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2020 Competition Winner Announced!

2020 Competition Winner Announced!

Mar 5, 2022 | Press Release, Reading Phoenix Choir, Walter Hussey Competition

Reading Phoenix Choir are delighted to announce that the winner of the Walter Hussey Competition 2020 is Blake R Mitchell, with his stunning composition ‘Where Sky Meets Sea’.  The runner up is Abby Chow for her composition of Bethlehem receives an award...
Winners to be Announced

Winners to be Announced

Feb 23, 2022 | Press Release, Reading Phoenix Choir, Walter Hussey Competition

The world premiere performance of Gerson Batista’s Golden Day given by Reading Phoenix Choir at the Reading Concert Hall as part of their annual concert was awarded Performance of the Year at the recent Reading Cultural Awards dinner at the Hilton hotel. Walter Hussey...
Meet the 2020 Finalists (6/6)

Meet the 2020 Finalists (6/6)

Aug 3, 2021 | Press Release, Reading Phoenix Choir, Walter Hussey Competition

We are getting there. Slowly. Reading Phoenix Choir have recently started rehearsing together again in person, albeit outside. We have sadly been unable to perform any concerts this season at all.  Hopefully that will all change come September. As a result of all the...
Meet the 2020 Finalists (5/6)

Meet the 2020 Finalists (5/6)

Apr 26, 2021 | Press Release, Reading Phoenix Choir, Walter Hussey Competition

As you will no doubt have gathered, Reading Phoenix Choir were unable to perform their scheduled concert at Reading Town Hall last month, where we were due to announce the winner of the 2020 Walter Hussey Composition Competition. We are still planning to have some...
Meet the 2020 Finalists (4/6)

Meet the 2020 Finalists (4/6)

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...
Alison Willis – Composition, Covid and Competitions

Alison Willis – Composition, Covid and Competitions

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...
Meet the 2020 Finalists (3/6)

Meet the 2020 Finalists (3/6)

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...
Meet the 2020 Finalists (2/6)

Meet the 2020 Finalists (2/6)

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...
Meet the 2020 Finalists (1/6)

Meet the 2020 Finalists (1/6)

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...
Lockdown Masterclass

Lockdown Masterclass

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...
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