performance – Artforms Leeds

Young Leeds Musicians Accompany International Child in the City Conference

Catherine Lloyd — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 11:03:43 +0000

It was very fitting that this international conference, organised by Leeds City Council, included performances by young Leeds musicians, and they were a credit to the city. A choir from the Co-operative Academy sang at the Metropolitan Hotel at the opening of the conference, and two players from Roots Alive, the City of Leeds Youth Music folk group, performed at a reception in the evening at the Tiled Hall. The two musicians: Róisín Howitt from Roundhay School, and Gráinne Lacy-Roberts from St Mary’s Menston Catholic Voluntary Academy, delighted the delegates with expertly-played renditions of tunes from Ireland and beyond. The pair are also members of the National Youth Folk Ensemble. It should be noted that this was one of the worst days in the year regarding the traffic, and Gráinne and Róisín managed to arrive at the venue on time by respectively using the train, and getting out of the car and walking so that they didn’t miss their performance. Amazing talent and dedication!

Join Us For An Evening of Music and Dance!

Catherine Lloyd — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 13:58:52 +0000

Visiting group Rock ‘n’ Strings from Chemnitz, Germany, will join LYJRO and Roots Alive for a joint concert on 9th March.

The evening will include jazz, rock, and folk music, a ceilidh (with caller), and a bar and buffet. Get your dancing shoes on and join us!

Date: Saturday 9th March 2019
Time: 7.30-11pm
Venue: The Ballroom, Pudsey Civic Hall, LS28 5TA
Price: Adults £10 / Concession £5 (includes entrance and a free buffet)

To reserve your tickets (to collect on the door), please email Catherine at catherine.lloyd@leeds.gov.uk with your name and the number of tickets you require.

Please feel free to share our flyer for the event as well.

Get Ready for the City of Leeds Youth Music Prom!

Catherine Lloyd — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 15:32:48 +0000

Tickets are now available for the 2019 City of Leeds Youth Music Prom at Leeds Town Hall!

Schools are invited to bring primary, GCSE and A Level pupils along for an afternoon of music in a variety of genres from some of the city’s top young musicians. This year’s theme is “International” and will include performances from the City of Leeds Youth Orchestra, City of Leeds Youth Wind Orchestra, Leeds Youth Jazz-Rock Orchestra, Roots Alive – Youth Folk Group, and Leeds Silver Steel Sparrows, as well as guest group Rock ‘n’ Strings from Chemnitz, Germany.

Date: Tuesday 12th March 2019
Time: 1.15-2.45pm
Venue: Leeds Town Hall
Ticket price: £3.00 (adults and pupils)
Please note that schools are responsible for their own transport to and from the venue.

Tickets are allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

To reserve tickets for your school or for more information, please email catherine.lloyd@leeds.gov.uk.

Catch LYJRO at the JazzLeeds Festival Launch with the Svarc Trio!

Catherine Lloyd — Fri, 11 May 2018 13:00:58 +0000

For music that goes with a swing, you can’t beat the Leeds Youth Jazz-Rock Orchestra. Come along for a toe tapping time at the JazzLeeds Festival launch, with support from the Svarc Trio!

Date: Thursday 19th July 2018
Time: 8pm (doors open 7.30pm)
Location: Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton
Price: £12 / £10 concession / £5 NUS (buy tickets here)

The band covers an array of styles from jazz to rock, whilst encompassing further influences from soul and funk. LYJRO gives young people in Leeds the chance to perform in a professional setting whilst learning how to be confident musicians, in both their reading and improvisation abilities. A fitting start to a Jazz Festival that aims to showcase the very best of music from Leeds

Click here for more information.

Inviting all schools to the City of Leeds Youth Music Prom!

Catherine Lloyd — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 15:00:42 +0000

City of Leeds Youth Music warmly invite schools to join them for the 2018 CLYM Prom. This inspiring event with a theme of “Space and the Passage of Time” will feature music from some of our wonderfully talented youth music orchestras and groups, and is an afternoon not to be missed! We would especially love to see primary school pupils and GCSE and A Level students at the Prom.

Date: Tuesday 13th March 2018
Time: 1.15pm-2.45pm
Location: Leeds Town Hall
Ticket cost: £2.50 per person (adults and children)

Tickets are first come, first served and can be reserved by emailing catherine.lloyd@leeds.gov.uk with the name of your school and the number of tickets you require.

You can download our flyer here (pdf).

Get ready for a Chinese New Year event with Roots Alive

Catherine Lloyd — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 11:00:19 +0000

Roots Alive are getting ready for their performance at Leeds Town Hall to celebrate Chinese New Year. They will be playing with other local Leeds groups and the Chinese Traditional Music Orchestra who are travelling all the way from Guang Zhou, China, for this event.

The performance will be at Leeds Town Hall on Monday 5th February 2018 at 7pm. Tickets are £6 and can be booked here.

If you would like to share this event in your school or workplace, please use the flyers which can be downloaded here (pdf). There is also a music workshop on Sunday 4th February at the Grammar School at Leeds which you can attend.

Join a music group

Catherine Lloyd — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 09:00:47 +0000

There are lots of opportunities for individuals to join music groups in Leeds.

Our music centres provide group tuition to beginners or ongoing students for both adults and children. There also have some fun ensembles to play in.

We also have the City of Leeds Youth music groups which resumed in September. These are for children and young people up to the age of 19, if they have already begun playing or singing.

If you have any questions about the groups please contact educ.artforms@leeds.gov.uk and we can let you have more details.

Roots Alive!

Catherine Lloyd — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 14:18:23 +0000

Come and hear our fabulous youth folk and traditional music ensemble Roots Alive perform their own arrangements of tunes from Britain, Ireland and beyond! Sunday 2nd July 2.00-5.00pm Ilkley Bandstand...

STOP PRESS – CHANGE OF DATE!

Catherine Lloyd — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 13:56:41 +0000

Following news of the snap General Election on June 8th, BBC Music Day has been rescheduled to Thursday 15th June. Schools are asked to host their own Ten Pieces Assemblies – and there is still opportunity to be involved. Please do sign up for these on their website – it would be fantastic if you can be a part of the UK-wide celebrations of music on the 15th June. If the date change has an impact on your plans and you are unable to switch your events to the new date, the BBC will still do all they can to reflect your celebrations digitally – by using content you send them through the Ten Pieces online uploader – and, if at all possible, it will be broadcast on the 15th.

City of Leeds Youth Wind Orchestra @ Rothwell Music Festival

Catherine Lloyd — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 16:18:35 +0000

Don’t miss CLYTWO and CLYWO’s performances at Rothwell Music Festival which takes place at 7.00 – 8.00pm on Friday 24th March at Blackburn Hall, LS26 0AW.