York Choral Society

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York Choral Society

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    • York Choral Society; 1833-c.1895

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      1833-c.1895

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      The York Choral Society was formed in 1833 to provide a more democratic group for music making as opposed to the York Musical Society. They were an amateur group consisting of around 300 members and performed at the Festival Concert Room on Museum Street, York. Practice meetings occurred weekly, and they performed four concerts per year. Members included the Archbishop of York and gentry of the city and neighbourhood. It continued until the end of the 19th century when around this time it merged with the York Musical Society.

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      A society which performed vocal and instrumental music.

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      The York Choral Society was formed in 1833 to provide a more democratic group for music making as opposed to the York Musical Society. They were an amateur group consisting of around 300 members and performed at the Festival Concert Room on Museum Street, York. Practice meetings occurred weekly, and they performed four concerts per year. Members included the Archbishop of York and gentry of the city and neighbourhood. It continued until the end of the 19th century when around this time it merged with the York Musical Society.

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      International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa

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          http://www.archbishopofyork.org/pages/york-musical-society.html#sthash.9nyct55L.dpuf; James Joseph Sheahan, T. Whellan. 1857. History and Topography of the City of York, the East Riding of Yorkshire, Volume 1. p.599

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