Choir of the Year 2012

The Lowry

Sponsorship opportunities

For 25 years Choir of the Year has brought together thousands of people of all ages to share their passion for singing.

Open to vocal groups of any musical style, Choir of the Year is a platform for the best of Britain’s talent, celebrating the commitment and enthusiasm of singing communities everywhere.

Your business could benefit from partnering Choir of the Year.
Choir of the Year offers a range of exciting opportunities for corporate involvement, from title-sponsorship of the competition to regional event support. Our award-winning sponsorship team can also work with you to create an imaginative community, schools, or stakeholder engagement programme with singing at its heart.

More than 6,500 singers aged from 6-80 regularly take part, performing to live audiences at major venues across the UK. The Grand Final 2008 played out to a capacity audience at London’s Royal Festival Hall and was broadcast on BBC television and radio.

Connecting with communities

Choir of the Year will make you part of the UK’s most popular mass participation activity.


	Increase your regional and national brand visibility

	Connect to major broadcast events Generate positive media messages

	Create links to your business activities through singing, one of the UK’s most popular activities

	Connect with a wide range of audiences across the country

	Create opportunities to involve your employees

For further details please contact info@choiroftheyear.com or telephone 020 7221 7883.

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.