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Awards
Composer Awards noms announced
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 21 October 2009
The nominations for the 2009 British Composer Awards are out. The basically classical music awards bash (though not all categories are classical – there’s a jazz award this year, for example), staged by the British Academy Of Songwriters, Composers & Authors, takes place in London on 1 Dec and will be broadcast by Radio 3 the next day.
Commenting on this year’s shortlists, BASCA Chairman Sarah Rodger told reporters: “These are some of the most remarkable results we have had in the seven-year history of the Awards. The panels are required to judge works, rather than composers and the all-encompassing scope of the nominations proves the integrity of this approach. Emerging talent is a strong feature of this year’s list of nominees and we truly celebrate that”.
Confirming his support, Radio 3 boss Roger Wright said this: “This is the seventh year of Radio 3’s association with the British Composer Awards. The Awards continue to reflect the immense creativity that flourishes in this field today and we are delighted to support them. Contemporary music is central to the work of Radio 3, the world’s most significant commissioner of new music”.
The full list of nominees is as follows:
Chamber: ‘String Quartet: The Tree Of Strings’ Sir Harrison Birtwistle; ‘Since Brass, Nor Stone… Fantasia For String Quartet And Percussion Op 80’ Alexander Goehr; ‘In Time Entwined, In Space Enlaced’ Christian Mason.
Choral: ‘Shakespeare Requiem’ Judith Bingham; ‘The Death Of Balder’ Bernard Hughes; ‘The Spacious Firmament’ Gabriel Jackson
Community Or Education Project: ‘My Secret Heart’ Mira Calix; Moving Music’ Howard Moody; ‘More Glass Than Wall’ James Redwood.
Contemporary Jazz Composition: ‘Schweben; Aye But Can Ye?’ Barry Guy; ‘Rain On The Window’ John Surman; ‘Rhythm & Other Fascinations’ Jason Yarde.
Instrumental Solo Or Duo: ‘The Message’ Sir Harrison Birtwistle; ‘Prism’ Patrick Nunn; ‘Soliloquy V – Flauto Acerbo’ Thomas Simaku.
International: ‘Doctor Atomic’ John Adams; ‘Dominoeffekt’ Peter Helmut Lang; ‘Seht Die Sonne’ Magnus Lindberg.
Liturgical: ‘Voce Mea’ Tarik O’regan; ‘Stay With Me’ Roxanna Panufnik; ‘Ex Maria Virgine’ Sir John Tavener.
Making Music: ‘A Few Seconds’ Anthony Powers; ‘I Can’t Do This Without You’ Robert Szymanek; ‘The Serious Side Of Madness’ Elizabeth Winters.
Orchestral: ‘Speakings’ Jonathan Harvey; ‘A Table Of Noises’ Simon Holt; ‘Mambo, Blues And Tarentella’ Mark-Anthony Turnage.
Sonic Art: ‘Entomophonix’ Robert Jarvis; ‘A Quiet Reverie’ Mark Peter Wright.
Stage Works: ‘Into The Little Hill’ George Benjamin; ‘The Minotaur’ Sir Harrison Birtwistle; ‘Reel’ Graham Fitkin.
Vocal: ‘Good Dream She Has’ Luke Bedford; ‘The Dream Of The Rood’ John Casken; ‘Riverwork’ Anthony Powers.
Wind Band Or Brass Band: ‘Penlee’ Simon Dobson; ‘Farewell’ Adam Gorb; ‘The Gilded Theatre’ Kenneth Hesketh.
