The Rotary Club of Ilkley Wharfedale has joined with The Rotary Club of Erfurt-Gloriosa for ‘Ars Musica’, a special ‘acapella’ concert on 28th June in aid of children’s charities in Ilkley.
The Ars Musica Male Voice Choir, from Thuringia in the heart of Germany, is an ‘acapella’ choir, a choir without instrumental accompaniment. The choir has developed from the renowned Thuringian boys' choir from Suhl founded in 1972. Over 50 years of performing has created the choir of outstanding ability and quality that it is today.
Today, Ars Musica consists of around forty singers who, despite their geographical distribution all over Germany and Europe, meet regularly in their Thuringian homeland to rehearse.
In addition to making music together, the choir community is united in its social commitment. The choir regularly uses its performances to raise funding to support social projects in Thuringia and further afield. On their concert tours at home and abroad, the singers inspire audiences with their music and, together with local organisations, support social projects of all kinds.
A spokesperson said:
“In 2025, the concert tour is taking the choir to West Yorkshire where, once again, the trip also aims to promote charitable causes. The choir concert will be used to further the work of Ilkley Children’s Charities such as Nell Bank and LS29.
“We invite you to this special ‘acapella’ choir concert with sacred and secular music from Germany, England, Europe and other parts of the world. The artistic director Maik Gruchenberg will also perform organ works from various eras.”
The concert is on Saturday 28th June starting at 7.30pm. The venue, St Margaret’s Church is on Queens Road in Ilkley.
Tickets are £10 and available online at https://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.php?PgID=973326&ClubID=1826

Birthday card appeal launched for Ilkley woman turning 106
Ilkley Fire Station welcomes hundreds for annual open day
Ilkley MP says lessons must be learned from A65 roadworks
Thrill-seekers' skydive raises £5,700 for children's charity
Ilkley nursing home opens new landscaped garden
Ilkley Half Marathon raises more than £55,000 for local good causes
Yorkshire children invited to nominate their parents to be 'slimed' on CBBC
Yorkshire Water completes A65 work two weeks early
Sir Gareth Southgate among sporting stars heading to Ilkley golf event
Ilkley wine merchant to open third venue in Haworth
Ilkley MP demands answers from Royal Mail over postal delays
Bard in the Yard returns to Ilkley Manor House this August
Community comes together in Ilkley to address young men's mental health
Record-breaking Ilkley Open serves up more than 1,100 matches
Ilkley Playhouse unveils packed season of drama, comedy, music and live entertainment
GALLERY: Thousands celebrate Yorkshire Day in Ilkley
MP criticises lack of progress on Ilkley roadworks as Yorkshire Water extends working hours
Right at Home celebrates official opening of new office
The Little Calf offer free play sessions
Ilkley Civic Society launches search for the town's best building and conservation projects


