Cheryl Frances-Hoad

@cherylhoad

“unafraid even to sprinkle a little cheese over it all" 5:4 “voluptuous and biting" The Guardian “that immense climax gets me every time” 5:4
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What a posh hotel I’m being put up in in Wells. Crikey, one could get used to this. Notice for all future commissioners…a rubber duck is now on my rider. (JOKE…I do not have a rider 🤣).
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6 days ago
Lovely to arrive in Wells last night for the premiere of my new Missa Brevis this morning!
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6 days ago
Think there are probably better names for a music shop…
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7 days ago
Five Beacons of Light World Premiere, 25 April 2026, Worcester Cathedral Post-performance interviews with Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Composer, librettist Di Sherlock and conductor Neil Ferris Video by JDA Media #worldpremiere #youthchoir
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17 days ago
Great review of 'Five Beacons of Light' world premiere in Seen & Heard International! Read more at seenandheard-international.com Join us and Cornwall Youth Choirs at The Minack Theatre on Friday 3 July for the next performance of this "variegated, wide-ranging piece" #review #choralmusic #youthchoir #climatecrisis #linkinbio
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18 days ago
Elgar enjoying Five Guys and the dodgems, along with the cathedral, and various other Elgar-themed things in Worcester…and some Cheeto-eating seagulls.
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20 days ago
Five Beacons of Light is a new large-scale choral work composed by award-winning British composer @cherylhoad with words by @disherlock . Commissioned to celebrate the 10th anniversary of @sonorochoir , the fifty-minute piece will be given its world premiere on April 25 at @worcestercathedral , performed by @youthchoralworcs , Sonoro, and the @english_symphony_orchestra , conducted by @neilcpferris . Find out more at the link in bio!
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29 days ago
Join Sara Minelli and I tonight, 14th April, 8pm for a Flutes and Piano Recital for Redbridge Music Society at Wanstead Library, Churchill Hall. Music by Liszt, Chopin, Schubert, @diana_cemeryte @cherylhoad @prokofiev2 Nakamura, Wilhelmine Von Bayreuth L.Boulanger. Door Tickets: £12; £9 (members) #pianoandflute #recital #classical #newmusic #redbridge
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1 month ago
Thank you, David Bird, for the feature article in @wanstead (Wanstead Village Directory) ahead of my shared piano solo & flutes & piano duo recital with wonderful Sara Minelli for Redbridge Music Society tommorow, 14th April, 8pm. You can read the full article on wnstd.com Recital will take place at the Wanstead Library, Churchill Hall. Music by Liszt, Chopin, Schubert, Donizetti @prokofiev2 @diana_cemeryte @cherylhoad , Noriko Nakamura Door tickets: £12; £9 (for members). Upright Piano #pianistslife #pianoandflute #recital #wansteadvillagedirectory #wanstead
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1 month ago
'The most important thing is to feel you are writing the best music you possibly can. But it’s nice to be busy (but not too busy), to be valued by your peers, and to be appreciated by your audience too' Meet the Artist - Cheryl Frances-Hoad #meettheartist #interview #composer #linkinbio http://meettheartist.online/2026/04/10/cheryl-frances-hoad-composer/
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1 month ago
I’ve sen a fair amount of dado rails in my time. This, without any doubt, is the best.
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1 month ago
Five Beacons of Light – A Cantata for the Sea Five Beacons of Light brings to life the vibrant characters and communities associated with four iconic UK lighthouses. At the heart of the project is the "fifth beacon" - young people... See link in bio for full article World premiere 25 April at Worcester Cathedral with Youth Choral Worcs., Sonoro and members of the English Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Neil Ferris #choralmusic #worldpremiere #newmusic #climatecrisis #linkinbio
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1 month ago