This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...leader of the Leeds Choral Society, in F addition to the afore-mentioned West Riding Orchestral Union. The Leeds Choral Society included the best trained voices in Leeds, and the orchestral music was performed by the principal instrumentalists of Leeds and other districts. The two societies, combined in one general ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...leader of the Leeds Choral Society, in F addition to the afore-mentioned West Riding Orchestral Union. The Leeds Choral Society included the best trained voices in Leeds, and the orchestral music was performed by the principal instrumentalists of Leeds and other districts. The two societies, combined in one general interest with Mr. R. S. Burton as conductor, formed one of the finest societies in the North of England, and appeared with great success in orchestral and choral performances in all the principal towns in that district. Not long after I returned to Leeds, I received a pressing invitation from my Bradford friends to return or to pay weekly visits. Although my time was fairly well occupied, having many public engagements, solo playing, leading orchestras, and giving concerts both in Leeds and elsewhere, I, in 1849, began to pay weekly visits to Bradford to receive violin pupils, and continued to do so up to a few years ago. In the meantime I gave numerous classical Chamber concerts in the Music Hall, Leeds, acting also as solo violinist and leader of the orchestral and choral concerts. A couple of cuttings from the " Leeds Times " of 1849, having reference to the two Leeds societies just alluded to, may be here read with interest: "Leeds Choral Society--Performance Op Haydn's ' Creation.'--We are compelled, by want of space, to considerably abridge our notice of this delightful concert. The Hall in Albion Street was very well attended and included most of the elite of the town. The band (under the leadership of our talented townsman, Mr. G. Haddock) was complete in every department, and, we are happy to say, devoid of the too common defect of a preponderance of wind over stringed instruments. The introductory representation of 'Chaos...
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