Dec 7, 2018 | Press Release, Reading Phoenix Choir, Walter Hussey Competition
Last month we introduced the first of the five finalists in the Walter Hussey Composition Competition, Alison Willis. Our next competition finalist is Edmund Jolliffe. Edmund Jolliffe Entry name: Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! Text adapted from Gold! by Thomas Hood Edmund...
Nov 22, 2018 | Press Release, Reading Phoenix Choir, Walter Hussey Competition
The Walter Hussey Composition Competition attracted 193 entries from 28 countries, from which our judges selected the top five. It was a long but rewarding process. One Sunday in October, our judges discussed and debated through the day to choose a winning piece, with...
Jun 1, 2018 | Walter Hussey Competition
Q: What do you mean by the theme of ‘New Horizons’? A: We do not want to be prescriptive about the theme. However, the intention is that it should be used as inspiration for your composition. The theme of ‘New Horizons’ was chosen with thoughts of both...
May 20, 2018 | Walter Hussey Competition
Well at least one we hope: Kerry Andrew, the head judge of our very own Walter Hussey Composition Competition. Did you see her recently when we lent her out to the BBC as Chair of the Judging Panel for Young Musician of the Year 2018, not only on the live broadcast of...
Mar 20, 2018 | Walter Hussey Competition
It appears that our head judge, Kerry Andrew, just can’t keep herself out of the news… This week, it was announced that she will be the cross-category judge for the BBC Young Musician 2018 competition. BBC Young Musician, the UK’s leading contest for young...
Jan 9, 2018 | Press Release, Reading Phoenix Choir, Walter Hussey Competition
On Tuesday 9th January 2018, Reading Phoenix Choir launched an exciting new international choral composition competition. The Walter Hussey Composition Competition, with a £750 prize and a line-up of top judges, promises to become one of the leading choral composition...