LEEDS WAITS EVENTS

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Over the past twenty-five years, The Leeds Waits have performed at many events and venues. Here are the events forthcoming in 2009.

Date Event
5th January Twelfth Night entertainment for Friends of Bradford Museums and Galleries, Bolling Hall, Bradford
23rd March Talk on early music and instruments for U3A, Cookridge, Leeds
12-13th April Civil War weekend at Clarke Hall, Wakefield
23rd April Lord Mayor's St. George's Day procession, Bradford
9th May Concert at Burton Agnes Hall, Driffield
7th June NEEMF Early Music Day at Crook Hall, Durham
9th June Lunchtime concert at St. John's Church, New Briggate, Leeds
17th June "The Music of Middle Earth" - creating the music of J R R Tolkien's fantasy world in collaboration with Trio Literati, Headingley, Leeds
27th June White Rose Historical Dance Group fifteenth century ball at Clayhouse, Greetland
13th July Music for International Medieval Congress opening reception and feast, Leeds
15th July 15th Century English Dance Workshop with "Greensleeves" early dance group, International Medieval Congress, Leeds
28th August Early dance day at Clarke Hall, Wakefield
9th October "Light Night" performance, Central Library, Leeds from 7pm, free
12th December Music for Christmas Open Day, Donington-le-Heath Manor House, 11.00-4.00, Coalville, Leics., free
13th December Music for Christmas Open Day at Clarke Hall, Wakefield, 10.00-4.00, free, 01924 302700
17th December Seasonal music for The National Trust, Leeds & District Assn., morning, St Chad's Church Hall, Headingley, Leeds
17th December Evening Christmas entertainment, Clarke Hall, Wakefield, 7.00, 01924 302700
19th December "Entertaining Sir Arthur Ingram", seventeenth century Christmas performance, Temple Newsam, Leeds, 2.00, 0113 264 7321
20th December Midwinter Day entertainment at Bolling Hall, Bradford, 12.00-4.00, 01274 431814

In 2010, so far we have the following public performances scheduled.

Date Event
2nd February Lecture/recital: The Borough Waits - the Corporation musicians, their history and music, Friends' Meeting House, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, The Thoresby Society, 7.15pm, 0113 247 0704
11th July Performing with the York Mystery Plays, on the streets of York city centre, all day
18th July Performing with the York Mystery Plays, on the streets of York city centre, all day
16th October 400th anniversary celebrations, Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel, Badsworth, Pontefract, 01977 643839

If you can't get to any of these, there is a listing of performances by various groups of waits around the country and abroad here.