Last Choir Standing programme, initially to be called "Choir Wars", looked to find 'the nation's favourite choir'. Presented by Myleene Klass and Nick Knowles, the programme aired on Saturday nights, with some of the results shows shown on Sundays, in the same timeslot as other BBC entertainment programs such as "Strictly Come Dancing" and "I'd Do Anything". Applications on tape were accepted from amateur choirs of 10-50 people, aged 13 years or older, and around 1,000 choirs entered the competition. 60 choirs were then invited to audition in front of the three judges in May at Cadogan Hall in London, where the choirs
Burlington Boys' Choir and high academic standing. The choir has traveled extensively both in the US and outside the US, has toured seven times in Europe, and performed three times in the White House. In the 2001-2002 season, the choir participated in the Canterbury Children's Choir Festival, in England, and sang "Carmina Burana" with the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. The choir is currently directed by William Allred, who has previously served as an Assistant Director of the Winston-Salem Youth Symphony from 1995-96. Accompanist for the choir is Woodson E. Faulkner, II. Burlington Boys' Choir The Burlington Boys' Choir was founded in 1959 in Burlington,