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🎶 This Saturday= a BIG day! It’s International Women’s Day 💜 + our Come & Sing Workshop w/ This Love Between Us & Carmina Burana! 🎶 Just a few spots left — join us for top-notch coaching w/ @thomasleech.com @kurisup.bsky.social Q&A with composer Reena Esmail & more! Book now + boost your section!

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This Saturday! Sing with us for the day: a warm welcome awaits along with excellent coaching from our @thomasleech.com plus additional input from Alexander Kyle, @kurisup.bsky.social and a short intro to Indian classical singing from Sohini Kaur plus a talk and Q&A with composer Reena Esmail 🎶

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The magic of music - make sure you catch up with this ➡️ bbc.in/4ikayWh Our amazing Assistant MD @kurisup.bsky.social is featured leading rehearsals for the @operanorth.bsky.social ‘Take to the Stage’ chorus plus 5 of our members took part and got to perform with the orchestra of Opera North.

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🎶 4 weeks to go! 🎶 On 29 March, 43 years since Carl Orff’s death, we perform his iconic Carmina Burana — powerful, wild, and unforgettable. Plus, Reena Esmail’s evocative This Love Between Us opens the concert. Don’t miss this thrilling night! 🎟️ Get tickets now from Bradford Theatres website 🎶

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⏳ Just 1 week to go until >160 voices gather for our Choral Workshop on 8 March: Carmina Burana & This Love Between Us lead by our inspiring MD @thomasleech.com 🎟️A few places left, join us! 📍Who will have the longest trip this year? 🔗 ticketsource.co.uk/bfcs/t-vvakkye @visitbradford.bsky.social

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Experience the breathtaking sound of >180 voices, orchestra, stunning soloists, tabla and sitar in Bradford’s St George's Hall. The angelic voices of Bradford Catholic Youth Choir will be coming from the grand tier, making the acoustics of this area even more special! @visitbradford.bsky.social

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🎶 Exciting news! 🎶 Sohini Kaur joins our Come and Sing Workshopfor a practical intro to Indian classical singing! Don’t miss this unique chance to learn from a versatile soprano blending Eastern & Western music. Book now! 🎟️👉 www.ticketsource.co.uk/bfcs

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Get ready for a day of singing at our Choral Workshop on 08 March! Led by MD @thomasleech.com we'll explore Carl Orff's Carmina Burana and Reena Esmail's This Love Between Us. Tickets selling fast - grab yours now! 🎶🎟️. Make a weekend of it and explore the City of Culture @bradford2025.co.uk

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🎶 Join us on 08 March for a fabulous singing day! 🎶 Sing Carmina Burana & This Love Between Us with us, led by our inspirational MD @thomasleech.com and expert other expert musicians! 🌟 Special Q&A with Reena Esmail at 4PM! 📍 Beckfoot School, Bingley 🎟️ Book now! www.ticketsource.co.uk/bfcs

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🎶 Don’t miss our double-header concert at St George’s Hall on 29 March! With Airbnb searches for #Bradford soaring, plan your perfect night with special deals at The Great Victoria Hotel: 🍽️ Pre-Concert Dinner – Open to all! 🏨 Stay & Dine Package – Make a night of it! 🎟️ All links in comments!

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This Valentine’s Day, we’re reminding you of our unforgettable musical celebration! On 29 March, St George’s Hall #Bradford hosts a spectacular concert blending Indian & European classical music 💖This Love Between Us 🔥 Carmina Burana @bradfordmusicscene.bsky.social @bradford2025.co.uk

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World Radio Day! As one of the most accessible types of media globally, radio plays a vital role in promoting diversity, dialogue and solidarity. Delighted to be invited to chat to our amazing local radio station about our forthcoming events, and we're promised O Fortuna playing ahead of our slot!

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Happy birthday to composer Reena Esmail. Her music blends Indian & Western classical traditions in a thrilling way. She joins us online on Mar 8 for a talk + Q&A at our vocal workshop, then hear 'This Love Between Us' live on Mar 29 at St George's Hall, #Bradford #CityofCulture2025

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Thank you for visiting us at #Saltaire Farmers’ Market! We loved chatting about our 29 March concert & seeing our younger guests wearing our badges! 🎶 If you spot our badges, fliers, or posters, let us know—we’d love to hear! 👀 See you at the concert! @bradfordmusicscene.bsky.social #Bradford

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🚨ANNOUNCEMENT: Meet Our Soloists! Join us at St George’s Hall, Bradford, on Sat 29 Mar for a thrilling performance featuring Reena Esmail’s This Love Between Us & Orff’s Carmina Burana! 🎟️Book now: bradford-theatres.co.uk @bradford2025.co.uk @classicfm.com @bradfordmusicscene.bsky.social #bradford

