2012 – 13 About us Director of Music: David Hill Established in 1870, the Leeds Philharmonic Chorus – affectionately Welcome to our 2012-13 choral season known as The Phil – has been a continuous and integral part of the local programme. music scene, performing with world-class orchestras, conductors and soloists for the people of Leeds and beyond. This season Leeds Philharmonic Chorus will perform a total of five concerts in Leeds Town Hall: two concerts as part of the Leeds Its repertoire covers everything from traditional and Sir Malcolm Sargent, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir well-known large-scale choral works to modern Charles Groves and Richard Hickox. The Chorus International Concert Season, two of its own promotions, and the and lesser-known works, including specially- was delighted when David Hill became its Music traditional and much-loved Lord Mayor’s Carol Concerts in December. commissioned new compositions. One such Director in May 2005, thus continuing the tradition highlight was the 2007 world première, in Leeds of leadership by the most eminent British choral The first of our own promotions is on Sunday 14 October, an evening Town Hall, of The Brontë Mass by distinguished conductors of the day. Yorkshire-born composer Philip Wilby. of twentieth century choral and orchestral music by Britten, Holst The Chorus has recorded CDs of Stanford’s Stabat and Dyson, when we are delighted to welcome choristers from The In addition to its Town Hall appearances, the Phil Mater and Te Deum (Chandos), Walton’s Gloria and regularly performs in other major UK concert Belshazzar’s Feast (Naxos) and Handel’s Messiah Grammar School at Leeds and Harrogate Grammar School to join us. venues such as the Symphony Hall, Birmingham, the (CMI Records). Many of its concerts have been The second, on 15 December, is the ever-popular Messiah, but with Bridgewater Hall, Manchester and the Sage Centre broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in conjunction with the a difference: this year the Chorus will be accompanied by the at Gateshead, while its biennial overseas tours have BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. taken it to important musical cities throughout The Phil’s President is Dr Ingrid Roscoe, multi-award-winning Black Dyke Band, one of the oldest and northern Europe, including Prague, Budapest and Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire. best-known brass bands in the world. Vienna. Its distinguished past musical directors have included Sir Charles Stanford, Sir Edward Bairstow, “One of the finest Thank you for your past support. performances we are ever likely to hear.” We look forward to welcoming you Yorkshire Post again this season. “This performance contained power and introspection... a meaningful In association with performance, full of integrity.” The Guardian 2 LEEDS PHILHARMONIC CHORUS www.leedsphil.org 3 About us Director of Music: David Hill Established in 1870, the Leeds Philharmonic Chorus – affectionately Welcome to our 2012-13 choral season known as The Phil – has been a continuous and integral part of the local programme. music scene, performing with world-class orchestras, conductors and soloists for the people of Leeds and beyond. This season Leeds Philharmonic Chorus will perform a total of five concerts in Leeds Town Hall: two concerts as part of the Leeds Its repertoire covers everything from traditional and Sir Malcolm Sargent, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir well-known large-scale choral works to modern Charles Groves and Richard Hickox. The Chorus International Concert Season, two of its own promotions, and the and lesser-known works, including specially- was delighted when David Hill became its Music traditional and much-loved Lord Mayor’s Carol Concerts in December. commissioned new compositions. One such Director in May 2005, thus continuing the tradition highlight was the 2007 world première, in Leeds of leadership by the most eminent British choral The first of our own promotions is on Sunday 14 October, an evening Town Hall, of The Brontë Mass by distinguished conductors of the day. Yorkshire-born composer Philip Wilby. of twentieth century choral and orchestral music by Britten, Holst The Chorus has recorded CDs of Stanford’s Stabat and Dyson, when we are delighted to welcome choristers from The In addition to its Town Hall appearances, the Phil Mater and Te Deum (Chandos), Walton’s Gloria and regularly performs in other major UK concert Belshazzar’s Feast (Naxos) and Handel’s Messiah Grammar School at Leeds and Harrogate Grammar School to join us. venues such as the Symphony Hall, Birmingham, the (CMI Records). Many of its concerts have been The second, on 15 December, is the ever-popular Messiah, but with Bridgewater Hall, Manchester and the Sage Centre broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in conjunction