FORTHCOMING CONCERTS:
Venue to be confirmed at 7.30pm on Saturday 17th April 2010: Concert in support of Home Start
St. Oswald's Church, Sowerby at 7.30pm on Saturday 12th June 2010: Summer is a comin' in

The Beningbrough Singers is a Yorkshire based singing group which was founded in 1985 to give a Christmas carol concert at the National Trust’s Beningbrough Hall, just north of York; a tradition that continued until 1998. Past performances have included carol concerts for the National Trust at East Riddlesden Hall in Keighley and the Treasurer’s House in York, as well as concerts for Yorkshire Electricity, Relate, the Jorvik Festival, the Woburn Parish Church Music Festival, Sowerby Music, The Friends of York City Archive and a number of parish churches in the City of York and around Yorkshire including Hovingham, Crambe and Lastingham. They sang the Palm Sunday services in Southwell Minster for the years 2001 to 2004, and they are in demand to sing at weddings and private functions. They aim to sing at one charity event per year to support fund-raising for that charity. Concerts of more major works have included the Requiem by Fauré, the Requiem by John Rutter and the 1692 Ode on St. Cecilia’s Day by Purcell. The group was led first by Andrew Carter for two years, followed by David Turmeau until 1998, when he was succeeded by David Howard.

The group sings mostly a capella (unacompanied) music from the sacred and secular repertoire from early music to the present day. During most concerts there will be items for one or more voices with piano/organ accompaniment. The male section enjoy singing male voice quartet music and most concerts feature a "barbershop" section.

Booking the Beningbrough Singers:
To find out more about booking the Beningbrough Singers for that special event (church or charity concert, wedding, after dinner entertainment, special party, formal gathering or opening), please contact David Howard by email: david<at>davidmhoward.com or by telephone:

CD recording:
The Beningbrough Singers ONE is the group's first CD which contains a selection of the group’s favourite unaccompanied sacred and secular music, including: Mary’s boy child, Ave verum, Hear my prayer, Thou knowest Lord, Shenandoah, The bluebird, When I’m 64, Honey pie and Java jive. We are proud of the fact that each track is a complete performance in itself; none were edited. Please contact David Howard (david<at>davidmhoward.com) for details of how to obtain a copy.

Extracts from the CD (mp3 format) are available here:

just another star
honey pie
When I'm 64
blue bird
zipadee doo dah
java jive

Current members of the Beningbrough Singers (brackets indicate recent deputies):
Sopranos: Alma Belbin, Frances Brock, Hilary Layton, Sue Lindley, June Rogers
Altos: Anna Burr, Rosy Jamieson (Jude Brereton, Myriam Burr))
Tenors: John Gill, David Howard (Joey Howard)
Basses: Charles Allenby, Alan Hardwick, George Horne (Ben Lindley)

