Christmas Masses 2021
A number of Masses in the Diocese will be sung by choirs of the Schools Singing Programme on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Details are as follows: Leeds Cathedral 24 December: 4.00 p.m. (Sung Mass of Christmas); 6.00 p.m. (Sung Mass of Christmas) 24...
Sing out in Bradford – vocal opportunities in our superb youth choir
Bradford Catholic Youth Choir provide outstanding vocal opportunities for young singers across the Bradford and Keighley area - could someone you know join one of our fabulous groups? As part of the Diocese’s award-winning Schools Singing Programme, and supported by...
A New Chapter for Huddersfield’s Historic Organ
With plans afoot for the return of live performances to the Kirklees Concert Season for 2021- 22, Kirklees Council has announced the appointment of David Pipe as Guest Curator of the forthcoming organ programme, and a new Emeritus position for the popular former...
National Schools Singing Programme Launch
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...
Carols at Home
Following the success of our Summer 'Hymns at Home' event, our team of Choral Directors are now working on the Christmas equivalent, 'Carols at Home'. Many of us will be missing our traditional carol services this year, an essential part of the Christmas season, so...
Schools Singing Programme wins RPS Inspiration Award
Music-lovers amongst the Great Yorkshire Public have spoken – and have sung the praises of Diocese of Leeds’s Schools Singing Programme, as for the first time ever, the Royal Philharmonic Society allowed the public to nominate musicians who had inspired them during...
Sunday Worship: A Word for All Seasons
This Sunday (19th July) at 8:10am, the BBC Radio 4 Sunday Worship programme features hymns and motets from CDs recorded by the Leeds Diocesan Choirs.
Choral continuation: Singing through a pandemic
Our Director of the Schools Singing Programme Tom Leech writes for the Incorporated Society of Musicians blog – how we will not let the pandemic destroy the musical futures of the children we work with and how we must not let choral/classical music become even more unequal. There’s still so much to do, and it is under such threat.
Hymns at Home: One Diocese, Many Voices
On Sunday 12th July at 3pm we will be releasing a video broadcast across our YouTube channels featuring new recordings created in lockdown, and prayers and reflections from the Bishop and clergy. Sing together with the Choirs and community of the Diocese of Leeds in prayer and praise.
Moving the Organists’ Training Programme online
The global pandemic has made all instrumental teachers drastically rethink the ways in which they can deliver high-quality, engaging teaching. In the Diocese of Leeds, we had to respond quickly to the enforced lockdown and consequent closure of schools: how could the many children within our Organists’ Training Programme remain engaged, focussed and musically stimulated?
Diocese of Leeds host second national webinar
Following the success of our April Webinar: ‘Practical Approaches to Cathedral Choir Rehearsals Online’, we hosted our second national webinar on Tuesday 12th May titled ‘Transformation or Extinction? Planning for the New Normal’. This session considered longer term issues for music making under lockdown.
LIOF Live Preview
David Pipe, Artistic Director and Ben Saunders, Diocesan Director of Music discuss the upcoming LIOF Live.
Fabulous! We're so glad you enjoyed having our lovely visitors @blairschool with you - great to hear Mr Lee's excellent work too! 🎶🎵🎵🎶
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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.
So glad you enjoyed it...we're having a great time with our visitors!
