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Rebecca Clarke Song Competition - Applications

Mairi McGillivray

SINGER

Mairi McGillivray

NATIONALITY:

British

PIANIST

Alex Wyatt

PIANIST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PRIZE?

Yes

SINGER BIOGRAPHY:

I studied Master of Music in Vocal Performance at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, having gained a Bachelor of Music from University of Glasgow. Whilst in Edinburgh I performed projects with Paisley Opera, Glasgow University Opera Society, Scots Opera Project, Edinburgh Studio Opera, Glasgow Bach Cantata Project and Clyde Opera. Highlights from my Masters included performing the roles of Tisbe (La Cenerentola) and Der Komponist (Ariadne auf Naxos) in RBC Opera Scenes and the role of Aeneas (Dido and Aeneas) in the 2025 Summer opera. This last academic year I was a finalist in each of the Birmingham Festival Choral Society Oratorio Prize, RBC Vocal Prize and the Ashleyann Opera Prize finals. I have worked for Birmingham Opera Company as a chorus mentor and performed in their fully staged performances of Michael Tippett’s New Year in July 2024, accompanied by the CBSO. Most recently I worked with BOC on their Opera Lab project as a chorus mentor on Judith Weir’s woman.life.song. In the last year I have also performed as a soloist for Buckingham Choral Society, Malvern Festival Chorus and The Phoenix Singers. I will be performing the role of ‘L’Opinion Publique’ in RBC’s production of Orpheé aux Enfers in March 2026.

APPLICATION VIDEO 1:

Love is a sickness - Madeleine Dring (27/11/25)

APPLICATION VIDEO 2:

June Twilight - Rebecca Clarke (27/11/25)

SEMI-FINAL AND FINAL PROGRAMME PROPOSED:

Semi-final
1) June Twilight - Rebecca Clarke (3 mins)
2) One Life Stand: Brief Encounter - Cheryl Frances-Hoad (2 mins)
3) Come Away Death - Madeleine Dring (3 mins)
4) The Cloths of Heaven - Rebecca Clarke (3 mins)

Final
1) Greeting - Rebecca Clarke (1 min 30 secs)
2) Tiger, Tiger - Rebecca Clarke (4 mins 30 secs)
3) Three Moods of the Sea: After Sunset - Ethel Smyth (3 mins)
4) Eight O’Clock - Rebecca Clarke (2 mins 30 secs)
5) June Twilight - Rebecca Clarke (2 mins 30 secs)
6) One Life Stand: Rubbish at Adultery - Cheryl Frances-Hoad (2 mins)
7) Love is a Sickness - Madeleine Dring (2 mins 30 secs)

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