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LIVERPOOL CHOIR TRIUMPHS IN FIRST ROUND OF BBC RADIO 3 COMPETITION
SENSE of Sound, a
multi-cultural urban singing group from Liverpool, triumphed in the
adult category at the regional auditions of BBC Radio 3 Choir of
Year
www.choiroftheyear.co.uk or
www.bbc.co.uk/radio3, the UK’s largest national
amateur group singing competition, to make it through to the next
stage.
BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year is searching the country for the
nation’s best amateur singing group. Over 5,000 singers from choirs
as diverse as Gospel and beat box are taking part, reflecting the
range and depth of music making in communities across the UK. All
choirs are singing to win a place in the Grand Final in December
broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC 4.
Sense of Sound’s 25 singers impressed judges with powerful
performances of four songs – Artful Dodger’s Think About Me and
Sting’s Fragile.
BBC Radio 3 Choir of Year judge, Gillian Dibden, conductor and music
coach, said:- “Sense of Sound were an accomplished choir
conveying the full joy of performance. I was very impressed.”
Sense of Sound was one of 11 choirs taking part in the audition held
at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music. Five choirs across
the four categories, including Sense of Sound, go forward to the
next stage at which judges select the category finalists.
BBC Radio 3 Editor, Edward Blakeman, said:- “Choir of the Year
is a fantastic opportunity to bring together choirs from all musical
traditions and from all parts of the country and we look forward to
a really exciting final in December.”
Category and Grand Finals..
v Category Finals, 11 and 12 November – Wales Millennium Centre,
Cardiff
v Grand Finals, 10 December – Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff.
Tickets:- Music lovers and singing fans can reserve tickets for the audition
rounds by contacting competition organisers, Kallaway Ltd, on 020
7221 7883. Information for tickets for the Category and Grand Finals
will be posted on
www.choiroftheyear.co.uk during
the competition.
Entering the Competition:- Singing groups and choirs can find out full details of the
competition and apply to enter through a new dedicated website,
www.choiroftheyear.co.uk . |
BT targets heavy
broadband users
BT has announced that they will
be targeting customers who regularly break their monthly broadband
download limits. The 3,000 customers they have identified will be
given the option of paying for their high use, or risk losing their
connection all together.
Karen Darby, CEO from SimplySwitch.com comments:- "Ironically,
this could be good news for heavy broadband users. If BT pulls the
plug on their contract, they will no longer be tied in to a product
with a download limit. There are many new, competitively priced
products with little or no download limits, which could be more
suitable for heavy users. It is worth checking what is available
before signing up to an alternative BT tariff. Savings of over £100
a year are possible, however not all 'unlimited deals' are actually
'unlimited', so we always check the small print for customers."
What do you our readers think of this move by BT?
European Space Camp
In The Land Of The Midnight Sun
IF you are interested in space and science, aged between 17 and
20 and would enjoy the experience of launching your own rocket, then
apply to take part in this summer's European Space Camp, to be held
in northern Norway at the Andoya Rocket Range.
Students from all over the world interested in physics, space and
electronics can apply to take part in the summer camp which takes
place from 28 July to 6 August. The course and accommodation are
provided but students have to pay for, and make, their own travel
arrangements.
For
more information about the event see this
website.
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