.30pm

Saturday 21 May   YORK
Yorkshire Bach Choir with a sequence of psalms and motets by Charpentier; in St Michael le Belfrey Church, York
Tickets: £14
7.30pm

Monday 23 May   NEWCASTLE
David Phillips (Newcastle) lunchtime organ recital; in Newcastle Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

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Wednesday 25 May   BRADFORD
Paul Bowen (Bradford) lunchtime organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Beverley Early Music Festical from 26 May
Thursday 26 May   BEVERLEY
Tallis Scholars directed by Peter Phillips with a concert of Palestrina, Tallis, Allegri, Part, and others as part of the Beverley Early Music Festival; in Beverley Minster
Tickets: £15 - £25
7.30pm

Friday 20 May   LEEDS
David Houlder (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Friday 27 May   BEVERLEY
Joglaresa with a concert of music from South Asia to Eastern Europe all the way back to our little corner of England, as part of the Beverley Early Music Festival; in Toll Gavel Methodist Church, Beverley
Tickets: £5
1.00pm

Friday 27 May   DONCASTER
David Barker (Halifax) lunchtime organ recital; in Doncaster Minster
Tickets: FREE - retiring collection
1.10pm

Friday 27 May   HEXHAM
Gillian Weir (Soloist) celebrity organ recital; in Hexham Abbey
Tickets: tbc
7.30pm

Saturday 28 May   BEVERLEY
Choral Workshop led by David Allinson to include works around the Magnificat by Mouton, Victoria and Byrd (Singers need to be good sight-readers or to have some experience of singing the repertory before), as part of the Beverley Early Music Festival; in St Mary's Church Hall, Beverley
Tickets: £15
10.00am

Saturday 28 May   BEVERLEY
Beverley Early Music Festival Schools' Chorus directed by Sam Dunkley and Andrew Passmore,supported by instrumentalists and soloists from the University of York and the National Centre for Early Music, with a concert of Mozart's Te Deum and Coronation Mass, as part of the Beverley Early Music Festival; in Toll Gavel Methodist Church, Beverley
Tickets: £5
4.00pm

Saturday 28 May   BEVERLEY
The Burning Bush, Lucie Skeaping's renowned Jewish music band, with early and traditional music from the old Jewish world, feral mix of rapturous klezmer rhythms, hearttugging Hassidic folk melodies, infectious Ottoman dances, haunting Ladino ballads and Yiddish ghetto songs as part of the Beverley Early Music Festival; in Toll Gavel Methodist Church, Beverley
Tickets: £25
8.00pm

Saturday 29 May   WENSLEYDALE
Arioso popular vocal and instrumental music from the C18, including works by Arne and Boyce - as part of the Swaledale Festival; in Gayle Mill, near Hawes
Tickets: £10; See website
3.00pm

Sunday 29 May   BEVERLEY
Faye Newton and leading lights in the early music world present a springtime and garden-themed concert of songs by Thomas Morley, Robert Jones, Thomas Campion, as part of the Beverley Early Music Festival; in St James' church, Warter
Tickets: £20
7.30pm

Saturday 29 May   SWALEDALE
The Swale Singers conducted by Duncan Bythell with Greg Smith (organ), perform Haydn and Beethoven Masses - as part of the Swaledale Festival; in St Andrew's Church, Grinton
Tickets: £8; See website
8.00pm

Monday 30 May   SWALEDALE
Nuzha with a Middle Eastern voyage of discovery led by three world-class musicians,Adel Salameh, Naziha Azzouz & Adel Shams el-Din, from Palestine, Algeria and Egypt - as part of the Swaledale Festival; in St Andrew's Church, Grinton
Tickets: £12; See website
8.00pm

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Wednesday 1 June   BRADFORD
Andrew Teague (Bradford) lunchtime organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Wednesday 1 June   SWALEDALE
Patricia Hammond and Michael Brough (mezzo-soprano & piano) with songs of the land and the seasons by Handel, Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Stanford, Warlock, Fauré and Poulenc - as part of the Swaledale Festival; in St Mary's Church, Arkengarthdale
Tickets: £15; See website
5.00pm

Friday 3 June   NEWCASTLE
Paul Ritchie organ recital of works by Albrechtsberger, Bach, Boyce, Bruhns, Buxtehude, Pachelbel, Seeger and Stanley; in Martin Luther Kirche, Shieldfield
Tickets: £tbc,
7.30pm

