Blondel Medieval & Renaissance wind band playing music from the 14th-16th centuries on shawms, bagpipes and recorders.
What makes a song leap across national boundaries and language barriers, slip from the secular to the ecclesiastic, and remain at the top of the charts for more than 70 years? We don’t have the formula, but we know why these pieces wedged themselves into the cultural background of medieval Europe. The music is fabulous.
А unique concert on August 29th will take place at 7:00 pm at the Auditorium of St George's Church in the heart of Leeds.
The evening programme includes the best Enigma, Enya and neoclassical music performed by the extraordinary Mystery Ensemble in an intimate & relaxing atmosphere.
Celtic music combined with neoclassical music — a completely new sound of great hits!
Get ready for an enchanting evening as children from schools across Leeds come together for a special musical performance at the Howard Assembly Room in the heart of Leeds! They'll be bringing to life a captivating commissioned arrangement of Wonderland Restored, written by acclaimed composer Will Todd.
A journey of original choral music, featuring works by Kerensa Briggs, Knut Nystedt and Robert Schumann, as well as by members of the choir. Come with us on a musical voyage of longing and hope in the beautiful setting of All Souls' Church.
In this final concert of our 2024-25 season, we will perform the complete cycle of Nystedt's "Prayers of Kierkegaard", which we have been building up during the year, as well as all four of Schumann's songs for double choir. We also introduce two works by contemporary British composer, Kerensa Briggs.
We’re pleased to share the first concerts in this year’s Summer Bands in Leeds Parks series – and there’s more to come! Unlike previous years, there won’t be a printed brochure for the 2025 series, so please keep checking back here as we’ll be adding more concerts over the coming weeks. Thank you for your patience and support, we hope you enjoy these free concerts!
All concerts begin at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated.
Make Music Day is an international annual day of music making.
The free celebration of music takes place in 125 countries on 21 June every year.
It creates cultural communities by:
Fostering connections in music-making
Supporting the development of skills
Promoting music to new audiences via free music events and participatory projects.
Baby Band Music Festival – where the name may suggest baby steps, but the experience is nothing short of a giant leap into the world of fantastic music for all ages! Born out of the success of our renowned Baby Band music classes and gigs, this festival is all about sharing the joy of music with family and friends.
Join Leeds Festival Chorus for a choral journey with some of music's greatest storytellers.
For the first time in the UK, Ibantuta, a Basque musician and Oud player, presents his cinema-concert. A truly unique show that blends live music and storytelling with original travel film projections captured during a year-long journey across 12 countries of the Silk Roads, from China to Turkey.
А unique concert on July 25th will take place at 7:00 pm at the Auditorium of St George's Church in the heart of Leeds.
The programme of the evening includes the famous Antonio Vivaldi cycle «The Four Seasons» in the author's interpretation of the cult contemporary composer Max Richter performed by the extraordinary Mystery Ensemble in an intimate & relaxing atmosphere.