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WELCOME TO HYS!
Halifax Young Singers is a non-auditioned, award winning Youth and Children's choir based in Heath URC in Halifax. We aim to encourage young people to discover their unique voice within a welcoming community of like-minded people, and to create special friendships that will last a lifetime.
A MESSAGE FROM
HALIFAX YOUNG SINGERS
About
We’re writing with deepest regret to let you know that, despite our concerted efforts over the past months, an appraisal of our position has demonstrated that Halifax Young Singers is no longer viable as an organisation. It is therefore with great sadness that we must announce that, after our Christmas Concert on Saturday 12 December, the choir will be shutting down and ceasing its operations.
We have attempted to recruit and fundraise in earnest, however, even a significant financial injection would not make us a sustainable choir long term with our current numbers.
We want to make it clear that we will absolutely be continuing with the rest of the Autumn term in preparation for our Christmas Concert. We plan to honour the choir’s 35-year history and the hard work all our fabulous singers have put in with a fittingly gorgeous concert.
There will be more information about this in the coming weeks but, for now, we wanted to let you know and thank you for singing, supporting and donating to keep the choir going in 2026.
All the best, see you at rehearsal on Thursday 12th November at the usual times.
Liv and the HYS Board
WHAT WE DO
We rehearse once a week during term time, working towards a multitude of different concerts and events over the course of the season. In our sessions, we explore a variety of repertoire ranging all the way from pop classics to musical theatre, to gospel, to choral classics and music from all around the world.
In recent years, we have won awards at the Mrs Sunderland Festival and hosted sold out concerts at venues across Calderdale. When we are not singing, we love to continue to build upon the friendships our Young Singers create through socials and celebrations.
OUR TYPICAL REHEARSALS
Our rehearsals always begin with a relaxed introduction - whether that's welcoming and settling new members into the family, sharing our favourite parts of the week or simply having a short group catch-up.
Our sessions are lead by our Musical Director Liv Muir, and our Assistant MD Macy Jagger, who are skilled in leading rehearsals for young people - ensuring they feel comfortable, welcome and supported in their musical development.
Through our rehearsals we learn music written by artists that our Young Singers love, as well as exploring music and sound worlds that may be new to them - working towards our aim of developing versatile and well rounded singers, as individuals and as a team.