Cheryl Frances-Hoad
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Location | Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Links | Audio Clip |
| Introduction | Cheryl Frances-Hoad was born in 1980 and received her musical education at the Yehudi Menuhin School, Cambridge University and Kings College London. She won the BBC Young Composer Competition in 1996 at the age of 15 and since then her works have garnered numerous prizes and awards, including the Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize, the Robert Helps International Composition Prize and the Mendelssohn Scholarship. In 2010 Cheryl became the youngest composer to win two awards in one year at the BASCA British Composer Awards (her setting of Psalm 1 won the Choral category, and Stolen Rhythm for solo piano won the Solo or Duo category). Her debut CD of chamber works, The Glory Tree, was released in 2011 by Champs Hill records and received excellent reviews in the broadsheets in addition to being chosen as “Chamber Music Choice” by BBC Music Magazine. |