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Choirs competing in BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year 2006

Singers from Chantage, winner, BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year 2006.

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Sense of Sound celebrate being named as a wildcard for the Grand Finals

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Sense of Sound singing on stage at the Category Finals

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Singers from Sense of Sound performing at the Grand Final

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Maltman's Singers on stage at the Category Finals

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London Bulgarian Choir singers on stage at the Grand Final

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Choir Invisible singing on stage at the Category Finals

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Choir Invisible singing on stage at the Category Finals

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Hazlegrove Chamber Choir performing on stage at the Category Finals

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Singers cheer as Fulham Prep School Chamber Choir are announced as the BBC Radio 3 Children's Choir of the Year

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Emerald Choir singing at the Category Finals

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Singers from Amabile Girls' Choir performing at the Grand 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.
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5. Voting and Judging
What are our Judges looking for? Find out more.
 
 
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