Past concerts and other events:
2009 (13 Dec): Sand Hutton Church: Service of Lessons and Carols
2009 (12 Dec): St. Andrew's Church, Bishopthorpe: Christmas music old and new
2009 (19 Sep): St. Lawrence's Church, York: Onset of Autumn
2009 (20 Jun): York Cemetery Chapel: Animal Magic
2009 (17 Jan): Sowerby Music, St. Oswald's Church, Sowerby: Old Year, New Year.
2008 (25 Dec): Carols on BBC Radio York from 7.00am.
2008 (21 Dec): Carols on BBC Radio York from 5.00pm.
2008 (Dec): Sand Hutton Church: Service of Lessons and Carols.
2008 (Dec): St. Andrew’s Bishopthorpe, York: Carols at Bishopthorpe.
2008 (Sep): St. Mary’s Church Lastingham: An Evening Concert.
2008 (Jul): St. Michael’s Church Crambe: Music for a Summer Evening.
2008 (Jun): Toulston Lodge, Tadcaster Grammar School: A Summer Concert.
2008 (5 April): St. Oswald’s Church Sowerby: A concert of sacred music.
2007 (Dec): York Merchant Adventurers’ Christmas Party: Christmas music.
2007 (Dec): Alcuin College SCR, University of York: Festal music for Christmas.
2007 (Dec): Sand Hutton Church: Service of Lessons and Carols.
2007 (Dec): St. Andrew’s Bishopthorpe, York: Carols at Bishopthorpe.
2007 (Nov): Escrick Church, York: A Cause for Celebration.
2007 (Nov): Treasurer’s House, York: The Beningbrough Singers In Concert.
2007 (Sep): Old Priory, Malton: Offshore Echoes – Music of the sea and shore.
2007 (Jul): Fulford Cemetery Chapel, York: Old friends, New friends (including world première of This world fareth as a fantasy by Bob Chilcott commissioned by the Percy Whitlock Trust).
2006 (Dec): Heslington Church, York: Carols for the fireside.
2006 (Dec): Bossall Church: Service of Lessons and Carols.
2006 (Dec): Fulford Golf Club, York: After Christmas dinner entertainment.
2006 (Oct): St. Andrew’s Bishopthorpe, York: Reflections of autumn.
2006 (Jun): Fulford Cemetery Chapel, York: Mood music.
2006 (May): 3rd PAS Conference, King’s Manor, York: Before dinner entertainment.
2006 (Feb): Tadcaster Grammar School for Valentine's Day: Songs of love.
2006 (Jan): York Hospital ENT Department: Official Opening by Greg Dyke.
2005 (Dec): Sand Hutton Church: Service of Lessons and Carols.
2005 (Dec): Heslington Church, York: Carols Old and New.
2005 (Dec): Treasurer's House, York, two nights: Carols Old and New.
2005 (Dec): St. Oswald’s Church, Sowerby, North Yorkshire: Christmas is Coming Yet Again!
2005 (Jun): Fulford Cemetery Chapel, York for St. Leonard’s Hospice: A summer concert.
2005 (May): York Minster: Wedding and Choral Evensong.
2005 (Apr): Hovingham Church: Concert of Sacred Music.
2004 (Dec): Treasurer’s House, York, two nights: Carols for Christmas.
2004 (Dec): Heslington Church, York: A Concert of Carols.
2004 (Dec): Sand Hutton Church: Service of Lessons and Carols.
2004 (Apr): Southwell Minster: Low Sunday Eucharist and Evensong.
2003 (Dec): St. Oswald’s Church, Sowerby, North Yorkshire: Christmas is Coming Again.
2003 (Dec): Treasurer’s House, York, two nights: Christmas is Coming Again.
2003 (Dec): Heslington Church, York: Christmas is Coming Again.
2003 (Dec): Sand Hutton Church: Service of Lessons and Carols.
2003 (Apr): Southwell Minster: Palm Sunday Eucharist and Evensong.
2003 (Mar): with Orchestra: Fauré Requiem and works by Purcell: Music for the soul.
2002 (Dec): Treasurer’s House, York, two nights: Carols and other Christmas Songs.
2002 (Dec): Heslington Church, York: Carols and other Christmas Songs.
2002 (Dec): Sand Hutton Church: Service of Lessons and Carols.
2002 (Jun): North House, Bolton Percy, Charity Concert: A Midsummer Night’s Concert.
2002 (Apr): Churchill Hotel, York: After lunch entertainment for the York 41 Club Ladies Luncheon.
2002 (Apr): Ribston Hall, Charity Concert: Captain Noah and Other Favourites.
2002 (Mar): Southwell Minster: Palm Sunday Eucharist and Evensong.
2002 (Jan): University of York, Alcuin and Goodricke College SCR Event: The New Year is Here.
2001 (Dec): St. Oswald’s Church, Sowerby, North Yorkshire: Christmas is Coming.
2001 (Dec): Heslington Church, York: Christmas is Coming.
2001 (Dec): Sand Hutton Church: Service of Lessons and Carols.
2001 (Sep): Woburn Music Festival, Woburn Parish Church: Music Inspired.
2001 (Sep): Woburn Parish Church: Sung Eucharist.
2001 (Jun): Driffield Live: Live Entertainment at the Bell Hotel.
2001 (Jun): York Cemetery: Music for a Summer Evening.
2001 (Apr): Southwell Minster: Palm Sunday Eucharist and Evensong.
2001 (Apr): Ribston Hall: Music for a Spring Evening.
2001 (Apr): Ackworth School: Concert for Old Students’ Reunion.
2000 (Dec):Alcuin College SCR, York: Music for Christmas Dinner.
2000 (Dec):Heslington Church, York: Christmas Concert.
2000 (Dec):Sand Hutton Church: Service of Lessons and Carols.
2000 (Oct): St. George’s RC Church, York: Faith and Hope.
2000 (May): Escrick Church, York: A variety of music.
1999 (Dec):Heslington Church, York: Christmas Concert.
1999 (Dec):Sand Hutton Church: Service of Lessons and Carols.
1999 (Oct): The Guildhall, York: Music for RELATE.
1999 (May): Heslington Church, York: Mainly English Music.
1999 (Feb): King’s Manor, York: Alcuin SCR Evening Concert.
1998 (Dec):Beningbrough Hall: Christmas Concert.
1998 (Dec):Sand Hutton Church: Service of Lessons and Carols.
1998 (Oct): Nun Appleton Theatre: Musical Evening.