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🎄 We’ve also got some festive favourites feat 🎄 We’ve also got some festive favourites featuring in our concert on 9 December- here’s some of John Bertalot’s Calypso Carol, a fun one to sing and a great addition to our varied programme! 🎄 To hear the rest, along with works by Holst, Warlock and more, join us at St John’s Church in Baildon at 7:30pm- there will be carols for all to sing as well as mulled wine and mince pies! ✨ Tickets £10/free for U18s and full time students. Available via our website: https://stpeters-singers.org.uk/event/to-hear-the-angels-sing-2/ 🗓️ 7:30pm, Saturday 9 December 📍 St John’s Church, Baildon BD17 6ND #spsleeds #leedsmusic #leeds #choralmusic #leedsminster #leedsclassicalmusic #choral #choir #leedsinspired #bradfordmusic #bradfordchristmas #christmas #christmascarols #christmasmusic
✨ Join us for some celestial Christmas music on ✨ Join us for some celestial Christmas music on 9th December! ✨ Here’s the opening of Morten Lauridsen’s beautiful O Magnum Mysterium, which will feature in our concert of Christmas music and carols. ✨ Our concert is at St John’s Church in Baildon at 7:30pm- with carols for all to sing, as well as mulled wine and mince pies! Tickets £10/free for U18s and full time students. Available via our website: https://stpeters-singers.org.uk/event/to-hear-the-angels-sing-2/ 🗓️ 7:30pm, Saturday 9 December 📍 St John’s Church, Baildon BD17 6ND #spsleeds #leedsmusic #leeds #choralmusic #leedsminster #leedsclassicalmusic #choral #choir #leedsinspired #bradfordmusic #bradfordchristmas #christmas #christmascarols #christmasmusic
🎄 It’s that time of year again! 🎄 Join u 🎄 It’s that time of year again! 🎄 Join us in Baildon on 9 December for a festive evening of Christmas music, mulled wine and mince pies! 🌟 The programme features traditional carols and carol arrangements by the likes of Holst and Willcocks, together with some stunning contemporary pieces. It’s the perfect way to start your Christmas celebrations! 🌟 Tickets £10 (free for U18/full time students), via our website: https://stpeters-singers.org.uk/event/to-hear-the-angels-sing-2/ 🗓️ 7:30pm, Saturday 9 December 2023 📍 St John’s Church, Baildon BD17 6ND #choralmusic #leedsinspired #choral #leeds #choir #leedsmusic #spsleeds #leedsclassicalmusic #christmascarols #christmasmusic #leedschoir #whatsonleeds #leeds2023 #bradfordmusic #bradford
What a fantastic day! 🎶 Thanks to all who join What a fantastic day! 🎶 Thanks to all who joined us for our Come and Sing event- it was so exciting to sing Handel and Mozart with such a great number of singers, and there was such an impressive sound after only an afternoon’s rehearsals! We hope all who attended had an enjoyable day, and we’d love to see you at a St Peter’s Singers concerts soon! Special thanks to our director Alex Woodrow for making it such a fun experience for all involved, and to Shaun Turnbull for his excellent organ accompaniment. A thank you as well to Crafted Cake House for their wonderful mid-rehearsal cupcakes which kept us singing all afternoon! Some dates for your diary: ⭐️ 9 December 7:30pm, St John’s Church Baildon : To Hear the Angels Sing (Christmas concert with carols, mulled wine and mince pies!) ⭐️ 29 March 2023 7pm, Leeds Minster : Music for Good Friday- JS Bach St John Passion ⭐️ 11 May 2023 7:30pm, Leeds Minster : A Cappella Classics ⭐️ 29 June 2023 7:30pm, Leeds Minster: Baroque Classics with Manchester Baroque 🎶 If you enjoyed this event or a previous concert, consider joining our Friends scheme! For a yearly subscription you’ll receive member-exclusive rewards including priority concert seating and acknowledgments in our programmes. 🎶 Visit our website for more details: https://stpeters-singers.org.uk/support-st-peters-singers/friends-of-st-peters-singers/ #spsleeds #leedsmusic #leeds #choralmusic #leedsminster #leedsclassicalmusic #choral #choir #leedsinspired #comeandsing #mozart #handel
What a turnout! Rehearsal is sounding fantastic- j What a turnout! Rehearsal is sounding fantastic- join us at 5pm for our performance of Zadok the Priest and Mozart Requiem! Tickets £10 on the door (free for U18/full time students) #spsleeds #leedsmusic #leeds #choralmusic #leedsminster #leedsclassicalmusic #choral #choir #leedsinspired #comeandsing #mozart #handel
