Alfred Hopkins Journey of the Alde (2020 Young Musician Award)
for soprano, clarinet, harp and double bass
Performed and recorded on 28 July 2020 at Barnes Farm, Suffolk
performed by Héloïse Werner and the Hermes Experiment
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Alfred Hopkins is 14 years old and started composing when he was a chorister at King’s College, Cambridge. One of his first compositions was played by the Hermes Experiment as part of the Cambridge young composers’ competition. He plays the clarinet and the piano as well as studying composition with Alexander Campkin. He enjoys playing in ensembles, especially a clarinet ensemble run by his teacher Claire Baughan. He is in his second year as an Aldeburgh Young Musician, where he loves to find out about new styles of music. This also helps him improve his improvisation and general musicianship.
“The Hermes Experiment ... in all their diverse glory”
Recipient of the Linda Hirst Contemporary Vocal Prize 2017, French-born and London-based soprano Héloïse Werner was one of the four shortlisted nominees in the Young Artist category of the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards 2017. She is soprano and co-director for award-winning contemporary quartet The Hermes Experiment (Tunnell Trust Award Winners 2017 and Park Lane Group Artists 2016). She is also a composer, improviser, cellist and a Leeds Lieder Young Artist for 2018.