Who are the White Rosettes?

The White Rosettes are a Leeds based women’s barbershop choir (referred to as a chorus). In October 2026 they won the LABBS National Ladies Chorus Championship for an unprecedented 18^th time and have been European Ladies’ Barbershop Chorus Champions three times!

Under the direction of Sally McLean, The White Rosettes aim to push the boundaries of technical excellence, musicality and performance, and achieve this by entering prestigious national and international competitions and performing both in the UK and mainland Europe.  The chorus sings a range of styles, from strict barbershop, to jazz, gospel and show classics.

In 2024 The White Rosettes competed at the Barbershop Harmony Society International Contest in Cleveland becoming the first LABBS chorus ever to compete in this contest.

Read more about us here.

Book us

The White Rosettes are available for events. For further details regarding availability and fees please contact the Secretary by email secretary@whiterosettes.org.uk

Would you like to be a White Rosette?

We’re always on the lookout for dedicated singers to join us on the risers.

Find out more here.

Come visit us

If you would like to come and visit us please contact us first to check we are at our normal venue – we sometimes go on our travels and wouldn’t want you to have a wasted journey! You can do this by emailing  membership@whiterosettes.org.uk.

The White Rosettes rehearse on Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm at St John’s Church Hall (St John’s Church, Dixon Lane Road, Leeds, LS12 4RU). Click here for the Google map link to the location

We look forward to seeing you at one of our rehearsals soon.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

The White Rosettes believe that diversity and inclusion matter. That compassion, empathy, acceptance and understanding make the world a better place. All our members are expected to act in a manner of respect, tolerance and kindness to one another and to others. And that being proactive in ensuring people feel welcome within our chorus is the right thing to do and the right thing to do for our chorus and the barbershop community as whole.

Our rehearsal venue has step free access and an accessible toilet.

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The White Rosettes21 hours ago

Huge thanks to LABBS for making our contest available so quickly. We know how much hard work goes on behind the scenes and appreciate all the volunteers working so quickly!!

Sit back and watch our performance from Saturday. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did putting it together

The White Rosettes | 2026 CF | Gold Medal Winners

From LeedsUnder the direction of: Sally McLean00:00 The Impossi...

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The White Rosettes22 hours ago

If you missed tuning in earlier to ITV News (or don't live in the right region) you can watch again https://youtu.be/nroPvcHrhbM?t=1120&is=lwPEsbAVjMXdbE0-

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The White Rosettes24 hours ago

Tune into ITV Calendar news to see Sally talking all things convention!

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The White Rosettes3 days ago

We are absolutely delighted and elated to be the LABBS 2026 chorus champions!

Huge congratulations to Red Rosettes Show Chorus on silver and London City Singers on bronze. And to all who crossed the stage today.

Time to party!!

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The White Rosettes5 days ago

So we've done the prep and now there's only 1 more sleep! We couldn't be more excited about sharing our package with you all at this weekend's fabulous
LABBS - the Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers 50th birthday bash. What an epic weekend it will be! To all choruses and quartets competing - strutt your stuff and break a lip! And of course a particular good luck shoutout to our fully or partly Rozzer quartets Rooftop Social Club and Sugar Rush Quartet - have THE best time. See y'all in Harrogate❤️

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The White Rosettes2 weeks ago

Thank you to our family and friends who came to our dress rehearsal yesterday. It was fantastic day and wonderful to sing to such a receptive audience.

Just under two weeks to go now until we take it to the big stage in Harrogate at LABBS Convention. We can’t wait!

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You can also follow us on Instagram @the_whiterosettes or check out our videos on YouTube