Friends of the Phil Sponsorship and legacies

Leeds Philharmonic Society, like many other cultural organisations, has at its heart a loyal band of Friends who act as a conduit for encouraging support, for keeping interested people informed about the Chorus and who help to raise much needed funds. The Friends help the Chorus to promote its performances and to bring new audiences to support its objective of promoting choral music to the public.

The Friends’ membership consists of many loyal spouses, partners, friends and former members who regularly come to the Phil’s performances,and who welcome the chance to lend their support. In return they are kept informed of our activities by means of letters from the Friends’ Secretary and Chorus Newsletters. Joining the Friends of the Phil is a way of expressing a belief in the value of maintaining high standards of live choral music in Leeds.

For further information about joining the Friends of the Phil please email Rosemary O’Dea via friends@leedsphil.com or visitwww.leedsphil.com.

As a registered charity, Leeds Philharmonic Chorus does not receive government funding or any other endowments other than members’ subscriptions (which generally only cover music hire and the fees of its professional music team). The cost of performing great music continues to rise, and therefore, particularly in the case of its own-promotion concerts where it must meet all the costs of publicity, venue/orchestra hire and soloists, the Chorus relies on outside funding to help it continue to perform on a regular basis with the highest-quality orchestras, conductors and soloists.

The Chorus is therefore very grateful for the generosity of its commercial and other sponsors,as well as to the people who leave it a legacy.Your association with the Phil may be as a singer past or present, or as an audience member who has enjoyed our concerts. Becoming a sponsor or leaving a legacy is a chance to show how much you have valued this association and what the Chorus has given to you, perhaps over many years.

For nearly 150 years Leeds Philharmonic Chorushas been at the heart of choral music in Leeds.Your support, either as a sponsor or benefactorthrough legacy, will help to sustain the future of theChorus for forthcoming generations of singers andconcert-goers.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor orin leaving a legacy, please emailsponsorship@leedsphil.com – or visitwww.leedphil.com/support-us.

Recently the Phil has partnered with the ‘give as you live’ website. By means of a simple sign-up you can help support the Phil every time you buy goods online from many retailers. To sign up visitwww.giveasyoulive.com/join/leedsphilharmonicsociety.

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2018/19

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Would you like a chance to:

• Sing with professional conductors and orchestras?• Perform as part of the Leeds International Concert Season?• Receive musical development and training?• Perform large-scale choral works from a varied repertoire?• Sing on European tours?

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Free parking for rehearsals is currently available at Joseph’s Well, across the footbridge over the Inner Ring Road.For more information visitwww.leedsphil.com/join or email Jill via membership@leedsphil.com

If you are interested in joining the Chorus, come and meet us at one of our rehearsals, held every Thursday evening, starting this season on30 August 2018.

Leeds Philharmonic Chorus is a registered trademark of Leeds Philharmonic Society (CIO). Registered Charity No. 1162999

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Welcome to our 2018/19 choral season programme.This coming Season is a little more straightforward than the last, but still provides some superb music for our audiences. We are looking forward to working with our new chorus master, Joseph Judge, as he takes over the reins from Richard Wilberforce.

The first part of the season is focussed on the events that were still under way one hundred years ago: we are commemorating the end of the First World War via a joint concert with the Airedale Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Anderson. This features Elgar's deeply moving Spirit of England, a choral version of the ‘Classic FM No1’ Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, together with Walton's Spitfire Prelude and Fugue and John Williams’ Hymn to the Fallen (from the film Saving Private Ryan) plus other pieces appropriate to the occasion. War is a dreadful thing but it has inspired some deeply moving music and the Phil's commemoration of the horrendous events of WW1 is a tribute to all those who gave their lives, not only in that conflict but in all wars.

For Christmas this year we are presenting Handel's Messiah in the special arrangement for brass band. We are really excited about performing alongside the world famous Black Dyke Band, together with the Halifax Choral Society and members of the Dortmund Chorus joining us from Leeds' twin city, under the baton

Tickets: £10 – £20(excluding Leeds Town Hall booking fees)Tickets available fromLeeds City Centre Box Office 0113 376 0318boxoffice@leeds.gov.ukTickets also available direct fromthe choir or orchestra.

