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LIVEBBCMIDNIGHTMASSBROADCASTFROMLEEDSCATHEDRALSunday24thDecember2017,BBC111.45pmWearedelightedthatBBCOnearereturningtobroadcastMidnightMasslivefromLeedsCathedral.TheMasswillbecelebratedbytheBishopofLeeds,theRightReverendMarcusStock,andincludestheblessingofthecrib.TheCathedralChoirssingHaydn’sStNicholasMassandtheLeedsTrinityUniversityBoysandGirlsChoirswillbesingingBarryRose'sbeautifularrangementofStill,still,still.Ifyouwishtoattendthisfestiveservicedoorsopentothecongregationat10.30pm.

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RiponCathedralpackedasVanMorrisonpercussionistandUniversityofTexasjoinforpremiereLeedsCathedral'sComposerinResidence,JohnDuggan,premieredhis‘MissaMundi’(MassoftheWorld)inRiponCathedralonthe18thOctober.MembersoftheUniversityofTexasatElPasoChamberChoirandTromboneQuartetjoinedusaspartoftheirresidenceatLeedsCathedral,singingwithBradfordCatholicYouthChoirandover1000childrenfromacrosstheDiocese.PreparationincludedworkshopsacrosstheSchoolsSingingProgramme,withtheUTEPstudentsvisitingourHolyRosaryChoirSchoolinChapeltown.Thestunningperformancefeaturedworld-famousVanMorrison’spercussionistTeenaLyleandorganistDavidPipe-thesuperbstandardofsingingtheresultofcombiningexpertmusicianswithenthusiasticchildrenandsupportiveschools!

OrganistTrainingProgrammeexpands!FollowingthesuccessofourSchoolsSingingProgramme(thelargestchurchprogrammeofchoralmusicforyoungpeopleintheUnitedKingdom),welaunchedtheOrganistsTrainingProgrammeinMay2016.Providingyoungpeoplewiththerareopportunitytostudytheorgan,theprogrammenowboastsover30pupilsweeklyandcontinuestoexpand,securingthefuturegenerationoforganists.

BradfordCatholicYouthChoirperformswithworld-famousGabrieliConsortPartnerswithGabrieliRoarsince2015,BradfordCatholicYouthChoirhasreceivedtrainingfromGabrieli’sprofessionalmusicians,andtakenpartinanumberofconcertsalongsidetheConsort,underthedirectionofPaulMcCreesh.InDecember2017BCYCjoinGabrieliforarevivaloftheconsort'sacclaimed'MassforChristmasMorning',withconcertsinBradfordandHull.

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‘What'syoursecret?Howonearthdoyouit?Gettingunderprivilegedyoungsterstosingchurchmusicwithsuchcontrolandaccuracy.’OnSunday5thNovember,membersofthe100strongBradfordCatholicYouthChoirbroadcastBBCRadio4'sSundayWorship.Witharound1.75millionlisteners,thishasalargeraudiencethanDesertIslandDiscsandTheArchers!Theoutstandingchoirisapartoftheground-breakingSchoolsSingingProgramme,drawingitsmembersfromschoolsinBradfordandKeighley,inparticularStBede'sandStJoseph'sCatholicCollege.Listeners–andtheBBC’sproducer-wereunstintingintheirpraiseforwhattheSchoolsSingingProgrammedoesforeducationintheDiocese:‘BearinginmindthatLatinisnotascommoninschoolandchurchasitwas,theymusthaveworkedveryhardoveralongperiodtoproduceplainchantofthisstandard.’‘Itwasajoyandprivilegetohearmusicofthisquality.TheDiocesecanbeveryproudofitsprogrammeforchoirs.’‘ThesplendidworkthatyouandyourcolleaguesadvanceunlockssuchGod-givenpotentialinthelivesofouryoungsters,Catholicorotherwise.’

PEOPLENEWSBenSaunders:OurOrganistEntertainsOnthe17thOctoberBBCRadio2's‘TheOrganistEntertains’featuredtracksfromourownDirectorofMusic,BenjaminSaunders!PresenterNigelOgden'schoicesonthelatestepisodeincludedjazzsoundsfromcomposerandpianistDickHymanandfrom'Fats'Waller,famedforhis'stride'pianostyleandasajazzandchurchorganist.Ben'sCDGraciousGroove(ontheProOrganolabel)isavailable-alongwithourmanyotherchoralandorganCDs-fromtheDioceseMusicOffice.JessicaShears:NewAdministratorandFundraiserJessicaShearsgraduatedin2016fromLeedsCollegeofMusicwithaFirst-ClassDegreeinClassicalMusic.Duringherstudies,becomingpassionateaboutthebenefitsoftheartswithineducation,shespecialisedinCommunityMusic.JessicahasworkedasafulltimeMusicandArtsPractitioner;workingasawoodwindtutorforBradfordMusicandArtsService,asaPerformingArtsSpecialistforArtisEducation,andastheClassicalTutorforLeedsCollegeofMusic’sSaturdayMusicSchool.JessicaisnowthrilledtoworkforTheDioceseofLeedsMusicDepartmentandlooksforwardtobringingherexperienceasanartseducatorintotherole.FriedhelmFlammeandGonnyvanderMaten:2018OrganMasterclassesWearethrilledtoannouncethatFriedhelmFlamme(Detmold,Germany)andGonnyvanderMaten(Haarlem,Netherlands)willbevisitingtheCathedralaspartofour2018OrganMasterclassesProgramme.

WHAT’SCOMINGUP 02/12/17,7.00pm,HolyTrinityChurch,Hull BradfordCatholicYouthChoirandGabrieliConsort03/12/17,4.00pm,StJoseph'sChurch,Bradford BradfordCatholicYouthChoirandGabrieliConsort2 05/12/17,7.00pm,LeedsTrinityUniversityChapel LeedsTrinityUniversityCarolService 10/12/17,4.00pm,LeedsCathedral CathedralCarolService 10/12/17,4.00pm,St.Michael'sChurch,Knottingley BishopKonstantYouthChoirCarolService 11/12/17,1.00pm,LeedsTownHall LeedsTownHallCarolConcert 17/12/17,3.00pm,StPatrick'sChurch,Huddersfield HuddersfieldCarolService 17/12/17,4.00pm,StJoseph'sChurch,Bradford BradfordCatholicYouthChoirCarolService 24/12/17,10.30pm,LeedsCathedral BBC1LiveBroadcastofMidnightMass

AcademyTrustChoirsthrive!OursingersintwooftheDiocese'sAcademyTrustsarehittingnewheights.HundredsofyoungsingersintheBishopKonstantCatholicAcademyTrustworkwithChoralDirectorCharlotteKitsonweekly,withthefourchoirsoftheBishopKonstantYouthChoirsingingforregularliturgies.InBradford,singersfromtheBlessedChristopherWhartonAcademyTrustgaveaconcertinhonourofStCecilia,withstandingroomonlyatSt.Walburga'sChurchinShipley!

HuddersfieldChoirsCompetitionSuccessCongratulationstotheHuddersfieldBoys'andGirls'ChoirsforexcellentperformancesintheHolmfirthMusicFestival.Duringnextterm,allthechoirswillbecompetingattheMrs.SunderlandfestivalinHuddersfieldTownHall.

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