Music

Ackworth Concert Society

Contact Name: Maureen O'Neill, Founder & Chairman
01977 705805

Website:www .ackworthconcertsociety.org.uk

Description:Dedicated to bringing a wide range of high quality live music to the area, the society organises six varied concerts at various local venues between October and April and has twice hosted visits by the world-famous bass-baritone Sir Willard White.

Dorian String Quartet

Various venues

Contact Name: Tony Carter
Tel: 01977 700687
e-mail tmc@verma.btopenworld.com

Description: An amateur quartet that has been meeting weekly for 18 years. Additional players and deputies are always welcome.

Pontefract Music Festival

Contact Name:Mrs E Quinn
01977 620116
e.mail liz9@fsmail.net website: www.pontfest.org.uk

Description: The festival is a competitive week of music, speech and drama for enthusiastic amateurs of all ages and levels of competence. Original and established works of poetry , speech and acting are performed as well as vocal solos, duets and choral pieces. Instrumental classes provide for solo performances, small groups, bands and orchestras and all participants benefit from help and guidance from very experienced adjudicators. Local people in the audiences enjoy the high standards of competitive performances at a very reasonable cost, the whole festival concluding with a superbly relaxed concert of the week's winners. Join us !

St Giles & St Mary's Pantomime Society
St Mary's Community Centre
The Circle
Chequerfield
Pontefract
WF8 2AY

Contact Name:Roy Gunson
01977 794563
website: www.stgilespanto.co.uk

Description: The Society performs a pantomime each January in the Town hall Pontefract, the 2006 production is to be "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves".

Choirs

Castleford Choral Society

United Reformed Church rooms
Carlton Street
Castleford

Wednesdays 7.30 to 9.30pm

Contact Name: Mrs Kath Sloane
01977 558935

Description: The aim of the society is to produce the highest standard of choral singing for public performance. New singers are always welcome.

Castleford Male Voice Choir

Venue & meeting details from contact

Contact Name: Brian Dunderdale
01977 702350

Description:The choir aims to promote a love of music through male voice choral singing. It has a wide repertoire including traditional male voice songs, contemporary music, songs from the shows, sacred music and even Grand Opera.

Fairburn Singers

Church Hall
Silver Street
Fairburn

Monday Evenings 7.30 pm.

Contact Name: Colin Sutcliffe
Tel: 01977 670270

Description: Small choir 20+ members Sing concerts, competitions and enjoy an informal approach to practice.

Pontefract Choral Society

Concert SeasonSeptember until May
Rehearsals Kings School
Pontefract

Thursday Evenings 7.00 - 9.00 pm

New singers welcome. No test.
Subscription £39 per year concessions £35 per year

Contact Name: Peter Cookson
Tel: 01977 792530

Description: Three Concerts - December, March & May with full chamber orchestra.

Sharlston Ladies Choir

Sharlston Church

Tuesday evenings at 7pm

Contact Name: Mrs Joan Hotchkiss
01977 613265

Description: We are a ladies three part choir. We give concerts, mainly for charity,and also go to Old Peoples Homes, Churches etc.

Sharlston Male Voice Choir

Contact Name: John Hewitt
01924 314288

Description: Formed in 1909 and in continuous existence since then, Sharlston MVC strives to promote the tradition of male voice choral singing through local concerts and participation in music festivals.

Shearings Featherstone Male Voice Choir

Featherstone Methodist Church Hall
Featherstone

Rehearsals every Friday evening with an optional rehearsal each Wednesday 7pm.

Contact Name: Peter Malpass
01977 795347
E -mail: p.malpass@btinternet.com

Description: The choir has a membership of around sixty five and regularly give concerts in and around the area for local churches and charities. They do concert tours both in this country and abroad and have visited Scotland, Cornwall and Wales as well as Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, France and the USA. New members are always welcome, an ability to sing in tune being the only criterion.

Bands

Castleford Young Musicians

St Josephs J & I school
Castleford

Meet every Friday evening 7pm-9.30pm

Contact Name:Mrs S Jaggar
01977511971
Website:www.cymonline.co.uk
E-Mail: info@cymonline.co.uk

Description: Concert band and choir. Members aged 8-25years. Instrumentalists and singers. Singers meet every Friday evening 7pm -9.30 at St Josephs & i school Castleford

Frickley South Elmsall Brass Band

Contact Name: Mrs Tracy Keith
07747140198
E-mail :tracykeith@orange.net

Description: A progressive 2nd section band which is available to perform at any function where music is required, including weddings. The band has an active learners section to promote brass music. A self supporting band whose motto is ' Music for all occasions'.

Knottingley Concert Brass

Contact Name: Jennifer Spencer
01977 618595

Description: We are a non-contesting brass band that specialises in audience entertainment. We have a wide range of music in our repertoire ranging from the Beatles to Beethoven. For an excellent night's entertainment give us a call.