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National Youth Choir Recordings was established in 2015. It shows the full breadth of music sung by the UK's finest young singers aged 9-25 as well as our Fellowship Ensemble and alumni.

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A Red, Red Rose

James Mulholland

National Youth Boys' Choir of Great Britain
Andy McTaggart (conductor)
Adam Hope (piano)

Released 25 January 2024
NYCR-0113(A)


This piece is a setting of a beautiful poem by Robert Burns, which describes the narrator's deep and endless love - beautiful, vivid, and fresh as a flower that has just recently bloomed. The music reflects this perfectly, capturing the romance of the text, as well as the tragedy of the lover's death. 

This setting, composed by American composer James Mulholland for lower voices and piano, allows the changing voices of the National Youth Boys Choir (9-15 years) to explore serene harmonies and heartfelt melodies, creating their own sensitive rendition of these well-known words.

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Track list

1. A Red, Red Rose (Arr. for Choir by James Mulholland) (James Mulholland) - 03:26

Recorded at Harrogate Ladies' College (18 August 2023)

Production Team

Producer: Josh Quinlan
Engineer: Dave Rowell


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