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Leeds University Liturgical Choir was formed in 2002 by Dr Bryan White, Dr Stephen Muir and Prof. Philip Wilby.
The choir draws its membership from across the whole University, and currently includes undergraduates, postgraduates and staff from the departments of Physics, English, Molecular Biology, Music, Classics, Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Joint Honours, Earth Sciences, and The Lifelong Learning Centre.
It has performed in a variety of prestigious venues, including York Minster, St Paul’s Cathedral, Wells Cathedral, Beverley Minster, Bristol Cathedral, Ely Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, and the Czech Embassy, London.
The choir has conducted successful concert tours to Prague (Easter 2005) and Germany (Summer 2007), and was one of only twelve from around the world to be invited to participate in the Universitas Cantat International Choral Festival in Poznan, Poland in June 2005.
It has previously recorded two CDs: Songs of Praise: Music from the West Riding (2004), and Vox Dei (2006), featuring world premiere recordings of music by Samuel Wesley, Maurice Greene, George Holmes, and Leeds University composers James Brown and Philip Wilby.
| 1 Maurice Greene (1696-1755), ‘O clap your hands’
2 John Blow (1648-1708), ‘My God, my God’ 3-7 George Holmes (c.1680-1720)/Henry Purcell (1659-95), Funeral Sentences 'I am the Resurrection and the Life’ (Holmes) 4 ‘I know that my Redeemer liveth’ (Holmes) 5 ‘We brought nothing into this world’ (Holmes) 6 ‘Thou knowest, Lord’ (Purcell) 7 George Holmes (c.1680-1720), ‘Hear my prayer, O Lord’ 8 Samuel Wesley (1766-1837), Magnificat in F 9 Samuel Wesley (1766-1837), Nunc dimittis in F 10 Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876), ‘Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace’ 11 Philip Wilby (b. 1949), Vox Dei (Julian of Norwich) 12-13 James Brown (1923-2004), Two Motets (Henry Vaughan) ‘The dwelling place’ 13 ‘God’s saints are shining lights’ 14-16 Philip Wilby (b. 1949), Songs from Mount Grace 15 ‘Scena: on the Crucifixion’ 16 ‘Meditation: on the Resurrection’ 17 ‘Beati quorum via’ 18 ‘Justorum animae’ 19 Charles Wood (1866-1926), Nunc dimittis in B flat |
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World premiere recordings: Philip Wilby, The Earth is the Lord's and music by Astronomer Royal William Herschel, Accepted Widdop, |
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Other recent events have included a recording for BBC’s Songs of Praise and participation in a recording with singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae.
Leeds University Liturgical Choir engagements, 2008-09
To book tickets, see individual event; alternatively email lulc@leeds.ac.uk or phone 0113 3432583 for further information
- Sunday 26 October, 6.30pm: Choral evensong, Holy Trinity Church , Skipton
- Repertoire to include Valentine Nalson: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G a6
- Saturday 1 November,7:30pm: Mozart Requiem, Ave verum corupus; Bach motet 'Lobet den Herrn', with Skipton Building Society Camerata, and soloists
Holy Trinity Church, Skipton
Box office 01756 707606
- Sunday 2 November,7:30pm: Mozart Requiem, Ave verum corupus; Bach motet 'Lobet den Herrn', with Skipton Building Society Camerata, and soloists
Lancaster Cathedral
Box office 01524 384820
- Saturday 13 December, 7:30pm: Christmas Concert, Holy Trinity Church, Skipton
- To include music by Holst, Mendelssohn, Distler
- Friday and Saturday 13-14 February, 7.30pm: Dido and Aeneas, Temple Newsam House
- Staged performance of Henry Purcell's operatic masterpiece in the spectacular Long Gallery of Temple Newsam House
Box office: www.stage.leeds.ac.uk; 0113 343 8730
- 13-17 April: Easter week residency, Lincoln Cathedral
- Sunday 10 May, 3:00pm: Concert with Quintessential Sackbut and Cornett Ensemble, Clothworkers' Centenary Concert Hall, University of Leeds
- To include Orlando di Lasso's Missa Susanne un jour
- Tuesday 26 May, 7.30pm: Concert, Pennine Spring Music Festival, Heptonstall
- To include Vaughan Williams Mass in G minor
- Saturday 6 June: Concert, venue in Leeds tbc
- 26-30 June: Summer Tour to Mantua, Italy
