National Youth Choir

National Youth Choir
Choir
National Youth Choir at the Royal Albert Hall in 2016.
National Youth Choir at the Royal Albert Hall in 2016.
Also known asNYC
Former nameNational Youth Choirs of Great Britain, British Youth Choir
Founded1983 (1983)
Artistic DirectorLucy Hollins
Chief conductorNicholas Chalmers, Joanna Tomlinson, Lucy Joy Morris, Greg Beardsell
HeadquartersDurham, England
LabelNYCR, NMC, Decca, Delphian, Sony & others
Websitewww.nationalyouthchoir.org.uk

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:[1]

  • 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,[2] Young Conductors and Young Composers[3] schemes, and its Learning & Engagement[4] programme.

The organisation also has a strong community of over 1,000 former members, National Youth Choir Alumni,[5] who often participate in performances alongside National Youth Choir's flagship choirs.

  1. ^ "Our choirs". National Youth Choirs GB. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  2. ^ "Fellowship". National Youth Choirs GB. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  3. ^ "Young Composers". National Youth Choirs GB. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  4. ^ "Learning & Engagement". National Youth Choirs GB. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  5. ^ "National Youth Choir Alumni". National Youth Choirs GB. Retrieved 2023-02-03.