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  • Tickets for Elijah now on sale
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  •  Date Posted: Tue, 29 Apr 2025
    Tickets for the highly anticpated performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah with Ripon Choral Society on 21 June are now on sale.

    The performance will take place in the magnificent setting of Ripon Cathedral, and tickets are avaialble via the Ripon Choral Society website. Click here to book.

    Book early to get the best seats!
  • John Dunford's last concert at St James's Church, Wetherby
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  •  Date Posted: Tue, 1 Apr 2025
    Our recent - and highly successful - performance of Dvorak's Stabat Mater was the last concert to be conducted by John Dunford at St James' Parish Church, Wetherby, after 32 years! We still have one more concert in this season, Mendelssohn's Elijah which takes place in Ripon Cathedral on June 21st, This will be a joint performance with John's other choir, Ripon Choral Society.

    The image below shows John and Alison with Heather, Chairman of WCS.

    John, Alison and WCS Chairman, Heather
  • OUR NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR
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  •  Date Posted: Fri, 7 Mar 2025

    We are delighted to announce that Charlie Murray will take up the post of Music Director with Wetherby Choral Society in September 2025. Charlie is Director of Choral Music at Halifax Minster, an accomplished soloist and a music teacher. John Dunford, our Music Director for the last 32 years, steps down in the summer. Charlie will be working closely with John over the coming months to ensure a smooth transition.
     
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