Jan 25, 2021 | Press Release, Reading Phoenix Choir, Walter Hussey Competition
We would now like to introduce you to the fourth finalist in the 2020 Walter Hussey Composition Competition. Blake R Mitchell (b.1998) Entry title: Where Sky Meets SeaText from a poem by Margaret Kirby Blake R Mitchell is a rising composer whose broad musical...
Jan 6, 2021 | Press Release, Reading Phoenix Choir, Walter Hussey Competition
We were lucky just before Christmas to have a wonderful virtual chat with the very talented Alison Willis, runner up in the Walter Hussey Composition Competition 2018. We talked about the musical effects of 2020, the importance of competitions for young composers, and...
Dec 13, 2020 | Press Release, Reading Phoenix Choir, Walter Hussey Competition
The third finalist in the 2020 Walter Hussey Composition Competition that we would like to introduce you to is Jake Huntley from the USA. Jake Huntley (b.1996) Entry title: New life, new loveText from Henry Lawson (1867-1922) Jake Huntley is an American composer and...
Nov 22, 2020 | Press Release, Reading Phoenix Choir, Walter Hussey Competition
The second of the 2020 Walter Hussey Composition Competition finalists that we’d like to introduce you is Mathilde Barclay from the UK. Mathilde Barclay (b.1999) Entry title: Have you seen the wind?Text from the poem by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) I am a composer...
Nov 8, 2020 | Press Release, Reading Phoenix Choir, Walter Hussey Competition
The 2020 Walter Hussey Composition Competition attracted 115 entries from 27 countries, from which our judges selected the top six to go forward to the final. We’d now like to introduce you to the those finalists and their pieces one by one. The original plan was for...
Oct 25, 2020 | Press Release, Reading Phoenix Choir, Walter Hussey Competition
One of the repeating themes in the survey answers from the entrants to the 2020 Walter Hussey Composition Competition was a request for interactive feedback and/or some form of Masterclass about their work and composing in general. This is something that we are...
