March 12th, 2013 - Bradford Catholic Girls' Choir broadcast on BBC Radio 4

Bradford Catholic Girls' Choir broadcast the BBC Radio 4 Daily Service on Tuesday 12th March. This is the BBC's longest running programme and is transmitted live each day from Emmanuel Church in Didsbury. The service is usually led by a professional choir, but occasionally choirs are invited to More>>

March 1st, 2013 - New Diocesan Choirs for Bradford and Keighley

The Diocese of Leeds is very fortunate that high quality choral music is not limited to Leeds Cathedral each Sunday. In particular our Schools Singing Programme lays the foundations of vocal excellence across the Diocese, and our Youth Choirs provide wonderful music in liturgies and concerts in More>>

December 24th, 2012 - BBC One live television broadcast of Midnight Mass

BBC One heralds the start of Christmas Day with the traditional Midnight Mass for Christmas Eve live from St Anne's Cathedral in the vibrant city of Leeds in West Yorkshire. The Mass is celebrated by the Dean, Monsignor Philip Moger and will include the blessing of the crib. The homily is given by More>>

November 14th, 2012 - Leeds College of Music forms Leeds Cathedral Choir School Partnership

Leeds College of Music (LCoM) has recently formed a partnership with the Diocese of Leeds and Holy Rosary & St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Leeds, as part of its commitment to widening participation in music-making and higher level education.

Holy Rosary & St Anne's Catholic Primary More>>

October 1st, 2012 - A New Choral Director in Huddersfield

Newly appointed Choral Director for Huddersfield, Lucy Appleyard, writes about her first month in post:

"As I approached my first school of the term on a windy Monday morning in September I looked back on my time spent as a choral scholar at Leeds Cathedral. I remember how impressed I More>>

August 5th, 2012 - RSCM Awards

Seven singers from the Huddersfield Boys' and Girls' Choirs received their Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) Bronze Awards at a special service in the chapel of the Community of the Resurrection in Mirfield. The Community of the Resurrection is an Anglican monastic community located at More>>