Emerging Professional Artist programmes

The National Youth Choir exists to provide exciting and inclusive creative opportunities for all young people. 

As part of this remit, our Emerging Professional Artists programme, supports young singers, composers and conductors as they emerge into the professional world. It aims to address inequalities in the music industry by creating professional development pathways for those who are under-represented in choral music. Participants in our Emerging Professional Artists programmes work closely with the National Youth Choir (18-25 years) and our other choirs.


Tune in from 6.30pm on Wednesday 28 February to watch performances and interviews from our 2023 and 2024 Emerging Professional Artists. 

đź“Ť Broadcast from VOCES8 Centre, London 
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Listen to music by our 2023 Young Composers ➡️ https://bit.ly/3uNIyHv
More on our Emerging Professional Artist programmes ➡️
https://bit.ly/3UOxgxk
Meet our 2024 Young Conductors ➡️
https://bit.ly/3SQDw57
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Showcase 2024 Credits

National Youth Choir Fellowship Ensemble
Ailsa Campbell - Soprano (2019-20 Fellow)
Emily Varney - Soprano (2023 Fellow)
Sarina Rattan - Alto (2023 Fellow)
Olivia Shotton - Alto (2022 Fellow)
Timothy Peters - Tenor (2022 Fellow)
Chris O’Leary - Tenor (2023 Fellow)
Antonio Oliveira - Bass (2023 Fellow)
Jason Ching - Bass (2022 Fellow)

Nicholas Chalmers - Conductor
Olivia Shotton - Conductor (Finale)

National Youth Choir Young Composers 2023
Millicent B James
Emily Hazrati
Alex Tay
Will Harmer

National Youth Choir Fellowship 2023
Emily Varney
Sarina Rattan
Chris O’Leary
Antonio Oliveira

National Youth Choir Young Composers 2024
Áine Mallon
Cameron Biles-Liddell
Jamie Powe
Crystalla Serghiou

National Youth Choir Fellowship 2024
Imogen Moore
Olivia Earl
Daniel Rodríguez-Tíjaro
Adam Hilton

Composer (Finale)
Kristina Arakelyan (Young Composer 2021)

Production Team
Ruth Evans - Showcase Director
Josh Quinlan - Audio Producer
Gary Aggett - Video Editor
Ben Tomlin - VT Recordist
Rebecca Anderson - Showcase Manager
Tim Croall & Emma Hall Showcase - Build & Broadcast

VOCES8 Studios
Tom Mungall - Director of Photography & Audio
Caitlin Pittol-Neville - Camera Operator
Aytan Buyukoglu - Studio Coordinator
Paul Smith - Chief Executive