Alex Robson wins the inaugural Cambridge University Schola Cantorum Carol Competition

 

Alex Robson wins the inaugural Cambridge University Schola Cantorum Carol Competition

Schola Cantorum at Cambridge University arose from the disbandment of the St. John's Singers, which occurred earlier this year.(1). 

On their Facebook page, they describe themselves as the Phoenix of The St. John's Singers, and they took off running organizing a carol competition, creating a composer-in-residence position, and gaining patronage from John Rutter.

Alex Robson won the inaugural Cambridge University Schola Cantorum Carol Competition with his version of "There is No Rose." Robson is an undergraduate student at St John's College, Cambridge. and the college's senior organ scholar. 

The competition had been open to all current staff and students of Cambridge University and Anglia Ruskin University. It was judged by by Cambridge Schola's Director, Graham Walker and Composer-in-Residence, Tim Watts.

Robson's carol will be performed by Schola Cantorum at their carol services on Monday 2nd December at Great St Mary's, The University Church, Cambridge and Wednesday 11th December at St Mary-le-Bow in London.

Notes:

1. See Vall, Wilf, "Successor launched to axed St John’s Voices choir," Varsity, https://www.varsity.co.uk/news/28271. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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Tyler Johnson Wins the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir's 15th Annual Holiday Carol Commission Competition

Tyler Johnson Wins the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir's 15th Annual Holiday Carol Commission Competition

the Indianpolisy Symponic Choir announced that Indiana native, Tyler Johnson won thier 15th Annual Holiday Carol Commission Competition for his new piece “The Incarnation.”

It will be premiered and performed live at the choir's Festival of Carols performances December 20 through the 23, 2024 

The choir states on their Facebook page: 

"The ISC’s Commission Competition is an important part of our commitment to the future of choral music, and many of our previous winners have now been published by EC Schirmer, Shawnee Press, Beckenhorst Press, and more!"

"This year’s winner, Tyler Johnson, grew up in a musical family in the town of Richmond, Indiana, and he began his music journey at a young age with guitar lessons and later developed a love for classical music during high school. He soon began taking piano lessons and then went on to study music theory and composition at Indiana University East. After school, he spent time volunteering and moved to several different cities across the United States before finally landing in Nashville, Tennessee. In Nashville, he became an apprentice to a piano technician where he learned to tune and repair pianos."

"He now resides in Richmond, Indiana with his wife and two-year-old son, where he has started his own piano service business and composes in his spare time."

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