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The Choir of Leeds Minster is the choir of Leeds Minster, Leeds, England, which became a Minster in September 2012. [1] The choir was founded by vicar, Richard Fawcett probably as early as 1815, and was certainly in existence by 1818 (from which year there is accounting evidence for choristers' laundry).
Simon Lindley (born 10 October 1948) is an English organist, choirmaster, conductor and composer.He was Leeds City Organist from 1976 to 2017 (named City Organist Emeritus in Summer 2017) and is Organist Emeritus of Leeds Minster, having been organist and Master of the Music Leeds Minster from 1975 until his retirement in 2016.
Saint Peter's Singers (SPS) is a chamber choir associated with Leeds Minster, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England that celebrated during the Season 2017/2018 the fortieth anniversary of the choir's formation by Harry Fearnley in 1977. An anniversary concert took place at Leeds Minster on Sunday 25 June 2017 with the National Festival Orchestra and ...
Leeds Minster, also known as the Minster and Parish Church of Saint Peter-at-Leeds (formerly Leeds Parish Church) is the minster church of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.It stands on the site of the oldest church in the city and is of architectural and liturgical significance.
The designation, which coincides with the town's 825th anniversary, recognises it as a "church of key significance to the town", according to the Church of England. Follow Norfolk news on BBC ...
God is our hope and strength (2001, for the choir of St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol) From Earth to Heaven (1999, commissioned by the choir of Leeds Minster for the dedication of the Sally-Scott window) [11] Lo! God is here! (1997, for John Scott and the choir of St Paul's Cathedral) Preces and Responses (1995, for Guildford Cathedral) Lo!
In 1966 he emigrated to Canada to become director of the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir [5] and organist and choirmaster at All Saints' Anglican Church, Winnipeg. [6] He was the organist and choirmaster (1967–1986) at the Metropolitan United Church , Toronto, where he organized organ recitals, chamber concerts, choral performances, and presented ...
Bairstow's compositions are mainly for the church. He wrote 29 anthems, ranging from large-scale works for choir and organ such as Blessed city, heavenly Salem to miniatures like I sat down under his shadow and Jesu, the very thought of thee. Among his anthems, Let all mortal flesh keep silence is perhaps the best known. His service music ...