Learn about the Schools Singing Programme
Learn more about our Schools Singing Programme, recognised as the UK’s leading provision of choral singing, which reaches 6,000 children each week in around 150 choral groups.
National Schools Singing Programme
Thanks to generous funding from the Hamish Ogston Foundation, the Diocese of Leeds is leading an ambitious initiative to replicate its award-winning Schools Singing Programme in every Catholic diocese in the UK: a National Schools Singing Programme.
Learn about the Keyboard Studies Programme
The Keyboard Studies Programme provides high-quality melodica, accordion, piano and organ tuition to young people across the Diocese, furnishing them with the foundations to be skilful, multi-talented individuals within the music profession.
Upcoming Events
We've had a great time over the last three Sundays at 'Lead the Singing', a series of choral workshops for parish musicians in the Diocese of Leeds. Thanks to everyone who took part and raised the roof in the Cathedral this afternoon!
Bradford Catholic Boys Choir sang brilliantly at St Joseph's Church this morning, before heading to Laserquest in the afternoon! What a fun day for our choristers!
This week's sung services at Leeds Cathedral. We're delighted to welcome our visitors from Vanderbilt University to sing with the Cathedral Boys and Scholars this morning. In addition, Bradford Catholic Boys' Choir are singing for Mass at St Joseph's Church, Bradford, this morning (10am) and Huddersfield Junior Choir are singing for Mass at St Patrick's Church, Huddersfield, at 11.30am.
Episode 1 of Pipe Up! is out now. Valerie Barr, our accomplished Accordion Tutor, offers insights into the accordion scene in the UK and internationally, as well as giving some lovely demonstrations of the accordion’s distinctive musical features.This year’s first Festival podcast goes live at 12 noon, featuring the wonderful Valerie Barr chatting with David Pipe about her work as an accordionist.
Do tune in: anchor.fm/leedsiof/episodes/Valerie-Barr-e1ipg8k
We’re looking forward to David Grealy’s improvisation masterclass in Leeds Cathedral tomorrow at 6:30 pm. Observers are very welcome and admission is free.