An SJE Arts and Oxford Festival of the Arts collaboration.

The National Youth Choirs of Great Britain Fellowship is a development programme for emerging young professional choral leaders. This group is the 2019-20 cohort.

The programme 'Britain: Old and New' is a wonderful celebration of British composers. The first half spans the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, starting with John Taverner (1490-1545) and ending with William Henry Harris (1883-1973). In the second half, they introduce contemporary works including Judith Weir’s Vertue, a lovely setting of three George Herbert poems, as well as pieces written for them by individuals from the NYCGB Young Composers programme. And to close with a happy ending, Ben Parry’s By the Way I Love You.

Eleanor Bray – Soprano 1
Loren Kell – Soprano 2
Ella Rainbird – Alto 1
Milette Gillow – Alto 2
James Botcher – Tenor 1
Colin Danskin – Tenor 2 (standing in for regular member, David Woods)
Laurence Padfield – Bass 1
Freddie Crowley – Bass 2

This concert is sponsored by The Bishopsdown Trust.