The Catholic Church across Yorkshire's historic West Riding since 1878

The Catholic Church across Yorkshire's historic West Riding since 1878

When Texas came to Ripon

On 16 October, the Chamber Choir and Trombones of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) joined with Leeds Cathedral Choir on a visit to St Wilfrid’s Church in Ripon as part of their biennial residency at Leeds Cathedral. This is the UTEP Chamber Singers and...

St Wilfrid’s Singers: our newest parish choir!

Children making their First Holy Communion at the Parish of St Wilfrid in Ripon on Sunday 17 July were led in worship by a brand new choir of their peers from St Wilfrid’s Primary School. Accompanied by Organist Chris Davis, Choral Director Will Bruce conducted...

Grant Funding Success for Leeds Cathedral Choirs

Leeds Cathedral Choirs have received a five-figure sum in grant funding from The Cathedral Music Trust: a share of a total of £400,000 in grants to support high-quality music provision at 22 choral foundations across the UK. The seven Choirs of Leeds Cathedral are...

Ripon and Harrogate Primaries’ Joint Palm Sunday Concert

On 10 April, the afternoon of Palm Sunday, the newly-refurbished St Wilfrid’s Catholic Church in Ripon was the venue for a concert featuring members of two brand new choirs from our Catholic primary schools in Ripon and Harrogate. St Wilfrid’s Catholic...