Choir of the Year 2012

BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year Category Finals 2008 - Sing Up


	Sing up and David perform Caption: School children from the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year 'Taking the Stage' project, in association with Sing Up, perform at the Category Finals with David Lawrence Credit: Jason Lock DOWNLOAD HIRES PICTURES

	Sing up kids onstage Caption: School children from the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year 'Taking the Stage' project, in association with Sing Up, perform at the Category Finals Credit: Jason Lock DOWNLOAD HIRES PICTURES

	Sing up kids in bar Caption: Youth Category winners Taplow Youth Choir perform onstage at the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year Youth Category Final. Credit: Jason Lock DOWNLOAD HIRES PICTURES

	Sing up kids in bar close up Caption: School children from the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year 'Taking the Stage' project, in association with Sing Up, perform in the public spaces of the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall at the Category Finals Credit: Jason Lock DOWNLOAD HIRES PICTURES

	Sing up kids in bar little boy Caption: School children from the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year 'Taking the Stage' project, in association with Sing Up, perform in the public spaces of the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall at the Category Finals Credit: Jason Lock DOWNLOAD HIRES PICTURES

	Sing up big kids in bar Caption: School children from the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year 'Taking the Stage' project, in association with Sing Up, perform in the public spaces of the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall at the Category Finals Credit: Jason Lock DOWNLOAD HIRES PICTURES

	Sing up performance in bar with audience Caption: Spectators enjoy watching School children from the BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year 'Taking the Stage' project, in association with Sing Up, perform in the public spaces of the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall at the Category Finals Credit: Jason Lock DOWNLOAD HIRES PICTURES

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.
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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.