Running our music programmes for children and young people relies on the support of a range of individual supporters, education partners, and trusts and foundations. Without their generosity, it would be impossible to achieve our mission of transforming lives through music.
With special thanks to…
The Hamish Ogston Foundation
The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation
The Royal College of Organists
Cathedral Music Trust
Leeds Music Education Partnership
The Brereton Memorial Fund
The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
Wade’s Charity
Sir Harold Hood’s Charitable Trust
Ann Maguire Arts Education Fund
Basil Death Trust
Sovereign Healthcare Charitable Trust
Sir George Martin Trust
Leeds Trinity University
Leeds Conservatoire
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.