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THE A CAPPELLA REVOLUTION!

The Voice Festival is the only UK-wide festival which celebrates the art of unaccompanied singing.

ABOUT US

The Voice Festival UK exists to increase the awareness and popularity of the a cappella art form in the UK, and to support the development of the existing UK a cappella scene. For the past four years the Voice Festival's workshops, masterclasses, concerts, competitions and networking events have been touring the length and breadth of the UK in February and March each year, spreading the a cappella art form and bringing a cappella singers together to perform, learn and have fun.

THE VOICE FESTIVAL 2012

This year the Festival will be touring Birmingham, Oxford, London, St Andrews and Bristol. For more specific details and dates, please click here.

Our daytime workshops are open to anyone - all are welcome, regardless of age, musical background or experience. The only two things that matter are that you love singing and want to explore your voice with others. In the evenings you are welcome to come and support our competing groups in the Voice Festival UK Competitions, as well as attending our social and networking events. The festival will culminate in a showcase weekend of workshops and competitions in London in March - a great chance to enjoy 'the best of the Festival'.

THE VOICE FESTIVAL UK COMPETITIONS

Our competitions are run as part of the Festival and feature university and school groups from across the nation.

These groups compete in regional finals to win prizes (including best arrangement, choreography and soloist), as adjudicated by celebrity judges, and in the hopes of progressing to the final weekend. Performers in the line-up include several groups featured in the live rounds of the BBC's 'Last Choir Standing!' as well as groups who enjoy regular sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe. If you run a university or school group, and are interested in participating, we'd love to hear from you!

As part of their Voice Festival UK prize, previous winners have been invited to perform in the Lincoln Center in New York, as well as supporting some of the world's most famous a cappella groups, such as 'The Swingle Singers' and 'The Real Group'.

In the Final of The Voice Competition UK, the groups will compete for the title of “Best UK University A Cappella Group 2011” and for the grand cash prize. The songs chosen by the groups are almost always arranged by group members and embrace a host of musical genres, from pop and rock to blues, folk and hip-hop – a world of entertainment and all made entirely with the human voice!