Cheryl Frances-Hoad
Cheryl Frances-Hoad received the Armenson Medal in the year 2020 in the Music category.
Born in Southend-on-Sea in 1980, Cheryl Frances-Hoad composed her first piece after taking up the cello at the age of 7. At the Yehudi Menuhin School, where she studied for ten years, she was surrounded by children for whom music was the primary focus. At age 15 she won the BBC Young Composer of the Year Competition.
After graduating from The University of Cambridge and King’s College London Cheryl Frances-Hoad worked at University of Leeds as Cultural Fellow in Opera Related Arts, at Cambridge University Department of Psychiatry as Leverhulme Musician in Residence, and as Composer in Residence at the Rambert Dance Company.
Cheryl Frances-Hoad was one of six featured composers in Tête à Tête's opera project Family Matters with a libretto by Amanda Holden. She had her first chamber opera premiered by the New Cambridge Opera Group. She collaborated with librettist Tamsin Collison on Last Man Standing which was premiered at the Barbican Center by Marcus Farnsworth and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martyn Brabbins.
Cheryl Frances-Hoad credits her success to her musical mother who recognized her talent early on, put unwavering faith in her and gave her the best possible musical education.
Born in Southend-on-Sea in 1980, Cheryl Frances-Hoad composed her first piece after taking up the cello at the age of 7. At the Yehudi Menuhin School, where she studied for ten years, she was surrounded by children for whom music was the primary focus. At age 15 she won the BBC Young Composer of the Year Competition.
After graduating from The University of Cambridge and King’s College London Cheryl Frances-Hoad worked at University of Leeds as Cultural Fellow in Opera Related Arts, at Cambridge University Department of Psychiatry as Leverhulme Musician in Residence, and as Composer in Residence at the Rambert Dance Company.
Cheryl Frances-Hoad was one of six featured composers in Tête à Tête's opera project Family Matters with a libretto by Amanda Holden. She had her first chamber opera premiered by the New Cambridge Opera Group. She collaborated with librettist Tamsin Collison on Last Man Standing which was premiered at the Barbican Center by Marcus Farnsworth and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martyn Brabbins.
Cheryl Frances-Hoad credits her success to her musical mother who recognized her talent early on, put unwavering faith in her and gave her the best possible musical education.