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Portraits of a composer: Cheryl Frances-Hoad

· 1 min read · by Mat Smith

Cheryl Frances-Hoad, composer and British Composer Award winner, headshot by Mat Smith Photography, Cambridge

I first took photos of Cheryl a few years back with soprano Natalie Raybould (www.natalieraybould.co.uk) when they formed Golden Hat Opera (GHO on Twitter).

In the last few weeks it was announced that Cheryl won the prestigious British Composer Awards 2010 (www.britishcomposerawards.com) in two categories, Liturgical, and Instrumental Solo or Duo, and I was delighted to meet her in Cambridge for a shoot for album artwork and to promote her new works.

Cheryl Frances-Hoad, composer, close-up headshot on black by Mat Smith Photography, CambridgeCheryl Frances-Hoad, composer, portrait against ivy by Mat Smith Photography, Cambridge

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