THE founding musical director of Barnsley Youth Choir says he is ‘very excited’ about the new choir he’s setting up for adults which he hopes will be something the town can be proud of.

Barnsley Singers is being set up by some of the team which created Barnsley Youth Choir, including musical director Mat Wright.

The first rehearsal next month will be open to everyone with no auditions. But it will otherwise have the same ethos as the hugely successful BYC, which enjoyed a meteoric rise to success since forming in 2009.

Last year they became triple European Champions and reached number seven in the world choir rankings.

Read more in this weeks Barnsley Chronicle