Today’s the day! 🎶 if you’ve registered to Today’s the day! 🎶 if you’ve registered to sing with us today, we’ll see you at 1pm! We’re going to have a very impressive chorus of over 170 singers for both Mozart Requiem and Handel’s Zadok the Priest. Do join us at 5pm for what is sure to be a stirring performance! Tickets are £10 (free for U18/full time students) and are available on the door only, cash and card accepted. #spsleeds #leedsmusic #leeds #choralmusic #leedsminster #leedsclassicalmusic #choral #choir #leedsinspired #comeandsing #mozart #handel
We’re making final preparations for this weekend We’re making final preparations for this weekend’s Come and Sing Mozart Requiem event, but our Christmas concert in Baildon is just around the corner too! Join us at St John’s Church in Baildon, on Saturday 9 December for an evening of festive choral music, including carols for all to sing. There will be mulled wine and mince pies to enjoy afterwards too! Tickets are £10, (free for U18s and full time students) available via our website: https://stpeters-singers.org.uk/event/to-hear-the-angels-sing-2/ #spsleeds #leedsmusic #leeds #choralmusic #leedsminster #leedsclassicalmusic #choral #choir #leedsinspired #christmasmusic #christmascarols
One week to go! 🎶 If you've not yet booked to One week to go! 🎶 If you've not yet booked to join us for a fantastic day of singing then visit our website to secure your place! https://stpeters-singers.org.uk/event/come-and-sing/ You'll be joining a 140-strong choir to perform Zadok the Priest and Mozart Requiem- it's going to be a really exciting day for all our singers, and a spectacular concert for anyone who wants to come listen to the performance as well! Registration for singers at 1pm, performance at 5pm. For more details and booking see our website: https://stpeters-singers.org.uk/event/come-and-sing/ Singers: 1pm registration, tickets £15 (includes score and refreshments) Audience: 5pm performance, tickets £10 on the door only Location: Leeds Minster, Kirkgate, LS2 7DJ #spsleeds #leedsmusic #leeds #choralmusic #leedsminster #leedsclassicalmusic #choral #choir #leedsinspired #comeandsing #mozart #handel
We had a fantastic time at Leeds Cathedral today- We had a fantastic time at Leeds Cathedral today- thanks to all who joined us! A particular thank you to Lee Ward for providing such fabulous organ accompaniment, and to Alex Woodrow for his steadfast direction of this exciting programme! 🎶 Our next performance will be as part of our Come and Sing event- an afternoon rehearsing and then performing Mozart’s Requiem and Hansel’s Zadok the Priest. Booking is essential for this event- visit our website for details: https://stpeters-singers.org.uk/event/come-and-sing/ A reminder that if you’ve enjoyed any of our performances, you can support us by becoming a Friend of St Peter’s Singers. For a yearly subscription you’ll receive member-exclusive rewards including priority concert seating and acknowledgments in our programmes. Visit our website for more details: https://stpeters-singers.org.uk/support-st-peters-singers/friends-of-st-peters-singers/ #spsleeds #leedsmusic #leeds #choralmusic #leedsminster #leedsclassicalmusic #choral #choir #leedsinspired #leedsconcertseason #leedscathedral
We had a great rehearsal at Leeds Cathedral before We had a great rehearsal at Leeds Cathedral before our lunchtime concert on Monday for @leedsconcerts . It’s a wonderful space to sing in and we’re really looking forward to performing a programme of stirringly beautiful music tomorrow! This is a section of the ‘Amen’ from Finzi’s Lo the full final sacrifice. Join us at 1:15pm- entry is free! #spsleeds #leedsmusic #leeds #choralmusic #leedsminster #leedsclassicalmusic #choral #choir #leedsinspired #leedsconcertseason #leedscathedral
Join us on Monday at 1:15pm for a free lunchtime c Join us on Monday at 1:15pm for a free lunchtime concert at Leeds Cathedral! 🎶 We’ll be performing a range of fabulous music from across the British Isles, accompanied by the wonderful Lee Ward on the organ. The concert will last around 50 minutes- a peaceful oasis during the working day! #spsleeds #leedsmusic #leeds #choralmusic #leedsminster #leedsclassicalmusic #choral #choir #leedsinspired #leedsconcertseason #leedscathedral
