Choir of the Year 2012

Choir of the Year Grand Final, 2010

	Left to right: Presenters Josie d'Arby and Aled Jones look on as 20 year-old Jeremy Loyd from the Wellensian Consort lifts the Choir of the Year 2010 winner’s trophy Credit: © Oliver Dixon / Imagewise DOWNLOAD HIRES PICTURES

	The Wellensian Consort take the stage at the Choir of the Year 2010 Grand Final at the Royal Festival Hall Credit: © Oliver Dixon / Imagewise DOWNLOAD HIRES PICTURES

	The Wellensian Consort take the stage at the Choir of the Year 2010 Grand Final at the Royal Festival Hall Credit: © Oliver Dixon / Imagewise DOWNLOAD HIRES PICTURES

	The Wellensian Consort take the stage at the Choir of the Year 2010 Grand Final at the Royal Festival Hall Credit © Oliver Dixon / Imagewise DOWNLOAD HIRES PICTURES

	Left to right: Ed Vaizey MP, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries presents the Choir of the Year 2010 winner’s trophy to 20 year-old Jeremy Loyd from the Wellensian Consort Credit © Oliver Dixon / Imagewise DOWNLOAD HIRES PICTURES

	Left to right: Bill Kallaway, Founder and Chairman of Choir of the Year, Jeremy Loyd from the Wellensian Consort and Ed Vaizey MP, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries Credit © Oliver Dixon / Imagewise 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.
Find out more.

5. Voting and Judging
What are our Judges looking for? Find out more.