The south London community where ‘pioneering’ scholarship choristers are made
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- N’raeah, seven, who has won a fully funded scholarship to one of the UK’s most prestigious musical institutions.
- So was seven-year-old N’raeah, from south London, nervous about auditioning for its internationally renowned choir?
- “No,” she said, beaming. “Everybody’s counting on me to sing beautifully.”
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N’raeah, seven, who has won a fully funded scholarship to one of the UK’s most prestigious musical institutions. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian View image in fullscreen N’raeah, seven, who has won a fully funded scholarship to one of the UK’s most prestigious musical institutions. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian London. The south London community where ‘pioneering’ scholarship choristers are made St John the Divine, Kennington has built one of UK’s largest youth choral programmes in area marked by deprivation
Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondentWed 13 May 2026 19.29 BSTLast modified on Wed 13 May 2026 19.31 BSTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleSt Paul’s Cathedral school, one of the UK’s most prestigious private schools, has long been associated with the musical elite. So was seven-year-old N’raeah, from south London, nervous about auditioning for its internationally renowned choir?
“No,” she said, beaming. “Everybody’s counting on me to sing beautifully.”