Leeds Festival (classical music)
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The Leeds Festival was a classical music festival which took place between 1858 and 1985 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
The first festival celebrated the opening of Leeds Town Hall by Queen Victoria on 7 September 1858. A second festival was held in 1874, then it was held every three years from 1880 to 1970; the last festival was in 1985.
The Leeds Festival Chorus was founded for the first festival, became independent in 1976, and continues to perform, broadcast and make recordings.
[edit] Sources
- Mogridge, Geoffrey (2003-03-25). "Leeds Classical music: Triennial music festivals". Leeds City Council: Discovering Leeds. http://www.leodis.net/discovery/discovery.asp?pageno=&page=20031110_356182278&topic=20031110_154781521&subsection=20031118_412594021. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- "Leeds Festival" (online for subscribers, also in print). Oxford Dictionary of Music. http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/opr/t237/e5976. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
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