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- Leeds_Male_Voice_Choir abstract "Leeds Male Voice Choir was founded in 1916 by Thomas William Crossland, who was the organist and choirmaster at Stourton Wesleyan Chapel. The choir took its name from Broom Pit in Middleton, Leeds. It became known as the Broom Excelsior Male Choir.After the Second World War the choir was renamed the Leeds Male Voice Choir.In 1962 John Wheeler became the Musical Director and his wife Ursula the accompanist. He was a principal singer at Leeds Parish Church and was also conductor of Batley Male Voice Choir and Phoenix Park Male Choir in Bradford. John led the choir and began a series of exchange visits in 1969 with Dortsfeld Male Voice Choir in Dortmund, Leeds’ twin city in Germany. The choir developed a concert schedule across Yorkshire whilst raising funds for local charities. The choir took part in many music festivals across Northern England.In 1974 Leeds Male Voice Choir made a TV appearance on Hughie Green’s Opportunity Knocks and in 1978 released an album on vinyl featuring some of the traditional male voice repertoire.During the 1980s and 1990s the choir took part in several ‘Thousand Yorkshire Voices’ concerts in The Royal Albert Hall in London. Brass band accompaniment came from both Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band and Sellers International Band.In October 2013, Leeds Male Voice Choir hosted the Sing For Heroes concert, gathering men from throughout the city to perform in Leeds Town Hall in aid of the charity Help For Heroes.2013 closed with a sell out concert of Christmas favourites in the Holy Trinity Church, Leeds, joined by the women's choir, Peterborough Voices and accompanied by Leeds Festival Brass Ensemble.2014 started with the appointment of a new Musical Director Tim Knight, Principal of the Yorkshire College Of Music and Drama, and invitation from the Ilkley Round Table (club) to perform at their annual Ilkley Beer Festival on Saturday 8 February. Later in 2014 a Best Of British concert was arranged (14 June) at Leeds Minster (formerly Leeds Parish Church) marking of the anniversary of the First World War.".
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