The choir was started in 1991 when twelve singers gathered in the local
hostelry. Two years later and with three times more members the choir sang as
part of the World Choir at Cardiff Arms Park under the baton of Owain
Arwel Hughes with Shirley Bassey as the main attraction.In 1997 the choir
produced their first CD and also took part in the One Thousand Yorkshire Voices
at the Albert Hall raising money for cancer relief. This was repeated in 2000
at the Sheffield Arena and again in 2004 at the Albert Hall.
Although a relatively young choir we have enjoyed touring abroad and
have been to Italy, Czech Republic, Spain and are visiting Poland this
year.
One of our favourite venues is of course Huddersfield Town Hall where last
year we hosted a concert with Sir Willard White as our star guest. Also at the
same venue in 2005 was the Tsunami Relief concert Huddersfield in Harmony when
male voice and ladies choirs from the Holme valley raised more than
£20,000.
Elizabeth Hambleton was appointed MD in 2002 and Anne Levitt as Accompanist.
This has proved to be a highly successful combination with the choir developing
an improved musical understanding with better dynamics. A third CD was
published in Oct 2005 and has been the most successful to date.