“An offer to a performer is always a good moment. This one, to be the next Chair of Leeds Song, was unfamiliar to me but no less enticing,” says Chance. “After having learnt a lot about this wonderful festival, and what it achieves, it became clear that this was not one to turn down.  Leeds Song is a regional centre of international excellence. It celebrates in a wide variety of locations and on a broad canvas the power and joy of song and singing, in which I have enjoyed a lifetime of immersion. It has a passionate and committed audience, and a lot of performers of many sorts who will drop everything to be involved. I look forward immensely to working with Joseph and the team to ensure that Leeds Song continues to thrive and sustain its undoubted distinctiveness and distinction for a long time to come.”