If you love choral music, then you need to head to Marks & Spencer in Pudsey on Saturday.
The Owlcotes Centre store, along with some of the city’s most iconic and prestigious venues, will come alive with the sound of choral music as some of the finest choirs in our region perform in the first Voices Yorkshire event of 2019.
Victoria Quarter, The Leeds City Museum and The Corn Exchange will be filled with the sound of live choral music on Saturday. For several hours, you will hear the beautiful and uplifting sound of people singing together – performing free, for the people of Leeds.
Sing Day Leeds is the first of many events forming part of the brand new, Yorkshire-wide choral festival, Voices Yorkshire – the brainchild of the team at The Yorkshire College of Music and Drama.
Choral director Tim Knight said:
“We’re stunned at the response so far and very grateful for the support of so many high-profile choirs and venues across Leeds. To have our choirs singing in historic sites like The Grand Hall in Temple Newsam and the beautiful Broderick Hall in the museum is wonderful.
“It’s going to be a big year for choral music across Yorkshire. Sing Day Leeds is all about showcasing and promoting Yorkshire choirs, but it is also about promoting and supporting some of the city’s best venues.”
A brief overview of Saturday’s schedule of performances is detailed below, but for more information about Sing Day Leeds and the choirs taking part, go to the Voices Yorkshire website.
Schedule of Performances – Saturday 26th January, 2019
The Great Hall, Temple Newsam, 11am – 1pm
Leeds Guild of Singers
Leeds Philharmonic Chorus
The Old Fire Station, Gipton, 11am – 2pm
Vocologee Choir
Hummingbirds Choir
Paul’s Signing Choir
Marks and Spencer, Owlcotes, 11am – 1pm
Great Yorkshire Chorus
Gay Abandon Choir
Leeds Corn Exchange, 10am – 3pm
Leeds Male Voice Choir
The Rodillian Singers
Garforth Community Choir
Let’s Sing 26
Broderick Hall, Leeds City Museum, 1pm – 3pm
Masterworks Chorale
Thurnscoe Harmonic Male Voice Choir
The Tiled Hall Café, Leeds Art Gallery, 1pm – 3pm
St Austin’s Choir
Masterworks Chorale
Victoria Quarter, 3pm – 4pm
Leeds Youth Opera