We extend a very warm welcome to Elinor Johns, a 3rd-year student in Music Psychology at Leeds University who has been appointed as Ilkley's Conducting Scholar for 2026/7. We look…
Following the retirement at the end of the 2025/6 season of Robin Cook, our accompanist for a decade, we held a recruitment process which attracted several very high-calibre candidates. We…
The end of the 2025/6 season brought the curtain down on Robin Cook's 10-year tenure as Otley Choral Society's accompanist. Robin took up piano at the age of eight and…
Ilkley Choral Society said a fond farewell in July 2026 to Hannah Thomson, who helped to steer the choir through several performances during the2025/6 season. Hannah was appointed as a…
The Three Choirs concert held on 27th June 2026 was a unique occasion - the first time Ilkley Choral, Cantores Olicanae and Moornotes Community Choir have performed together. The concert…
Our Summer concert on 13th June at St. Margaret's Church, Ilkley was a joy! Featuring Rutter's "Magnificat", Poulenc's "Gloria" and Fauré's "Le Cantique de Jean Racine". Soprano Sarah Fox awed…
We were delighted to read a lovely, enthusiastic review in the Wharfedale Observer of our March 2026 performance with Otley Choral Society of Mendelssohn's Elijah! See full post for link…
With Otley Choral Society we hosted an Elijah "Come and Sing" day on 28th February 2026 at The Bridge Church Otley. Led by our MD Alex Kyle, it will be…
Our 2025 annual performance of Handel's Messiah with Otley Choral Society was sold out weeks in advance and took place last night Saturday 20th December. We were accompanied wonderfully by…