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BBC Symphony for Yorkshire

Written by Alison Owen-Morley

YSC Filming in HillsboroughYorkshire Saxophone Choir will be appearing in a BBC TV production of the Symphony for Yorkshire, commissioned by the BBC from composer / director Benjamin Till, who fell in love with the county while a music student at the University of York. Ensembles and solo musicians from across the region auditioned for the chance to take part in the symphonic extravaganza, to be broadcast on BBC Look North, Big Screens and on the four BBC local radio stations across the county on Yorkshire Day, Sunday 1 August 2010.

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Our debut CD is out now!

Written by Alison Owen-Morley

YSC001CoverWe are delighted to announce the release of our first CD, Sax for Twelve.  As the name suggests, the recording focuses on music in 12 parts.  As the UK’s only independent 12 piece saxophone choir with one player to a part, we wanted to concentrate on compositions and arrangements for our full 12 part line-up.

The CD features the instrumental range from sopranino to bass, with two sopranos and baritones and three altos and tenors completing the ensemble.

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Celebrating the end of 2008

Written by Martin Little

At a time when most people were making the last-minute preperations for the Christmas festivities, the Yorkshire Sax Choir decided to have their own festive gathering.  On Sunday 21st December, in what has become an annual event, many of the members of the choir gathered at the Morrisons store in Guiseley.

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Yorkshire Sax Choir adopts a composer

Written by Alison Owen-Morley

Yorkshire Sax Choir has been selected from a strong national field for the prestigious Adopt a Composer Scheme, run annually by the Society for the Promotion of New Music (spnm) in partnership with Making Music and funded by the PRS Foundation for New Music.

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A night with S-Club

Written by Martin Little

Last night the Yorkshire Sax Choir started their busy week of summer concerts with an excellent musical evening in Burley-in-Wharfedale.

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