HOME   2012 COMPETITION   EDUCATION & RESOURCES   PREVIOUS WINNERS   MEDIA CENTRE   SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES   CONTACT US   LEARN TO SING MOVING ON UP BBC SINGERS TAKING THE STAGE 2008   Choir of the Year Workshops Develop skills As well as being the UK’s biggest choral competition, Choir of the Year is increasingly becoming recognised for its growing education programme. At the heart of our all our projects are the fantastic choirs and singing leaders who take part in the competition; we draw upon their talent, passion and commitment to inspire others to develop their vocal skills or even start singing in a choir for the first time.       Learn to Sing   Moving on Up   BBC Singers conducting workshops 2009   Taking the Stage 2008 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.