BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year

BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year, the UK’s largest amateur singing competition and the inspiration behind BBC1’s Last Choir Standing is holding its prestigious Category Finals, featuring the UK’s top singing talent at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on 8 and 9 November, as part of Liverpool European Capital of Culture Year. Tickets are now on sale at the Philharmonic Hall’s box office: 0151 709 378.

TV stars Aled Jones (Songs of Praise) and Suzi Digby (Judge, Last Choir Standing) lead the two-day singing extravaganza, providing top quality entertainment for all the family including:

Pitch perfect performance: 24 of the finest amateur choirs in the country – in styles from gospel and hip hop to barbershop and traditional – attempt to out perform each other as they sing to win a place at the Grand Final at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday 7 December. Choirs in the Category Finals have beaten over 180 others to reach this point. Only six will go through to the Grand Final.
Discovering their hidden singing talent: Audience members can unleash their inner popstar during audience sing-alongs and workshops.
Live judges’ feedback: Feel the tension and witness the drama as Suzi Digby and Howard Goodall, the Government’s ‘music tsar’ and composer of famous theme tunes including Mr Bean, Blackadder and The Vicar of Dibley provide live feedback on each choir’s performance. Which choirs will make it through to the Grand Final?
A building filled with song: five children’s choirs perform throughout the weekend in the foyer as part of Sing Up’s Taking the Stage.
TICKETS AND TIMINGS:
BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year 2008 Category Finals at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BP:

Saturday 8 November: Youth Final 2.30 – 5.30pm, Adult Final 7 – 10 pm.
Sunday 9 November: Children’s Final 2.30 – 5.30pm. Open Final – 7 – 10pm
Tickets £12. Each show is three hours with intervals. Box Office: 0151 709 378

Live from Liverpool
Highlights of the Liverpool Category Finals are broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s The Choir on Sunday 16 November and Sunday 23 November at 6.30pm, presented by Aled Jones.

The Grand Finals are broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 8 December and BBC Four - see TV Listings. For full information about the competition, please visit www.choiroftheyear.co.uk.

Dates

Opening 2008 8 Nov 2008 - 9 Dec 2008