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Awards
Composer award noms announced
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 4 November 2010
The British Academy of Songwriters, Composer and Authors yesterday announced the shortlists for the 2010 British Composer Awards, which celebrate classical composing types and take place in London on 30 Nov and which will be broadcast on Radio 3 the next day. Organisers seem keen to tell us that twelve of the 33 nominees are at the start of their careers, so I’m passing that on to you here before listing those noms in full, which are as follows:
Chamber: Anna Clyne – Steel Works; Howard Skempton – Only The Sound Remains; Raymond Yiu – Northwest Wind.
Choral: Judith Bingham – Actaeon His Strange New Face; Tarik O’Regan – The Night’s Untruth; Sasha Siem – Psalm No. 140.
Community or Educational Project: Brian Irvine – Rain Falling Up; Karen MacIver – James Watt, A Head of Steam; James Redwood and Jack Ross – Audio Lens.
Contemporary Jazz Composition: Nathaniel Facey – Dolphyus Morphyus; James Hamilton – The Causeway Suite; Timothy Whitehead – Colour Beginnings.
Instrumental Solo or Duo: Thomas Adès – Lieux Retrouvés, Cheryl Frances-Hoad – Stolen Rhythm; Rolf Hind – A Single Hair, A Jasmine Petal, Seven Mattresses, A Pea…
International Award: Unsuk Chin – Concerto for Cello and Orchestra; Eriks Esenvalds – Légende de la Femme Emmurée; Magnus Lindberg – Graffiti.
Liturgical: Cheryl Frances-Hoad – Psalm No. 1; James MacMillan – Jubilate Deo; Cecilia McDowall – Deus, Portus Pacis.
Making Music Award: Kerry Andrew – Fall, Iain Farrington – The Burning Heavens, John McLeod – Guitar Concerto.
Orchestral: George Benjamin – Duet; Brian Elias – Doubles; Colin Matthews – Violin Concerto.
Sonic Art: Shiva Feshareki – TTKonzert, Chris Watson – Longshore Drift, John Wynne – Installation For 300 Speakers, Pianola And Vacuum Cleaner.
Stage Works: Rory Boyle – Kaspar Hauser, Julian Philips – The Yellow Sofa; Peter Wiegold – The End Of The Line.
Vocal: Sally Beamish – Divan; Michael Finnissy – The Transgressive Gospel; Ryan Wigglesworth – Augenlieder.
Wind Band or Brass Band: Gary Carpenter – Doubles; Simon Dobson – Torsion; Philip Grange – Cloud Atlas.
Commenting on the shortlists, BASCA Chairman Sarah Rodgers told CMU: “This is possibly the most dynamic and inspirational shortlist the British Composer Awards judging panels have come up with. The awards continue to play a crucial role in identifying new voices and emerging talent and truly reflect a community of creative artists where women composers feature ever more strongly”.
More at www.britishcomposerawards.com
