Audience Review: A wonderful rendition of this too rarely performed work (Charpentier David et Jonathas). The orchestra were excellent and the chorus accomplished as ever, with many of their members taking solo parts. The main characters were superb, especially Stuart O'Hara in the role of Saul"
March 2019.
“Leeds Baroque Orchestra is a national treasure and one that I whole-heartedly support" - Dame Evelyn Glennie
Leeds Baroque directed by Peter Holman
Honorary Patron - Sir Alan Langlands: Musical Director - Peter Holman MBE: Chorus Master - Clive McClelland
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Concert & Events Diary 2019
Sunday 16 June 2019 at 3:00pm
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall University of Leeds, LEEDS LS2 9JT Claudio Monteverdi: A Venetian Vespers Not the more familiar 1610 Vespers written for Mantua but a Vespers drawn from the wonderful music written in the 1620s and 30s for Venice, including the evergreen ‘Beatus vir’. Tickets and booking
£18 - advance booking £20 - on the door Free - students and young people 
Telephone booking:
TicketsSource 0333 666 3366 Telephone Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 7.00pm (excluding bank holidays) and Saturday from 9.00AM to 5.00PM. Note that TicketSource booking charges apply. Sunday 27 October 2019 at 3:00pm
The Venue, Leeds College of Music, 3 Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7PD Soli Deo Gloria: A Portrait of J.S. Bach with Stuart O’Hara bass and Asuka Sumi violin Great works by Bach familiar and unfamiliar, including the festive cantata ‘Gloria in excelsis deo’, Brandenburg 3, the Sinfonia in D BWV1045 and the great solo bass cantata ‘Ich habe genug’. Tickets: £20/£18/£5 Book online: www.lcm.ac.uk/whats-on/ |
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We spent a weekend recording audio samples for the website with recording engineer Colin Bradburne. Thanks to generous grants from the Friends of Leeds Baroque and Leeds Philosophical & Literary Society we now have examples of our repertoire on line. 
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We are delighted to announce that Leeds Baroque has been awarded a grant by Wade's Charity to support Leeds Baroque's audience development project.
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