• Source: National Youth Choir

The National Youth Choir, formerly known as the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and the British Youth Choir, is a family of choirs for outstanding young singers, and those with outstanding potential, in the United Kingdom. It comprises five choirs for around 900 children and young people between the ages of 9 and 25:

National Youth Choir (9-15 Years), formerly National Youth Girls' and Boys' Choir of Great Britain
National Youth Choir (15-18 Years), formerly National Youth Training Choir of Great Britain
National Youth Choir (18-25 Years), formerly National Youth Choir of Great Britain
National Youth Voices, formerly Laudibus and National Youth Chamber Choir (18-25 Years)
The National Youth Choir also has a number of additional programmes and schemes, including its three Emerging Professional Artist programmes, the Fellowship, Young Conductors and Young Composers schemes, and its Learning & Engagement programme.
The organisation also has a strong community of over 1,000 former members, National Youth Choir Alumni, who often participate in performances alongside National Youth Choir's flagship choirs.




Background and performance history


The National Youth Choir was founded in 1983 by Carl Browning, with its five choirs have a membership of over 900 young singers aged 9 to 25 from across the UK.
The NYC regularly gives performances at venues and festivals such as the Royal Albert Hall, the Royal Festival Hall, The Glasshouse, Gateshead, the Royal Concert Hall Nottingham, Edinburgh Festival, Snape Proms and the BBC Proms as well as at events of national significance. High-profile international artists NYC has worked with range from Daniel Barenboim to Kylie Minogue, along with top choirs including The Sixteen, Tenebrae, The Tallis Scholars, BBC Singers and many others. The music it creates and performs encompasses a wide diversity of genres and vocal styles, and NYC regularly creates and releases audio and video recordings on its own record label, National Youth Choir Recordings, and online platforms.
NYC also supports the development of emerging young professionals through its Fellowship programme for future choral leaders and performers, its Young Composers scheme and its Young Conductors programme (launched in 2024).




Musical Directors & Conductors






= Current Creative Director

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Lucy Hollins was appointed Creative Director of National Youth Choir in Spring 2023, succeeding Ben Parry, who held the position from 2012 to 2022.




= Current Principal Conductors

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National Youth Choir & National Youth Voices: Nicholas Chalmers
National Youth Choir (15-18 Years): Greg Beardsell
National Youth Choir (9-15 Years) Female & Non-Binary: Joanna Tomlinson
National Youth Choir (9-15 Years) Male & Non-Binary: Lucy Joy Morris




= Former Conductors & Musical Directors

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Ben Parry
Greg Hallam
Robbie Jacobs
Esther Jones
Dominic Ellis Peckham
Rachel Staunton




Recordings


National Youth Choir operates its own record label, National Youth Choir Recordings (NYCR), which releases music recorded by its choirs via Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and other major music streaming services. The label publishes new recordings each month, which are regularly featured on playlists curated by each streaming platform's editorial team, as well as being broadcast on national radio stations, including BBC Radio 3, Classic FM and Scala.
National Youth Choir also partnered with NMC Recordings to produce its annual "Young Composers" albums: a set of pieces for singers aged 18-25 and NYC's Fellowship Ensemble composed by that year's cohort of young composers.




Notable former members


Rich Batsford - Pianist, composer and singer-songwriter
James Burton - Conductor and Composer
Karen Danzig - Singer / songwriter
Rae Hendrie - Actress
Andrew Johnston - Came 3rd in Britain's Got Talent
Jon Robyns - West End star of Les Misérables and Avenue Q
Ben Thapa of G4 (band)




References






External links


Official website
Birmingham Post (15 April 2008). "Review: National Youth Choirs of Great Britain at Symphony Hall"

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