ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2's Young Choristers of the Year 2019
The final of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Young Choristers of the Year 2019 comes from MediacityUK and is presented by Radzi Chinyanganya.
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2βs Young Choristers of the Year 2019 grand final took place at the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic Studios in MediaCityUK. It was hosted by Radzi Chinyanganya and will be broadcast in a special Christmas programme on Radio 2 on Sunday 22nd December at 6pm β when the winners (one girl and one boy) will be awarded the title βΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Young Chorister of the Year 2019β.
The competition now in its 33rd year of broadcast, celebrates young talent singing in churches, chapels, cathedrals and beyond. Eight contestants from around the UK, aged between 11 and 17 years of age, compete in the final. This year they performed in front of a panel of expert judges, including composer and conductor Bob Chilcott (chair of judges), vocal coach to the stars, Carrie Grant, world famous opera singer, Gerald Finley and classical singing star, Camilla Kerslake.
The eight finalists each sang a Christmas Carol and a Christmas Anthem - including Joy to the World, O Holy Night, The First Nowell and In the Bleak Midwinter.
The eight finalists of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2βs Young Choristers of the Year 2019 were:
β’ Charlie Trueman (Wakefield Cathedral)
β’ Cai Thomas (Edgeborough School)
β’ William James (Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace)
β’ William Miles-Kingston (York Minster)
β’ Amelia Horan (Sedburgh School)
β’ Catherine James (Lady Eleanor Holles School)
β’ Lydia South (Lincoln Cathedral)
β’ Anna Haestrup (St Paulβs Girls School)
Producer: Alexa Good
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- Sun 22 Dec 2019 18:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2