Alto Scholarship 2023

Rebekka Irwin

This year, the Charles Wood Festival is offering 4 free scholarship places for singers from the island of Ireland to join the Charles Wood Singers. This year's alto scholar is Rebekka Irwin.

Rebekka is currently a Masters Vocal Studies student at the University of York under the mentorship of Susan Young and holds the Dame Janet Baker scholarship for performance. She is a member of Robert Hollingworth's 'The 24' and has performed in venues such as York Minster. In 2020, she graduated from Liverpool Hope University with a First-Class Honours degree in a Bachelor's of Music and during her studies was awarded a three-year scholarship for Performance Potential.

In 2021/22, she was an alto choral scholar at Liverpool Cathedral and a member of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir. This August, she is delighted to be a member of the Charles Wood Singers and is looking forward to taking part in the fantastic array of music events during the Festival.

To book tickets for this year's Charles Wood Festival, please click here.