Choir of the Year 2012 - Category Finals

CATEGORY FINALS

2pm: Children and Open Choirs Final
7pm: Adult and Youth Choirs Final

Presenter: Greg Beardsell
Judges: Stuart Barr, Shirley Court and Paul Mealor

This year Choir of the Year visits Manchester’s stunning Bridgewater Hall for the Category Finals.

After months of preparation, each choir has just 8 minutes to impress a panel of expert judges including Paul Mealor, the composer behind the Military Wives’ hit song ‘Wherever you are’ and music for the royal wedding.

Presented by Greg Beardsell and with opportunities for everyone to join in the singing, we some of the UK’s finest choirs, performing classical favourites to modern ‘Glee’ style arrangements and everything in between.

Children’s Category
Four Oaks Cluster Choir
Heathmount School Bax Choir
Lindley Junior School Choir
Rosendale Chamber Choir

Youth Category
Cor y Cwm
Methodist College Girls’ Choir
Rainbow Connection Youth Choir
Ysgol Glanaethwy Juniors

Adult Category
Choros Amici
Les Sirenes
Surrey Hills Chamber Choir
UCLAN

Open Category
The Alleycats
The Oxford Gargoyles
The Voice Squad
Ysgol Glanaethwy Senior Choir

The category winners will be announced at the end of each show. Two 'Wildcards' chosen from the remaining finalists will be announced at the end of the Youth & Adult final. The six finalists will then compete at the Grand Final at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday 28 October.

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Choir of the Year 2012
Category Finals
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 6 October

	2pm, Children’s and Open Choirs Final

	7pm, Youth and Adult Choirs Final

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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.