What’s on in York: The Ebor Singers – Dusk Songs

 

  • 21st Oct 2017

19.30-21.30

From £5

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Dusk Songs is an evocative setting of the service of Compline, drawing on different texts, musical influences and vocal techniques. Commissioned by The Ebor Singers in 2006, this special performance will see the choir move around the building, exploring the auditory space of York Minster.

Join us as we journey from the renaissance to the present day, with the commissioned Dusk Songs interspersed with English Tudor polyphony, and hear spaces in the Minster like you have never heard them before!
Our audience will walk alongside us around the building as we sing the components of the programme.

“Dusk Songs is a captivating, enthralling journey which delves deeply into the rich and broad heritage of sacred choral music” – Cross Rhythms

‘Stunning’ – Classic FM

Copies of The Ebor Singers’ recording of Dusk Songs will be available at the concert.

What’s on in York: Castles and Prisons of York – Curators Talk tomorrow (Wednesday)

York Castle Museum

Wed 18th Oct 2pm – 2.45pm

Learn more about the various castles and prisons of the City and their fascinating stories over the centuries, with a member of our History Team.

FREE talk but Museum admission applies.

https://www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk/visitor-information/

What’s on in York: The Uninvited Guest!

York Explore Library

Tue 10 Oct

6.15pm – 7.45pm

£6, or £5 with a YorkCard

Oct _10Univited GuestIt is said that York is the most haunted city in England, and the nightly, highly successful commercial tours reveal no shortage of interesting and unexplained occurrences which claim to be connected to supernatural events within the city.

One such apparition, which has up until now never been revealed to the wider public, is that of a male gentleman who walks the corridors of our Mansion House. Colin Sheppard, a city guide who hosts tours of this newly refurbished and historic building, has explored the possibilities of who this ghostly figure might have been in his earthly life. Join him as he takes you on this voyage of discovery into the identity of this ‘uninvited guest.’
Tickets are £9 each, or £8 with a YorkCard, and are available from any Explore library or from the Inspire website (www.feelinginspired.co.uk).

What’s on in York: Acomb Library Fun Palace

Acomb Explore Library :

Sat 7 Oct :

10.00am – 2.00pm :

Free

Oct _7Fun PalaceCome and join Acomb Library Fun Palace, a day of fun and free activities celebrating community, culture and creativity.

Try your hand at flower-arranging, create a giant story-catching web, build a Lego fun palace, find out about family history, learn some basic baby sing-and-sign, and much more!

For more information or to reserve a place on the flower arranging workshop please call Acomb Explore Library on (01904) 552651 or email acomb@exploreyork.org.uk.

What’s on in York – The Snowman at York Minster

Big Screen. Iconic Film. World Class Musicians. A truly magical Christmas show.

  • 16th Dec 2017

2:30pm & 7:00pm

From £12

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Delight your family this Christmas with a screening of two enchanting films accompanied by live orchestra.

Following on from their highly acclaimed sell-out tour last December, Carrot Productions are bringing their Snowman magic to York Minster on 16 December with two performances (2.30pm for the matinee and 7pm for the evening show).

Hear some of the UK’s top musicians perform Howard Blake’s beautiful soundtrack – including the evocative ‘Walking in the Air’ sung by a local child soloist – in perfect synchronicity with the film shown on a giant screen. Not a dry eye in the house!

This extra special performance includes a light-hearted Guide to the Orchestra, including an angelic harp, Frozen on the flutes, and a very naughty drummer!

You’ll also experience the wonder of that most Christmassy of seasonal pieces, The Nutcracker, brought to life by Tom Scott’s mesmerising animated film. Along with a toe-tapping Christmas overture – and a visit from a VERY special conductor! – this festive treat has something for all ages. Cherished by children and adults alike, the concert is fast becoming an annual custom, providing the perfect winter outing for all the family.

What’s on in York – Christmas Carol concerts at York Minster

The perfect start to the festive season.

  • 14th and 15th Dec 2017
7.00pm – 8.30pm
From £12.00

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Tickets now on sale

York Minster’s popular Christmas Carol Concerts take place on Thursday 14 and Friday 15 December and offer the perfect start to the festive season.

The concerts feature the York Minster Choir performing a mixture of classical and popular Christmas music, with the Yorkshire Volunteers Band leading the audience in Christmas carols.

The concerts will take place in the Minster’s awe-inspiring Nave and include special seasonal readings by celebrity guests.

Tickets are priced at £25, £18 and £12 and will be available from Tuesday 26 September from the York Theatre Royal Box Office online, by telephoning 01904 623568 or in person at the theatre in St Leonard’s Place, YO1 7HD.

The box office is open Mondays 10am-5pm, Tuesday-Saturday 10am-8pm* (on non-show days or until 6pm on show days). Please note that a booking fee of £1.50 is payable for all transactions apart from cash payments at the Box Office in person.