National Youth Choir of Scotland listing on Broadway Baby

The nation's leading youth choir performs a poignant and poetic programme of works.

The National Youth Choir of Scotland (NYCOS) is one of the nations most accomplished musical ensembles, giving performances of remarkable precision and power under founding director Christopher Bell.

Joining forces with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and two vocal soloists, the choir performs two iconic works of 20th-century choral music to soothe, intrigue and inspire.

Benjamin Britten turned to idiosyncratic poetry by 18th-century mystic Christopher Smart in his larger-than-life Rejoice in the Lamb. The piece imagines animals, musical instruments, and even letters of the alphabet offering their unconventional praise to the Creator.

Maurice Durufl created one of the centurys most moving expressions of hope and consolation in his Requiem. A poignant response to the brutality of the Second World War, yet looking back to the melodies of Gregorian chant, it offers beauty and compassion in its sensuous solos and choruses.

The teaching ideas of Zoltan Kodly have been central to the work of NYCOS for 25 years. At 4pm, before the concert, join Christopher Bell and 200 singers from all over Scotland in a high-energy presentation exploring how it all works.

Held in memory of Michael Shipley

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

National Youth Choir of Scotland

Christopher Bell Conductor

Catriona Morison Mezzo Soprano

Paul Grant Baritone

Britten Rejoice in the Lamb (arr. Imogen Holst)

Durufl Requiem

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