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The National Youth Choirs of Great Britain (NYCGB) is the family of choirs for outstanding young singers, and those with outstanding potential, in the United Kingdom. It comprises a total of five choirs for around 750 young people between the ages of 9 and 25:

• The National Youth Boys' Choir (incorporating Cambiata Voices).
• The National Youth Girls' Choir
• The National Youth Training Choir
• The National Youth Choir
• The National Youth Chamber Choir
• NYCGB Fellowship
• NYCGB Composers

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Background and performance history

Founded in 1983 by Carl Browning, National Youth Choirs of Great Britain (NYCGB) is the UK’s most exciting, innovative and accessible organisation for young choral singers. NYCGB inspires and empowers young people through the life-changing experience of singing together, is home to some of the best young singers in the world and is a national champion for youth choral music.

NYCGB’s five choirs: • National Youth Girls’ Choir of Great Britain • National Youth Boys’ Choir of Great Britain • National Youth Training Choir of Great Britain • National Youth Choir of Great Britain • National Youth Chamber Choir of Great Britain

have a membership of over 800 young singers aged 9 to 25 from across the UK. Through residential courses and special projects, NYCGB provides its young people with the best choral training, teaching and collaborations possible: unbeatable opportunities to develop skills in music and performance, leadership and teamwork, and to grow in confidence and aspiration.

NYCGB choirs regularly give high-profile performances at venues and festivals such as the Royal Albert Hall, the Royal Festival Hall, Sage 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 NYCGB has worked with range from Daniel Barenboim to Kylie Minogue. The music it creates and performs encompasses a wide diversity of genres and vocal styles and NYCGB regularly creates and releases audio and video recordings on its own record label and online platforms.

NYCGB passionately believe that all children and young people, regardless of background and circumstance, should be able to make music with others, and should have the opportunity to discover and explore their musical talent and achieve at the highest levels.

A major and growing strand of NYCGB’s work is its national learning and engagement programme which reaches over 3,500 young people each year. Working with regional music education hubs, schools and partner organisations including regional choirs and venues, NYCGB encourages more and more young people to sing together and pursue their passion and talent for singing at a regional and national level.

NYCGB also supports the development of emerging young professionals through its Fellowship programme for future choral leaders and performers and its Young Composers’ scheme.

Musical Directors

• Director: Ben Parry (musician)
• Principal Conductors: Joanna Tomlinson, Lucy Joy Morris, Greg Beardsell

Recordings

• John Casken: Uncertain Sea (2014), recorded for release on iTunes
• Benjamin Britten centenary recording on CD featuring all eight choirs of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, including works such as "A Hymn to the Virgin", Te Deum in C , Jubilate Deo in E flat, “The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard”, “Rejoice in the Lamb” and ‘A Ceremony of Carols” (2013)

Notable former members

• Lucy Bailey of the Swingle Singers
• Rich Batsford - Pianist, composer and singer-songwriter
• James Burton - Conductor and Composer
• Stephen Connolly of the King's Singers
• Karen Danzig - Singer / songwriter
• John Daszak - Opera Singer
• Karen England of Opera Babes
• Joanna Goldsmith of the Swingle Singers
• Rae Hendrie - Actress
• Andrew Johnston - Came 3rd in Britain's Got Talent
• Louise Marshall - Singer with Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra
• Chris Neale of the Swingle Singers
• Wendy Nieper - formerly of the Swingle Singers
• Jon Robyns - West End star of Les Misérables and Avenue Q
• Ben Thapa of G4 (band)
• Henrik Wager of the Flying Pickets
• Laura Wright of All Angels

References

External links

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

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