National Youth Choir Northern Ireland

National Youth Choir Northern Ireland (NYCNI), previously known as Ulster Youth Choir, was established in 1999 to provide the best of NI’s young singers with the highest quality vocal and choral coaching. Each year, NYCNI works with talented young singers aged 8-24 for Easter courses, Summer residential courses, workshops and concerts. NYCNI receives most of its funding from the Arts Council NI as well as some other local trusts and funds. It currently operates five choirs;

• NYCNI Boys’ Choir (aged 8-11)
• NYCNI Junior Choir (aged 11-14)
• NYCNI Girls’ Choir (aged 14-15)
• NYCNI Training Choir (aged 15-18)
• NYCNI Senior Choir / National Youth Choir of Northern Ireland (flagship choir) (aged 16-24)

It is a registered charity and rebranded to National Youth Choir Northern Ireland (NYCNI) in 2019 after celebrating 20 years as Ulster Youth Choir. NYCNI plans to significantly extend its offering to students and music practitioners in Northern Ireland as part of an ambitious growth plan.

NYCNI has a small team of staff as well as a Board of Directors with experience across a range of different disciplines. Currently, the organisation’s Artistic Director is Andrew Nunn.