13/05/2026
In our 150th year in our current form we are really pleased to share this booklet researched and created by Dr Rosemary Anderson with Jenny Gwynne making a great job of the design. It’s available for sale via this link and at rehearsals if you would like a friend in the choir to pick one up for you at the very reasonable price of £5.
All proceeds will go to the running of the choir.
100 Years of Choral Singing
This is to let you know that Rosemary Anderson's wonderful book, 150 Years of Choral Singing, is available to buy online through one of the choir members webshop. It might seem odd, as she sells cross stitch kits, threads and the like, but it's a useful, existing online sales portal.
All sales and postage money get transferred straight away into the YMS account.
You can access the page via this link: https://nickybrungercrafts.com/product/150-years-of-choral-singing-york-musical-society-1876-2026/
there is also a link on the YMS website.
Please share this with friends and former members you think might be interested.
The book costs £5, and postage is £2. I will continue to bring a supply to rehearsals for cash and card sales.
The book will also be available to buy at future concerts.
The new YMS history booklet traces the story of YMS from its first concert in 1876 to the present day, covering each conductor’s era in turn. Opening with a foreword by YMS Musical Director David P…
