NEW IRISH YOUTH CHOIR & SENIOR YOUTH CHOIR
27 July - 1 August 2024 | Ganaway Activity Centre
Youth Choir 2024 is currently fully booked. Contact office@newirisharts.com if you would like to be added to our waiting list.
NEW IRISH YOUTH CHOIR- Current P6 - Year 10
New Irish Youth Choir is a great opportunity to make friends, sing in a fantastic choir and learn more about God. As well as attending the summer residential, you will have opportunities to sing at New Irish events throughout the year.
NEW IRISH SENIOR YOUTH CHOIR- Current Year 11 - Year 14 (Or boys younger than this with changed voices)
New Irish Senior Youth Choir is an extension to the Youth Choir experience, providing a great opportunity for older singers to sing in an SATB choir, develop their musicianship and learn more advanced repertoire, alongside making friends, enjoying fun activities and understanding more about the Christian life.
SUMMER RESIDENTIAL
To be in the Youth Choir or Senior Youth Choir you must attend our summer residential.
27 July to 1 August 2024 | Ganaway Activity Centre
- Over 100 young singers
- 6-day residential course
- Singing workshops
- Crazy games
- Bible teaching
- Day trip
- Work alongside singers from New Irish Choir
- Concert at the end of the week
- Participation in New Irish concerts during the year
Who can join?
YOUTH CHOIR:
Girls and boys with unbroken voices can join in the summer after their P6 year. They can attend their last Youth Choir residential at the end of Year 10, after which they can choose to audition for the New Irish Senior Youth Choir (boys can audition for this as soon as their voices break).
SENIOR YOUTH CHOIR:
Current Year 11 to Year 14 boys and girls are welcome to apply. Boys who are younger than Year 11 with broken voices are also welcome to audition. They can attend their last Youth Choir residential at the end of Year 14, after which they can choose to audition for the New Irish Adult Choir.
What happens at the auditions?
At your audition you need to sing part of a song. Please bring sheet music for the piano to play along. Please don’t bring backing tracks. There is never time to hear the whole song, so we usually hear less than a minute from each person. Here are some of the types of songs people have sung successfully and got into the choir:
- Simple songs like Happy Birthday
- Worship songs like In Christ Alone or Cornerstone
- Musical Theatre songs like Tomorrow or A Million Dreams
- Classical songs that people have prepared for singing exams.
Remember- nobody gets in because of the song they pick- it’s all about your voice. So, make sure the song shows your voice at its best.
After the auditions we write out to parents to let you know if you’re being offered a place, and you’ll be asked to book and pay to secure your place on the residential.
Those auditioning for Senior Youth Choir will also be asked in the audition to do a vocal range check and to learn a short section of a piece using sheet music (with help).
Cost?
The total cost of the week is £335. You can pay in full or in monthly instalments.
If you have two children from one household, please email us before you book as we will apply a discount.
We have a small bursary fund to help people with particular financial difficulties. Please don’t let the cost put you off. For details of the bursary, email office@newirisharts.com
Enquiries for bursaries are dealt with in strict confidence.
The price includes:
- Membership of the choir from July 2024 to June 2025
- Accommodation, food and activities at the residential
- A day trip
- Participation in concerts
- Youth Choir T-shirt (all members)
You can also choose to buy a Youth Choir hoodie, which costs £20.
