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NCEM Composers Award 2010
NCEM Composers Award 2010 - winner Owain Park at Chester Cathedral
NCEM Composers Award 2010 - winner Alexander Campkin at Chester Cathedral
L to R - Alexander Campkin, Peter Philips, Director of The Tallis Scholars and Owain Park
L to R - Owain Park and Alexander Campkin
Finalists of the 2010 NCEM Composers Award and the judges
Finalists of the 2010 NCEM Composers Award, the judges and The Ebor Singers
The winners of the NCEM Composers Award 2010 were Owain Park, aged 16 from Bristol in the 18 years and under category and Alexander Campkin, aged 25 from London in the 19 - 25 category.
Those who entered the Award were asked to compose a new a cappella (unaccompanied) piece for Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass which utilised the majestic ambiance of Chester Cathedral and the remarkable singing skills of The Tallis Scholars.
The winning pieces were performed by The Tallis Scholars during their concert in Chester Cathedral as part of the Chester Summer Music Festival on Wednesday 30 June 2010. BBC Radio 3 recorded this concert for broadcast on Sunday 11 July as part of the York Early Music Festival.
Winners
Sweet Day-Owain Park
O Magnum Mysterium- Alexander Campkin
Finalists
Bleared Smeared Shod-Emma-Ruth Richards
Gloria a 5 - Mark Gotham
A Hymn to St Werburgh - Peter Foggitt
Thy Footsteps Are Not Known - Sarah Gait
The Light Of The Stars - Tom Harrold
follow us on facebook Stop Press...... Alexander Campkin, winner of the 2010 NCEM Composers Award, was shortlisted for the 2011 British Composer Awards.
