Rebekah is on song

A YOUNG singer from Lymm has been selected for the National Youth Chamber Choir’s inaugural fellowship programme.
Rebekah Jones, an alto, 22, will join seven other young singers from across the country who have been selected for the programme.
Since graduating from Kings College London, Rebekah has worked as a professional freelance singer.
She is a former member of Halle Youth Choir and Orchestra and is looking to develop high-level musicianship skills through the scheme.
The National Youth Chamber Choir is the senior ensemble of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain.
The Fellowship will run from September for 12 months and is a brand new professional development programme which aims to create the most highly-skilled and multi-talented young choral singers in the UK.
It offers a unique package of training and benefits to prepare the singers for professional musicianship.
More than 50 singers applied for the programme and, following a rigorous three-round audition process which included solo performance, sight-reading of contemporary vocal scores, on-the-spot improvisation and ensemble work, eight of the UK’s best young singers were appointed to the exclusive programme.
The mixed-voice octet will form the elite core of the 24-voice National Youth Chamber Choir and will perform throughout the UK and abroad, both with the choir and as a solo ensemble.
The singers will each receive an award of £4,000 for the 50 days of engagements and training including concerts, international events, educational projects, and recording weekends with the option to earn more through additional performances.