The Musical Originals – a group of 28 girls aged between 11 and 18 – travelled to the City of Derry International Choral Festival where they won first prize in the National Youth Competition and the National Female Voices Competition.
They also finished second in the Sacred Music Competition.
More than 60 national and international choirs made up of thousands of singers took part in the five-day singing event in Northern Ireland.
In addition to winning two, the Musical Originals, led by Imogen Nicholls, received the highest score of any choir throughout the event for their performance in the Female Voices Competition gaining a score of 91.6.
Ms Nicholls said: ‘These girls are just a group of teenagers from Jersey but again and again they are winning international competitions and putting Jersey on the map.
‘The judges in the Female Voice Competition could not believe that the girls were so young – these girls are so fantastic and they work so hard, they’re a real credit to the Island.
‘And we were one of the only choirs that sang a capella – without any accompaniment whatsoever – which takes such discipline, dedication and confidence.’
The contest ran from Wednesday 21 October and ended on Sunday.
- The Musical Originals School was set up in 1989, while the choir was formed in 2008.
- The youth choir is open to singers aged between eight and 18 years old.
- It is run by former professional opera singer Imogen Nicholls.
- The choir regularly perform at international competitions and events.
- To date, the ensemble have performed at international competitions in Prague, Rimini and Cincinnati, and performed at major local events, including Royal visits, the annual Fête de Noué celebrations, and in the First World War commemoration ceremony.
- They won three silver medals at the 2014 World Choir Games in Riga.
- Pupils from the school have gone on to study at musical academies, including The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chethams and The Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester
- Some former members are now professional singers.
- Anyone interested in joining the choir should call Imogen on 732374.
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