Choir set to sparkle with Stars and Space concert

Music lovers can look forward to a sparkling evening at Horsforth Choral Society’s Stars and Space concert this month.

The programme will include excerpts from Haydn’s Creation, Sure on This Shining Night by Samuel Barber and Randall Thompson’s moving adaptation of Robert Frost’s poem, Choose Something Like a Star.

The concert is at St Margaret’s Parish Church, Horsforth, on Friday November 16^th at 7.30pm. The line-up also includes Kate Rusby’s beautiful Underneath the Stars, and astronomy-themed works by Esenvalds and Stroope.

Matthew Lazenby, the choir’s musical director, said: “The choir is set to shine this autumn, with a sparkling programme of astronomy-themed music which is sure to delight our audience. We are a friendly choir and welcome singers of all ages, so if you’ve ever thought about joining a choir, please do come along and give it a try.”The choir is also set for a joyful concert of festive music with the Yorkshire Evening Post Brass ensemble on Tuesday 11th December, and will be carol singing at Leeds Railway Station on Tuesday 18th December. Tickets are available on the door, from Yorkshire College of Music and Drama tel 0113 243 1605, or from MC Consumables (Town Street Horsforth); priced £8 adults, £5 students. Admission is FREE to under 18s.

New members are welcome to come along to a rehearsal at St Margaret’s Parish Centre in Horsforth (next to the church), on Monday evenings from 7.30-9.30pm. All ages are welcome, and no audition is necessary. For more information about joining, visit www.horsforthchoralsociety.co.uk, email horsforthchoralsoc@gmail.com find us on Facebook and Twitter @HorsforthCS, or contact Matthew on 07854 079418.