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Welcome to our 2019-20 choral season programmeHaving fi nished our 2018-19 season with a stunning performance of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius to a packed Town Hall, we start our new season by returning to Elgar and presenting his more rarely heard oratorio, The Kingdom.

As the fi rst of our 2019-20 collaborations with the Leeds International Concert Season (LICS) we’ll be performing The Kingdom in the Town Hall on Saturday 23 November 2019 under our Music Director, David Hill, who was created MBE in the 2019 New Year’s Honours List. We are joined for this concert by the Cambridge University Symphony Chorus (whose conductor is Richard Wilberforce, previously the Phil’s chorus-master) and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

The following week, Saturday 30 November, fi nds us on a short tour, returning the compliment by joining the Cambridge choir nearer home in the glorious Ely Cathedral for a repeat performance of The Kingdom, again under the baton of David Hill.

In December we have two important pre-Christmas dates. On Saturday 14 December we’ll be behind bars, singing Christmas music for the inmates and staff of HMP Leeds, then a few days later on Thursday 19 December it’s a return to the Town Hall for two houses of the Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carol Concerts, always enjoyable occasions. The Rothwell Temperance Band will be playing, and the Phil’s chorus-master, Joseph Judge, will be directing the choir items. The ever-ebullient Dr Simon Lindley will be both presenter and ‘whipper-up’ of the audience in the carols for all to sing.

Leap Year Day, 29 February 2020, sees us in the Town Hall again for a fourth collaboration with the Airedale Symphony Orchestra under their conductor, John Anderson. The programme will have an American theme, including show tunes from South Pacifi c, Porgy and Bess and An American in Paris. Then 16 May brings our fi nal LICS concert of the season with our friends from the Leeds Festival Chorus and St Peter’s Singers, and the Manchester Camerata under David Hill. Music by Beethoven and Mozart includes the former’s Mass in C.

We fi nish the season on Saturday 27 June in the delightful surroundings of Bolton Priory Church once again, with a programme of music for a summer’s evening including Ernst Toch’s Geographical Fugue for Speaking Chorus, guaranteed never to go out of tune!

Finally, a big ‘Thank You’ to you, our audience, for all your support in the past. We look forward to welcoming you again this season.

Sat 23 November 20197.30pmFree pre-concert talk at 6.45pmby Steve Muir

LEEDS TOWN HALL

Leeds PhilharmonicChorusBBC PhilharmonicCambridge UniversitySymphony Chorus

ElgarThe KingdomDavid Hillconductor

Carolyn Sampsonsoprano

Jane Irwinmezzo soprano

Ed Lyontenor

Gareth Brynmor Johnbaritone

Sat 30 November 20198.00pmELY CATHEDRAL

Leeds PhilharmonicChorusOrpheus SinfoniaCambridge UniversitySymphony Chorus

ElgarThe KingdomDavid Hillconductor

Mary Bevansoprano

Jane Irwinmezzo soprano

Ed Lyontenor

Gareth Brynmor Johnbaritone

Thur 19 December 20196.30pm and 8.00pmLEEDS TOWN HALL

Leeds PhilharmonicChorusRothwellTemperance BandLord Mayor’s Carols

Joseph Judgechorus master

Alan Horseyorgan

Introduced and conducted bySimon LindleyCelebrate Christmas at Leeds Town Hall’s annual family concerts

After the concert there will be a collection for the Lord Mayor’s Charity Appeal

The Lord Mayor has chosen Support After Rape and Sexual Violence, Leeds (SARSVL) as her charity for this year

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Tickets: £18 – £37(excluding booking fees,discounts available)Tickets available fromLeeds City Centre Box Offi ce 0113 376 0318boxoffi ce@leeds.gov.uk

Tickets: £6.50concessions £3.50(inclusive of booking fees)Tickets available fromLeeds City Centre Box Offi ce 0113 376 0318boxoffi ce@leeds.gov.uk

Tickets: £20 – £40(may change slightly nearer the date)Tickets available fromelycathedral.org/events

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Tickets: £12 – £22(excluding booking fees,discounts available) Tickets available from Leeds City Centre Box Offi ce 0113 376 0318 boxoffi ce@leeds.gov.ukTickets also available direct fromthe choir or orchestra

Tickets: £15The £15 is to include a glass of wine and parkingTickets available from the choir andon the door tickets@leedsphil.comand also direct fromwww.boltonpriory.org.uknearer the time

Tickets: £18 – £37(excluding booking fees,discounts available)Tickets available fromLeeds City Centre Box Offi ce 0113 376 0318boxoffi ce@leeds.gov.uk

Sat 16 May 20207.30pmFree pre-concert talk at 6.45pmby Judy Blezzard

LEEDS TOWN HALL

Leeds PhilharmonicChorusManchester CamerataLeeds Festival ChorusSt Peter’s Singers

David Hillconductor

Sarah Foxsoprano

Catriona Morisonmezzo soprano

Joshua Ellicotttenor

David SoarbassBeethovenCalm Sea and Prosperous VoyageMozartSymphony No 41 (Jupiter)BeethovenMass in C

Sat 27 June 20207.30pmBOLTON ABBEY

Leeds PhilharmonicChorus

Joseph Judgechorus master

Alan HorseyorganErnst TochGeographical FugueGeorge ShearingSongs and SonnetsSamuel BarberAgnus DeiEric WhitacreSleepCharles WoodNever Weather-beaten SailPhilip WilbyThe Word made FleshRandall ThompsonChoose Something Like a Star

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Sat 29 February 20207.30pmLEEDS TOWN HALL

Leeds PhilharmonicChorusAiredale Symphony Orchestra

John Andersonconductor

Alan Horseyorgan

Sarah Powersoprano

Neil BalfourbassJerome KernOverture ShowboatJerome KernOl’ Man RiverCoplandThe Promise of LivingBarberAgnus Dei (Adagio)Rodgers & HammersteinSouth Pacifi c SuiteKorngoldMarietta's Aria (Die tote Stadt)Randall ThompsonChoose something like a StarGershwinAn American in ParisBernsteinMake your Garden GrowGershwinPorgy and Bess (Concert Version)

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