A YOUNG local singer has won a place to sing in an international choir for a month (pictured front).

Robert Meinardi, a 17-year-old tenor from Pickering was picked to sing with the International Bach Academy Festival Choir made up of 25 nationalities.

The tour runs until the middle of September and during the trip the Ampleforth college pupil, Robert, has had a solo part.

The choir, who are performing concerts in Bonn and Berlin, have their own website. You can catch up on their day-to-day activities by going to www.festivalensemble.org.

Updated: 10:37 Thursday, September 06, 2001