Five Under 35 - Contemporary British Women Composers Episode 1 of 5: Cheryl Frances-Hoad
Continuing BBC Radio 3's celebration of female composers for International Women's Day, Donald Macleod speaks to five members of a new generation of British composers about their work - as they discuss the issue of women in music from a contemporary perspective. Featuring music by Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Dobrinka Tabakova, Hannah Kendall, Anna Clyne and Charlotte Bray. Join the conversation online by tweeting @bbcradio3 with the hashtag #womensday.
Donald's first guest this week is Cheryl Frances-Hoad (1980-), who despite her young age has already been composing for a quarter of a century, and who won the BBC Young Composers' Competition in 1996 at the age of 15. Described by music critic Paul Driver as "a remarkable talent", Cheryl Frances-Hoad's music blends the influence of the English 20th-century tradition (Britten, Tippett) with inflections of contemporary life in 2015.
00:02 Cheryl Frances-Hoad 5 Rackets For Trio Relay - Ping pong, table tennis and wiff waff Performer: Junior Royal Academy Trio. Ensemble: Lawson Trio.
00:13 Cheryl Frances-Hoad There Is No Rose Choir: Gonville and Caius Coll. Cambridge Choir. Conductor: Geoffrey Webber.
00:17 Cheryl Frances-Hoad Psalm [blessed Is The Man] No. 1 For Chorus Choir: Caius College Cambridge Choir. Conductor: Geoffrey Webber.
00:25 Cheryl Frances-Hoad One Life Stand For Mezzo And Piano Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Jennifer Johnston.
00:42 Cheryl Frances-Hoad Memoria For For Oboe (Cor Anglais), String Trio And Piano Performer: Alasdair Beatson. Performer: Nicholas Daniel. Performer: Yivali Zilliacus. Performer: Nadia Wijzenbeek. Performer: Marie Macleod.
First broadcast: 09 Mar 2015 (b051zyh8) http://vk.com/wall-71199334_52