Choir and Orchestra
| Musical Director: | Peter Holman |
| Orchestra Leader: | Judy Tarling |
| Chorus Master: | Clive McClelland |
Welcome
Leeds Baroque is a period instrument performance group based in West Yorkshire. It is directed by Peter Holman (Professor of Historical Musicology in the University of Leeds), who is renowned as Director of the Parley of Instruments and Opera Restor’d).
Members are drawn from professional and non-professional players with students from the region’s music colleges. Free workshops given by leaders in the field of baroque performance practice provide training, and the funds available are used to enable members of the orchestra to perform concerts with internationally renowned soloists.
Over the last two seasons (2008–9 and 2007–8), Leeds Baroque performed at the University of Leeds, the National Centre for Early Music, York, the Georgian Theatre, Richmond, the Swaledale Festival and the Hexham Festival.
2010—anniversary year
Large audience for Bach in Clothworkers’ Concert Hall
Leeds Baroque opened its tenth anniversary year in fine style. A performance of Bach’s Magnificat in D and Cantatas 11 and 34 was heard by a near capacity audience in The Clothworkers’ Centenary Concert Hall at Leeds University on Sunday 28th February 2010.
A spectacular assembly of period instruments, including three natural trumpets, baroque flutes, oboes, oboe d’amore, bassoon and strings with the talented choir gave an impressive performance. Vocal soloists were drawn almost entirely from the ranks of the choir, with the addition of Philip Smith (baritone).
Next concert
Sunday 20th June 2010 at 4:00 p.m.
Salt’s Mill, Saltaire, Shipley
Leeds Baroque 10th Anniversary Concert
Purcell: The Indian Queen
Leeds Baroque Choir (chorus master Clive McClelland)
Leeds Baroque Orchestra, directed by Peter Holman
Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet)
Reader: Jack Edwards
Henry Purcell’s greatest late theatre work, based on a tragedy by Sir Robert Howard and John Dryden, and completed by Daniel Purcell. A witty spoken script by Andrew Pinnock links the solos, duets, trios and choruses, and helps us make sense of the somewhat bizarre plot.
Tickets are available via the Early Music Shop Events page, or by telephone (01274 288100).
“What an exciting ensemble, music cunningly articulated …every work delivered different colours and emotions.”