HOME   2012 COMPETITION   EDUCATION & RESOURCES   PREVIOUS WINNERS   MEDIA CENTRE   SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES   CONTACT US   . Press releases and images for Choir of the Year are below. For further information please contact Helen Price at Kallaway on 0207 221 7883 or helen.price@kallaway.com Press Release 2012   29 October 2012: Les Sirènes is Crowned Choir of the Year 2012     12 October 2012: UK’s top singing groups go head to head in the Choir of the Year 2012 Grand Final     12 October 2012: Britain’s top Choirs go head-to-head in Manchester     20 December 2011: Sing It To Win It! Choir Of The Year Returns in 2012     Picture Library 2012   Choir of the Year Grand Final 2012     Choir of the Year Category Finals 2012     Press Release Archive   Press Releases - 2010 Competition Picture Library Archive   Choir of the Year Grand Final, 2010     BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year Grand Final 2008     BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year Category Finals 2008     BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year Category Finals 2008 - Sing Up     Choirs competing in BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year 2006     For a wider range of images please contact Helen Price at Kallaway on 0207 221 7883 or helen.price@kallaway.com 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.