Leeds based community orchestra with a commitment to taking classical music to people and places other orchestras don’t reach. https://wyso.org.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3ml7mtjcll22jHopefully this is better! Buy tickets! Come & see us! https://www.ticketsource.com/pontefract-castle/proms-at-the-castle/e-adyozg06 May 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7mtjcll22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3ml7h552bik2zTonight’s entertainment: our lovely conductor impersonating some pirates, a steam train, and a thunderstorm 🏴‍☠️ 🚂 ⛈️ Here’s the link to buy tickets to our #PromInTheCastle : https://zrbaym.clicks.mlsend.com/tb/c/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjEwODAwNDgsXCJsXCI6MTg1OTc5NjgyMzk4NjY4MjY3LFwiclwiOjE4NTk3OTY5NDEyNTk0MTkzNn0iLCJzIjoiNmNmNzE0ZGVmZmZhM2VlMyJ906 May 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7h552bik2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3mjkmvc64oc24There is a theme to this year’s prom - travel and transport, with the usual crowd-pleaser sing-along pieces to finish 🎼🎵🎶 (Some of the transport connections may be a touch … tenuous … but it means we can pay some cracking music 😁)15 Apr 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkmvc64oc24https://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3mjklv5ez3k2gFirst full orchestra rehearsal after Easter, having a run-through of our Pontefract prom pieces #PromInTheCastle The horn section have been particularly enjoying Pirates of the Caribbean 🏴‍☠️📯📯📯📯🏴‍☠️15 Apr 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjklv5ez3k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3mhumdn6xds2sA few weeks off for the wind & brass now, while the strings rehearse for our April concert at Leeds City Museum #Leeds400 https://museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/whats-on/leeds-400-concert-with-west-yorkshire-symphony-orchestra-yqgl25 Mar 2026 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhumdn6xds2shttps://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3mhog7ijwoc27A lovely afternoon, it was great to have a full audience, the singers were fabulous - and we’ve had excellent comments on the cakes too 😁22 Mar 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhog7ijwoc27https://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3mgb5oilylk26Here’s a link for buying tickets - we’d love to see you there! https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/West-Yorkshire-Symphony-Orchestra/wyso-at-the-old-woollen/e-kqmjyq [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Mar 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgb5oilylk26https://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3mhn56yn4ac2vToday! This afternoon! #music #classical #LiveMusic #Leeds [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Mar 2026 08:34 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhn56yn4ac2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3mhjj2li3v22jThis Sunday! We’re really excited - still some tickets left ⬇️ #LiveMusic #Leeds [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Mar 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjj2li3v22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3mgsmm6i3ls22Rehearsing the Mascagni again tonight, with more singers and a harp! 🪉 #Zanetto Our concert is next weekend at @oldwoollen.bsky.social - link for tickets below https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/West-Yorkshire-Symphony-Orchestra/wyso-at-the-old-woollen/e-kqmjyq11 Mar 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsmm6i3ls22https://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3mgb5oilylk26Here’s a link for buying tickets - we’d love to see you there! https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/West-Yorkshire-Symphony-Orchestra/wyso-at-the-old-woollen/e-kqmjyq [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Mar 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgb5oilylk26https://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3mgb4ye5ijs2xDoing Zanetto tonight with one of the singers who, in true professional style, carried on singing when her drink fell over. The sound of her voice disappearing down the corridor & reappearing with paper towels to mop up the spillage - still singing - was a thing of beauty. And also very funny #opera04 Mar 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgb4ye5ijs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3mfpk234lhk2rRehearsing all the non-opera pieces tonight, starting with #Beethoven and followed by some #Faure And the marvellous @judeabb.bsky.social has designed our concert flyers25 Feb 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpk234lhk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3me2rpyfbqk2hHello! We’re busy rehearsing for our next concert on Sunday 22nd March at 3pm - Sunnybank Mills in Farsley (where they film #SewingBee) - it’s a lovely mixture of pieces 🎼🎵🎶 Beethoven - Overture: Fidelio Fauré - Suite: Pelléas et Mélisande Mascagni - Zanetto Manuel de Falla - Ritual Fire Dance04 Feb 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2rpyfbqk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3m5hjd7fmcs2nRehearsing the Vaughan Williams with the soloist this evening, his name is Sam and he is wonderful. The piece is coming together really well #TubaConcerto12 Nov 2025 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5hjd7fmcs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3m3slesvhmk22Tonight’s first half was focused on the Vaughan Williams Tuba concerto. Looking forward to rehearsing it with the soloist, it’s settling down nicely #MadRhythms22 Oct 2025 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3slesvhmk22https://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3m3ays7qeds2fHere is a slightly dodgy (sorry about the flash!) photo of the concert flyer. Mendelssohn Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto (soloist Sam Dodd) Dvorak Symphony No8 Conductor Nick Meredith Leader Alison Major November 22nd 3:00pm St Matthew’s Church Chapel Allerton15 Oct 2025 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ays7qeds2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3m3aygann2c2fTonight’s first half has been fun, rehearsing the even mvts of the Dvorak; upping the tempo A Lot for the 4th, it’s all sounding very exciting (whooping horns! stormy strings!) so we’ll be calming down a bit after the break with some Mendelssohn 🎶🎵15 Oct 2025 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3aygann2c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3m3ayad752c2fGood evening! Apologies for being rubbish at posting the last couple of weeks … we had sectionals - so the strings got to talk about bowings in peace and the winds went and had fun doing dectets 😁 (Brass had the night off)15 Oct 2025 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ayad752c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3lzm67vyafc2bRhythm games tonight while we wrestle with the VW Tuba Concerto. The conductor is using 70s and 80s kids tv titles and the orchestra is very much split by age regarding what is going on 😂 Captain Pugwash/Tales of the Riverbank/Bagpuss/Roobarb & Custard24 Sep 2025 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzm67vyafc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3lxxbcvhvoc2wHello! We are back for a new term, looking forward to getting our teeth into Dvorak 8, Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture and most exciting… a tuba concerto! Concert day is the 22nd November 🎼🎶🎵03 Sep 2025 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxxbcvhvoc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3lsoh2tkpes25A few photos from this afternoon before that gates open later #PontefractCastle28 Jun 2025 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsoh2tkpes25https://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3lsobzcmeh22qWe are here at Pontefract Castle, and it is warm & dry (and quite breezy but that just means the flags look fantastic 😁) Sound check & rehearsal in progress at the moment. #PromInTheCastle28 Jun 2025 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsobzcmeh22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3lsnmhhfez226Good morning! Today’s concert day! There are still a few tickets left, so if you’re free later on, why not come to Pontefract Castle? There’ll be music (lots of music!) and fireworks 🎆 We’re really looking forward to it, it’s always a brilliant event 🎼🎶 https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/pontefract/pontefract-castle/proms-at-the-castle/e-zoraba28 Jun 2025 07:18 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsnmhhfez226https://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3lshfcfe2d225Well, indeed. And a very lovely Ben he is too 😊 [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2025 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lshfcfe2d225https://bsky.app/profile/wyso-leeds.bsky.social/post/3lns6ukcz2s25Tickets are on sale for our #PromInTheCastle on Saturday 28th June: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/pontefract/pontefract-castle/proms-at-the-castle/e-zoraba27 Apr 2025 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:4b7fuxp2ouorpkrgm2hptr3i/app.bsky.feed.post/3lns6ukcz2s25