Mrs. Sunderland Festival 2026
On Saturday 21st February 2026, we proudly stepped onto the stage of the renowned Mrs Sunderland Festival in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, marking our very first appearance at this historic celebration of music and performance. Founded in 1889 by the celebrated mezzo-soprano Mrs Sunderland, the festival has inspired artists for 136 years and stands as a beacon of artistic excellence.
We are absolutely thrilled to share that our debut was met with outstanding success: we won both classes we entered: Community Choir – All ages and Adult/Mixed Age Choir and were honoured with two magnificent trophies: The John Crowther Trophy and The Joseph Hancock Trophy. This unforgettable achievement is a testament to our dedication, passion, and love of music, and it marks an exciting milestone in our journey.
Manchester Annual Choral Competition 2026
In 2026 we returned to MACC and had a wonderful day singing and listening to many other wonderful choirs
Manchester Annual Choral Competition 2024
On Sunday 3rd March 2024, 85 members of the choir headed off to Manchester to take part in the prestigious Manchester Amateur Choral Competition (MACC) at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM). We had a wonderful day, everybody sang their hearts out. We sang a beautiful set of Whitney Houston songs as a tribute to her work. The whole choir, under the superb direction of Craig Antony Lees, had worked very hard to prepare for the big day.
Now the big news – even though the calibre of the 14 other choirs taking part was amazing with Barbershop, Children’s choirs, Chamber choirs, Acapella choirs and Community choirs we were delighted when they announced the winners at the end that we were called out first to receive the runners up trophy. What a complete surprise; there was much glee from the choir, clapping and shrieking etc. What a wonderful moment for us all in front of such a huge audience. Below are the links to the three songs we sang.
Wensleydale Festival 2023
In 2023 we entered the Wensleydale Festival and we were delighted to win all but one of the classes we entered and shared the winners trophy with the Dales Pop Choir