Saturday 4 June   NEWCASTLE
Charles Wooler (St John's) lunchtime organ recital; in St John the Baptist, Newcastle
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Saturday 4 June   NORTH SHIELDS
New Tyneside Orchestra conducted by Jon Pearce with a 'Bring It & Sing It' Nelson Mass (with afternoon rehearsal from 2), and orchestral music by Mozart, Haydn and Bach; in St Hilda's church, Marden
Tickets: £tbc, with all proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support
7.30pm

Saturday 4 June   DONCASTER
Jonathan Bielby (ex Wakefield) organ recital; in Doncaster Minster
Tickets: £7
7.00pm

Sunday 5 June   SWALEDALE
Fretwork Consort of Viols with Iestyn Davies (Counter Tenor) and Jacob Heringman, with a concert of works by Byrd, Dowland and Purcell - as part of the Swaledale Festival; in St Mary's Church, Arkengarthdale
Tickets: £15; See website
8.00pm

Wednesday 8 June   SUNDERLAND
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) Sir Thomas will bring together many works that are close to his heart. It will be an autobiographical journey giving a sort of ‘narrative’ to the evening in St Andrew's Church, Roker, Sunderland
Tickets: £18 - all proceeds to Friends of St Andrew’s Church
7.30pm

Wednesday 8 June   WENSLEYDALE
Buddug Verona James and Caradog Williams (mezzo-soprano & piano) with evening of songs by Granados, Lorca, de Falla, Rodrigo and Turina, and the first performance of ‘Surprise’ – a new Swaledale Festival commission by renowned British composer Jonathan Dove - as part of the Swaledale Festival; in St Andrew's Church, Aysgarth
Tickets: £10; See website
8.00pm

Friday 10 June   GATESHEAD
Richard Hills (recitalist) Organ Recital; in St George's Gateshead
Tickets: £7
7.30pm

Friday 10 June   DONCASTER
Christopher Newton (Armley) lunchtime organ recital; in Doncaster Minster
Tickets: FREE - retiring collection
1.10pm

Saturday 11 June   SUNDERLAND
Various performers lunchtime organ recital; in Sunderland Minster
Tickets: £5
1.00pm

Saturday 11 June   HALIFAX
Overgate Hospice Choir present The Gondoliers by W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan ( a gala concert performance); in All Saint's Church, Savile Road, Elland
Tickets: £10 from 01422 345414 or on the door
7.00pm

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Sunday 12 June   SALTAIRE
Phil Kelsall (concert organist) lunchtime organ recital; in the Victoria Hall Saltaire
Tickets: £8
2.30pm

Wednesday 15 June   BRADFORD
Nigel & David Condry (Bradford) lunchtime organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Saturday 18 June   DONCASTER
Charles Harrison (Lincoln) organ recital; in Doncaster Minster
Tickets: £7
7.00pm

Saturday 18 June   ILKLEY
Pinsuti the Ilkley chamber choir, presents a delightful evening of midsummer music from Tudor times, with harpsichord and readings, in support of Manorlands Hospice; in St Margaret’s Church Ilkley
Tickets: £7 see website
7.30pm

Wednesday 22 June   BRADFORD
Paul Bowen (Bradford) lunchtime organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Friday 24 June   DONCASTER
Ben Horden (York) lunchtime organ recital; in Doncaster Minster
Tickets: FREE - retiring collection
1.10pm

Saturday 25 June   YORK
Yorkshire Bach Choir & Yorkshire Baroque Soloists with Bach Lutheran Mass in G and Cantatas 80 and 131; in St Michael le Belfrey Church, York
Tickets: £20
7.30pm

Monday 27 June   NEWCASTLE
David Boarder (Standon) lunchtime organ recital; in Newcastle Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Wednesday 29 June   BRADFORD
Christoopher Rathbone (Ilkley) lunchtime organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

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Saturday 2 July   SHEFFIELD
Sheffield Bach Society with solists and David Houlder (organ), conducted by Simon Lindley with a Tapestry of English choral music; in St Mark's church, Broomhill
Tickets: £15
7.30pm

Saturday 2 July   DONCASTER
Martin Brown (Bangor) organ recital; in Doncaster Minster
Tickets: £7
7.00pm

Monday 4 July   NEWCASTLE
David Stevens (Newcastle) lunchtime organ recital; in Newcastle Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Wednesday 6 July   HULL
Martin Setchell (Christchurch, NZ) organ recital ; in Hull City Hall
Tickets: £3.50
12.30pm

York Early Music Festival from 8 July
Friday 8 July   YORK
Gabrieli Consort directed by Paul McCreesh with William Whitehead (chamber organ) perform William Byrd's monumental Great Service and two new pieces by Jonathan Dove , as part of the York Early Music Festival; in York Minster
Tickets: £12 to £25
7.30pm

