Twenty-four young people entered Cambridge Youth Music’s first competition for young composers. The event was open to those aged 10 to 18 years who live or go to school in Cambridgeshire and was judged by Composer and Director of Music at Robinson College Cambridge Dr Jeremy Thurlow.
Competitors could compose pieces for any number or combination of instruments and/or voice. Entries included works for full orchestra, string quartet, percussion and voice. Winners were selected in three age groups with Jake Howarth declared the overall winner and the new Cambridge Young Composer of the Year.
Initially it was planned to perform only the winning composition. However, the standard was so high it was decided to perform the works of all three age group winners at the Winners Concert in Cambridge’s West Road Concert Hall in May 2006.
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