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Leeds Town Hall is a 19th-century municipal building on The Headrow (formerly Park Lane), Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.Planned to include law courts, a council chamber, offices, a public hall, and a suite of ceremonial rooms, it was built between 1853 and 1858 to a design by the architect Cuthbert Brodrick.
Leeds Philharmonic Chorus is a leading choir in Europe, regularly performing to professional standards with internationally renowned soloists, orchestras and conductors.. As well as traditional concerts in Leeds Town Hall, the Chorus has toured and performed in many other prestigious venues including the Royal Albert Hall (London), Bridgewater Hall (Manchester), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, The ...
The Leeds Festival Chorus was first formed in 1858 (the year Queen Victoria opened the Leeds Town Hall) to sing at the first Leeds Musical Festival, and was reformed for each succeeding one, potential singers being auditioned from choirs in Leeds and surrounding areas. The Chorus became independent in 1985.
Free Trade Hall: 8 April 1971 Leeds Leeds Town Hall: 10 April 1971 Surbiton: Shoreditch Town Hall: 12 April 1971 London BBC Television Centre: 15 April 1971 Frankfurt: West Germany Volksbildungsheim 16 April 1971 Böblingen: Sporthalle: 17 April 1971 Saarbrücken: Saarland Hall: 18 April 1971 Hamburg: Hamburg Music Hall 24 April 1971 Nelson ...
In 1949, Sir George, an ex-Lord Mayor of Leeds (1947), had been president of the Leeds Chamber of Commerce. [8] [9] Leeds woollen manufacturer [10] and solicitor, Mr R. Noel Middleton, [11] was a member of the Executive Committee of the Festival and, in 1937, 1947 and 1950, he was chairman of the Programme Committee. [12]
Leeds Town Hall concerts in the season 2014/15 included unaccompanied polyphony on Monday 27 October 2014 featuring the Missa Bel Amfitrit Altera by Lassus, Motets by William Byrd and a movement from the Requiem for six voices by Tomas Luis de Victoria followed by Sacred Choral Classics, a programme sub-titled "Jesu, Joy" and all that Jazz" on ...
The Leeds International Concert Season, which includes orchestral and choral concerts in Leeds Town Hall and other events, is the largest local authority music programme in the UK. [206] The Leeds International Film Festival is the largest film festival in England outside London [207] and shows films from around the world.
Leeds has several music venues, including the O2 Academy, the City Varieties, and the 13,500 capacity, entertainment focused Leeds Arena. Leeds Town Hall and the Leeds University Students' Union host concerts, and a smaller venue is also in operation at Leeds Met Students' Union.