Join our award-winning team!

As our Schools Singing and Keyboard Studies Programmes expand there are now full-time positions for Choral Directors, Keyboard Tutors and an Assistant Cathedral Organist available.

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Launching the National Schools Singing Programme

Thanks to funding from The Hamish Ogston Foundation, Diocese of Leeds Music is delighted to announce that it is now expanding its award-winning Schools Singing Programme across Yorkshire and replicating it in every Catholic diocese in the UK to create the National Schools Singing Programme.

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Catch up on our award-winning online singing sessions!

Our YouTube-based virtual singing sessions have now had over 70,000 views to date, won a Royal Philharmonic Inspiration Award (Nov 2020) and featured twice on BBC Radio 4. You can sing along with our team on schoolsingingprogramme.org.uk.

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January 28, 2022

Such an inspiring week with our visitors from @TheSixteen, working with school groups in @theBWCAT @StGtG_CAT @theBKCAT @BPS_Trust @bcw_cat and our choirs in Bradford, Huddersfield and Leeds Cathedral, opportunities that help nurture the wonderful potential in all these children.

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January 27, 2022

Before tonight's Mass our Cathedral Girls' Choir enjoyed some lovely coaching on Tallis' Videte Miraculum from @KimPorterMusic as part of our week working with singers from @TheSixteen. Here's a tiny clip of the result - beautiful singing from the girls in this wonderful piece.

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January 26, 2022

Yesterday our Schools Singing Programme schools, choirs and Choral Directors had another inspiring day working alongside singers from @TheSixteen - our Organ Scholars seized the opportunity to get some extra conducting time in too, well done Rachel, Chris and Chris!

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January 26, 2022

So lovely for the children we work with every week to hear, see and work with professional singers from one of the world's best choirs!

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January 26, 2022

So glad they're enjoying choir!

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13 hours ago

Before yesterday's Mass our Cathedral Girls' Choir enjoyed some lovely coaching on Tallis' Videte Miraculum ('Behold the miracle of the mother of the Lord') from singer Kim Porter as part of our week working with singers from The Sixteen. Here's a tiny clip of the result - beautiful singing from the girls during Mass in this wonderful piece. ... See MoreSee Less

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Diocese of Leeds Music

3 days ago

Yesterday our Schools Singing Programme schools, choirs and Choral Directors had another inspiring day working alongside singers from The Sixteen - our Organ Scholars seized the opportunity to get some extra conducting time in too, well done Rachel, Chris and Chris! ... See MoreSee Less

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4 days ago

This week we're delighted to have singers from The Sixteenvisiting our school sessions and choirs! Today they sang with children at St John the Evangelist and St Winefride's schools in Bradford, before moving on to singing Bach and Mozart with Bradford Catholic Girls' Choir (and a few super-committed boys' choir members who could make the different day!). ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

Tune into BBC Radio 3 tomorrow evening to hear our accordion tutor Valerie Barr playing in the BBC Philharmonic with conductor Ludovic Morlot, accompanying the soprano Carolyn Sampson in a wonderful piece by Henri Dutilleux.www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0013jr4 ... See MoreSee Less

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BBC Philharmonic and soprano Carolyn Sampson in Dutilleux, Dvorak, Copland and Betsy Jolas

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1 week ago

The Diocese of Westminster has joined the National Schools Singing Programme, an initiative designed to enhance music programmes for children educated in Catholic state schools.In his message, Cardinal Vincent said,‘I thank the Hamish Ogston Foundation for giving young people in the Diocese of Westminster the opportunity to participate in the National Schools Singing Programme. 'Making music allows us to give joyful praise to God, reminding us that all beauty comes from God and takes us to God. Singing builds team work and makes us attentive to each other. I am sure it will help our young people to know the beauty and joy that music gives to our everyday lives.’Find out more about the NSSP at www.nssp.org.uk/ ... See MoreSee Less

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