About
Photographer
Michael J Oakes
- A friendly, fun choir with a varied repertoire -
Euphonics Choir, directed by Amanda Crawley, was formed in 2013. In 2023 the choir celebrated its 10th anniversary.
Monday evening rehearsals at Haxby & Wigginton Methodist Church Hall in Haxby, 4 miles north of York.
Under Amanda’s lively leadership, Euphonics enjoys performing a variety of music from popular songs, jazz classics, songs from the shows to gospel, and folk songs from other parts of the world.
The choir has performed carols in York Minster, Ampleforth Abbey and Northallerton Parish Church, and given charity concerts in aid of St. Leonard’s Hospice, York Lions at Queen Margaret’s School.
We support charities and Raffle proceeds from our Christmas 2023 concert held at St. Nicholas' Church, Wigginton, was donated to HOPING York Street Kitchen, and we were also able to make a donation to the Church. The chosen charity from our Summer 2024 Concert will be Jessies Fund - a charity that enables children to make music through music therapy and instruments in UK special schools, hospitals and hospices.
Euphonics Choir also takes part in the annual York Community Choir Festival held at Joseph Rowntree Theatre in York, and were delighted to sing in the festival once again in February 2024.
"Our choir, open to all"
Musical Director
Amanda has taught singing for many years, both privately and in colleges and universities, including York University. She currently teaches at Leeds University and York College, where she was a voice tutor for the Music Theatre courses for some years. She runs regular singing days and workshops.
She has also devised and led workshops for companies wishing to improve management presentation and voice skills – such companies include VISA International, Yorkshire Water, BMW and Nissan.
As a recitalist, Amanda has sung music from across the centuries from plain song to contemporary music and theatre music by Cole Porter, Gershwin and Flanders & Swann, and sung in many languages, even Japanese and Norwegian! She continues to give concerts and recitals, and regularly works with the Fairfax Ensemble with whom she recorded a CD of Mozart and his contemporaries using an 1828 Haxby square piano.
Amanda Crawley
Our Musical Director Amanda Crawley, born and educated in London, is an experienced vocal tutor and choir director. As well as directing the Euphonics Choir, she currently conducts the Jubilate (Easingwold), SoundsFun (York) and Accidentals (Harrogate Music Centre). She has run two community choir projects with York Theatre Royal and Harrogate Theatre, each project resulting in choirs being formed.
“Under Amanda’s lively leadership, Euphonics enjoys performing a variety of music from folk and gospel songs to jazz and songs from the shows”
