People in Hull are being invited to join a free giant city centre sing-song in conjunction with Last Choir Standing, BBC One’s new Saturday night search to find the nation’s favourite choir.

Offering viewers of the BBC One singing show the chance to have a go themselves, the event will involve a mass singing workshop for the audience, along with performances from local choirs.

World-class choral trainer Mike Brewer OBE, a leading figure in the choral world, director of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and musical director of award-winning chamber choir Laudibus, will lead the mass singing workshop at The Big Screen, Queen Victoria Square, Hull on Saturday 9 August at 3pm.

The workshop, involving the audience and local performing choirs, will be interspersed with performances given by the local choirs. The whole event is expected to last about 90 minutes.

BBC event producer Simon Ashwood said: “We’re delighted that Mike has agreed to come along and lead the workshop, he is a world-class choral trainer and has the ability to create incredible, participative singing experiences.

“I really encourage everyone to apply for free tickets and pop along to enjoy the event, which promises to be a lot of fun.

“During the workshop Mike will work with the choir and audiences, teaching them at least two contrasting songs, an African chant and a gospel song.”

The event will be hosted by BBC Look North presenter Peter Levy and will be relayed on to the Big Screen.

Highlights will be posted on bbc.co.uk/lastchoirstanding, and an audio recording of the mass sing-along will be made available to download.

Five hundred tickets for seats at the event will be available from 7am on Friday 11 July until midnight on Sunday 27 July. To be in the seated audience, members of the public will need to register for tickets either on the Last Choir Standing website or by telephone on 03700 100 150 (calls cost no more than calls to 01/02 geographic numbers).

In the event that more people apply for tickets than are available, a lottery system will be used to select successful applicants.

Queries about the events and application process for tickets can be sent to lcs-events@bbc.co.uk.