Tickets: £10 – £30(excluding Leeds Town Hall booking fees)Tickets available fromLeeds City Centre Box Office 0113 376 0318boxoffice@leeds.gov.ukTickets also available direct fromthe choir.

Tickets: £36 – £17.50(including booking fees, discounts available)Tickets available fromLeeds City Centre Box Office 0113 376 0318boxoffice@leeds.gov.uk

Tickets: £3.18 – £6.36(including booking fees, discounts available)Tickets available fromLeeds City Centre Box Office 0113 376 0318boxoffice@leeds.gov.uk

Tickets: £18 – £29.50(including booking fees, discounts available)Tickets available fromHull City Hall Box Office 01482 300306www.hulltheatres.co.uk

Sat 8 December 20187.30pmLEEDS TOWN HALL

Leeds PhilharmonicChorusBlack Dyke BandHalifax Choral Society

Members of Dortmund Choirs (Leeds twin city)

Handel:Messiah (Brass Band version)

David Hillconductor

Fflur Wynsoprano

Caitlin Hulcupmezzo soprano

Joshua Ellicotttenor

Nicholas Moggbaritone

Thu 20 December 20186.30pm and 8.30pmLEEDS TOWN HALL

Leeds PhilharmonicChorusRothwell Temperance BandLord Mayor’s Carols

Joseph Judgechorus master

Alan Horseyorgan

Introduced and conducted bySimon Lindley

Celebrate Christmas at Leeds Town Hall’s annual family concerts. After the conert there will be a collection for the Lord Mayor’s Charity Appeal. The Lord Mayors chosen charity for 2018 is St Gemma’s Hospice.

Sat 16 March 20197.30pmFree pre-concert talk at 6.45pm by Judy Blezzard

LEEDS TOWN HALL

Leeds PhilharmonicChorusRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraDvorák:Stabat Mater

David Hillconductor

Elizabeth Athertonsoprano

Catherine Wyn-Rogersmezzo soprano

Sam Furnesstenor

Wojtek Gierlachbass

Thu 18 April 20197.30pmHULL CITY HALL

Leeds PhilharmonicChorusRoyal Philharmonic OrchestraHandel:Messiah

Adrian Partingtonconductor

Fflur Wynsoprano

Katie Braymezzo soprano

Kim Ji-hyuntenor

Benjamin Bevanbaritone

of our Music Director David Hill. We will also sing the full Messiah at Easter in Hull City Hall, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Christmas would not be complete without carols and for the third year we will be singing to the prisoners at Armley, as well as taking part in the regular Lord Mayor's Carols in the Town Hall. We are delighted to be taking part in this celebration, which is becoming part of the musical fabric of the City.

March 2019 allows us to showcase the Dvořàk Stabat Mater, promoted by the Leeds International Concert Season, with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of David Hill.

The final concert of this season is our second in the LICS series and presents Elgar's Dream of Gerontius conducted by Simon Wight and performed with the Leeds Festival Chorus. We are looking forward to working once again with the Orchestra of Opera North to present this exceptional, visionary work.

To you, our audience, ‘Thank you’ for your past support… we look forward to welcoming you again this season.

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Tickets: £36– £17.50(including booking fees, discounts available)Tickets available fromLeeds City Centre Box Office 0113 376 0318boxoffice@leeds.gov.uk

Sat 1 June 20197.30pmFree pre-concert talk at 6.45pm by Dan Holden

LEEDS TOWN HALL

Leeds PhilharmonicChorusThe HalléLeeds Festival Chorus

Elgar:

The Dreamof Gerontius

Simon Wrightconductor

Sarah Connollysoprano

Barry Bankstenor

David Soarbass

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Sun 21 October 20183.00pmLEEDS TOWN HALL

Leeds PhilharmonicChorusAiredale Symphony OrchestraCommemorating the 100th Anniversary of the end of the First World War.

John Andersonconductor

Sarah Powersoprano

ElgarOverture Cockaigne:In London TownElgarThe Spirit of EnglandWaltonSpitfire Prelude and FugueElgarLux Aeterna NimrodJohn WilliamsHymn to the FallenSaving Private RyanEric WhitacreSleepVerdiVa Pensiero Nabucco

TchaikovskyOverture 1812