Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra

He had won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London where he came under the tutelage of conductors such as Sir Henry Wood and Julius Harrison.

[12] In 1953, the film score for Engineers in Steel was composed and recorded by the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Maurice Miles.

BBC Radio dramatised in 2014 the YSO's history and demise as Death of an Orchestra featuring Alan Bennett.

[15] In 2021, local Yorkshire-based conductor Ben Crick, Leeds-based concert promoter Jamie Hudson and sister's Ann and Clair Challenor-Chadwick from Cause UK[16] resurrected the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra, re-employing professional musicians whose musical careers have been paused during the COVID-19 crisis.

[17] The orchestra's home is Yeadon Town Hall and plays engagements throughout Yorkshire, including performances at Harewood House.

[18] Playwright Alan Bennett and poet Ian McMillan are Honorary Patrons of the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra.