Gwyn Arch
Young Singers' Competition
A competition to find the best young singers in the south of England.
Our 2026 Young Singers Competition is now CLOSED for entries
Why not join us at the Winners Gala Concert on Saturday 27th June
Winners of the gwyn arch young singers' competition 2026
Congratulations to the winners of the inaugural Gwyn Arch Young Singers' Competition. The standard was amazingly high. These talented young people have a great future ahead of them.
Lucy John 17-21
Pippa Dover 14-16
Eva Walker 10-13
Marc Rodrigues 10-13
One of our 2023 winners
(10-13 age group)
One of our 2024 winners
(14-16 age group)
- Young Adult. Ages 17–21
- Youth. Ages 14–16
- Junior. Ages 10–13
An opportunity for talented young singers!
Participants (soloists but duets will be considered) will be invited to auditions to perform a balanced and varied programme of their own choice of not more than 10 minutes singing time. At first, we ask you to submit a short video of your performance. Use the link below and fill in your details on the form to let us know you are interested. Then send us your video using WeTransfer, details are given with the application form.
Selection will be based on a suitable repertoire for the age and voice and may include; songs from the shows; sacred songs; folk songs; and ‘classical’, but should not be a ‘pop’ song.
After the assessment of submitted performance videos there will be live auditions.
Winners were required to perform at an ‘All Winners’ Concert’
Each participant who is selected to take part in the live auditions will receive feedback on their performance and will also receive a certificate
Financial Rewards
Prizes
A prize will be awarded to the winners of each age group.
Junior (10-13): £100
Youth (14-16): £200
Young adult (17-21): £300
Your age category: you must be no older than the upper age of your category
Young Singers
Why not give it a go?
Click on the relevant button below and fill in the form below to let us know that you are interested in entering the competition. Then, if possible, make a short video of your song and send it to us.
You may want to record your song with an accompanist or, you can use a backing track for your video.
If you are selected to come for an audition we would advise that you attend with an accompanist although this is not compulsory.
A panel of judges will assess the submitted videos and then ask a shortlist of singers to attend a live audition in Reading
Gwyn Arch MBE
Gwyn Arch MBE (1931-2021) founded Reading Male Voice Choir in 1971 and was the Musical Director until 2015.
A Composition Fellow of Trinity College, London, and a Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music. He composed hundreds of songs and choral works, particularly arrangements for both mixed and male voices. He is one of the most frequently performed arrangers of male choir music in the country.
Gwyn was awarded the MBE for services to music in Berkshire in the 2006 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
The 2026 Young Singers Competition is now CLOSED for entries: Why not join us at the Winners Gala Concert on Saturday 27th June
Why not
Give it a try?
We are hugely grateful to our sponsors who have enabled us to create this competition
