The Music Office Youth Choir achieves outstanding results at the Singapore International Choral Festival 2016 and won wide acclaims.

As part of the Music Office's International Youth Music Exchange Programme, the 64-member Youth Choir was led by conductor and Senior Music Officer of the Music Office Dr Angelina Au to take part for the first time in the Singapore International Choral Festival 2016 held in August. The Choir won Gold Awards in the Equal Voices (aged 25 and below category), Mixed Voices (aged 25 and below category) and Musica Sacra (open category) in the competition. The Choir was also named the champion in the Equal Voices and Mixed Voices categories.

The Choir performed at the University Cultural Centre Theatre of the National University of Singapore and the prestigious Concert Hall of Esplande and won wide acclaims. The repertoire consisted of sacred selections and contemporary highlights, including Palestrina's Sicut Cervus, A. Scarlatti's Exsultate Deo, Tavener's Mother of God, Here I Stand, Wikander's Kung Liljekonvalje and Powell's Still I Rise. The Choir also seized the opportunity to have music exchanges with the Pioneer Junior College Choir from Singapore.