Diocese of Leeds Schools Singing Programme

We are proud to be part of the Diocese of Leeds Schools Singing Programme. Classes receive weekly singing sessions delivered by an expert Choral Director from the Diocese, focusing on positive engagement with singing and supporting the Catholic life of the school through sacred music. The sessions offer practical and incremental coverage of areas of the music curriculum - including notation - in a two-year curriculum framework developed by the Diocese and the National Schools Singing Programme.

As a result of this, our pupils also have the opportunity to join one of the Diocese’s acclaimed after-school choirs, which offer an incredible opportunity to pursue a passion for singing and music. You can find online resources that support this work on the Schools Singing Programme’s YouTube channel (www.schoolssingingprogramme.org.uk). Our local Diocese choir is Huddersfield Boys, Girls and Youth Choirs - please contact office@dioceseofleedsmusic.org.uk for more information about joining.

Cathedral Choir - featuring many Leeds Catholic pupils - lead Radio 4’s Christmas Day Service

In December we recorded BBC Radio 4’s Christmas Day Service at the Cathedral. This was broadcast to over one million listeners on Christmas morning, and is currently available on BBC Sounds afterwards - amazing to hear all these young singers, who all joined the choirs from the Schools Singing Programme, broadcasting their faith to the nation on this most wonderful of days. You can hear it here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ntpy