Who are the White Rosettes?

The White Rosettes are a Leeds based women’s barbershop choir (referred to as a chorus). In October 2022 they won the LABBS National Ladies Chorus Championship for an unprecedented 17^th time and have been European Ladies’ Barbershop Chorus Champions three times!

We are running a Love to Sing course in Spring 2026 – for more details click here. You can attend a four week FREE course which will introduce you to barbershop singing.

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.

Check out our latest news on Facebook

The White Rosettes5 days ago

🎶 LOVE TO SING 💞

We had such a fantastic start to our Love to Sing course last night 👏

We sold out at 40 attendees … so our lovely rehearsal venue was full and buzzing with our new found friends!

And lots of cake 🍰 of course!

A fabulous evening sharing our love of barbershop.

Well done to the music team and committee who’ve all worked so hard to organise this great event - next week we will share some sound bites of the song we’re learning together!

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Some lovely feedback from one of our Love-to-Singers:

‘Just taking a few moments to recollect myself and name the feelings and emotions from tonight. The aura in that room is just absolutely amazing.
Thank you for introducing me to this singing world! Sally is a kick ass lovely human being, and everyone in that room just made me smile and felt so welcome 🌞✨🌻 ahhhh I’m busted and I would not sleep tonight from the excitement 🐣 (and I think bc of too many cakes too🤣)’

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The White Rosettes2 weeks ago

Last chance to Lift Up Your Head (and your voice!) with our Love To Sing Course!! 🎤✨

18th February to 18th March - find our last few tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/tfnen83e

We've been overwhelmed with all the interest so far, and can't wait to welcome everybody next Wednesday!

LABBS - the Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers #LoveToSing #Barbershop

Lift Up My Head

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The White Rosettes2 weeks ago

Happy 50th birthday to LABBS - the Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers

We had a lot of fun making this birthday video….

And eating the huge cake afterwards!!!

We’d also like to take this opportunity to express our huge thanks to the Trustees of LABBS and the many volunteers - both past and present - who give up their time year on year to support and encourage the growth of Barbershop Harmony in the UK.

We at The White Rosettes are proud to be LABBS members and all the amazing experiences and friendships from the last 50 years.

Here’s to a special year of celebrations!!!! 🎶🌟🙏👏

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The White Rosettes3 weeks ago

Thank you so much to BBC Yorkshire BBC Leeds for inviting our PRO Rachel onto the lunchtime show yesterday. It was great to share our love of singing with Leeds and the Yorkshire region.

Tap to listen to the recording below and please share with your friends and family if they would like to join our "Love to Sing" course that starts on 18th February 2026.

lovesinging@whiterosettes.org.uk

Do you agree with Rachel that "Everyone should sing!"?

Thank you to BBC Radio Leeds for a great time on your show!

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White Rosettes on BBC Radio Leeds!

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The White Rosettes3 weeks ago

We were invited to go onto BBC Radio Leeds today to talk about our upcoming ‘Love to Sing’ course 🎶🎤

Our PRO headed into the studio to talk about life as a White Rosette and answer questions about why the world needs more barbershop singing in its life!

We shall upload some sound clips from the radio interview later

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Thank you so much to BBC Radio Leeds for having us!!

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The White Rosettes3 weeks ago

🎶 Love to sing?

Our FREE 4-week Love to Sing course starts 18 February - a relaxed, welcoming way to discover the joy of singing in harmony.

✨ No auditions
✨ No experience needed
✨ Just voices, laughter, and great music

Open to over-18s who sing comfortably in the female range.

📍 Wednesday evenings | St John’s Church Hall, Wortley Leeds

You can email lovesinging@whiterosettes.org.uk to sign up - it’s FREE!

Come and see what it feels like to sing together with The White Rosettes

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