Capital Children's Choir

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The Capital Children's Choir is a children's choir based in London, England. The choir was founded in 2001 by Artistic Director Rachel Santesso and is currently made up of 120 members aged seven to eighteen. [1] As well as performing classical repertoire, the choir is well known for its choral and orchestral reinterpretations of famous pop songs and since September 2008 their videos have received well over 6.1 million views to date within the popular video-sharing site YouTube. [2]

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History and founder

The Capital Children’s Choir was founded in 2001 when four 10-year-old girls contacted Rachel Santesso and asked her to start a singing club in London. By the end of the year the singing club had grown into a small choir and she took the group to record an album at a local recording studio. Since then, the choir has grown to 120 members and now records each year at Abbey Road Studio. The Capital Children’s Choir also performs regularly at venues in London and abroad. [3] Santesso, a classical soprano, studied voice and organ at the Conservatorio Di Musica F.E. Dall'Abaco di Verona and oboe at the University of Victoria in Canada and has recorded albums of songs by Louis Vierne and Nino Rota. She taught briefly at a primary school in London where she discovered and encouraged the young Lily Allen to become a singer.[ citation needed ]

Performances

The choir's performances include:

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

In the Media

The Capital Children’s Choir has received a significant amount of attention in the press during recent years having gained support from several high-profile artists in the music industry, notably Lady Gaga who has described the choir as “flawless and otherworldly” [16] They have also been featured several times on American blogger Perez Hilton’s website. [17] Other artists who have publicly supported the choir have included Lily Allen, Vanessa Carlton, The Spice Girls and Florence and the Machine. [18] The choir has also received positive press outside of the entertainment industry. The Sunday Times sports journalist and former rugby player Stephen Jones wrote of the choir “The Best Team of the autumn? The Capital Children’s Choir, who sang at Twickenham before the Samoa game. They were delightful and their version of the Samoan anthem was courageous and warming. They brought dignity to the pre-match build-up while across the rest of Europe, ranting reigned. For a few blessed minutes, the atmosphere was allowed to grow on its own. Their invitation should become permanent.” (Sunday Times, November 28, 2010, page 4 Sports section)

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References

  1. ↑ Capital Children's Choir. Bio of Capital Children’s Choir Archived January 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 25 August 2012
  2. ↑ Capital Children’s Choir official Youtube channel Retrieved 06 February 2014
  3. ↑ Capital Children's Choir. Official Bio of Capital Children’s Choir. Retrieved 25 August 2012
  4. ↑ "Malcolm Middleton records at BBC and features children's choir". Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Spice Girls World Tour "Spice Girls World Tour : Photos : Capital Children's Choir". Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012
  6. ↑ Capital Children’s Choir official Youtube channel Retrieved 25 August 2012
  7. ↑ Lily Allen official Lily Allen thanks her mentor Archived July 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 25 August 2012
  8. ↑ The Daily Telegraph Capital Children’s Choir performs national anthems Retrieved 25 August 2012
  9. ↑ Perez Hilton Retrieved 25 August 2012
  10. ↑ Vanessa Carlton features choir on new album Retrieved 25 August 2012
  11. ↑ Official Site of Lady Gaga Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine .
  12. ↑ Conan Show Retrieved 25 August 2012
  13. ↑ Florence And The Machine Official Site. Choir Covers Florence and the Machine. Retrieved 25 August 2012
  14. ↑ Queen Elizabeth II unveils Bomber Command Memorial Retrieved 25 August 2012
  15. ↑ Team USA benefit gala . Retrieved 25 August 2012
  16. ↑ Lady Gaga approves of choir . Retrieved 25 August 2012
  17. ↑ Perez Hilton and Capital Children's Choir Retrieved 25 August 2012
  18. ↑ Lily Allen official "— • Lily Allen • Whats Happening? • —". Archived from the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012
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