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Choir of the Year 2012 Grand Final

From the Royal Festival Hall, London, Aled Jones introduces highlights of performance by the six choirs who competed in the Grand Final of the Choir of the Year 2012 competition.

Aled Jones introduces highlights from the Grand Final of Choir of the Year 2012 which took place recently at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Over the past few months more than 5,000 singers from 138 singing groups have taken part in this prestigious amateur competition, performing in venues up and down the country. In the final stage of the competition, that number is whittled down to just six choirs, the winners of the four categories - Children, Youth, Adult and Open along with two wildcards. Hear how they sang their hearts out in repertoire ranging from jazz to classical favourites in a bid to win the coveted title.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 11 Nov 2012 17:00

Music Played

  • Libby Larsen

    Jack's Valentine

    Performers: Methodist College Girls' Choir - Belfast

  • Trad Arr PWJ Stopford

    Irish Blessing

    Performers: Methodist College Girls' Choir - Belfast

  • Stephen Paulus

    I Cannot Dance O Lord

    Performers: Methodist College Girls' Choir - Belfast

  • Ivan Hrusovsky

    Rytmus

    Performers: Surrey Hills Chamber Choir

  • Jaakko M盲ntyj盲rvi

    Double Double Toil and Trouble

    Performers: Surrey Hills Chamber Choir

  • Robert Latham

    Oh Soldier Soldier

    Performers: Les Sirenes

  • Billy Joel & Michael Neum

    And So It Goes

    Performers: Les Sirenes

  • DUKE ELLINGTON & Anders Edenroth

    It Don't Mean A Thing

    Performers: The Oxford Gargoyles

  • Sherman Kelly & The Oxford Gargoyles

    Dancing In The Moonlight

    Performers: The Oxford Gargoyles

  • Bob Chilcott

    'Riddle' from Swansongs

    Performers: Lindley Junior School Choir

  • Larysa Kuzmenko

    Winds

    Performers: Lindley Junior School Choir

  • Michael Tippett

    Steal Away

    Performers: Ysgol Glanaethwy Senior Choir

  • Geraint Cynan & Cefin Roberts

    Blodeuwedd

    Performers: Ysgol Glanaethwy Senior Choir

  • Trad Arr Einion Dafydd

    Yr Hedydd

    Performers: Ysgol Glanaethwy Senior Choir

  • John Lennon, PAUL MCCARTNEY & The Swingle Singers

    Lady Madonna

    Performers: The Swingle Singers

  • Billy Joel & Michael Neaum

    And So It Goes

    Performers: Les Sirenes

Broadcast

  • Sun 11 Nov 2012 17:00

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