Friday 8 July   DONCASTER
Nigel Holdsworth (York) lunchtime organ recital; in Doncaster Minster
Tickets: FREE - retiring collection
1.10pm

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Saturday 9 July   SUNDERLAND
Tom Honeyman (Sunderland) lunchtime organ recital; in Sunderland Minster
Tickets: £5
1.00pm

Friday 22 July   DONCASTER
Dr Simon Lindley (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital; in Doncaster Minster
Tickets: FREE - retiring collection
1.10pm

Saturday 23 July   CULLERCOATS
the Choir of Worcester College, Oxford led by Katy Mc Dermott, with a concert of sacred music ranging from Byrd and Bruckner to Duruflé and Leighton; in St George's church Cullercoats
Tickets: £7, concs
7.30pm

Sunday 24 July   NEWCASTLE
the Choir of Worcester College, Oxford led by Katy Mc Dermott are singing the weekend services at Newcastle Cathedral

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Thursday 4 August   HALIFAX
Matthew Atherton (Barnard Castle School) lunchtime organ recital; in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

Saturday 13 August   SUNDERLAND
David Quinn (Oxford) lunchtime organ recital; in Sunderland Minster
Tickets: £5
1.00pm

Sunday 14 August   SALTAIRE
Robert Sudall (concert organist) lunchtime organ recital; in the Victoria Hall Saltaire
Tickets: £8
2.30pm

Saturday 29 August   BARNARD CASTLE
Matthew Atherton (Barnard Castle School) organ recital; in St Mary's, Barnard Castle
Tickets: Admission free, donations welcome
2.30pm

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Saturday 3 September   NEWCASTLE
Michael Haynes (Hexham) lunchtime organ recital; in St John the Baptist, Newcastle
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Wednesday 7 September   BRADFORD
Guest organist (tba) lunchtime organ recital; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.05pm

Friday 9 September   GATESHEAD
James Parsons (RCO) Organ Recital; in St George's Gateshead
Tickets: £7
7.30pm

Saturday 10 September   SUNDERLAND
James Lancelot (Durham) lunchtime organ recital; in Suinderland Minster
Tickets: £5
1.00pm

Sunday 11 September   SALTAIRE
Nicholas Martin (concert organist) lunchtime organ recital; in the Victoria Hall Saltaire
Tickets: £8
2.30pm

Saturday 17 September   LEEDS
Leeds Methodist Choir with Simon Lindley (organ) and soloists, conducted by Paul Dewhurst, with a concert of Holst, Rutter and Poulenc; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: £12.00
7.30pm

Monday 19 September   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (organ, harpsichord and piano) with a lunchtime recital of Lemmens, Bach, Paradis, Malcolm, Debussy and Ireland; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free
1.05pm

Monday 26 September   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (organ) with a lunchtime recital of Bach; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free
1.05pm

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Saturday 1 October   NEWCASTLE
David Stevens (Newcastle) lunchtime organ recital; in St John the Baptist, Newcastle
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Friday 7 October   RIPON
Christian Forshaw & the Sanctuary Ensemble Christian Forshaw is touring new material with his Sanctuary Ensemble including world premieres and works from his albums Sanctuary and Renouncement; in Ripon Cathedral
Tickets: £tbc
7.30pm

Sunday 9 October   SALTAIRE
Kevin Grunill (concert organist) lunchtime organ recital; in the Victoria Hall Saltaire
Tickets: £8
2.30pm

Monday 10 October   LEEDS
Yorkshire Three Choirs (organ) with a lunchtime concert of Wesley, Finzi, Naylor and Parry; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free
1.05pm

Thursday 13 Occtober   HALIFAX
Paul Carr (Birmingham) lunchtime organ recital; in Halifax Minster
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

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Saturday 15 October   DURHAM
Paul Derrett (Hull) lunchtime organ recital; in Durham Cathedral
Tickets: £5
7.00pm

Saturday 22 October   ROWLANDS GILL
The Singers with Music for an autumn afternoon, with romantic favourites and North-East tunes; in Gibside Chapel
Tickets: free, National Trust entry applies
2.00pm

Saturday 22 October   HALIFAX
Overgate Hospice Choir with 'A Night with Rossini', including the Petite Messe Solennelle; in Halifax Minster
Tickets: £10 from 01422 345414 or at the door
7.00pm

Monday 24 October   LEEDS
Hyang Hee Woo (Manchester) with a lunchtime organ recital of Dupreé, Franck, Bach and Willan; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free
1.05pm

