Choir of the year logo
 
2012 AUDITIONS



Saturday 17 March 2012, Exeter University Great Hall

Results - Choirs of the Day


Youth Category:

  • Cotswold Children's Youth Choir
  • Cor y Cwm
  • Highcliffe Junior Choir

Adult Category:

  • Salvacosta
  • Impromptu
  • Dulce Corum
  • Les Chansonelles

Open Category :

  • New Forest Chamber Choir
  • Maria Fidelis Convent School Gospel Choir

Highly Commended :

  • Thomas Hardye School Sixth Form Singers



AM session: 9.45-13.30 (end time is approximate)

  Choir name Choir Category

Highcliffe Junior Choir

Youth

Avon Valley College Vocal Group

Youth

P&P Singers

Adult

Côr Y Cwm

Youth

New Harmony Ladies' Choir

Adult

Renaissance

Adult

Dulce Corum

Adult

Les Chansonelles

Adult

PM session: 14.30 -18.00 (end time is approximate)

  Choir name Choir Category

Salvacosta

Adult

Cotswold Children's Youth Choir

Youth

Impromptu

Adult

One Accord

Adult

Swish

Open

New Forest Chamber Choir

Open

Thomas Hardye School 6th Form Singers

Open

Maria Fidelis Convent School Gospel Choir Youth

The Chicken Soup Choir

Open

Evolution Adult
Angelic Voices Youth
 

Exeter Northcott Theatre Box Office
01392 493 493

   




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.
 
 
Click here to go to Kallaway website Arts Council