Errollyn Wallen‘s music has been central to major national events, including the London 2012 Paralympic Games, BBC Proms, and the Jubilees of Elizabeth II. In 2013, she became the first female composer to receive an Ivor Novello Award for classical music, and this year, she was named Master of the King’s Music. Known for her blend of personal and historical themes, Wallen’s works range from Meet Me at Harold Moores, inspired by Ella Fitzgerald and JS Bach, to Mighty River, marking the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in England, and her reimagined Jerusalem for the 2020 BBC Proms, reframed the hymn through the ears of the Windrush generation to highlight the musical connections between Britain and the Commonwealth.
