Youth Choir

Our choir for singers aged 14–25

Are you a singer aged 14-25 and looking to take part in the Three Choirs Festival? Look no further than our Youth Choir!

Giving young singers in the local community a chance to perform with some of the UK's top orchestras, ensembles and soloists, the Youth Choir is one of the best ways to gain valuable experience in concert.

Previous performances include:

Chilcott: Mass for Peace and Reconcilliation (Premiere) with the Flowers Band (conducted by Samuel Hudson)

Venables: Requiem with the Philharmonia Orchestra (conducted by Adrian Partington)

The Pilgrim's Progress with the British Youth Opera and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Charlotte Corderoy)

The Pilgrim's Progress @ Gloucester 2023

Credit: Dale Hodgetts

Youth Choir members singing on stage
Credit: James O'Driscoll 2025

What will you sing?

This year the Youth Choir will perform with the world-class Philharmonia Orchestra, and also be joined by renowned baritone and Honorary Patron of the Three Choirs Festival Roderick Williams and celebrated conductor Martyn Brabbins. The programme for this year's concert includes:

Wood
Never weather-beaten sail
Sumsion
They that go down to the sea in ships
Cecilia McDowall
Ave Maris Stella
Stanford
Songs of the Fleet

The Youth Choir will also perform in an Evensong service at Gloucester Cathedral, featuring Wood's O Thou the Central Orb and Evening Service in Eb (No 2) led by renowned conductor and Youth Choir alumna Charlotte Corderoy.

More details about the 2026 Festival programme are due to be released in March.

Rehearsal Schedule and Dates

Members of the Three Choirs Festival Youth Choir commit themselves to attending all rehearsals, according to the schedule below:

Thursday 23 July

10am – 4pm
rehearsal @ St John’s Northgate Church Hall, Gloucester

Friday 24 July

10am – 4pm
rehearsal @ St John’s Northgate Church Hall, Gloucester

Sunday 26 July

1.15pm – 5pm
rehearsal @ St John’s Northgate Church Hall, Gloucester / Gloucester Cathedral

5.30pm
Evensong

Monday 27 July

10am – 1pm
rehearsal @ St John’s Northgate Church

Tuesday 28 July

9.30am – 12.30pm
rehearsal @ Gloucester Cathedral

7.30pm
concert @ Gloucester Cathedral


'The performance was a triumph in every respect. Masterfully conducted by Adrian Partington, the Youth Choir gave an outstanding account of the music.'

- John Quinn | Seen and Heard International