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📢 Advertise in our 29 March concert programme! 🎶 Reach hundreds of concert-goers & support music-making and our outreach 💷 £150 full-page ad 📅 Deadline: 17 Feb Boost your brand & help young musicians! 📩 [email protected] #Bradford2025 #SupportTheArts

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🎶 Join us at Saltaire Farmers Market this Sunday, 9 Feb 10am-3pm at Roberts Park Promenade (near the bandstand). 🏆 Tombola time – win some great prizes! 🎟 11am-2pm buy tickets for our next concert at St George’s Hall on 29 March – come and get yours! @visitbradford.bsky.social

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What’s On Yorkshire? Here’s an article about our specially selected repertoire for our orchestral concert season outing with The Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra for @bradford2025.co.uk Get your tickets soon from Bradford Theatres 🎶 www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sponsored/wh...

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Thrilled to be in February’s YL magazine for our next Bradford Theatres orchestral season concert on 29 March with YSO. An old choral epic meets Reena Esmail’s Indian and Western fusion piece - an exciting evening awaits. Get your tickets soon! @visitbradford.bsky.social @bradford2025.co.uk

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Experience the northern premiere of ‘This Love Between Us’ by Indian-American composer Reena Esmail, plus the iconic ‘Carmina Burana’ at St George's Hall in Bradford on March 29. 🎟️ Great tickets in the grand tier boasting amazing acoustics! Read more and pick your seats - Bradford Theatres website.

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Choral-land! Visit Bradford! Our next full day vocal workshop is 8 March at Beckfoot School, Bingley 🎵Sing with our friendly choir and expert musical team as we explore Carl Orff's Carmina Burana / Reena Esmail's This Love Between Us: both so exciting! 🎟️ ticketsource.co.uk/bfcs @bradford2025.co.uk

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🎶 Singing Workshop: Bingley, Bradford! 🎶 Join us for a day of singing, featuring Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana and Reena Esmail’s This Love Between Us. Led by our MD @thomasleech.com with expert vocal coaches. Explore this new music alongside a classic! Great student discount available - please share!

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Visit @bradford2025.co.uk - March 29 for Reena Esmail's This Love Between Us, a powerful fusion of Indian and Western musical traditions exploring themes of unity with orchestra and choir joined by sitar and tabla! Then, be swept away by Carl Orff’s epic Carmina Burana! 🎟️Bradford Theatres box office

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🎶 Wonderful rehearsal back last night! A packed room, happy faces, and an enthusiastic musical team. 🎶 The sound was so exciting already; we can't wait to add orchestra, soloists, tabla and sitar! 🎟️ Join us on 29 March @ St George's Hall @bradford2025.co.uk @bradfordmusicscene.bsky.social

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We're back this Wednesday for our first rehearsal of 2025, and it is our OPEN Rehearsal - come and give us a try! Fast-paced rehearsals with choral experts, an exciting repertoire, a friendly welcome and great rehearsal and performance venues! @bradfordmusicscene.bsky.social @bradford2025.co.uk

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Proud of our city and of our sister choir for refugees, asylum-seekers and their friends and allies - Bradford Friendship Choir. What a weekend! @bradford2025.co.uk

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Look at those smiling Bradford faces! Who was at RISE tonight or caught some of it on Look North? So proud of our Bradford Friendship Choir singing friends and wonderful that some of our members could join in. Congratulations to everyone involved and to the @bradford2025.co.uk team 🎶🎵❤️

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❄️Stay safe in the icy weather! While you're cozy, book tickets for our 29 March concert at St George’s Hall, Bradford. A night of epic music and contrasts; the perfect excuse to visit Bradford for their UK City of Culture year! 🌟🎵 🎟️ bradford-theatres.co.uk @visitbradford.bsky.social

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We’ve made the tough decision to cancel this Wednesday's rehearsal due to icy conditions. Keep warm and safe everyone and we look forward to singing with you next week on Wednesday 15 January for our OPEN REHEARSAL with temperatures set to be a balmy +6 degrees! @bradfordmusicscene.bsky.social

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We’re back! Rehearsals start Wed 8 Jan at Clock House, Bradford Grammar. Join us then or at our Open Rehearsal on 15 Jan! ✨Fast-paced rehearsals with choral experts ✨Inspiring venues ✨Powerful music Love to sing? Come along! @bradfordukechoir.bsky.social @bradfordmusicscene.bsky.social

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🎶On the 12th day of Christmas… 12 years ago, we sang Carmina Burana in City Park! Hear 'O Fortuna' from that performance & join us 29 Mar at St George's Hall with Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra 🎟️ Tickets via Bradford Theatres @visitbradford.bsky.social @bradfordmusicscene.bsky.social

