Millennium Youth Choir
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The Royal School of Church Music's Millennium Youth Choir is a British choir for singers between the ages of 16 and 23. It is the RSCM's leading national choir.[1]
In 1999, George Carey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, suggested its formation and gave its first performance at the Millennium Dome in London.[2]
The choir has approximately 40 auditioned members in each season. It meets 3 times a year for courses around the United Kingdom and abroad, singing in churches and cathedrals.
Conductors
[edit]The choir has been led by several 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 Nicholas McGegan conducted.
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". Discogs. 6 May 2024.
- ^ "A Land of Pure Delight". 6 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website Archived, August 10, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- The RSCM's page on the choir
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