The Chapter House Arts Society, as the choir was originally called, was formed by Minster Songmen and their wives to raise funds for the York Minster Appeal in 1965. It is now established as one of the country’ s leading amateur chamber choirs, and is now in its 43rd season. As part of the musical life of York Minster, we have the enviable good fortune of rehearsing and performing in the wonderful acoustic of the Chapter House of the Minster. Our director of music is Stephen Williams, ably supported by our assistant director Sam Gardner.

All tickets for concerts in the Minster should be purchased from the York Minster box office, Church House, Ogleforth, York YO1 7JL Tel: 01904 557208, or online at http://www.yorkminster.org Click here for further information about Season Tickets (and for an order form), and here for further information about tickets for individual concerts.

Tickets for our concerts can also be purchased at the door.

If you missed our 2009 Carols by Candlelight concerts, the Yorkshire Post made a short video recording on the last evening, describing the concerts as "A SPELLBINDING evening of song and festive music in a splendid venue". Click here to see the video.

Saturday 13 March 2010 at 8pm in the Quire of York Minster

Passiontide choral music from a country with a distinguished choral tradition, culminating in Liszt’s vision of the Stations of the Cross. Organ: John Scott Whiteley
Click here to go to the Minster box office site to book tickets for this concert.

Kodaly

Bárdos

Bárdos

Kodály

Kodály

Liszt

Pange lingua

Libera me

Popule meus

Laudes Organi

Jesus und die Krämer

Via Crucis

Saturday 26 June 2010 at 8pm, in the Chapter House

Join us for a journey around the land of singing, with a programme encompassing 300 years of love, passion, death and devotion.

Click here to go to the Minster box office site to book tickets for this concert.

Verdi

Pizzetti

Dallapiccola

Lotti

Monteverdi

Gesualdo

Ave Maria

Missa di Requiem Due Cori di Michelangelo

Buonarroti il Giovane

Crucifixus

Madrigals

Madrigals

The summer concert will be followed by a short reception for Season Ticket holders of the Chapter House Choir to introduce next year’s programme over a glass of wine.

In addition to this concert programme, we are pleased to be singing Evensong in the Minster on the following dates: Monday 28 September 2009 at 5.15pm Monday 18 January 2010 at 5.15pm Monday 10 May 2010 at 5.15pm

Tuesday 2 February 2010, 7.15 to 9.15pm

Join the choir for a typical rehearsal in the beautiful acoustic of the Chapter House. Choose whether to sing with us or listen. Music scores are provided.

Thursday 17, Friday 18 & Saturday 19 December 2009 at 8pm in The Chapter House

The famous annual Carol Concerts are once again held in the very special ambience of a candle-lit Chapter House.

Organ: David Pipe

The Yorkshire Post  made a video clip of the Saturday CbC concert - you can click here to go to it.

Saturday 14 November 2009 at 8pm in the Chapter HouseOn a very special evening the choir will be co-directed by Andrew Carter. The programme will include some well-loved favourites from his time with the choir, as well as premieres of his latest works, and of a motet by Robin Walker specially commissioned by the choir for this occasion.

The concert was thoroughly enjoyed by all: the audience, choir and our special birthday guest, and  to quote The Press, the commissioned work by Robin Walker "made a brilliant finale and an ideal birthday present".

The full review in The Press (16th November 2009) can be found here.

Saturday 17 October 2009 at 7.30pm in Easingwold Parish Church The Choir sang, in a most beautiful setting and to a packed church, a concert of favourites including Stanford The Blue Bird and Britten Hymn to St Cecilia, with music by Byrd and Tallis. This concert is not part of our subscription series and is given in support of Cancer Research UK.