Nominee category: Amateur or Young Performers
Composed by Gary Carpenter for junior choir and orchestra 21 minutes commissioned by Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Euskadiko Orkestra Sinfonikoa for more information visit Chester Music
Composed by Howard Moody for orchestra with adult and youth chorus 1 hour 57 minutes commissioned by Glyndebourne for more information visit Glyndebourne
Composed by Edward Gregson for children’s choir, 2 narrators and orchestra 35 minutes commissioned by Hallé Concerts Society for more information visit Novello & Co
Composed by Richard Bullen Commissioned by Finchley Chamber Orchestra
Composed by Chris Roe Commissioned by Sound and Music and Making Music as part of the ‘Adopt a Composer’ scheme for Robert Hodge and the City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra
Composed by Kate Whitley For children’s choir and orchestra Commissioned by Multi-story
Composed by Jonathan Dove For soloists, actor, adult community chorus, youth chorus, children’s chorus and orchestra Commissioned by London Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker and Festival d’Aix-en- Provence
Composed by John Pickard For female or children’s choir and orchestra Commissioned by The Online Orchestra
Composed by Kate Whitley For children’s choir, soprano, baritone and orchestra
Composed by Kerry Andrew for children’s choir commissioned by National Youth Choirs of Great Britain listen on Soundcloud
Composed by Peter Maxwell Davies children’s opera: for choir, orchestra and soloists 55 minutes commissioned by The London Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonie Luxembourg within a series of commissions of children’s operas led by Sir Simon Rattle and Simon Halsey for more information visit Schott Music
Composed by Ed Hughes music theatre: for children’s voices, piano and optional horn and clarinet, with libretto by Peter Cant 10 minutes commissioned by Mahogany Opera Group as part of ‘Snappy Operas’ for more information click here
Composed by Jeremy Holland-SmithFor full orchestraCommissioned by Docklands Sinfonia
Composed by Oliver SearleFor Large Ensemble, Electric Keyboards (Figurenotes Notation), iPads(ThumbJam App), Laptops (Notion Performance software), Roland Handsonic, Roland Digital Drumkit, VocalsCommissioned by National Youth Orchestras of Scotland and Drake Music Scotland
Composed by Richard BullenFor voices and pianoCommissioned by Ronald Corp and New London Children’s Choir
