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Rebecca Clarke Song Competition - Applications

Daisy Bevan

SINGER

Daisy Bevan

NATIONALITY:

British

PIANIST

Rose Mclachlan

PIANIST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PRIZE?

Yes

SINGER BIOGRAPHY:

Daisy (Anastasia) studied for her Master’s at the Royal Northern College of Music (2020–22) on scholarship, winning the Dame Eva Turner Award (2020, 2021) and the Frederic Cox Competition. Her RNCM roles included Tina in Dove’s *Flight*, Primadonna in Strauss’s *Ariadne auf Naxos*, and Countess Almaviva in *Le Nozze di Figaro*. Additional performances include Bach’s *Weihnachts-Oratorium* at the Sydney Opera House and roles with the Mozartists at Cadogan Hall and the Endellion Festival. She is currently touring internationally as the lead solo vocalist in Mike Oldfield’s *Tubular Bells* 50th Anniversary show, recently celebrating its 100th performance at Buxton Opera House. The tour continues into 2025/26 with further dates across Europe and Australia. Daisy was an Alvarez Emerging Artist at Garsington Opera in 2025, appearing in the choruses of three productions. Upcoming engagements include Poulenc’s *Gloria* for Uxbridge Choral Society, Handel’s *Acis and Galatea* for Benson Choral Society, and a Wigmore Hall recital with the Bevan Family Consort. Recent concert highlights include Handel’s *Neun Deutsche Arien* with Rachel Podger, Schubert’s *Shepherd on the Rock* with Julian Bliss at the Highgate International Chamber Music Festival, and Handel’s *Messiah* at the Sheldonian with the London Mozart Players and Oxford Bach Choir. She is also a member of the Bevan Family Consort, a professional vocal ensemble formed by her extended family of sixteen singing cousins. The Consort’s third album, *Attende Domine*, has just been released, with a fourth due in Spring 2026.

APPLICATION VIDEO 1:

Madeline Dring - A bay in Anglesey. Recorded 10/10/2025

APPLICATION VIDEO 2:

Judith Weir - Lady Isobel and the Elf Knight. Recorded 10/10/2025

SEMI-FINAL AND FINAL PROGRAMME PROPOSED:

Semi Final: (11’9)

Cheryl Frances-Hoad - Rosalind (3’30)
Rebecca Clarke - Greeting (1’22)
Rebecca Clarke - Eight o’ clock (2’25)
Muriel Herbert - She weeps over Rahoon (2’29)
Judith Weir - Lady Isobel and the Elf Knight (2’)

Final: (17’57)

Madeline Dring:
A bay in Anglesey (3’42)
Song of a Nightclub Propietress (2’48)

Rebecca Clarke:
June Twilight (2’40)
A dream (2’15)
Shy one (1’32)

Muriel Herbert:
I dare not ask a kiss (1’17)
I think on thee in the night (1’43)

Judith Weir:
Lady Isobel and the Elf Knight (2’)

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