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Northallerton

North Yorkshire Chorus Methodist Church Hall, 73 High Street, Northallerton DL7 8EG.
Email joytrotter123@btinternet.com
Website http://www.northyorkshirechorus.org.uk
Warmly welcomes new singing members. We rehearse on Saturday afternoons (generally every other week, but sometimes consecutive weeks) from 2pm to 4.15pm, with a break in the summer. Northallerton Male Voice Choir Northallerton Methodist Church, High Street, Northallerton DL7 8EG. Tel 01609 776637
Email nmvc1968@gmail.com
Website https://northallertonmalevoicechoir.co.uk
The Choir performs concerts, free of charge, for local organisations, churches and charities and holds its own even just before Christmas (with Easington Colliery Band) and in early June at Northallerton Forum. The Choir is always looking for new recruits. You don't need to read music. Why not come along to a concert (advertised on our website) or sit in on a rehearsal (most Thursday evening from 7.30pm at Northallerton Methodist Church Hall and see what you think? Northallerton Musical Theatre Sacred Heart Church Hall, 41 Thirsk Road, Northallerton DL6 1PJ. Tel 01609 770936
Email maureenwilloughby48@gmail.com
Website http://northallertonmusicaltheatrecompany.org.uk
Music rehearsals are normally held on Friday evenings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at the Sacred Heart Church Hall, Northallerton. We move on to floor rehearsals on other weekday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Detailed rehearsal schedules mean that not everyone is required at all rehearsals until nearer to the show date.

Ripon

Ripon Choral Society Ripon Cathedral, Ripon HG4 1QS.
Website https://www.riponchoralsociety.org.uk
A friendly community choir of 170 singing members which meets on Wednesday evenings, 7.30pm, at St John's Church, Sharow. New members are always welcome Children welcome. Young people (with parents) are welcome to join - please make enquiries in advance to the Secretary Accessible. Parking opposite the Church which is now accessible. Ripon Concerts Holy Trinity Church, Kirkby Road, Ripon HG4 2EY. Tel 01765 635244
Email info@riponconcerts.co.uk
Website https://www.riponconcerts.co.uk
Concerts take place once a month from October to March, usually on Mondays and start at 7.30. Refreshments are available during the interval. St Cecilia Orchestra Ripon Cathedral HG4 1QT, Holy Trinity Church HG4 2ES, Ripon. Tel 01423 531062
Email mail@st-cecilia.org.uk
Website https://st-cecilia.org.uk
One of the UK's leading non-professional orchestras. At its most spectacular it is an exceptionally fine and very large symphony orchestra, often working with top class international soloists. However, it also operates as a chamber orchestra, giving smaller concerts in a variety of venues. The players (a mix of professionals, semi-pros, teachers, students amateurs and talented schoolchildren) come from all over the north of England.

Thirsk

De Mowbray Music 80 St James Green, Thirsk YO7 1AJ.
Email office@benjaminellin.com
Website https://www.demowbraymusic.com
Founded in 2020 by Benjamin Ellin and Emily Taylor as a way to build on the already vast array of arts in this thriving area, and ensure music is at the forefront of the local conscience. The community is at the heart of everything we do, and through our work we bring together and connect individuals from all walks of life to produce high-quality and inspiring performances across an abundance of genres. Children welcome. Performance opportunities Accessible. Mowbray Singers Sowerby Methodist Church, Front Street, Sowerby, Thirsk YO7 1JQ.
Email kerrymorgan62@gmail.com
Website https://www.mowbraysingers.co.uk
We are a chamber choir who enjoy singing both sacred and secular music, spanning a wide range of eras and composers, from Bach to Seiber, Handel to Vaughan Williams and all stops in between. We rehearse weekly and perform regularly in a variety of venues in the local area. Accessible. Rehearsal space on one level, more details available on enquiry. Music at Junction 50 St James Church, Wide Howe Lane, Baldersby St James, Thirsk YO7 4PE. Tel 01765 640624
Stages classical music concerts featuring young professional performers of the highest quality. Children welcome. Free entrance to under 18s for all concerts Accessible. N York Fire Pipe Band Fire Station, Newsham Road, Thirsk YO7 1PU. Tel 07526 809381
Website https://www.northyorkshirefireband.org
Meet every Tuesday night in Thirsk Fire Station 6.00-9.30pm. Come if you play bagpipes or drums or if you are a musician who fancies learning. All ages welcome. Sowerby Music St. Oswald's Church, Front Street, Sowerby, Thirsk YO7 1JG. Tel 01845 597058
Email tickets@sowerbymusic.org.uk
Website http://www.sowerbymusic.org.uk
Sowerby Music runs 'Music For Life', an outreach programme for primary and special schools in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire. It originated with the society’s aspiration ‘to encourage a life long love of music within our young people’. It is the largest and longest running programme of its kind in the country to be organised by a music society. Strings Attached Thirsk YO7.
Email julie.bates@lambaweld.co.uk
Website https://www.strings-attached.co.uk
String concerts by good amateurs. Conductor Trevor Wilson. The Cod Beck Ceilidh Band Burrator, Bagby Lane, Bagby, Thirsk YO7 2PF. Tel 07714 263558
Thirsk RBL Band Knayton Village Hall, Knayton, Thirsk YO7 4AS. Tel 07413 430503
Email m.worleyjg@gmail.com
Website https://thirskrblband.weebly.com
Tuesdays 6.30-9.30pm. Children welcome. Learn to play an instrument Accessible. Thirsk Sinfonia St Oswald's Church, Front St, Sowerby, Thirsk YO7 1JG. Tel 07981 819766
Email thirsksinfonia@aol.com
Website https://www.thirsksinfonia.co.uk
The first (that we can find) full sized orchestra in the market town of Thirsk. Thirsk Sinfonia aims to give both musicians performing and the audience a varied and challenging repertoire of classical music that will be interesting and enjoyable to all ages. We welcome string players who'd like to come along and play and we also have occasional vacancies for wind players. Please email. Accessible. There is disabled access to St Oswald's Church and space at the rear of the church for motorised equipment. U3A Music appreciation Sowerby Parochial Hall, Sowerby, Thirsk YO7 1JG.
3rd Tuesday of the month from 2.30pm to 4pm Accessible. Scooters are not a problem.