The Royal School of Church Music's Millennium Youth Choir is a British choir for singers between the ages of 16 and 23. It is the RSCM's leading national choir.[1]
In 1999, George Carey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, suggested its formation and gave its first performance at the Millennium Dome in London.[2]
The choir has approximately 40 auditioned members in each season. It meets 3 times a year for courses around the United Kingdom and abroad, singing in churches and cathedrals.
The choir has been led by several conductors associated with the RSCM:
The choir has made numerous broadcasts for the BBC on Radio 2, Radio 3, Radio 4, Radio Wales and BBC One on the Songs of Praise programme.[3]
In September 2009, the choir made its BBC Proms debut joining members of other UK-based youth choirs to perform Handel's Messiah at the Royal Albert Hall with the Northern Sinfonia that Nicholas McGegan conducted.
In 2002 the choir recorded their first album, '