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Will Todd
Will Todd (Durham, 14 January 1970) is a British classical composer and pianist.
Todd was born in the county Durham, attended Durham School and joined the choir of St. Oswald Church in Durham under the direction of his choir director David Higgins. He subsequently studied music at the University of Bristol. He is an experienced jazz pianist and regularly performs with his trio, which is of great importance for one of his most famous works, his Mass in Blue. Mass in Blue (original title: Jazz Mass) premiered by the Hertfordshire Chorus at the Cambridge Corn Exchange in July 2003 with Will Todd on piano. Todd's wife Bethany Halliday sang the soprano solo with the Blue Planet Orchestra and Chorus Hertfordshire, under the direction of David Tempel.
His The Blackened Man won second prize at the International Verdi Opera Competition in 2002 and was later performed at the Buxton Festival 2004. The musical theatre work The Screams of Kitty Genovese was performed at the Boston Conservatory and at the New York Musical Theatre Festival. His oratorio Saint Cuthbert, with a libretto by Ben Dunwell about the life of the saint, was performed and recorded by the Hallé Orchestra and Choir under the direction of Christopher Austin. Among Angels was commissioned by the Genesis Foundation and premiered by The Sixteen in Salzburg.
Todd was born in the county Durham, attended Durham School and joined the choir of St. Oswald Church in Durham under the direction of his choir director David Higgins. He subsequently studied music at the University of Bristol. He is an experienced jazz pianist and regularly performs with his trio, which is of great importance for one of his most famous works, his Mass in Blue. Mass in Blue (original title: Jazz Mass) premiered by the Hertfordshire Chorus at the Cambridge Corn Exchange in July 2003 with Will Todd on piano. Todd's wife Bethany Halliday sang the soprano solo with the Blue Planet Orchestra and Chorus Hertfordshire, under the direction of David Tempel.
His The Blackened Man won second prize at the International Verdi Opera Competition in 2002 and was later performed at the Buxton Festival 2004. The musical theatre work The Screams of Kitty Genovese was performed at the Boston Conservatory and at the New York Musical Theatre Festival. His oratorio Saint Cuthbert, with a libretto by Ben Dunwell about the life of the saint, was performed and recorded by the Hallé Orchestra and Choir under the direction of Christopher Austin. Among Angels was commissioned by the Genesis Foundation and premiered by The Sixteen in Salzburg.
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