The south London community where ‘pioneering’ scholarship choristers are made

“St John the Divine, Kennington has built one of UK’s largest youth choral programmes in area marked by deprivation St Paul’s Cathedral school, one of the UK’s most prestigious private schools, has long been associated with the musical elite. So was seven-year-old N’raeah, from south London, nervous about auditioning for its internationally renowned choir? “No,” she said, beaming. “Everybody’s counting on me to sing beautifully.” Continue reading...

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