Musician. Director of @DoLMusic Singing Programme / Consultant @nationalssp / Musical Director @BFCS1856 bsky.app/profile/thomasleech…
Joined April 2010
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31 Jan 2024
📣A choir of boys, girls, emerging t/b who have come from our SUSTAINED, WHOLE-CLASS, singing in STATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS live on @BBCRadio3. Whatever industry transformation people hope for, change and equality will only ever come with investment and advocacy at foundation level 📣
31 Jan 2024
Today at 4pm - Choral Vespers broadcast live from Leeds Cathedral on @BBCRadio3 on the memorial of St John Bosco.
Includes the first broadcast of Dame Judith Weir's Ave maris stella, with Morales Magnificat octavi toni, and Tallis Videte miraculum.
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Jun 13
Closing date for a pt temporary Choral Director maternity cover role at @DOLMusic is THIS MONDAY 5pm.
Up to 3.5 days a week from September, in Leeds, with some flexibility, lovely schools, super choirs and a great team too!
Happy to answer questions...
dioceseofleedsmusic.org.uk/v…
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May 30
Come and work with us - lovely team, fantastic schools and choirs.
Closing date, THIS MONDAY 5pm!
We are seeking an exceptional leader of children’s voices to work as a Choral Director in our Schools Singing Programme and with our choirs in Bradford.
For more information visit: dioceseofleedsmusic.org.uk/v…
Closing Date: Monday 1 June 2026, 5pm
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May 30
Come and work with us - closing date THIS MONDAY, 5pm!
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May 14
Really looking forward to playing in this!
📣This summers' LIOF recitals are now underway!
📍Leeds Cathedral
🕑 1.15pm Mondays
🎟️ Admission free!
Enjoy the fabulous sounds of our famous pipe organ in one of Leeds' most beautiful buildings.
Next up - the brilliant Benjamin Saunders with soprano Louise Wayman.
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May 2
Come and work with our lovely team from September! These are excellent jobs for musicians committed to both education and excellence and we can provide training and support.
Very happy to chat about the job and programme / answer questions etc - get in touch! 1/5
We are seeking an exceptional leader of children’s voices to work as a Choral Director in our Schools Singing Programme.
For more information, download an application pack from dioceseofleedsmusic.org.uk/v… or contact recruitment@dioceseofleedsmusic.org.uk.
Closes: 1 June 2026, 5pm
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May 2
- amazing musical variety - a day can start with Pirates with Y2 and end with a Mozart Mass and Gregorian chant.
- partnerships include Gabrieli, The Sixteen, Vanderbilt and Texas El Paso universities...4/5
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May 2
- learn and develop an outstanding range of skills; past colleagues have gone on to a range of senior roles in the sector.
- part of the National Schools Singing Programme.
- genuinely an amazing group of colleagues! 5/5
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27 Dec 2025
Looking back on the finest review I've ever had...13 years ago this Christmas!
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7 Nov 2025
Looking forward to a fantastic weekend with @TheSixteen and Harry Christophers - superb opportunity for our excellent choristers!
7 Nov 2025
We are SO excited about this weekend's project with @TheSixteen, Harry Christophers and our cathedral choristers - including pupils from @CHCHSLeeds, @MSMHub, @sjfchs, @corpusleeds, @hrsaprimary, @StGtG_CAT.
Hear the results in our free Remembrance Concert at 3pm on Sunday.
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20 Jul 2025
Surprising appearance on BBC One today...
20 Jul 2025
The Cathedral Choir opened today's @BBCSoP with Praise to the holiest in the height - the great hymn of praise at the centre of St John Henry Newman's Dream of Gerontius.
Watch on iPlayer here:
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
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18 Jul 2025
Epic Haydn at @fdarena...totally normal evening of course.
16 Jul 2025
Thanks to @ArtFormsLeeds for these fabulous photos from the Leeds Youth Music Festival Celebration Concert at the @fdarena earlier this month.
The Senior Boys, Girls and Scholars of the Cathedral Choir gave a stunning performance with @LeedsCLYO - a great evening!
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18 Jul 2025
Fantastic year with these young singers, just part of our 7000 children a week singing programme. A fantastic cathedral choir based in whole-class state school singing - a privilege to direct them.
Also very pleased that the summer holiday is starting!
18 Jul 2025
Sunday was our last Cathedral Choir day of the academic year - a year packed with not only the daily sung Vespers and Masses, but so much fun and achievement across the choirs, very well done to all our young singers!
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16 Jul 2025
A fabulous trip to be part of - a great team of colleagues and brilliant singing from the choirs.
16 Jul 2025
Our Bradford and Huddersfield Catholic Youth Choirs had a fantastic pilgrimage to Lourdes and Paris, singing for many Masses and liturgies for the Diocese's pilgrims.
A huge thank you to everyone who supported us and helped make this unforgettable experience possible.
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31 May 2025
Closes Monday 5pm!
A lovely job - brilliant colleagues and lots of support available.
Could suit early career or new graduate musicians, @d_rodriguezt has done a fantastic job developing the choirs and school provision and the overall Singing Programme is in great shape.
31 May 2025
Our Choral Director vacancy closes on Monday at 5pm!
A superb opportunity to direct two of our outstanding choirs and deliver our Schools Singing Programme to schools in the @bcw_cat.
Visit dioceseofleedsmusic.org.uk/v… for more details and the application pack.
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22 May 2025
Choral Scholarships with our lovely choir from September! Great music, super colleagues, excellent atmosphere!
22 May 2025
Choral Scholarships with Leeds Cathedral Choir!
We have scholarships available for students in Leeds, Huddersfield and York, and gap year students in all voice parts for the 2025-26 academic year.
@LeedsUniMusic @Music_at_York @LeedsMusicDrama @BeckettPerfArts @Hudds_Uni_Music
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16 May 2025
Looking forward to taking part in this this evening...come along, donate some £ to our choirs and enjoy a relaxed and varied hour or so of tunes!
1 May 2025
🎶 Get ready for a fantastic night of music for a great cause!
Join us on Friday 16 May at 7pm in the beautiful surroundings of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ilkley for a special fundraising concert, given by staff and scholars of Diocese of Leeds Music.
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1 May 2025
Wonderful singing from our young singers - over 70 in the choir, first day back for most of them, from state primary and high schools, and turning out Durufle Requiem on 40 minutes of rehearsal.
Such an inspiring and committed choir to work with!
30 Apr 2025
Yesterday evening Bishop Marcus celebrated a Solemn Requiem Mass for His Holiness Pope Francis at the cathedral.
The Senior Boys, Senior Girls, Schools Scholars and Choral Scholars sang Duruflé's setting of the Requiem.
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