Enjoy a sneak peek of Holst’s Nunc Dimittis- we’ll be singing this at our concert next Monday 30 October at Leeds Cathedral! We’re really looking forward to this concert as part of the Leeds International Concert Season. Do join us at 1:15pm- admission is free! We’ll be joined by Lee Ward on the organ for this exciting programme, which includes Charles Villiers Stanford’s tempestuous anthem For lo, I raise up, and finishing with Gerald Finzi’s famous extended meditation Lo, the full, final sacrifice. For more details about the programme, visit our website (link in our bio). #spsleeds #leedsmusic #leeds #choralmusic #leedsminster #leedsclassicalmusic #choral #choir #leedsinspired #leedsconcertseason #leedscathedral
Join St Peter’s Singers on Saturday 18 November Join St Peter’s Singers on Saturday 18 November for an exciting day of music making! Starting from 1pm, we’ll rehearse Mozart’s Requiem and Handel’s Zadok the Priest for a performance at 5pm. We’re looking forward to welcoming singers of all ages and abilities to perform with us in a friendly environment and in the glorious setting of Leeds Minster. We’ll provide you with scores and refreshments through the day. Booking is essential- for more details and tickets see our website: https://stpeters-singers.org.uk/event/come-and-sing/ We look forward to you joining us! #spsleeds #leedsmusic #leeds #choralmusic #leedsminster #leedsclassicalmusic #choral #choir #leedsinspired #comeandsing #mozart #handel
Don’t forget to book your spot for our Come and Don’t forget to book your spot for our Come and Sing event on 18 November! We’re inviting singers of all ages and abilities to join us for a day to rehearse and perform Mozart’s Requiem and Handel’s Zadok the Priest. These are two wonderful pieces and this perfect chance to do so in a friendly environment and in the glorious setting of Leeds Minster. It’s set to be a really fun day of music making! For more details and booking see our website: https://stpeters-singers.org.uk/event/come-and-sing/ 🗓️ Saturday 18 November - 1pm, performance 5pm 🎟️ Tickets £15 (includes score and refreshments). Pre-booking is required for this event 📍 Leeds Minster #spsleeds #leedsmusic #leeds #choralmusic #leedsminster #leedsclassicalmusic #choral #choir #leedsinspired #comeandsing #mozart #handel
We're delighted to be peforming as part of the Lee We're delighted to be peforming as part of the Leeds International Concert Season later this month- join us on Monday 30 October at 1:15pm at Leeds Cathedral for Songs of Serenity and Peace. Lee Ward will be joining us on organ for this concert, featuring works by MacMillan, Mathias, Stanford, Holst, Howells and Finzi. Alongside some spectacular and joyfully exuberant outbursts for both choir and organ, this concert will bring some moments of utter tranquillity and peace that maybe only music can offer. Not to mention the best setting ever of the word ‘Amen’ (as voted for by the public on ‘X’, formerly known as Twitter!), in Finzi's Lo, the full final sacrifice. Admission is free and no booking is required for this concert- we hope you can join us! For full details of the programme visit our website (link in our bio). #spsleeds #choralmusic #leeds #leedsclassicalmusic #leedsmusic #leedsinspired #choral #choir #leedschoir #leedsinternationalconcertseason #leedscathedral
Now that we’ve started preparing for an exciting Now that we’ve started preparing for an exciting few months of performances, here’s a look back at our last concert in July, performing James MacMillan’s beautiful piece, Who shall separate us? A reminder that we’re on the lookout for new singers to join us- particularly tenors, and basses! If you’d like to get involved we’d love to hear from you- we’re a friendly, supportive choir, welcoming both experienced and young singers with talent and commitment to join us. We’ve got an excellent varied programme lined up for this season already, including a concert at Leeds Cathedral in October as part of the Leeds International Concert Series, and a recital with Manchester Baroque ensemble next year. For more information about joining St Peter’s Singers have a look at our website, or contact secretary@stpeters-singers.org.uk https://stpeters-singers.org.uk/joining-st-peters-singers/ We really enjoy performing contemporary works like this as part of our varied concert repertoire- if this is something you’d be interested in supporting, how about considering joining our Friends scheme? For a yearly subscription you’ll receive member-exclusive rewards including priority concert seating and acknowledgments in our programmes. Visit our website for more details: https://stpeters-singers.org.uk/support-st-peters-singers/friends-of-st-peters-singers/ #spsleeds #leedsmusic #leeds #choralmusic #leedsclassicalmusic #choral #choir #leedslife