Monday 24 October   LEEDS
Dr Gerald Gifford (Cambridge) with a lunchtime organ recital of a fantastically varied programme of music from generations past, entitled Renaissance and Baroque � by arrangement: Bach, Handel, Rameau, Schmidt, Susato and Vivaldi, Guilmant, Karg-Elert and Liszt; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free
1.05pm

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Saturday 5 November   NEWCASTLE
James Parsons (RCO) lunchtime organ recital; in St John the Baptist, Newcastle
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Saturday 5 November   DURHAM
Polish Radio Choir Director: Artur Sedzielarz; one of Poland’s leading choirs, with whom Henryk Mikolaj Górecki worked closely over many years, perform an all Górecki programme, in a rare UK tour; in Durham Cathedral
Tickets: £14 (concs) 0191 332 4041
7.30pm

Friday 7 November   LEEDS
David Houlder (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Saturday 12 November   BRADFORD
Bradford Chorale perform John Rutter's Magnificat and Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna; in Bradford Cathedral
Tickets: tbc
7.30pm

Sunday 13 November   SALTAIRE
Keith Beckingham (concert organist) lunchtime organ recital; in the Victoria Hall Saltaire
Tickets: £8
2.30pm

Friday 14 November   LEEDS
David Houlder (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

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Monday 17 November   LEEDS
Simon Lindley (organ) with a Leeds International Film festival event, featuring the Town Hall Organ as accompaniment to a silent film; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free
1.05pm

Saturday 19 November   ROTHBURY
Antiphon conducted by John Roper, perform sacred and secular music on themes of loss, hope and renewal by Victoria, Palestrina, Handel, Butterworth, Ireland, Rutter and others; in All Saints Church, Rothbury
Tickets: £7 - 01434 606293
7.00pm

Friday 21 November   LEEDS
David Houlder (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Monday 24 November   LEEDS
Simon Lindley & Phillip McCann (organ & cornet) once again play more of The World�s Most Beautiful Melodies; in Leeds Town Hall
Tickets: free
1.05pm

Wednesday 26 November   NORTHALLERTON
North Yorkshire Chorus conducted by Greg Smith perform Haydn: Creation; in All Saints Church
Tickets: £12 (accompanied 16-and-under free). See www.northyorkshirechorus.org.uk
7.30pm

Friday 28 November   LEEDS
David Houlder (Leeds) lunchtime organ recital; in Leeds Parish Church
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

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Thursday 1 December   YORK
The Cardinall's Musick with a programme which draws together music from across Renaissance Europe alongside the opulent Missa Ego flos campi by Spanish born composer Padilla, motets by Victoria and Palestrina and a Mass by Byrd; in the Chapter House, York Minster
Tickets: £25
7.30pm

Saturday 3 December   NEWCASTLE
Charles Wooler (St John's) lunchtime organ recital; in St John the Baptist, Newcastle
Tickets: free, retiring collection
12.30pm

Monday 5 December   SHEFFIELD
Sheffield Bach Society with the National Festival Orchestra conducted by Simon Lindley ; in Sheffield Cathedral
Tickets: £15
7.00pm

Wednesday 7 December   HULL
Roger Fisher (ex Chester) organ recital ; in Hull City Hall
Tickets: £3.50
12.30pm

Sunday 11 December   SALTAIRE
Robert Wolfe (concert organist) lunchtime organ recital; in the Victoria Hall Saltaire
Tickets: £8
2.30pm

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Friday 16 December   CARLISLE
The Singers with a seasonal concert; in St Cuthberts Carlisle
Tickets: £18
8.00pm

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Saturday 17 December   HEXHAM
The Singers with a seasonal concert; in Hexham Abbey
Tickets: £18 Monday 19 December   CARTMEL
Adrian Self (Cartmel Priory) with a lunchtime recital; in Cartmel Priory
Tickets: free
1.10pm

Monday 19 December   HUDDERSFIELD
Gordon Stewart with Wakefield Cathedral Girls' Choir in a concert 'full of Christmas cheer'; in Huddersfield Town Hall
Tickets: £5
1.00pm

Monday 19 December   NEWCASTLE
The Singers with a seasonal concert; in St Georges, Jesmond
Tickets: £18
8.00pm

Monday 19 December   SHEFFIELD
'Come and sing Messiah' conducted by John Kilpatrick with Simon Lindley (organ); in Dore Parish Church
Tickets: £9 at the door
7.00pm

Tuesday 20 December   LEEDS
Anthony Norcliffe with Christmas organ music; in Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds
Tickets: free, retiring collection
1.00pm

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