Who are the White Rosettes?

The White Rosettes are a Leeds-based female barbershop 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!

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 Margaret Wharton at membership@whiterosettes.org.uk.

The White Rosettes rehearse on Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm at Moorlands School, Foxhill Drive, Weetwood Lane, Leeds, LS16 5PF. For more detailed directions click here.

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

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The White Rosettes6 days ago

A huge thank you to LABBS - the Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers for a fantastic Comvention weekend. We had a blast and loved Singing for Joy!

If you missed it you can watch it again…https://youtu.be/n4G85j4OMTY?si=CN4LTFk1ubbYv-OX

And head over to the LABBS YouTube channel to watch or rewatch both the quartet and chorus contest.

Can we do it again next weekend….

The White Rosettes | 2025 CF

Directed by Sally McLean. Note they were "singing for joy" and not being scored.0:00:00 Tonight0:04:14 Something's Coming

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The White Rosettes7 days ago

It’s been a fantastic chorus contest today!

Huge congratulations to Steel City Voices on being LABBS Chorus Champions.

Congratulations to Red Rosettes Show Chorus on🥈and London City Singers on 🥉

Celebrations begin now! See you in the afterglow…

LABBS - the Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers
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The White Rosettes1 week ago

It's finally here, today's the day for the LABBS - the Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers Convention Chorus competition 2025!

Wishing everyone a fabulous time, on stage and off.

We can't wait to be up there 'Singing for Joy' - see us on stage either live or on the livestream at 12.50pm.

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The White Rosettes1 week ago

What a fantastic quartet contest!

Huge congratulations to HOT MESS. on being LABBS Women’s Quartet Champions and Ami Quartet on being LABBS Mixed Quartet Champions.

Congratulations to Rooftop Social Club on Women’s 🥈(we're so proud of you!!) and Flat Mates Quartet on Mixed 🥈, Fifth & Madison on Women’s 🥉and From The Top Quartet on Mixed 🥉

Celebrations begin now!

LABBS - the Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers
#labbs25

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The White Rosettes1 week ago

🍂 TAG SINGING 🎶

This year we have been learning a new tag in rehearsals - a different one each week!!! It’s been a great challenge for our musical skills (and our brains)

One of our multi talented barbershop-singers Rae (pictured here directing us in her colourful bobble hat!) has been teaching us a new tag each week. She will teach us each of the voice parts in turn - and then we put it together, and add a bit of polish.

Enjoy this little video of the tag we learned last night

‘like leaves in Fall, we fall in love’ ….

We look forward to singing tags with many of our barbershop friends this weekend - in corners, stairwells, toilets and by the bar!!

See you there 👏😍🤩

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LABBS - the Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers
#barbershop
#lovetosing

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The White Rosettes1 week ago

If you can’t be at LABBS convention this weekend, you don’t have to miss out - links for Livestream below

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