Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s five15 commission performed in Winchester
As part of five15‘s commitment to performing our commissions across the UK, The London Oriana Choir performed Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s So True a Fool is Love on their recent tour to Winchester. The concert, alongside Hampshire County Youth Choir, was at the United Reform Church in the heart of this historic city. Other works by women in the concert included Kerry Andrew’s O Nata Lux, which the choir performed again the following day in the city’s Great Hall, along with Butterfly
Scored: five15’s first workshop for young women composers a huge success
This week saw the first five15 workshop to inspire girls and young women to unleash their creativity and gain confidence as composers in this highly male-dominated profession. “The girls are full of ideas” said five15 mentor, the composer Kerry Andrew who led the choral workshop including a diverse group of girls from across London who all have musical ambitions. They learnt about body percussion, rhythms and wrote a short piece which they performed as an ensemble on the spot
