WHAT'S ON
‘Making Waves’
Sun 12 October, 3pm
St George’s Church, Jesmond, NE2 2TF
£10 admission
NEXT PERFORMANCE
Fresh from singing to a capacity audience at the York Festival of Ideas, Enkelit bring their unique brand of Finnish magic to Newcastle this October. With elements of folk, myth and magic, and a particular emphasis on women’s experience, the songs, mainly by contemporary women composers, have a haunting and sometimes earthy sound and are a pleasure to sing.
At the end of the concert, Enkelit invites anyone who'd like to give some Finnish a go and sing along with us. No obligation!
Previous concerts
Wild Beasts and Angels
1st October 2023
Enkelit performed with Coracle
Summer sing
12th June 2022
A relaxed post-covid performace
Cemetery Chapel
2nd July 2023
Enkelit return York Cemetery Chapel
2024
March – York St John University Chapel, International Women’s Day event with workshop
2023
October – Unitarian Chapel, York (with Coracle)
July – Cemetery Chapel, York
2022
June – Cemetery Chapel, York
2021
December – mini concert in a front garden
March onwards – rehearsals resumed outside
2020
Covid-19 hiatus
2019
November – York Unitarian Chapel
October – Morpeth Methodist Church
June - Rowntree Park, York
2018
October – St Matthew's Rastrick, Brighouse Arts Festival
June – United Reform Church, Saltaire
May – St Anne’s Church, Ings
2017
July – Buxton Festival (awarded Best Vocal Performance)
June – St Clements Church, York
March – Littlethorpe Women’s Institute
2016
November – John the Baptist Church, Knaresborough
July – Cemetery Chapel, York
May – St Luke’s, York (with Sonus)
2015
May – Bedern Hall, York
February – Narberth (with a workshop the day afterwards)
2014
November – Sage, Gateshead (Enkelit were invited to be one of four choirs to take part in a concert at the Sage, Gateshead, as part of BBC Radio 3’s ‘Free Thinking’ Festival, and broadcast in Radio 3’s ‘The Choir’ programme)
October – Whitby, Musicport Festival
August – York Art Gallery
May – Hebden Bridge, Birchcliffe Centre
2013
August – Canongate Kirk Edinburgh Fringe Festival (4 gigs)
May – Cemetery Chapel, York
2012
October - St Mary’s, Gateshead
June – Wainsgate Chapel, Hebden bridge (with Ensemble Norma)
April – Square Chapel, Halifax
February – National Centre for Early Music, York, Yorvik Viking Festival (with the Martin Simpson Trio)
2011
November – St Mary’s Church, York, Illuminating York Festival (with Cornelia Parker’s installation Thirty Pieces of Silver)
September – Unitarian Chapel, York (with Sicut Sol)
July – recruitment concert and workshop, Clements Hall, York
June – Tampere Choral Festival
May – Settle Parish Church
2010
July – Todmorden Central Methodist Church
2009
Unknown dates – Bedern and York Minster, York
July – Wainsgate Chapel, Hebden Bridge
2008
December - SAGE, Gateshead
November – Fielden Centre, Todmorden
March - Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
2007
Czech Republic – summer tour
2006
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2005
July – Cemetery Chapel, York (shared with Blossom St Singers)
June – Tampere Choral Festival (awarded 2 silvers by the judges)
2004
March – Penrith - Enkelit’s debut concert, sharing a concert with another one of Richard’s
choirs
2003
June 2003: a flyer was left on seats at Fiori’s concert in York by Richard, who had seen them
perform in Tampere. Enkelit’s first rehearsal happened later this year.