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Thus filled with rotterbrot, eggs, cheeses fine,

Spiced teas and coffee, fruits divine,

Set forth th’intrepid gang, in stash adorned,

To seek the sea upon the seventh morn,

Of tour. 

Clare College is hosting its biannual Song Competition in 2017 for solo singers and piano accompanists studying at Cambridge University in the performance of Art Song. The competition will be adjudicated across three rounds by Dr Geoffrey Webber, Margaret Faultless, Nicola-Jane Kemp, Graham Ross, and as a Head Judge at the final by the celebrated Tenor Andrew Staples, who will give a public masterclass for invited performers from the Semi-Final and Final rounds.

 

The Clare College Singer’s Prize, £400

A London lunchtime recital at St Martin-in-the-Fields

 

£200

 

£150

(not necessarily from the winning singer’s duo)

 

Any singers and their pianists from the Semi-final/Final may be invited to take part in a public masterclass with Andrew Staples on the afternoon of the Final.

 

HOW TO APPLY:

 

Application Form & Rules: http://www.clare.cam.ac.uk/Clare-College-Song-Competition/

 

An Application Form plus an entry fee of £20 as a cheque made payable to Clare College should be sent in an envelope addressed to:

 

‘Clare College song Competition'

c/o Nicola-Jane Kemp, 

A1 Old Court

Clare College

Cambridge

CB2 1TL

 

by 5pm on Wednesday 30 November 2016.

 

 

IN ADDITION, an unedited recording of two ‘Art’ songs – one English and one foreign language (NB: ‘Art’ songs do NOT include works from opera, oratorio, operetta or musicals), unedited and recent (less than 3 months).  They must be uploaded to a YouTube channel, Dropbox or Vimeo and the shared links sent to BOTH n.kemp@etoncollege.org.uk and gr267@cam.ac.uk by 8pm on Wednesday 30 November 2016.

 

Successful applicants for the Semi-Final will be informed within 5-7 days of their application.