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Radio 3 Carol Competition 2019

 Radio 3 Carol Competition 2019
Summary:Christmas Carol Competition
Deadline: 05 November 2019
Date Posted: 04 September 2019
Details: Do you love Christmas music?
And have you ever thought about writing a carol of your own?

If so, Radio 3’s Breakfast Carol Competition is your chance! Now in its sixth year, our competition is an opportunity for amateur composers to try their hand at writing a brand new carol for the festive season.

This year, we’re challenging you to set to music the words of Go to the Child, a beautiful new poem written especially for the competition by Imtiaz Dharker. You can read the poem and hear it performed by Imtiaz on this page.

We’re looking for new carols of up to four minutes and 30 seconds (4’30), set for SATB choir, with or without piano accompaniment.

Please note that our competition is strictly for amateur composers – so if you have had a piece of music commercially published within the last five years, we’re afraid you are not eligible to enter. You must also be at least 16 by the competition closing date, 5 November 2019. For more information about who can enter, please read the Terms and conditions of entry.

The competition opens on Monday 2 September 2019. When you’ve written your carol, you can send us your score by post or upload it to our website. Full details of both methods can be found in the Terms and conditions of entry.

After the closing date, a panel of judges will whittle the entries down to a shortlist of six. These carols will be performed live on Radio 3 by the BBC Singers in December before we turn it over to listeners to vote for an overall winner. The winning carol will be played on Radio 3 as part of our festive celebrations.

The closing date for entries is 11.59pm on 5 November 2019 – so get composing, and good luck!
Web Site:www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3y6GykhqV2WZ7KhKhp0FZDc/radio-3-carol-competition-2019