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."