Friends of Baroque Music in Yorkshire is a Charity which provides financial and practical support to Baroque ensembles, enabling Yorkshire audiences to share in the musicians’ enthusiasm for Baroque music. We help professional, non-professional and student players in our region to perform the Baroque choral and orchestral repertory at a high level of practice and scholarship, working with some of the country’s leading exponents of early music.
The Friends are currently one of the major sources of funding for Leeds Baroque Choir and Orchestra (the city’s only period instrument orchestra). We give a vital boost to LB’s income, ensuring they maintain and develop their acclaimed standards. In pursuit of this, the Friends have purchased a chamber organ for the use of the choir, and supported a crowd funding campaign for historically appropriate timpani.
The Friends have also occasionally given individual grants to students and aspiring professionals who pursue a performing interest in Baroque music. The Charity owns two Baroque violins, a Baroque viola, and Baroque cello, all for short-term loan to promising students.
The Friends are currently one of the major sources of funding for Leeds Baroque Choir and Orchestra (the city’s only period instrument orchestra). We give a vital boost to LB’s income, ensuring they maintain and develop their acclaimed standards. In pursuit of this, the Friends have purchased a chamber organ for the use of the choir, and supported a crowd funding campaign for historically appropriate timpani.
The Friends have also occasionally given individual grants to students and aspiring professionals who pursue a performing interest in Baroque music. The Charity owns two Baroque violins, a Baroque viola, and Baroque cello, all for short-term loan to promising students.
Are you interested in Baroque Music as a performer or an audience member?
Would you like to help promote its live performance throughout Yorkshire and support up-and- coming young musicians achieve their potential?
Have you time and organisational skills to support an important organisation with these aims?
If so consider joining our team. Cick HERE for more details
Would you like to help promote its live performance throughout Yorkshire and support up-and- coming young musicians achieve their potential?
Have you time and organisational skills to support an important organisation with these aims?
If so consider joining our team. Cick HERE for more details
NEWS: the latest from the Friends
1/10/2024: Friends of Baroque Music in Yorkshire launch the 2024/25 Funding round
In addition to the annual Student Baroque Chamber Music competition FBMY give up to four small grants (maximum £250) per year to students and aspiring professionals, based for study or perfomance in Yorkshire, who pursue a performing interest in Baroque music. If you think we can help you can find an application HERE
In addition to the annual Student Baroque Chamber Music competition FBMY give up to four small grants (maximum £250) per year to students and aspiring professionals, based for study or perfomance in Yorkshire, who pursue a performing interest in Baroque music. If you think we can help you can find an application HERE
28/09/2024: Leeds Baroque Workshop for string players
Supported by FBMY and in collaboration with Fulneck School, we have the opportunity to introduce Leeds Baroque, leader Asuka Sumi and Italian Baroque music to instrumentalists new to this exciting repertoire. We will be joined joined by some of the Fulneck music students. The workshop will be open to string players who might want to explore Baroque Technique and repertoire with us.
Both period and modern instruments (tuned to A=415) will be welcome.
The workshop will be free of charge (Supported by FBMY) and Fulneck School is generously providing the workshop space and afternoon break refreshments.
It is a great opportunity to make musical links and have an enjoyable afternoon of music making. We do hope you will join us.
There is a booking form HERE
Here are the basic details:
Date: 10 November 2024
Time: 2pm-5pm
Venue: Fulneck School, Fulneck, Pudsey, LS28 8DS
Repertoire: Works by Vivaldi,Brescianello and Mancini - music provided in advance on request.
Supported by FBMY and in collaboration with Fulneck School, we have the opportunity to introduce Leeds Baroque, leader Asuka Sumi and Italian Baroque music to instrumentalists new to this exciting repertoire. We will be joined joined by some of the Fulneck music students. The workshop will be open to string players who might want to explore Baroque Technique and repertoire with us.
Both period and modern instruments (tuned to A=415) will be welcome.
The workshop will be free of charge (Supported by FBMY) and Fulneck School is generously providing the workshop space and afternoon break refreshments.
It is a great opportunity to make musical links and have an enjoyable afternoon of music making. We do hope you will join us.
There is a booking form HERE
Here are the basic details:
Date: 10 November 2024
Time: 2pm-5pm
Venue: Fulneck School, Fulneck, Pudsey, LS28 8DS
Repertoire: Works by Vivaldi,Brescianello and Mancini - music provided in advance on request.
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Baroque Music Competion 2024
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Leeds Baroque launch a new website
After 20 years - high time for a revamp! To see the results visit - www.leedsbaroque.co.uk
Tickets for the 2024 Concert season available now - see the website to book
Friends of Baroque Music in Yorkshire support a ‘First Modern Performance’ of Bigaglia’s Dixit Dominus.
Thanks to extensive research by Professor Michael Talbot (Emeritus Professor of Music at Liverpool University) into the work of Diogenio Bigaglia (c. 1678 – c. 1745) Leeds Baroque will include his magnificent setting of Dixit Dominus in their Venetian Baroque Vespers programme on October 29th. Funds provided by Friends of Baroque Music in Yorkshire have enabled the preparation of a performing edition of score, choral scores and orchestral parts. There will be an opportunity to learn more about Bigaglia (a famous name in his time, but less well known today) in Professor Talbot's pre- concert talk.
Leeds Baroque’s administrator said, "We are hugely grateful to both Professor Talbot for making the results of his research available to us and the Friends for their support of the new performing edition".
To find out more about the work of the Friends of Baroque Music in Yorkshire see JOINING THE FRIENDS
After 20 years - high time for a revamp! To see the results visit - www.leedsbaroque.co.uk
Tickets for the 2024 Concert season available now - see the website to book
Friends of Baroque Music in Yorkshire support a ‘First Modern Performance’ of Bigaglia’s Dixit Dominus.
Thanks to extensive research by Professor Michael Talbot (Emeritus Professor of Music at Liverpool University) into the work of Diogenio Bigaglia (c. 1678 – c. 1745) Leeds Baroque will include his magnificent setting of Dixit Dominus in their Venetian Baroque Vespers programme on October 29th. Funds provided by Friends of Baroque Music in Yorkshire have enabled the preparation of a performing edition of score, choral scores and orchestral parts. There will be an opportunity to learn more about Bigaglia (a famous name in his time, but less well known today) in Professor Talbot's pre- concert talk.
Leeds Baroque’s administrator said, "We are hugely grateful to both Professor Talbot for making the results of his research available to us and the Friends for their support of the new performing edition".
To find out more about the work of the Friends of Baroque Music in Yorkshire see JOINING THE FRIENDS
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