with the a difference: this year the Chorus will be accompanied by the at Gateshead, while its biennial overseas tours have BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. taken it to important musical cities throughout The Phil’s President is Dr Ingrid Roscoe, multi-award-winning Black Dyke Band, one of the oldest and northern Europe, including Prague, Budapest and Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire. best-known brass bands in the world. Vienna. Its distinguished past musical directors have included Sir Charles Stanford, Sir Edward Bairstow, “One of the finest Thank you for your past support. performances we are ever likely to hear.” We look forward to welcoming you Yorkshire Post again this season. “This performance contained power and introspection... a meaningful In association with performance, full of integrity.” The Guardian 2 LEEDS PHILHARMONIC CHORUS www.leedsphil.org 3 Sunday 14 October 2012, 7pm Thursday 13 December 2012, 6.30pm & 8.30pm leeds TOWN Hall leeds TOWN Hall Leeds Philharmonic Chorus Leeds Philharmonic Chorus The National Festival Orchestra Rothwell Temperance Brass Band Choristers of The Grammar School at Leeds and Harrogate Grammar School Darius Battiwalla An Evening conductor Lord Mayor’s of Twent iet h Graham Eccles Carol Concerts organ Century English Alan Horsey & Clare Bullimore Introduced and conducted by Music piano duet Simon Lindley Sarah Potter Alan Horsey SIMON LINDLEY ALAN HORSEY soprano organ Paul Dutton Celebrate Christmas at Leeds Town Hall’s tenor annual family carol concerts. After the The Boy Nicolas: concert there will be a collection for the Kieron Moore treble (Leeds Minster Choir) Lord Mayor’s Charity Appeal. The Three Pickled Boys: This year the Lord Mayor is supporting the work of DARIUS BATTIWALLA CLARE BULLIMORE Joseph McDermott, Hamish Broadbent, ROTHWELL TEMPERANCE BRASS BAND Crohn’s and Colitis UK in its efforts to raise £15,000 Benedict Baily trebles (York Minster Choir) for the purchase of two capsule endoscopy systems Britten St Nicolas – one at the Leeds General Infirmary and one at St James’s Hospital. This will provide tangible benefits Dyson Hierusalem for people in the area who have Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and will be accessible for both Holst Two Psalms adult and child patients. Britten Simple Symphony KIERON MOORE PAUL DUTTON Tickets: £16 – £31.50 Tickets: £5 Concessions available Concessions £2.50 4 LEEDS PHILHARMONIC CHORUS www.leedsphil.org 5 Sunday 14 October 2012, 7pm Thursday 13 December 2012, 6.30pm & 8.30pm leeds TOWN Hall leeds TOWN Hall Leeds Philharmonic Chorus Leeds Philharmonic Chorus The National Festival Orchestra Rothwell Temperance Brass Band Choristers of The Grammar School at Leeds and Harrogate Grammar School Darius Battiwalla An Evening conductor Lord Mayor’s of Twent iet h Graham Eccles Carol Concerts organ Century English Alan Horsey & Clare Bullimore Introduced and conducted by Music piano duet Simon Lindley Sarah Potter Alan Horsey SIMON LINDLEY ALAN HORSEY soprano organ Paul Dutton Celebrate Christmas at Leeds Town Hall’s tenor annual family carol concerts. After the The Boy Nicolas: concert there will be a collection for the Kieron Moore treble (Leeds Minster Choir) Lord Mayor’s Charity Appeal. The Three Pickled Boys: This year the Lord Mayor is supporting the work of DARIUS BATTIWALLA CLARE BULLIMORE Joseph McDermott, Hamish Broadbent, ROTHWELL TEMPERANCE BRASS BAND Crohn’s and Colitis UK in its efforts to raise £15,000 Benedict Baily trebles (York Minster Choir) for the purchase of two capsule endoscopy systems Britten St Nicolas – one at the Leeds General Infirmary and one at St James’s Hospital. This will provide tangible benefits Dyson Hierusalem for people in the area who have Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and will be accessible for both Holst Two Psalms adult and child patients. Britten Simple Symphony KIERON MOORE PAUL DUTTON Tickets: £16 – £31.50 Tickets: £5 Concessions available Concessions £2.50 4 LEEDS PHILHARMONIC CHORUS www.leedsphil.org 5 Saturday 15 December 2012, 7.30pm Saturday 9 March 2013, 7.30pm leeds TOWN Hall leeds TOWN Hall Leeds Philharmonic Chorus Leeds Philharmonic Chorus The Black Dyke Band BBC Philharmonic Presented by Handel’s Haydn’s Messiah The Creation David Hill David Hill conductor conductor DAVID HILL © JOHN WOOD DAVID HOULDER David Houlder Sarah Fox DAVID HILL © JOHN WOOD SARAH FOX organ soprano Keri Fuge Nicholas Mulroy soprano tenor Katie Bray Neal Davies alto bass KERI FUGE © LukasZ RAJchert ALEXANDER ASHWORTH Peter Davoren Haydn The Creation NICHOLAS MULROY Neal Davies © Sussie Ahlburg tenor Alexander Ashworth bass Handel Messiah Free pre-concert talk by Clive McClelland at 6.45pm THE BLACK DYKE BAND Tickets: £16 – £31.50 Tickets: £16 – £31.50 Concessions available Concessions available 6 LEEDS PHILHARMONIC CHORUS www.leedsphil.org