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Studio Biography
New Chamber Opera Studio was developed in its present form during 2000, by
Stephen Rice, the Studio's first director, and Michael Burden, New Chamber
Opera's director productions. Its principal aim is to focus New Chamber
Opera's work with undergraduates into a unified workshop in which, during
each term, the members of the Studio prepare extracts or small operas.
Since then, it has presented a range of small pieces and extracts, and has
prepared the material for three Hambro Visiting Professors of Operas,
Thomas Allen, Phillip Gossett, and Graham Vick. The Studio is now directed
by Hugh Brunt.
Hugh's musical career began as a chorister at St. George's Chapel, Windsor
Castle. From gaining the major music scholarship to Radley College in 1999,
he progressed on to become a composer with the National Youth Orchestra of
Great Britain under Paul Patterson. Now in his second year at New College,
where he also holds a choral scholarship, Hugh directs the Wykeham Singers
& Orchestra with recent concerts including performances of Haydn's
Nelsonmesse and Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music.
Hugh is active as a composer; his most recent premieres have been at the
Holywell Music Room, for the Oxford Literary Festival in 2003 and Blurred
at The Lake District Summer Music Festival 2004 by The National Youth
Orchestra of Great Britain Sinfonietta. His Netessiahsy for two pianos and
film has had numerous broadcasts on Classic FM heralding Hugh as 'the
composing star of the future'. Hugh is also conductor of the Oxford New
Orchestra, with upcoming engagements including a performance of Schubert's
Symphony No.5 in October, and Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations in March.
Hugh Brunt
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Hugh's musical career began as a chorister at St. George's Chapel, Windsor
Castle. From gaining the major music scholarship to Radley College in 1999,
he progressed on to become a composer with the National Youth Orchestra of
Great Britain under Paul Patterson. Now in his second year at New College,
where he also holds a choral scholarship, Hugh directs the Wykeham Singers
& Orchestra with recent concerts including performances of Haydn's
Nelsonmesse and Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music.
Hugh is active as a composer; his most recent premieres have been at the
Holywell Music Room, for the Oxford Literary Festival in 2003 and Blurred
at The Lake District Summer Music Festival 2004 by The National Youth
Orchestra of Great Britain Sinfonietta. His Netessiahsy for two pianos and
film has had numerous broadcasts on Classic FM heralding Hugh as 'the
composing star of the future'. Hugh hass also conductor of the Oxford New
Orchestra, with engagements including a performance of Schubert's Symphony
No.5 and Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations.
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