Finals for university choir

Warwick, Canterbury, and Durham, at the finals which are set to take place on Saturday, March 25 at Oasis House in Croydon.

A spokesman for the competition said: “The event day will see university choirs from all across the UK competing with each other, including strong contenders such as BIMM - currently featuring in the current Songs of Praise Gospel Choir of the Year competition.

Keele University Gospel Choir has been shortlisted as finalists in the 11th Annual UGCY - University Gospel Choir of the Year competition which is taking place in March.

With a chance to secure the coveted title, preparations for the competition are well underway and homegrown support on the day will be much appreciated.

A spokesman for the musical group said: “Keele University Gospel Choir (KUGC) is a lively and inspiring Gospel choir that enables young people to deepen their Christian faith through singing and worship, and enables like minded students to make lifelong friends. KUGC have successfully competed at UGCY as finalists in previous years.

“To add an element of variety, the rules of this years UGCY will for the first time allow choirs to feature a special guest artist to perform as part of their final set. Which local artist would you like to see performing alongside Keele University Gospel Choir?

“A total of eight university gospel choirs have secured a place in the hotly contested UGCY finals, presenting some serious competition to KUGC.”

University Gospel Choir of the Year was founded in 2011 by Lorraine Wright MBE, and continues to provide a platform where choirs can develop and showcase their musical ability in a supportive community environment, bridging the gap of geographic location and variety of alumni, bringing wider audience engagement.

The theme of this years UGCY is “Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be.” inspired by Job 8:7 NIV.

The Keele University Gospel Choir will be joining other choirs from Birmingham, Kent,

“A judging panel will carefully consider the overall performance of each choir on the basis of theme, choreography, musicality, arrangement and harmony to mention a few key criteria.

“As always the UGCY will be full of dancing, laughter and roaring cheers (and a few tears!) with the soon to be announced Gospel Music experts judging the competition and ultimately deciding which choir will be crowned the 2023 University Gospel Choir of the Year.

For further information go online to www.ugcy.co.uk.