The sound of a choir can stop you in your tracks. Think of how wonderful 1,000 young voices, combined with experienced musicians and entertainers, would sound. Imagine the untapped young talent in your community unleashed on stage.

That’s the powerful experience of Beyond Words.

The extraordinary concert showcases 1,000 voices in one life-changing experience for all. The choir consists of local young people aged between 8 and 23, supported by a team of local young people, aged between 16 and 18, who design, organise and manage the event.

The teenagers involved in the organisation are trained using our Hybu Pobl Ifanc Programme, which is Welsh for Promoting Young People. The training (which is delivered in English) helps to enhance the leadership, volunteering and entrepreneurial skills of the young people. We also have stage and musical professionals to support the choir and teachers.

We work closely with local schools, colleges and universities and purposefully feature people from a variety of backgrounds in our events. Each participant is welcomed into the Beyond Words family and their journey with us allows music, friendship and a new found confidence to impact their everyday lives and help with their future career paths.

We ensure high levels of professionalism and pizzazz. In previous years our choir and orchestra have performed alongside household names such as Lee Mead and other stars of Casualty, Holby City and the West End. For our 2020 shows we are thrilled to welcome back America’s Got Talent (2015) winner, ventriloquist and comedian Paul Zerdin.

After six hugely successful shows in Cardiff, we are now aiming to give young people in England the same opportunity.