Editing Huddersfield (section)

===Music===
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{{See also|Beaumont Street Studios|The Marsh Ladies Choir}}

Huddersfield Choral Society founded in 1836, claims to be the UK's leading [[choir|choral society]]. Its history was chronicled in the book'' 'And The Glory''',<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://huddersfieldchoral.com/page--about-huddersfield-choral.html|access-date=12 October 2008|publisher=Huddersfield Choral Society|archive-date=30 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830015129/http://www.huddersfieldchoral.com/page--about-huddersfield-choral.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> written to commemorate the society's 150th anniversary in 1986 – its title derived from a chorus in [[George Frideric Handel|Handel]]'s landmark Oratorio ''[[Messiah (Handel)|Messiah]]''.

The annual [[Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival]] is held in the town which is also home to the [[Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra]] and the [[Huddersfield Singers]].

On Christmas Day 1977, the [[Sex Pistols]] played their last two British shows, a matinee for the children of striking firefighters, at Ivanhoe's nightclub, before embarking on an ill-fated US tour which saw the group's acrimonious collapse. An independent record label, Chocolate Fireguard Records, was founded in 2000 by singer Pat Fulgoni who developed a three-stage community music event, [[Timeless Festival]], in Ravensknowle Park, featuring a range of electronica, [[hip hop]] and rock music.

There are other annual music festivals held in the town and surrounding area, examples being the [[Marsden, West Yorkshire|Marsden]] [[Jazz]] Festival,<ref>{{cite web|title=Marsden Jazz Festival Home Page|url=http://www.marsdenjazzfestival.com|access-date=9 October 2008|publisher=Marsdenjazzfestival.com}}</ref> Mrs Sunderland,<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to The Mrs Sunderland Music Festival|url=http://www.mrs-sunderlandmusic.org.uk/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211175840/http://www.mrs-sunderlandmusic.org.uk/|archive-date=11 December 2008|access-date=9 October 2008|publisher=Mrs-sunderlandmusic.org.uk}}</ref> Electric Spring,<ref>{{cite web|title=Electric Spring 2020|url=http://electricspring.co.uk/|access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> Janet Beaumont, the [[Holmfirth]] Festivals, and the Haydn Wood (Linthwaite). The Haydn Wood (for under 21s) and Mrs Sunderland festival focus on musical and oratorial performance. The Electric Spring festival is an exploration of electronic and experimental music, featuring the 50-channel, 64-loudspeaker Huddersfield Immersive Sound System (HISS). The Mrs Sunderland Music festival is the second oldest in the United Kingdom, started in 1889 lasting for nine days each year. Free music concerts have been put on for the town, including bands such as the Ordinary Boys, the Script and Elliott Minor. There are many local choirs, youth and adult, an example of the latter being the [[Honley]] Male Voice Choir.<ref>{{cite web|title=Honley Male Voice Choir|url=http://www.honleymvc.co.uk|access-date=3 February 2014|publisher=Honleymvc.co.uk}}</ref> 

Home-grown musical talent of all kinds is complemented by the student intake to the [[University of Huddersfield]]'s music department. "The Sheriff of Huddersfield" is a song by heavy metal band [[Iron Maiden]] on the B-side of their 1986 single "[[Wasted Years]]", written about their co-manager [[Rod Smallwood]], leaving his home town of Huddersfield and struggling to settle into life in Los Angeles. Huddersfield is home to [[thrash metal]] band [[Evile]], dance rock band [[Kava Kava (band)|Kava Kava]], the birthplace of the synthpop musician [[Billy Currie]] (of [[Ultravox]] and [[Visage (band)|Visage]]), and the hard rock bassist [[John McCoy (musician)|John McCoy]] who played with [[Neo (UK band)|Neo]] and [[Gillan (band)|Gillan]].{{cn|date=December 2024}}
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