Choir of Leeds Minster, St. Peters Singers of Leeds, Shaun Turnbull & Alexander Woodrow
Biography Choir of Leeds Minster, St. Peters Singers of Leeds, Shaun Turnbull & Alexander Woodrow
The Minster Choir
is a talented and dedicated adult chamber ensemble, singing three choral services a week (Thursday Evensongs and a Choral Eucharist and Choral Evensong each Sunday) with a wide-ranging repertoire. A number of Choral Scholarships are generously supported by the Edith Lill bequest and the Pilling Trust Fund, and the scholars sing alongside a committed and experienced team of volunteer singers drawn from the locality.
Our Director of Music, Alexander Woodrow, is keen to hear from able musicians who might be interested in a regular commitment, or in joining our list of deputy singers. The choir enjoys high musical standards, a wide and stimulating repertoire, a strong sense of community and teamwork, professional direction and accompaniment, and is free to join. Find out more about joining the choir…
We also offer remunerated choral scholarships to full-time university students, and are interested in hearing from prospective singers ahead of September 2024 entry. Please see our scholarships page for further information.
St Peter’s Singers
Founded in 1977 and based at Leeds Minster, St Peter’s Singers of Leeds is one of the leading chamber choirs in the North of England, with a strong track record of innovation and enterprise.
Directed from its inception until 2020 by Dr Simon Lindley, and now by Alex Woodrow, we have established a reputation for compelling and musical interpretations of choral music. We perform music dating from the Renaissance right through to the present day.
In 2014, St Peter’s Singers performed and then recorded a programme of spiritual music in the Victoria Quarter. Surprisingly perhaps, this amazing space in the heart of Leeds’ commercial centre has wonderful acoustics, and our acclaimed CD, One Equal Music exploited them to great effect.
St Peter’s Singers appear regularly in Leeds Leisure Services lunchtime concerts, giving well-received and varied recitals to large audiences. Additionally, we present one of the great works from the Oratorio repertoire each year on Good Friday in Leeds Minster.
In December 2018 we featured with the Orchestra of Opera North in War Horse The Story in Concert.
Collaborations in recent years with Leeds Philharmonic and Leeds Festival Chorus in other Town Hall concerts have also proved popular.
