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National Youth Choir Recordings Celebrates 10 Years!

October 2025 marks 10 years since National Youth Choir Recording's first releases, Agincourt Song and Voices for Today. To celebrate, we've created a short documentary featuring singers, composers and collaborators telling the story of our recording label and what it means to them.


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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Kōng Guān

Rockey Sun Keting

National Youth Choir (15-18 Years)
Elinor Cooper (conductor)

Released 21 February 2025
NYCR-0124


Kōng Guān is a new commission from London-based China-born composer Sun Keting, recorded for the first time by the finest singers aged 15-18 from across the UK. This meditative piece uses repeated chant-like figures to bring to life words from the revered Taoist text, Qingjing Jing. The lyrics reflect philosophical ideas about emptiness, tranquility, aiming to capture a sense of profound stillness and wisdom.

Commissioned by National Youth Choir with kind support from Dorico (National Youth Choir's Principal Innovation Sponsor).

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Track list

1. Kōng Guān - Sun Keting - 04:30

Recorded at Queen Margaret’s School, Escrick (24 August 2024)

Soloists

Sopranos: Lillian S, Fenella T, Charlotte L
Alto: Francesca L
Tenor: Sumner Y 
Bass: Tobes L

Production Team

Producer: Josh Quinlan
Recording Engineer: David Jones


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