York Cantores tag:www.york-cantores.org,2010://2 2008-10-12T09:47:29Z Welcome to the website of York Cantores, a chamber choir of about twenty four voices based in York. It performs three concerts a year in venues across the city including St Olave's Church, Marygate, the Early Music Centre and York Minster. The choir is directed by Peter Collis and performs a range of music, from Renaissance to modern. If you are a good sight-reader, and would like to be considered for membership of the choir please contact us at info@york-cantores.org. We would be particularly interested in hearing from prospective basses and tenors. We rehearse weekly on a Wednesday evening at 7.45 in Fishergate School, York Movable Type 3.2 Entente Cordiale tag:www.york-cantores.org,2008://2.10 2008-05-04T17:06:55Z 2010-03-28T18:24:14Z York Cantores is delighted to be performing two concerts in April with French choir La Chantonge, led by one of our ex members Caroline Bradley (their website can be found here). The programme will comprise a range of music both... yorkcantores York Cantores is delighted to be performing two concerts in April with French choir La Chantonge, led by one of our ex members Caroline Bradley (their website can be found here). The programme will comprise a range of music both French and English, including music from Karl Jenkins, 'The Armed Man', as well as a joint performance of Handel's 'Zadok the Priest'.

Friday April 30th, 8pm, St Columba's United Reform Church, Priory Street, York. Admission: £5 (under 16s £3) on the door.

Saturday May 1st, 7pm, St Olave's Church, Marygate, York. Admission: £5 (under 16 £3) on the door.

]]> Review tag:www.york-cantores.org,2008://2.11 2008-05-04T17:13:51Z 2009-04-20T23:02:10Z Martin Dreyer's review of our March 2008 concert can be found on the Yorkshire Press website here His review of our March 2009 concert can be found here... yorkcantores Martin Dreyer's review of our March 2008 concert can be found on the Yorkshire Press website here

His review of our March 2009 concert can be found here

]]> New Musical Director tag:www.york-cantores.org,2008://2.12 2008-05-04T17:14:39Z 2008-10-12T09:47:29Z We are very pleased to announce that Peter Collis has been appointed as York Cantores' new conductor following the retirement of Marion Best.... yorkcantores We are very pleased to announce that Peter Collis has been appointed as York Cantores' new conductor following the retirement of Marion Best.

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