Archives: Nominees
composed by Matthew Herbert for orchestra, horse skeleton and electronics 80mins published in the UK by Bucks Music Group
composed by Bushra El-Turk opera for two voices, ancient folk instruments and pre-recorded audio samples 60mins commissioned by LOD muziektheater (BE), co-produced by Royal Opera House, Shubbak Festival, Britten Pears Arts, Festival d’Aix, Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, & All Aria’s Festival (de Singel Antwerpen, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, Concertgebouw Brugge & Transparant) with libretto by Stacy […]
composed by Ryan Latimer for string orchestra 8mins commissioned by Britten Sinfonia
by Dan Jones Sonic accompaniment to Risham Syed’s interactive water ritual on the banks of the River Medlock commissioned by Factory International to open the Manchester International Festival and celebrate connections between Manchester and Pakistan 210minutes
composed by Hannah Kendall for Massed Ensemble of Harmonicas and Optional SATB Voices 10mins published in the UK by G Ricordi, Universal Music Publishing
composed by Cassandra Miller for mixed choir of 16 singers 16mins commissioned by Éamonn Quinn of Louth Contemporary Music Society, jointly funded by Louth Contemporary Music Society and The Robert D. Bielecki Foundation published in the UK by Faber Music
composed by Amy Bryce for youth voices: two SATB choirs with additional upper voices, piano and percussion 12mins commissioned by London Youth Choirs
composed by Hannah Conway for amateur child and adult vocal soloists, operatic soprano, pro-vocalist, recorded speech, violin, cello and piano 16mins commissioned by CHAMPIONS and Sound Voice with libretto by Hazel Gould
composed by Lisa Illean for soprano saxophone, percussion, piano and electronics 17mins commissioned by SWR for Donaueschinger Musiktage published in the UK by Faber Music
composed by Jane Stanley for SATB chorus 9mins commissioned by The Glasgow School of Art Choir with libretto by Judith Bishop
composed by Lawrence Dunn for 6 voices and fixed media 16mins commissioned by EXAUDI
composed by Oliver Leith for mixed voices 10mins commissioned by Parabola Foundation published in the UK by Faber Music
by Benjamin Tassie Three water-powered musical instruments installed in the historic Rivelin Valley in Sheffield accompanied by film, field-recording and live performance to explore ideas of heritage, place, and our changing relationship with the landscape 50mins
composed by Joanna Marsh for SSAATTBB choir 6mins commissioned by The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
composed by George Benjamin opera for a cast of five singers and twenty one players 60mins co-commissioned and co-produced by the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Royal Opera House Covent Garden London, Opéra national du Rhin, Opéra Comique, and les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Oper Köln and Teatro di San Carlo with libretto by Martin Crimp […]
composed by Soosan Lolavar for solo de-tuned violin and string ensemble 10mins
composed by Brian Irvine for ensemble and singers 19mins commissioned by Dumbworld and Red Note Ensemble with libretto by John McIlduff and children of Oakwood Primary School, Scotland performed by Red Note Ensemble and children of Oakwood Primary School
composed by Laurence Osborn for strings, percussion and piano 20mins commissioned by Norfolk and Norwich Festival, Cheltenham Festival and Kings Place
composed by Hilda Paredes for flute, oboe, bass clarinet, bassoon, horn, percussion and strings 18mins commissioned by Wigmore Hall published in the UK by University of York Music Press
by Hanna Tuulikki Place-responsive performance exploring Glasgow Cathedral’s roots in ornithological entanglements and to raise the alarm for critically endangered birds 42minutes