Myriam Lowe

Myriam is currently undertaking a Masters of Philosophy in Musicology at Keble College, University of Oxford, fully funded by the Oxford Graduate Scholarship in collaboration with the Talbot Fund. Her research explores the role of music within youth offending contexts. Here, she is a Graduate Choral Assistant at Keble College, a leading role within the choir, and occassionaly sings with The Queen’s College Choir. Myriam recently graduated from the University of Cambridge where she read Music as a Choral Scholar at Girton College. During her time at Cambridge, she was a core member and soloist with the Cambridge University Chamber Choir. She was awarded the Daphne Bird Instrumental Exhibitioner, the Girton Pioneer Award, and the First Class Sophia Turle Scholarship, in recognition of exceptional academic achievement. She was also nominated for the Bennett Prize, recognising a student who has exemplified the College ethos within the University or at national level.

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Myriam has recently performed as a soloist in BBC Radio 3 ‘In Tune’ and the Spanish National Radio (RNE). She has sung as a soloist in numerous projects directed by Margaret Faultless and Bettina Varwig, as well as a lead in various operas including Nero in L’Incoronazione di Poppea (West Road Concert Hall, 2025) and Mrs Janes in Plumes of Smoke (Girton College, 2026).

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As a composer, Myriam has studied with Jeremy Thurlow, Marta Gentilucci and Stephane Crayton. Her piece ‘Love is with us’ (2026) was highly commended in the CARMACK Composition Competition, and was performed under the direction of Edward Wickham at the West Road Concert Hall in March 2026.

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Myriam’s education has been enabled and supported by numerous awards and scholarships. During her undergraduate studies, Myriam was selected for the CAMRAM scheme, which enabled her to receive tuition at the Royal Academy of Music, studying harpsichord with Carole Cerasi and vocal studies with Piran Legg. Prior to university, Myriam attended the Royal College of Music Junior Department and completed her A-levels at Ashbourne College, holding a full scholarship in both institutions. She has received the Monica & Quintin Des Clayes Award from Awards for Young Musicians, granted annually to twenty-five promising young UK musicians from low-income backgrounds, as well as grants from the Rob George Foundation, the Miss E. B. Wrightson Charitable Trust and the Chizel Educational Trust.