- COME AND SING WITH US IN SEPTEMBER!
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Date Posted: Tue, 18 Aug 2026
Our long summer break is nearly over and we are getting excited about the new season which starts on Monday 7 September.
We are keen to welcome new members, regardless of experience or background, so do give us a try.
We have a special open rehearsal on 14 September if you would like to just dip your toe in, and experience of glory of singing in a 100 strong choir.
We will be learning Carl Orff's Carmina Burana for our concert on 21 November - it's a very popular piece and great fun to sing.
No auditions are necessary. Just turn up at 7.15pm on either the 7th or 14th September, or contact our Membership Secretary in advance at memsec@wetherbychoral.org.uk or 07886 202901 for further information
- CHORAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR A BASS AND A TENOR
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Date Posted: Thu, 6 Aug 2026
We are offering choral scholarships for a young and enthusiastic Bass and a Tenor to join us in the coming season. Payment is £300 per term.
This is an ideal opportunity for university students, gap-year singers, or advanced young musicians looking to broaden their repertoire, enhance their ensemble singing, and gain valuable performance experience as part of our large, vibrant choir.
For further details please see here
We look forward to receiving applications for this unique opportunity.
- OUR NEW REHEARSAL ACCOMPANIST
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Date Posted: Mon, 22 Jun 2026
We are pleased to announce that Lee Ward will be our new accompanist from the start of the coming season in September. Lee replaces William Campbell, who has now moved to the post of Assistant Director of Music at Peterborough Cathedral. Lee was selected after an open competition and has already accompanied us at two rehearsals. We are looking forward to working with him on our exciting programme of music for the coming season.
Lee Ward - Rehearsal Accompanist
Leeds based musician Lee Ward is an organist, harpsichordist, conductor and teacher with a career that spans cathedrals, concert halls and universities across the UK and Brazil. His recent work includes distinguished appointments at Liverpool Cathedral and the University of Liverpool, where he taught classical performance and was a sought-after collaborative pianist and harpsichordist.
A former Foundation Scholar at the Royal College of Music—where he swept all the organ prizes—Lee has performed widely at home and abroad, giving recitals in major cathedrals and town halls. His recording and broadcast credits include the historic Beatification of Cardinal Newman, attended by Pope Benedict XVI.
Passionate about the harpsichord, particularly its twenty-first century repertoire, Lee is equally at home in continuo roles. He has worked with leading ensembles including OSM and OSESP in Brazil , the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Opera North, The Halle and London Mozart Players. Today he continues an active freelance career, performing, accompanying and directing choirs with his trademark musicality and versatility.
Lee is delighted to be taking up this post with Wetherby Choral Society from the start of the 2026/7 season.
