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Olivia Shotton Peter Hooper, chairman of HCC, said: “This will also be the first opportunity to welcome Olivia Shotton, the choir’s new conductor. The first concert on October 9 will feature the Vivaldi Gloria, supported by similarly joyous early and not-so-early music and on December 5 the choir will be celebrating Advent and Christmas. “The choir has been working with Olivia online since January (in English, French, German, Latin and Swedish) and is looking forward to resuming in person rehearsals, very shortly – socially distanced, of course. Olivia’s appointment was delayed by t...

writes Declan Carey. London Youth Choirs (LYC) West conductor Olivia Shotton led the online taster session for around 30 kids which involved singing exercises and learning about musical notes. Covid-19 has hit music lessons in schools hard with a December report by the Incorporated Society of Musicians revealing 68% of primary school teachers said music provision was being reduced and 72% of primary schools no longer organise extra-curricular activities. Co-founder and artistic director of LYC Rachel Staunton, 36, said: “Singing is a natural and joyful form of expression for childre...