Lancaster choir scoops top award at Lancashire Choir of the Year 2025 finals
Upbeat, traditional and memorable performances wowed audiences at the final of the fourth annual Lancashire Choir of the Year competition.
And Lancaster Millennium Choir came out on top and were crowned overall winners of Lancashire Choir of the Year 2025 following a final at Lancaster University.
Made up of more than 30 choristers, the Lancaster Millennium Choir’s timeless, classic rendition of Locus Iste set the tone for the competition, with a fantastic range of voices from this mixed-gender choir showcasing the best of traditional choirs.
They followed swiftly with the upbeat For Every Child, featured uptempo, high female ranges with the lower tones of the deeper voices perfectly complimenting them, followed by rapturous applause.
The 18-strong young people's choir, Basics Vocalize Choir, who put a modern twist on classics, gave a rendition of Pure Imagination before covering Madonna's Like a Prayer.
Traditional-meets-modern choir, the 24-strong all male Blackpool Male Voice Choir, gave a classic performance of Bui Doi and The Glory Train.
Founded to support mental health and help members to grow in confidence, the huge 43-strong mixed gender Lancaster Musical Theatre Choir performed a spellbinding Wicked medley followed by You'll Be Back.
The biggest choir of the evening, the vibrant St Johns Hospice Choir, have raised more than £82,000 for their inspirational cause.
Their Sunrise, Sunset had a haunting quality, while Let the River Run went even higher, lifting them to a more upbeat finish.
Three-part uplifting ladies choir The Capricorn Singers, who have previously scooped gongs two years running, sang Here on These Branches wearing their customary, eye-catching hot pink shirts.
This was followed by a quirky, fun rendition of It's Raining Men, which many of the audience were tapping along and dancing to.
Lancaster Millennium Choir were crowned the overall winners of Lancashire Choir of the Year 2025 and presented with the trophy by the council's chairman, Coun Alf Clempson.
Blackpool Male Voice Choir came second, with The Capricorn Singers third.
St John's Hospice Choir were named as the winners of the People's Choice Award, as voted by members of the public in an online poll.
The winning choir were awarded a professional recording session, and the runners-up and People's Choice choirs were offered a professional vocal workshop.