LANTERN YOUTH CHOIR
Are you 11-16 years old and love singing? Come and join the Lantern Youth Choir!
Led by Jason Ching, this vibrant and fun Saturday morning choir covers a range of genres from your favourite musicals to pop, gospel and classical.
After rehearsals hang out and enjoy exclusive use of Lantern facilities including table tennis and the Hub.
Join us to develop your vocal technique, make new friends, and experience exciting live performance opportunities. Singers with changing voices are very welcome.
Free trial session available and new members accepted throughout the term.
Spring term starts Sat 10th January 2026
10.30am-11.45am (plus our youth club hour afterwards)
£75 per 10 week term
Email lac@lanternarts.org to book your place today!
Spring term 2026 dates:
10th Jan, 17th Jan, 24th Jan, 31st Jan;
7th Feb, 14th Feb (no session 21st Feb half term), 28th Feb;
7th March, 14th March, 21st March.
Supported by the Co-op
"The youth choir is absolutely amazing - a definite highlight of my son's week. Jason works magic with the children. His attention to singing technique coupled with his sense of fun is the perfect meld for this age group. The choir sings beautifully with such musicality, and the weekly social after rehearsals gives it a unique edge, making it very appealing to teens (with the added benefit of making some lovely new friends outside of school)."
Rehearsal photos
Youth Club hour & end of term party photos
Jason Ching - Lantern Youth Choir leader
Jason was a chorister at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. He later studied music at Royal Holloway and since then, has become a teacher and freelance musician, regularly singing and directing at Holy Trinity, Sloane Square. He enjoys working with young singers on residential choral courses as a section coach with the National Youth Choir, as well as older singers with Wimbledon Oldies Choir - a choir for people with dementia. He also enjoys work as a football coach for the AFC Wimbledon Foundation. www.jasonchingmusic.com
Johnny Keefe - Lantern Youth Choir vocal coach
Jason is frequently joined by Lantern vocal coach, Johnny Keefe. Johnny hails from Boston, Massachusetts, where he was also a chorister and sang in an acapella group with his 3 brothers. At university he sang with the Harvard Opportunes and as a professional actor and singer has worked in the US, the UK and beyond. For the LAC, Johnny has performed leading roles in productions including: Last Train to Nibroc, Bye Bye Birdie (which he also co-directed), Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat and Godspell.