This draft timetable for the 2027 competitions may be subject to alteration. Please check back here for updates.
Application deadline
Midday (1200GMT) on Friday 5 March 2027
Deadline for applications together with payment and recording, to be received by the Competitions Secretary (applicants must have been born after 17 July 1994)
Friday 19 March 2027
All applicants notified of the results of the Preliminary Recorded Round
21 June 2027
Deadline to supply information on free-choice works
1 July 2027
Arrival in St Albans for preliminary practice (Some flexibility may be possible by arrangement)
3 July 2027
Registration for all Competitors in St Albans
5–9 July 2027
Quarter-Final Rounds
Monday 5 July, 1.00pm, St Peter’s Church: Interpretation Quarter-Final 1A
Tuesday 6 July, 1.00pm, St Peter’s Church: Interpretation Quarter-Final 1B
Wednesday 7 July, 2.00pm, St Albans Cathedral: Interpretation Quarter-Final 2A
Wednesday 7 July, 6.15pm, St Albans Cathedral: Improvisation Quarter-Final
Thursday 8 July, 2.00pm, St Albans Cathedral: Interpretation Quarter-Final 2B
Friday 9 July, 2.00pm, St Albans Cathedral: Interpretation Quarter-Final 2C
Friday 9 July, 7.00pm St Albans Cathedral: Interpretation Quarter-Final 2D
10–14 July 2027
Semi-final Rounds
Saturday 10 July, 10.00am, St Peter’s Church: Improvisation Semi-Final 1
Monday 12 July, 3.00pm, TBC: Improvisation Semi-Final 2
Tuesday 13 July, 10.30am, Christ Church Spitalfields: Interpretation Semi-Final 1A
Tuesday 13 July, 2.30pm, Christ Church Spitalfields: Interpretation Semi-Final 1B
Wednesday 14 July, 10.00am, St Peter’s Church: Interpretation Semi-Final 2A
Wednesday 14 July, 2.00pm, St Peter’s Church: Interpretation Semi-Final 2B
15 July 2027
Improvisation Final
St Albans Cathedral, 2.00pm
16 July 2027
Interpretation Final
St Albans Cathedral, 7.00pm
17 July 2027
Presentation of Prizes
St Albans Cathedral, 11.00am