Halifax Choral Society

21/10/2026

Lux Aeterna Meet Organist and Composer William Campbell.
Multi-instrumentalist and award-winning composer, William is Assistant Director of Music at Peterborough Cathedral. Last year he beat 77 entries from all over the world to become the winner of our first Carol Composition competition. We are thrilled to welcome him to Halifax Minster to play the organ at our afternoon concert Lux Aeterna.
🗓 Saturday 7th November at 3pm
📌 Halifax Minster
https://www.halifaxchoral.org/luxaeterna

11/10/2026

Just four weeks to go until our first concert of the new season! This programme explores the theme of "Eternal Light" through music reflecting on remembrance and peace. The concert concludes with Morten Lauridsen’s hugely popular Lux Aeterna, a deeply expressive setting of texts from the Requiem Mass. With its luminous harmonies and profound sense of stillness, this music offers a fitting final meditation on eternal light and peace. https://www.halifaxchoral.org/luxaeterna

15/08/2026

BBC News - Proms and Brassed Off bring Shibden Park centenary festival to a close - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87nqnyd147o?app-referrer=deep-link

17/07/2026

Not long to go until Stage at the Lake! We will be there on August 15th with English Chamber Orchestra. Bring a picnic and celebrate 100 years of Shibden Hall park with us!

08/07/2026

We will be at Stage at the Lake on Saturday 15th August! We can't wait for this collaboration with English Chamber Orchestra and Northern Ballet! Find out more about it from Anthony Gray here!

01/07/2026

Classic FM composer is coming to Halifax this weekend!
Matthew Coleridge is proud to be one of four living British choral composers in classic FM's Hall of Fame – and this weekend you can see him live in Halifax Minster! Matthew’s music has earned national and international acclaim and he is greatly sought after to conduct and lead choral workshops in the UK and Europe. He is looking forward to his first visit to Halifax!
Matthew says: “When I’m writing a piece of music, I feel if it doesn’t make somebody either smile or cry whilst they’re singing or listening, then I haven’t done my job properly! The texts I chose for The Breath of Life are the most powerful and moving words I’ve ever set to music, so I hope you find something that connects with you and stays with you over the coming days and weeks. “
Matthew will conduct a full orchestral performance of The Breath of Life, on Saturday 4th July at 7:30pm
The Breath of Life - Music for an English Summer
📌Halifax Minster

28/06/2026

Next Saturday! We're delighted to welcome renowned composer Matthew Coleridge on his first visit to Halifax. We look forward to seeing him for this fabulous workshop and concert performance in Halifax Minster. With around 150 performers on the stage this will be a very special evening!

Renowned composer Matthew Coleridge will lead a special concert at Halifax Minster next month.

27/06/2026

ON 4th July we will be gathering aound 150 performers on stage at Halifax Minster for our final concert of the season, Music for an English Summer. Halifax Choral Society, the Minster Choir, the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra, pianist Chris Pulleyn, soprano soloist Charlotte Town, will be joined by 50 additional singers from all round the UK who have taken part in Matthew Coleridge's workshop the night before. Altogether this will be an incredible sound . Don’t miss it!
The Breath of Life - Music for an English Summer
🗓4th July 7.30 pm
Halifax Minster

25/06/2026

We can’t wait to hear the glorious sounds of the Halifax Minster Choir in our summer concert! The boy, girl and adult choristers of Halifax Minster will perform a piece celebrating the world of nature in the perfect setting of Halifax Minster with its wonderful acoustic and will join the Halifax Choral Society and guests for the Breath of Life bringing the total number of singers to over 100!
The Breath of Life - Music for an English Summer
🗓July 4th, 7:30
Halifax Minster