UK’s New National Amateur Choir Competition
Thank you to everyone who came to our fundraising launch concert at Cadogan Hall!
If you couldn’t make it and would like to support the developement of the competition, you can make a donation below.
Applications open June 25th 2026
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UK Choir of the Year is a national amateur choral competition celebrating excellence in choral singing across the UK.
Open to choirs of all musical styles and genres, it is designed to be accessible, fair and artistically ambitious.
The Competition
Founded as a not-for-profit initiative, UK Choir of the Year has been created to provide a high-quality national platform for amateur choirs.
It offers choirs the opportunity to perform, connect with peers, and share outstanding choral music with wider audiences.
This is not a choir festival, but a stand-alone competition in its own right.
Categories: Classical · Contemporary · Community
The Launch Concert
Be there at the beginning.
Join us at Cadogan Hall on 18 May 2026 for a special fundraising concert launching UK Choir of the Year.
Featuring three outstanding choirs performing a programme spanning classical, contemporary, musical theatre and gospel repertoire, the evening offers a glimpse of the energy and ambition behind the competition.
All proceeds support access bursaries and help bring the competition to life.
How the Competition Works
1. Submit a 6 minute video, application form and £30 application fee
2. 18 choirs are selected to perform live in London and given feedback from our preliminary judges
3. Category finals take place during the day at Milton Court
4. Category winners progress to the evening Grand Final
5. The Grand Final is presented as a live concert, featuring a host, guest performances and the final performances from each category winner
Judged by
Will Todd • Dan Ludford-Thomas • Karen Gibson MBE • Alice Fearn