Choir of the Year 2012

2012 AUDITIONS

Sunday 29 January 2012, Buxton Opera House

Results - Choirs of the Day
Children's Category: Lindley Junior School Choir Warwickshire County Choristers Rosendale Chamber Choir Youth Category: Rainbow Connection Youth Choir Ysgol Glanaethwy Juniors Oakham School Chamber Choir Adult Category: Sense of Sound Singers UCLAN Chamber Choir Open Category: Dinas Bran Male Ensemble Vocal Generation Ysgol Glanaethwy Seniors. Highly Commended: Lichfield Gospel Choir (Open)
AM session: 9.45 -13.00 (end time is approximate)

	Choir name	Choir Category

	Lindley School Choir	Children

	Sense of Sound Singers	Children

	Warwickshire County Choristers	Children

	Ysgol Dinas Bran Male Ensemble	Open

	Magic Voices	Adult

	Rainbow Connection Youth Choir	Youth

	Vocal Generation	Open

	Affinity Show Choir	Adult

	The Singer	Youth

PM session: 14.15 -18.00 (end time is approximate)

	Choir name	Choir Category

	Ysgol Glanaethwy Senior Choir	Open

	Oakham School Chamber Choir	Youth

	True Colours Junior Choir	Children

	Ysgol Glanaethwy	Youth

	True Colours Senior Choir	Youth

	UCLan Chamber Choir	Adult

	Lichfield Gospel Choir	Adult

	Colla Voce	Adult

	Rosendale Chamber Choir	Children

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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.