Who Can Enter?

Choirs from secondary schools in Buckinghamshire, made up of secondary aged students from that school.

How to Enter

Applications must be made by a member of that school’s staff.

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Please fill in your details below and send a link to a recording of your performance by Sunday 22^nd February 2026.

You should perform one or two pieces piece of no more than 7 minutes in length in total.

You can submit either an audio or video performance.

Please also upload a copy of the sheet music with your application.

Clearly label all your files with your choir’s name and the title of the music.

You may perform the piece with accompaniment or a capella, this will not affect the decision of the panel.

A panel comprising of BMT staff will select a group of finalists from the first round and we will inform you if you have progressed to the final by Friday 27^th February 2026.

Final

The final will be held on Tuesday 24^th March, 7pm at The Grange School, Aylesbury.

You will be asked to perform a suitable programme of your choice.  The music should be accompanied if the piece requires it.

The performance should comprise of a maximum of three pieces to last no longer than 15 minutes in total.

You will be required to provide your own accompanist/accompaniment.

Please email a copy of the music to be performed to fhayhurst@bucksmusic.org prior to the performance.

You can perform the same piece of music submitted in the first round.

The final will be adjudicated by a guest judge from outside of Buckinghamshire Music Trust alongside a member of BMT staff.

Additional Information

The recording of the piece(s) of music performed must be unedited.

The 1st round submission must have been recorded in 2026

The decision of the judges is final.

The quality of the technology used to create your audio or video recordings will not be taken into consideration.

We would like to thank The Grange for the use of their school.

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