Glenmachan Church Hall was the venue for our Belfast end of year festivals. Over 200 students entertained friends and proud family members in an action packed celebration of dance and drama. Our four festivals played to full houses and we sincerely thank our adjudicators Aileen Browne, Sheelagh O’Kane and Jennifer Reid for being so supportive of our students.
We were delighted to be able to present our “Who I Am” showcase to a full house on Saturday 26th March. Due to industrial action, we couldn’t perform in Belfast City Hall however we are most grateful to Professor Jonathan Heggarty MBE, Principal of Stranmillis University College and his colleagues for allowing us to use the theatre at Stranmillis.
Our cast of 70 talented dancers and actors received a richly deserved standing ovation! Special guests included the Lord Mayor of Belfast Cllr. Kate Nicholl, Louise Warde Hunter, Principal of Belfast Metropolitan College and former Lord Mayor of Belfast Dr. David K Alderdice OBE, who was the first Chair of the Youth Lyric board. The evening was hosted by broadcaster and lecturer Lynda Bryans, Chair of the Youth Lyric Board of trustees.
“Who I Am” was staged in partnership with Belfast Metropolitan College and talented music students provided pre show entertainment and recorded vocal and instrumental recordings which contributed greatly to the performance.
Front of house administration and the fundraising ballot was organised with great professionalism by Events Management students.
The poster design competition was won by Sean Tierney, a talented Graphic Design student while students on the Foundation Degree in Cyber Security and Networking Infrastructure designed a powerful mental health PowerPoint presentation which was the subject of much positive feedback.
On Saturday 22nd January over 60 students, staff and friends of Youth Lyric attended the matinee performance of the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time at the Grand Opera House. It was a fantastic performance thoroughly enjoyed by everyone followed by great food at Scalini Restaurant.
We were delighted when our brilliant former student Cllr. Kate Nicholl, chose Youth Lyric as one of her Lord Mayor charities.
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Lord Mayor of Belfast Cllr Kate Nicholl, Lord Mayor of Belfast wearing her new YL beanie and holding our ' hot off the press' 2022 calendar! Thank you for having us @belfastchristmasmarketofficial.
Read MoreSara Long, Chief Executive of the Education Authority (EA) has been appointed to join Youth Lyric on the Board of Trustees. Sara took up post as Chief Executive of the EA on 1st April 2019
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce our forthcoming trip to the Grand Opera House to see The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time on Saturday 22 January 2022 at 14.30pm followed by dinner at Scalini restaurant.
Read MoreAs we’re moving into a new phase now and after so much has happened since we last had our face to face classes we have had to adapt and make some changes in where and when we run our classes.
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Congratulations to Kate Nicholl, our former student, on being elected Lord Mayor of Belfast. We wish you all the best with your new position. Thank you for inspiring our students to dream big.
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