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The competition explained


From January to April 2012 choirs will compete in their allocated Audition venue having entered one of four categories - Children, Youth, Adult and Open. Specially chosen judges provide professional advice and tell choirs their reasons for selecting ‘Choirs of the Day’ at the end of each session. These choirs will go through to the next round, National Selection.

There isn’t a fixed number of Choirs of the Day in each category - the judges can choose any choir which makes the grade. This is because one day might have a much higher overall standard than another and we want to make sure that all the choirs which perform exceptionally well can be considered by the National Selection panel.

Dates and locations are as follows:

Auditions

29 January
4 February
5 February
25 February 
4 March
11 March
17 March
27 May

Buxton Opera House
The Anvil, Basingstoke
Milton Keynes Theatre
Warwick Arts Theatre
Newcastle Theatre Royal
Ulster Hall, Belfast
Exeter University Great Hall
North London Collegiate School

 

 


Audition dates and results

   

Sunday 29 January 2012
Buxton Opera House
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Saturday 4 February 2012
The Anvil Basingstoke
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Sunday 5 February 2012
Milton Keynes Theatre
READ RESULTS
Saturday 25 February 2012
Warwick Arts Theatre
READ RESULTS
Sunday 4 March 2012
Newcastle Theatre Royal
READ RESULTS
Sunday 11 March 2012
Ulster Hall, Belfast
READ RESULTS
Saturday 17 March 2012
Exeter University Great Hall READ RESULTS
Sunday 27 May 2012
North London Collegiate School
The competition explained

 

1. Auditions
From January to April 2012 choirs will compete in their allocated Audition venue having entered one of four categories.. Find out more.

2. National Selection
The National Selection Stage is effectively a moderation round where judges listen again to all of the Choirs of the Day from the Auditions. They will select four choirs in each category to go through to the Category Finals. This stage does not include a live event.
3. Category Finals
Four choirs in each category will perform Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on 6 October 2012. There will be two shows – the Children and Open Finals and the Youth and Adult Finals. Judges will select one winner in each category. Together with two ‘Wildcards’ selected from the remaining finalists, the four category winners will compete at the Grand Final.
Find out more.

4. Grand Final
The final show-down! The best six choirs will compete for the title Choir of the Year 2012 at the Royal Festival Hall on 28 October, broadcast on BBC Radio and TV. The winning choir will receive a trophy and will commission a new choral work, supported by BBC Radio 3.
Find out more.

5. Voting and Judging
What are our Judges looking for? Find out more.
 
 
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