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At Clare College, Cambridge
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Rutter: 10 facts about the great composer
3. At Clare College, Cambridge
When Rutter began his degree at Clare College, Cambridge, he was already an experienced composer. At 18 he wrote his famous Shepherd’s Pipe Carol. David Willcocks, who was running the music department at King’s College, looked over Rutter's manuscripts and said, "Would you be interested in seeing some of these published?" Rutter said, "I was truly gobsmacked.”
