Oct
2023
News
Free Christmas Concert Tickets Now Available
Our Annual Christmas Concert on Friday 15th December 2023, will take place at Trinity Methodist Church, Castleford, and for the third consecutive year, this will be a FREE event! As capacity at the church is strictly limited however, tickets must be pre-booked, either on the link below, or by speaking to one of our Committee. As with last year, a waiting list system will start once all main tickets have gone, so to guarantee your place, please book them now!
St John The Baptist RC Church, Normanton
Our band and choir were in action together on Friday 13th October in a concert held at St John the Baptist Church in Normanton, at 7:30pm. This was a new venue for us and we thoroughly enjoyed playing there! A big thank you to those who came to support us - we hope to be back soon!
In the meantime, a full list of our remaining 2023 performances can be found on our events page.
Representatives from CYM were in attendance at the launch event for Wakefield Council's 'Our Year 2024' campaign recently. We're looking forward to being involved in promoting the vast range of creative arts available in the Wakefield District throughout 2024. Look out for more information soon. Further details can be found on the following link: https://experiencewakefield.co.uk/our-year-2024/
Encore's 80th Anniversary Masquerade Ball
Our concert band were in action recently, at Encore Theatre Company's 80th Anniversary Masquerade Ball, providing the entertainment as guests arrived at the event at King's Croft in Pontefract.
CYM and ETC have had a very close relationship over the years, with many members being involved in both groups, so it was great for us to be part of their very special event.
Our final performance of this academic year will take place on Saturday 15th July in the Crescent Gardens Bandstand in Filey from 2pm.
If the weather isn't kind, we'll move over to the Methodist Church on Union Street and perform there instead!
Fingers crossed the weather's as nice as it was for last year's trip to Scarborough!
Tickets for our Annual Concert on 7th July at Carlton Lanes Shopping Centre are now on sale. Priced at just £6 for adults, with children going free, we expect these to sell quickly. Once again, we have exclusive use of the shopping centre so don't miss out on seeing us perform at this very different venue! Please contact a member of our committee, or click below to purchase your tickets. (Please note, there is a small booking fee for online sales)
We are currently looking for a drummer to join our concert band. This is an open age position, for anyone who is able to read drum notation to a reasonable standard.
We don't audition, but would invite you to a couple of rehearsals to see how you go!
For a sample of drum music, or if you have any questions, please contact us (details here)
Just over 4 years ago, with the fantastic support of our audiences and other donations, including the CO-OP local causes scheme, Castleford Young Musicians were able to purchase two defibrillators, along with an indoor cabinet and a heated outdoor cabinet at a cost of over £2200.
Fortunately it took much less time to purchase the defibrillators than it did to get the plaques up on the wall! Here's the one opposite at the entrance to the shopping centre, opposite the library. A big thank you again, to everyone who supported our appeal.
Following the sad passing of our first Choir Director, Vera Lorriman at the end of last year,CYM would like to remember Vera and all she did for the young people of Castleford. Please click the link below to read a letter sent to the Pontefract and Castleford Express by our President, Ralph Jaggar.
'Bring Me Sunshine'
Our performance with Castleford Male Voice Choir and Castleford Singers on 31st March 2023 at Castleford Civic Centre was a great success, raising over £1500 for The Prince of Wales Hospice and Teenage Cancer Trust. Thank you to each of the almost 250 people who attended and contributed to a fantastic evening which showed much of the musical talent our town has to offer.
Castleford Young Musicians are very sad to hear of the passing of our first Choir Director, Vera Lorriman last week. A service will be held on Tuesday 31st January at 2:45pm at the Christadelphian Hall, Hartley St, Castleford, WF10 5DQ.
Our promotional video is now live! A big thank you to Sarah Clarkson for putting it all together. Please follow the link below to watch it, and more importantly, please share it with anyone you think may be interested in joining us.
Not to be outdone by the band, some of our choir members have been busy creating a virtual performance of their own, recording their parts for 'Colours of the Wind'. A big thank you and well done to you all, and to Sarah Clarkson once again for putting them all together. 
