Matthew Coleridge - Requiem in a Day | Beverley Minster, 19th October 2024

Come and Sing Evensong

FREE EVENT! Join composer Matthew Coleridge for a Come and Sing Evensong with Leeds Minster Choir.

Join composer Matthew Coleridge for a Come and Sing Evensong, hosted by Leeds Minster Choir and their director of music Alex Woodrow.

We'll be singing Matthew's wonderful Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, and giving the first performance of a new introit.

This event is FREE for singers to attend.

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Matthew Coleridge is a great force for good in the choral world Alexander Armstrong, Classic FM

As uplifting and glorious as anything I've ever sung Elizabeth, Selby Abbey workshop April 2023

Just overwhelming, and blew my heart right open Nicola, Arundel Cathedral workshop February 2023

He creates joy and sublime moments. Book now before word gets out! Come And Sing Somewhere review, Exeter 2021

Details and timings

Timings on the day

15:00 - 17:15

rehearsals with Matthew Coleridge and Alex Woodrow conducting, alongside Leeds Minster Choir (includes break for refreshments, which will be provided
17:30 - 18:30

Choral Evensong

Leeds Minster, 2-6 Kirkgate, Leeds LS2 7DJ

Leeds Minster is a beautiful, gothic revival church, offering a warm welcome.

Consecrated in 1841 (with Florence Nightingale in the congregation), the gothic revival style Leeds parish church was the largest church to be built in England since St Paul’s Cathedral.

Car parking £4.00 at Maude Street (LS2 7HB), a short walk from the Minster.

Reaches into the soul and lifts it skyward - BBC Music Magazine

Choral workshops

Requiem in a Day workshops

Come and sing Matthew Coleridge's Requiem in some of the country's most inspiring cathedrals, abbeys and churches. All events are directed by the composer.

Matthew Coleridge is a great force for good in the choral world - Alexander Armstrong, Classic FM