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BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year 2008 

The Category Finals for the 2008 Choir of the Year competition will take place at the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool on 8 and 9 November. The Grand Final will take place at the Royal Festival Hall, London on 7 December.

Highlights from the Choir of the Year Category Finals will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 The Choir (18:30-20:30) as follows:
16 November - Youth Choir Final & Adult Choir Final
23 November - Children’s Choir Final & Open Choir Final

The Choir of the Year Final will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 Performance on 3 (19:00-21:15) on 8 December, and will be on BBC Four television on 12 December.

For more information go to The Choir of the Year website. NB this link contains the results of the category finals, so don't click it if you want to wait until you're listening to the programme to find our who has won!

The Choir in Jordan

View the photo-gallery from The Choir's trip to the Aswatuna Festival in Petra, Jordan

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