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Owain Park (born in Bristol) is a composer, conductor, organist and singer, based in the South-West of England.

Career
Owain was born in Bristol, in 1993. He began his musical career as a chorister in St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol. After leaving in 2006, he became Organ Scholar at Holy Trinity Church, Westbury on Trym. He was then appointed as the Junior Organ Scholar at Wells Cathedral, under the directorship of the Organist and Master of the Choristers, Mr Matthew Owens. His compositions have been performed in cathedrals, churches and concert halls, and have been broadcast on National Radio.

Success
In 2010, Owain won the National Centre for Early Music Composition Competition. His composition, Sweet Day was performed by the Tallis Scholars in Chester Cathedral, before being broadcast, with interview, on BBC Radio 3. The Tallis Scholars then went on to take the piece on their Danish tour, and the piece was broadcast on Danish National Radio.

The same year, he was also the winner of the Phoenix Singers of Shrewsbury International all-age Choral Composition Competition 2010, with another composition, Time Was.

Owain has also been 'Highly Commended' in the BBC Young Composer of the Year for his composition Tears, Idle Tears, a setting of Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem. He was also a finalist in the Waverley Care Carol Competition, which was judged by Bob Chilcott and James MacMillan. .

In addition, He has been a finalist of the St George's Bristol Carol Competition (2007), and the runner up of the The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference composition competition 2009.

Key Works

 * Sweet Day - (Choral)
 * Time Was - (Choral)
 * Tears, Idle Tears - (Bass solist with piano)
 * All this night bright angels sing - (choir with organ)
 * Let Thine Heart - (Choir with piano and oboe)