Leeds Festival (classical music)
- Leeds Festival (classical music)
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.
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*cite web|url=http://www.leeds.gov.uk/discover/discovery.asp?pageno=&page=20031110_356182278&topic=20031110_154781521&subsection=20031118_412594021|title=Leeds Classical music: Triennial music festivals|last=Mogridge|first=Geoffrey|date=2003-03-25|work=Leeds City Council: Discovering Leeds|accessdate=2008-09-10
*cite book|title=Oxford Dictionary of Music|chapter=Leeds Festival|url=http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/opr/t237/e5976|accessdate=2008-09-10 | format=online for subscribers, also in print
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