Join us for the 4th Annual Williams-Howard Prize Concert at the Buxton International Festival. Established in 2022 by Michael Harper, Vocal Tutor at the Royal Northern College of Music, this prestigious competition celebrates art songs by composers of African heritage.
The concert features the 2025 winners of the competition, showcasing the next generation of talent. Previous winners have gone on to perform at iconic venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, Cadogan Hall and Wigmore Hall, as well as with BBC Philharmonic, English Touring Opera, and Kantos Chamber Choir amongst others.
This year, the Samuel-Coleridge Taylor First Prize was awarded to soprano Esther Shea and pianist Hanna Csermely, the Avril Coleridge-Taylor Second Prize went to soprano Danielle Williams and pianist Alex Bradford, and the Amanda Ira Alridge Honourable Mention was awarded to soprano Glesni Jones and pianist Tea Mitsuda.
