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Rebecca Clarke Song Competition - Applications

Abbie Ward

SINGER

Abbie Ward

NATIONALITY:

British

PIANIST

Ben Cook

PIANIST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PRIZE?

Yes

SINGER BIOGRAPHY:

Abbie is a mezzo-soprano from Essex and a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, having previously trained at the Royal Academy of Music. She studies with John Evans. Most recently Abbie played Nerone in L’incoronazione di Poppea with Hampstead Garden Opera. She was a 2025 Alvarez Young Artist at Garsington Opera, covering Flávio in Rodelinda and performing in the choruses of L’elisir d’amore and The Queen of Spades. Other operatic roles include Carmen (St Paul’s Opera) and Third Lady (The Magic Flute, Wild Arts). Concert highlights include solo performances in the Bach in Leipzig series under Dame Jane Glover, Peter Whelan, and Iain Ledingham, and Elijah at the Barbican under Sir Antonio Pappano. Abbie and Ben regularly perform recitals together, most recently they performed the World Premier of Paul Carr’s ‘Old Fashioned Love Songs’ at Hannover Square as part of their recital titled ‘Devotion’.

APPLICATION VIDEO 1:

Men With Small Heads (Lori Laitman) recorded 27.11.25

APPLICATION VIDEO 2:

How do I Love Thee (Maude Valerie White) recorded 27.11.25

SEMI-FINAL AND FINAL PROGRAMME PROPOSED:

Semi Final Repertoire
Uphill – 3'27
Rebecca Clarke
The Shy One – 1'30
Rebecca Clarke
Big Sister Says– 2'45
Libby Larsen
Spray – 1'40
Lori Laitman
The Lake Isle of Innisfree – 2'20
Muriel Herbert
Total 11 minutes 42 seconds
Final Round Repertoire
Greeting – 1’30
Rebecca Clarke
The Cherry-Blossom Wand – 2'50
Rebecca Clarke
O Dreaming World – 3'00
Rebecca Clarke
The Clown – 3'30
Ethel Smyth
Men with Small Heads– 2’30
Lori Laitman
The Cloths of Heaven – 2'30
Dilys Elwyn-Edwards
The Heart of a Rose – 2'35
Eleanor Remick Warren

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