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Rayburn Tours announced as Principal Sponsors of Midlands Choir of the Year 2026

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Lichfield Festival are delighted to announce a new partnership with Rayburn Tours, who join us as proud Principal Sponsors of Midlands Choir of the Year 2026!

 

Rayburn Tours have spent decades turning musical dreams into unforgettable concert tours, for both adults and children. Now an award-winning travel organiser with over 60 years’ experience, their team of music loving experts will guide you, build the momentum and help design a tour that fits your group’s personality.

Winner of the School Travel Award for Best School Tour Operator (Large), Rayburn Tours take the stress out of a concert tour by planning every detail; transportation and accommodation tailored to your group size, venues booked and ready for unforgettable performances, and cultural excursions that let your group fully experience a new destination. Every aspect is carefully crafted to create your perfect, once in a lifetime tour experience.

 

“We’re thrilled to announce that we are working in partnership with Rayburn Tours next summer as Principal Sponsor of Midlands Choir of the Year competition 2026.  Rayburn Tours are a family business, who specialise in group travel and offer bespoke adult concert tours, and we are very excited to see what we can achieve together to promote the Midlands Choir of the Year to community choirs and singing groups across the entire Midlands region.”

– Damian Thantrey, Festival Director, Lichfield Festival

 

Midlands Choir of the Year

Returning after sensational competitions in 2022 and 2024, the Midlands Choir of the Year competition is an exciting bi-annual event open to amateur choirs from across the Midlands. It provides choirs of all backgrounds and musical styles with a platform to share their passion for singing, celebrate their hard work, and perform in front of a supportive audience and expert judges. Participating choirs have the chance to showcase their unique sound, challenge themselves artistically, and connect with other music communities within the region.  Along with valuable performance experience, the winning choir will receive a cheque for £1,000, a commemorative trophy, an invitation to perform at Lichfield Festival in 2027, and the prestigious Midlands Choir of the Year 2026 title!

Find out more about what a tour could look like for your choir, music group, sports team, or school at rayburntours.com