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🎶On the 11th Day of Christmas… A huge thank you to our Assistant MD & accompanist, Christopher Pulleyn! In summer 2024, Chris led us for 11 weeks while MD Thomas Leech took a sabbatical, planning our triumphant 'An Opera Odyssey' at Skipton Town Hall. Thank you, Chris! 🌟 @kurisup.bsky.social

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🎶On the 10th Day of Christmas… A perfect 10 for our inspirational MD @thomasleech.com Tom leads with creativity, skill and a passion for inclusivity—championing diverse music, featuring works by women, and fostering our community spirit. Here's to more in 2025! Thank you, Tom! 🎵💖

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🎶On the 9th Day of Christmas… 9 symbolises harmony: 2024 saw more guests at our events from community groups like The Anchor Project: "Not having enough money is not only a practical barrier but it can also make people feel like it just isn’t meant for them." Bringing people together 🎶

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🎶On the 8th day of Christmas… Happy New Year! 🌟In Hebrew, the no.8 can signify a new beginning! We start work on an amazing new piece of music at our 1st 2025 rehearsal on Wed 8 Jan - preparing for the Northern Premiere of Reena Esmail’s "This Love Between Us" on 29 March at St George's Hall🎶

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🎶On the 7th day of Christmas… Looking forward to 2025! 1️⃣15 Jan: Open Rehearsal @BradfordGrammar 2️⃣8 Mar: Vocal Workshop @BeckfootSchool 3️⃣29 Mar: Esmail/Orff, St George’s Hall 4️⃣14 Jun: @bfdcathedral.bsky.social 5️⃣Autumn Come & Sing 6️⃣15 Nov: Messiah, St George’s Hall 7️⃣20 Dec: Christmas concert!

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🎶 On the 6th day of Christmas… We’re remembering the development and launch of our new logo; looking great on hoodies, beanies, mugs, keyrings, totes. Next up: car stickers! Delighted our members are so proud of our exciting, friendly, ambitious, forward-looking choir! 🎶✨🌟

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🎶On the 5th day of Christmas 5 Gold Moments from our Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle concert in November: 1️⃣Jonathan Scott on harmonium 2️⃣Musicians signed for young fans 3️⃣u18s=10% of audience 4️⃣Changed perspectives: “As good as gold! I usually dread kids at concerts” 5️⃣Glowing feedback: “Phenomenal!”

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🎶On the 4th day of Christmas… So lucky to have had bonus input this year from: 1️⃣Paul McCreesh 2️⃣Hannah Mason 3️⃣Alexander Kyle 4️⃣Eleonor Cockerham Thanks to our inspirational musical team @thomasleech.com & @kurisup.bsky.social for the ambition & vision to bring such talent to enrich us all in 2024!💖

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🎶 On the 3rd day of Christmas… 🎶 We’re celebrating young people at our Christmas concert: 1️⃣ 3 young soloists sharing their talents from the amazing Leeds Cathedral choirs 2️⃣ Students from @bradfordcollege.bsky.social & young audience members helping front of house 3️⃣ Over 20% of our audience were u18!

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🎶 On the second day of Christmas… 🎶 Thank you to our amazing audience who sang carols from both balconies and floor level at our Christmas concert! With 2 extra Christmas trees decorated by our members, the hall sparkled with festive magic. 🎄Here’s to more nights like this!

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🎶 On the first day of Christmas… 🎶 We’re kicking off 12 days of Christmas with some 2024 highlights with our Christmas concert featuring the brilliant Rothwell Temperance Band! 🎺 Their brass magic plus their choreographed comedy performance had us all in awe. ✨ Stay tuned for more! 💖

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Experience the magic of Midnight Mass on Radio 4 with talented young singers at Leeds Cathedral, some of whom we were lucky to welcome as our sparkling soloists at our recent Christmas concert. 🎶 ✨🌟 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Exciting Vocal Workshop at Beckfoot School, Bingley on Saturday, 08 March, 10 AM – 7 PM. Sing "This Love Between Us" & "Carmina Burana" with expert guidance. Music scores provided. Sign up now for a day of singing! Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/bfcs/t-vvakkye

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✨Treat your loved ones to an unforgettable evening of music at Bradford’s historic St George’s Hall on 29 March featuring Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra. Tickets on sale via Bradford Theatres Box Office. Thinking of visiting Bradford in 2025? Make this concert a highlight! @visitbradford.bsky.social

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A huge thank you to all our members and our collectors for their donations to the special Christmas appeal for the Food Bank this month, as well as for your contributions to our monthly collections throughout the year. Your generosity makes a real difference to those in need.

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