York Musical Society performed Verdi's Requiem at York Minster on 21 June 2025, under the direction of David Pipe. One of the most dramatic and operatic works in the choral repertoire, Verdi's Requiem demands enormous power and intensity from choir, orchestra, and soloists alike — sweeping from thunderous crowd scenes to moments of hushed, intimate beauty. The performance featured a choir of 140 voices alongside soloists soprano Elinor Rolfe Johnson, mezzo-soprano Alison Kettlewell, tenor Peter Davoren, and bass Trevor Eliot Bowes.

Reviewer Martin Dreyer wrote that David Pipe "has grown as a conductor with each performance" and that he "aligned all these talents superbly." The choir's pianissimo opening set the tone — "the whispered opening here was just what was needed for atmosphere" — before building to a Libera Me in which Rolfe Johnson came into her own with, in Dreyer's words, "marvellous control and yet enough power to gleam at the top." The review concluded that this was "York Musical Society — both choir and orchestra — at the peak of its powers."

York Musical Society performed Bach's Mass in B Minor at York Minster on 15 March 2025, under the direction of David Pipe. Regarded as one of the supreme achievements in Western choral music, the Mass is a vast, architecturally intricate work encompassing magnificent choruses, soaring arias, and intimate duets, drawing on the full resources of choir, orchestra, and soloists. The performance featured sopranos Zoë Brookshaw and Philippa Boyle, countertenor Tom Lilburn, tenor Nicholas Watts, and baritone David John Pike.

Reviewer Steve Crowther noted that "David Pipe's judgement was an impressive feature throughout the concert" and singled out tenor Nicholas Watts's performance of the Benedictus aria as "the highlight of the concert."

York Musical Society's popular annual choral workshop took place at St Lawrence Parish Church, York, on 18 January 2025, with David Pipe leading singers of all abilities through John Rutter's A Sprig of Thyme — a warm and tuneful song cycle for chorus based on traditional English folk melodies. Open to all, the day-long session gave participants the chance to learn the work from scratch under professional direction, culminating in a short informal performance for family and friends.

York Musical Society performed Haydn's The Creation at York Minster on 22 June 2024, under the direction of David Pipe. One of the most joyful and inventive works in the oratorio tradition, The Creation traces the biblical story of Genesis with wit, drama and radiant optimism, culminating in some of Haydn's most exuberant choral writing. The performance featured soloists soprano Alexandra Kidgell, tenor Nathan Vale, and baritone Thomas Humphreys.

Reviewer Steve Crowther wrote that the orchestra "superbly caught the haunting evocation of chaos, putting down a marker of excellence that they displayed throughout" and praised the choir for delivering "an infectious A New Created World chorus, embracing the music's almost child-like innocence."