National Youth Choir of Scotland

The National Youth Choir of Scotland is dedicated to providing high-level singing opportunities for Scotland's young singers. Formed in 1996 as a flagship youth choir, its activities have since dramatically expanded to include 4 National Choirs, 10 Area Choirs, a strong educational remit and an extensive range of music publications, CDs and resources, which are available to buy from our online shop. There are over 2,000 young people accross Scotland involved in our activities and the organisation is going from strength to strength. Follow the links on the left hand side to find out more.

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National Youth Choir of Scotland Summer Concerts

The NYCoS Summer concerts dates have been announced. NYCoS will be performing on July 11th at The Younger Hall in St. Andrews at 7.30pm. The NYCoS Training Choir will spend the afternoon of the 11th performing for visitors to Stirling Castle. Saturday 12th July will see the choirs coming together for a concert at Glasgow City Halls at 3.00pm. They will perform a varied repoertoire including Vaughan Williams Lauridsen, Whitacre and Karl Jenkins. Under the direction of the effervescent Christopher Bell, these concerts are worth catching! Click here for ticket details.

Radio Scotland broadcast
The National Girls Choir and National Boys Choir concerts were recorded live for the BBC. The Girls Choir concert was in Perth on 25 March and the repertoire included Letters to Lindbergh by Richard Rodney Bennet, Three Soutar Songs by Sweeney and Cantique de Jean Racine by Fauré. The Boys concert was in St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh and they performed the world premiere of Seven Planets and a Cosmic Rock a commission by NYCoS by Tom Cunningham. The Girls Choir concert will be broadcast on Radio Scotland's Classics Unwrapped on Sunday 11 and 25 May from 8pm - 10pm. The Boys Choir will be broadcast on the same programme on Sunday 8 and 29 June.

Become a NYCoS Friend

Due to the rapid growth of the organisation, NYCoS decided to develop the Friends scheme. There are now 5 different categories of Friend to choose from: NYCoS Friend, Family Friend, forte Friend, Alumni Friend and Corporate Friend. Benefits include information about NYCoS concerts and events, discounts on concert tickets and invites to interval receptions. NYCoS depends greatly on the support of its Friends and if you are interested in becoming one, please contact the NYCoS office for more information on 0141 287 2856 or by email.

Seven Planets and a Cosmic Rock

After the success of the last commission for Boys Choir, The Saga of the Seven Days, the National Youth Choir of Scotland invited Tom Cunningham to write another cantata. Once again, Tom has teamed up with lyricist Derek Roberts who provided witty, interesting and thought-provoking texts for the new work Seven Planets and a Cosmic Rock. It received its world premiere on 8th April at St Mary’s Cathedral in Edinburgh by the National Boys Choir, under the expert guidance of Christopher Bell. Seven Planets and a Cosmic Rock is now available to buy on the NYCoS Shop

Music - A pathway to learning

NYCoS are thrilled to announce that Aberdeen University will be running a Continuing Professional Development course at Masters level called Music, A Pathway to Learning. It has been an aspiration of NYCoS for a number of years to be involved in a formal Kodály qualification and we have developed a good working relationship with the music department at the University of Aberdeen. The course will run in August and is aimed at Primary Class Teachers and Primary Music Specialists. Click here for more information.

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News - Summer 2007

	General Manager steps down
	PR person arrives
	Aberdeen University to start Kodály based CPD course
	NYCoS in Loretto Over Easter
	NYCoS Tour Hungary 2007
	NYCoS sing at Proms in the Park
	Two New NYCoS Area Choirs for September 2007

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National Youth Choir of Scotland
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