Millennium Youth Choir
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The Royal School of Church Music's Millennium Youth Choir is a British choir for singers aged between 16 and 23. It is the RSCM's leading national choir.[1]
In 1999 the Archbishop of Canterbury at the time, George Carey, suggested its formation and it gave its first performance in the Millennium Dome in London.[2]
The choir has around 40 auditioned members in each season. The choir meets 3 times a year for courses around the United Kingdom and abroad singing in some of the country's finest churches and cathedrals.
Conductors[edit]
The choir has been led by a number of conductors associated with the RSCM:
- 1999-2001 : Martin Neary
- 2002-2004 : Gordon Stewart
- 2005-2014 : David Ogden
- 2015- : Adrian Lucas
Recordings, concerts and broadcasts[edit]
The choir has made numerous broadcasts for the BBC on Radio 2, Radio 3, Radio 4, Radio Wales and BBC One on the Songs of Praise programme.[3]
In September 2009, the choir made its BBC Proms debut joining members of other UK-based youth choirs to perform Handel's Messiah at the Royal Albert Hall with the Northern Sinfonia that was conducted by Nicholas McGegan.
In 2002 the choir recorded their first album, A Land of Pure Delight. In 2007 the choir recorded another album as part of the RSCM's 80th-anniversary celebrations, entitled Out of the Stillness.[4][5][6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Millennium Youth Choir | Church Musicians of the Future". RSCM. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Interview: Esther Jones programme director, RSCM Voice for Life". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "ST LAWRENCE CHURCH CHOIr ". www.stlawrencechoir.org.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "History of the RSCM". RSCM. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Review: A Land Of Pure Delight - RSCM Millennium Youth Choir | Cross Rhythms". www.crossrhythms.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "RSCM Millennium Youth Choir* – A Land Of Pure Delight". 6 May 2024.
- ^ "A Land of Pure Delight". 6 May 2024.
External links[edit]
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