Central City News: Singing for the Queen; MUSIC.BRUMMIE youngsters will be in fine tune next month when they head to London to perform for the Queen. The City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus The City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus (CBSYC) in Birmingham, England is a youth choir which performs alone, or in association with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO). will be singing at the BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. Proms concert on July 19 in honour of the Queen's 80th birthday. The performance will be aired live on national radio and will also be broadcast on BBC One For the BBC radio station, see . BBC One is the primary television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), and was the first to be launched in the United Kingdom (as the BBC Television Service until 1960, and then renamed BBC tv until 1964). . Chorister Eleanor Nixon, aged 13 and from Redditch, is one of 49 members of the Chorus taking part in the event. She said: "I can't wait. I am extremely excited about it. I'm really looking forward to the night and the chance to perform at the Royal Albert Hall." City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus (Seniors) is a 60-strong section of the Chorus that is open to girls aged 13 to 18. CAPTION(S): EXCITEMENT... City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus to perform in London. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion