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Henry Purcell - The Indian Queen
Braving unseasonal snow fall over the weekend of 10-12 March 2023, Leeds Baroque rehearsed and performed Henry Purcell's The Indian Queen at Leeds Conservatoire. A stary cast of vocal soloists, Philippa Hyde soprano, Peter Davoren tenor and Stuart O'Hara bass joined the choir and orchestra, led by Asuka Sumi and directed by Peter Holman.
Rehearsals in The Venue Bar Leeds Conservatoire
Rehearsals in The Venue
Curtain Call
Leeds University School of Music Summer Festival - Vivald's Gloria
On Sunday 3 July 2022 members of Leeds Baroque Choir and Orchestra joined the School of Music's community choir for a workshop performance of Vivaldi's Gloria, directed by Leeds Baroque Chorus Master, Clive McClelland.
Photo credit: Jue Tong
Photo credit: Jue Tong
Leeds Baroque Choir perform Schütz & Carissimi - An anniversary portrait
The National Centre for Early Music 15th May 2022: The Choir was joined by violinists Asuka Sumi and Derek Revill, Bass violinist Louise Jameson and theorbo player Martyn Hodgson, with Peter Holman (chamber organ) in a programme celebrating two of the most admired European composers of the 18th- century.
Leeds Baroque in lockdown - recording our first virtual concert
Like all other performing groups we were not been able to give our usual live performances during the Covid 19 pandemic. However thanks to support from Leeds Inspired, Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, The early Music Shop and the Friends of Leeds Baroque and the technical expertise of Leeds University School of Music we have been able to record a virtual concert. Here are some images of our day recording in the lovely Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall. You can hear the results in our Recordings Archive HERE
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Leeds Baroque - launch of the new timpani
Our new timpani, funded in our succesful crowd funding initiative in February 2019 made their debut in our October concert at Leeds College of Music in a programme of devoted to the work of JS Bach. We invited photographer Richard Storrow to record the event for us.
Celebrations for Peter Holman's 70th Birthday Nov 2016.
Leeds Baroque at the Howard Assembly Room (at Opera North,Leeds).
Left to right: Orchestra and Audience: Honorary Patron Sir Alan Langlands makes a presentation: Rehearsals
Left to right: Orchestra and Audience: Honorary Patron Sir Alan Langlands makes a presentation: Rehearsals
Purcell: Dido & Aeneas
Handel & Croft: The Peace of Utrecht
Pictures of rehearsals and concert to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the Peace of Utrecht in 1713 (University of Leeds International Concert Series, October 2013)