Have you ever wanted to sing Zadok the Priest (rem Have you ever wanted to sing Zadok the Priest (remember it at the Coronation?) or the Mozart Requiem ? Here’s your perfect chance to do so in a friendly environment and in the company of lots of other singers of all ages and ability! St Peter’s Singers will host the event and lead the singing in the glorious setting of Leeds Minster. It will be directed by the brilliant Alex Woodrow, with Shaun Turnbull on the keys of the Minster’s famous Harrison & Harrison organ. Booking is essential for this event on 18 November- if you want to get your tickets or find out more, visit our website (link in our bio). We’d love you to join us! #spsleeds #leedsmusic #leeds #choralmusic #leedsminster #leedsclassicalmusic #choral #choir #leedsinspired #comeandsing #mozart #handel
We started rehearsals again last week after the su We started rehearsals again last week after the summer break and we’re really looking forward to performing again- check out our future concert dates for your diary! We’re particularly excited about our Come and Sing event on 18 November where you can join us to rehearse and perform Mozart’s Requiem and Handel’ Zadok the Priest. Have a look at our website for more details (booking is essential for this event!) For more details and booking see our website: https://stpeters-singers.org.uk/event/come-and-sing/ #spsleeds #leedsmusic #leeds #choralmusic #leedsminster #leedsclassicalmusic #choral #choir #leedsinspired #comeandsing #mozart #handel
St Peter’s singers are recruiting! We’re looki St Peter’s singers are recruiting! We’re looking for singers to join us- specifically tenors, basses and a low alto. If you’d like to get involved we’d love to hear from you! We’re a friendly, supportive choir, welcoming both experienced and young singers with talent and commitment to join us. We’ve got an excellent varied programme lined up for this season already, including a concert at Leeds Cathedral in September as part of the Leeds International Concert Series, and a recital with Manchester Baroque ensemble next year. For more information about joining St Peter's Singers have a look at our website, or contact secretary@stpeters-singers.org.uk. https://stpeters-singers.org.uk/joining-st-peters-singers/ #spsleeds #leedsmusic #leeds #choralmusic #leedschoir #leedsminster #leedsclassicalmusic #choral #choir #leedsinspired
Join us on Saturday 18 November for a fun afternoo Join us on Saturday 18 November for a fun afternoon singing great music by Handel and Mozart in the glorious setting of Leeds Minster! 🎶 If you fancy singing Handel's great Coronation anthem 'Zadok the Priest' or Mozart's famous 'Requiem' this is a chance not to be missed! St Peter's Singers will be your hosts and lead the singing, directed by the brilliant Alex Woodrow and accompanied on the magnificent Minster organ by Shaun Turnbull. It’s all set for an afternoon of fun singing some exhilarating music! Visit our website for more details and booking (link in bio). 🚨 A reminder that St Peter’s Singers are currently recruiting for singers- we’re looking specifically for tenors, basses and a low alto who would be interested in joining our dynamic and versatile choir. St Peter's Singers offers a supportive environment, welcoming both experienced and young singers with talent and commitment to join us. For more information about joining St Peter's Singers have a look at our website, or contact secretary@stpeters-singers.org.uk #spsleeds #leedsmusic #leeds #choralmusic #leedsminster #leedsclassicalmusic #choral #choir #leedsinspired #comeandsing #mozart #handel
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