WHO ARE THE CLEVELAND PHILHARMONIC CHOIR?

We are a choral society based in the Cleveland area of north-east England. Our 100 or so members are drawn from the area including Middlesbrough, Stockton, Darlington, Hartlepool, North Yorkshire and south Durham. 
See the About Us tab at the top of the page to find out more about us.

We are now rehearsing for our forthcoming joint concert to be held in Yarm School's Princess Alexandra Auditorium on June 1st 2025. . See our Concerts page for details and tickets.

If you are interested in joining our choir, please see the information on the Join Us page.
 

MUSIC EVENTS IN OUR AREA

NEWS / ANNOUNCEMENTS

Cleveland Philharmonic Choir is now well into our 2024/25 season and have just performed our spectacular farewell concert for John Forsyth - our Music Director for the past 25 years.  This was held in Middlesbrough Town Hall on April 12th 2025. See our Past Performances page for information on that concert and many of our previous ones.

Cleveland Philharmonic Choir is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Cook, Master of the Choristers and Organist of Durham Cathedral, as its next Music Director. He takes up his post in September 2025, following John’s retirement. Daniel will ensure the continued development of the choir through challenging the singers with a variety of exciting repertoire. He says “I have long been an admirer of Cleveland Philharmonic Choir, under the direction of John Forsyth, and I am thrilled to have been appointed to succeed him. Having worked with similar choirs in the past, I am very much looking forward to diving back into some large-scale choral repertoire with such an experienced and dedicated group of singers, as well as getting the chance to perform in some of the excellent local venues which I know so well from my youth. CPC will be an excellent counterbalance to my work at Durham Cathedral, and I look forward to exploring ways to join up my various Interests in the future.”
John says of the choice of his successor, “I am delighted with the appointment of Daniel Cook as the new Musical Director of Cleveland Philharmonic Choir. Not only does Daniel have local connections, having come from Hartlepool, he is also one of the finest musicians in the North of England, with a richly deserved national reputation! His cathedral music background, coupled with his understanding of the choral repertoire and choral training, will propel Cleveland Philharmonic Choir into a new and exciting era of music making! I can’t wait to hear their first concert under Daniel’s baton.”