The Diocese of Leeds has the largest church programme of choral music for young people in the United Kingdom. In total it maintains 53 choirs comprising some 2250 children meeting weekly. There are 42 school choirs, five boys' choirs, five girls' choirs a new choir school and a semi-professional adult choir. more »
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The Diocese of Leeds has many fine pipe organs in its parish churches. Particularly interesting contemporary mechanical action instruments can be found in Sacred Heart, Ilkley (Schumaker), St Benedict's, Garforth (Peter Collins), St Joseph's, Keighley (Laycock and Bannister), St Patrick's, Huddersfield (Anton Skrabl) and Our Lady of Good Counsel in Horsforth (Walker).
There are also several important historic pipe organs such as those in the parishes of Holy Spirit, Heckmondwike, Immaculate Conception & St John of Beverley, Scarthingwell (1854 Carlous Allen), St Roberts, Harrogate (1898 William Hill), Notre Dame Chapel, Leeds, St Mary's, Carlton (1846 Matthew Booth), St Mary's, Batley (James Conacher), St Theresa, Crossgates (Binns), St John Fisher & St Thomas More, Burley-in-Wharfedale (Father Willis), St Joseph's, Bradford (Hopkins & Son), St Edwards, Clifford (Foster and Andrews) and St Stephen's, Skipton.
The 1960s Walker organ in Corpus Christi Church in Leeds is a famous local instrument and benefits from the most reverberant acoustic of any church in the city.
The new organ in the Cathedral is a large romantic style instrument by Johannes Klais Orgelbau of Bonn, and was inaugurated in May 2010.
Full details of organs which accompany the diocesan choirs can be found on the left hand menu.
To download the 2013 Organ Concert series brochure click here.
To join the choirs and for all other
enquiries please contact:
Mrs Peyee Chen
Music Administrator
Leeds Cathedral
Great George Street
Leeds LS2 8BE
Tel: 0113 244 8634
Email: click here