Emerging Professional Artists programmeThe National Youth Choir exists to provide exciting and inclusive creative opportunities for all young people. Our Emerging Professional Artists programme, supports choral leaders and composers 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. Home Apply now Read all blogs See all alumni Watch our 2025 Showcase Welcome to our 2025 Emerging Professional Artists Showcase! This February, we celebrated the huge successes and invaluable contributions of our outgoing Emerging Professional Artists at an in-person event, and I'm delighted to share the recording of that performance with you here. Watch along for a snapshot into the exciting and dynamic year our 2024 cohort have had, and an introduction to our 2025 cohort of musicians: ten phenomenal artists from across the UK who care passionately about choral music, music education and new music. Our Emerging Professional Artists schemes offer a fully funded, year-long programme of professional development opportunities to early career professionals from a diverse range of backgrounds and musical genres. Our Fellows, Composers and Conductors are at the heart of the National Youth Choir community, working closely with our staff, artists and singers during their year of professional development and beyond. This year, we are celebrating ten years of our Emerging Professional Artist scheme. Over the past decade, we have worked with 82 artists; we are extremely proud of their many wonderful achievements, and the very many ways in which they continue to enrich the work of National Youth Choir and the wider choral world. - Lucy Hollins, Creative Director Read the Showcase programme Flick through a digital version of our printed programme to follow the running order and read biographies for our graduating Emerging Professional Artists. view programme Explore our 2024 Commissions Listen to all eight pieces written by our 2024 Young Composers in our recent NMC Recordings release: Young Composers 6. Listen now Read Olivia's Showcase write-up Hear from 2024 Fellow Olivia about her experience of performing in the Showcase, reconnecting with old friends and making new contacts across the choral industry. Read more Emerging Professional Artists programme supporters Showcase Performers National Youth Choir Fellowship Ensemble Katie Meredith - Soprano (2025 National Youth Voices) Imogen Moore - Soprano (2024 Fellow) Olivia Earl - Alto (2024 Fellow) Benedict Goodall - Alto (2021 Fellow)Timothy Peters - Tenor (2022 Fellow) William Searle - Tenor (2016 Fellow) Adam Hilton - Bass (2024 Fellow)Daniel Rodríguez-Tíjaro - Bass (2024 Fellow) Joanna Tomlinson - Conductor Gabrielle Chudi - 2024 Young ConductorFrankie Richards - 2024 Young ConductorJason Ching - Conductor (Finale, 2022 Fellow) Katie O'Connor - BSL Interpreter National Youth Choir Young Composers 2024 Áine MallonCameron Biles-LiddellCrystalla SerghiouJamie Powe National Youth Choir Fellowship 2024 Adam HiltonDaniel Rodríguez-TíjaroImogen MooreOlivia Earle National Youth Choir Young Conductors 2024 Gabrielle ChudiFrankie Richards National Youth Choir Young Composers 2025 Esther BerswedenFraz IrelandKornélia NemcováRyan Morgan National Youth Choir Fellowship 2024 Andrew MooreKwankaew RuangtrakoolMegan WebbPeter Hicks National Youth Choir Young Conductors 2025 Josh QuinlanLiv Muir Composer (Finale)Nathan James Dearden (2019 Young Composer) Production Team Ruth Evans - DirectorJosh Quinlan - Technical DirectorRebecca Anderson - Project ManagerLucy Hollins - Creative DirectorGary Aggett - Playback Content VideographerBen Tomlin - Director of Photography & EditorKamau Kelly - Camera OperatorDavid Jones - Audio EngineerEve Powers - Head of CommunicationsEmma Hall - Communications ManagerSolution Group - Visual Identity Manage Cookie Preferences