The next John Warner Memorial Award competition will take place March 31 2012 at  Bishop Otter Chapel and will be open to singers aged 19 to 29 on that date.

International  Adjudicators  

The winner of the First Prize may also be offered a performance in the 2013 Chichester Festivities, one of the South of England's leading Arts Festivities which takes place traditionally  during the early  part of July  each year.

The competition itself will take the form of  a Recital Class, with singers being required to present a programme  - maximum performing time 20 minutes - including one each of the following:-

                a) Lieder                 b) English song                 c) French song

Singers are expected to provide their own accompanist