The tenth annual British Composer Awards will take place at Goldsmiths Hall, London on 3 December 2012.The awards are presented by BASCA and sponsored by PRS for Music.
To mark a decade of the British Composer Awards, BASCA has unveiled a new logo and website, and has announced details of a 10th anniversary concert, which will celebrate British Composer Awards winning works which received their first performances between 2002 and 2011. Aptly titled 10 Years, 10 Composers, 10 Works, the programme, which will be a mix of choral music and chamber music, will provide richly deserved further performances for all these award-winning compositions. The concert will take place on 5 December – more details to be announced.
Call for nominations
The Awards celebrate the music of today’s composers living and working in the United Kingdom and also UK premieres of work by composers from outside the UK. Nominations are currently invited for works that have received their UK premiere between 1 April 2011 and 31 March 2012, in the following categories:
Instrumental Solo Or Duo
Chamber
Vocal
Choral
Wind Band Or Brass Band
Orchestral
Stage Works
Liturgical
Sonic Art
Contemporary Jazz Composition
Community Or Educational Project
Making Music Award
International Award
Submissions are welcomed from all those involved with the promotion, publication and performance of new classical and jazz music and may including music of any origin. The closing dates for nominations in all categories is Thursday 12th July 2012.
You can download the following resources here:
British Composer Awards Nomination Rules & Regulations 2012
British Composer Awards Nomination Form 2012
Alongside the Awards will be a competition for student composers. To apply, students must submit an original work for flute, clarinet and bassoon of 4 to 5 minutes duration. The winning work will be performed at the British Composer Awards ceremony. The closing date is Friday 24 August.
For more information, contact BASCA on 020 7636 2929.
To mark a decade of the British Composer Awards, BASCA has unveiled a new logo and website, and has announced details of a 10th anniversary concert, which will celebrate British Composer Awards winning works which received their first performances between 2002 and 2011. Aptly titled 10 Years, 10 Composers, 10 Works, the programme, which will be a mix of choral music and chamber music, will provide richly deserved further performances for all these award-winning compositions. The concert will take place on 5 December – more details to be announced.
Call for nominations
The Awards celebrate the music of today’s composers living and working in the United Kingdom and also UK premieres of work by composers from outside the UK. Nominations are currently invited for works that have received their UK premiere between 1 April 2011 and 31 March 2012, in the following categories:
Instrumental Solo Or Duo
Chamber
Vocal
Choral
Wind Band Or Brass Band
Orchestral
Stage Works
Liturgical
Sonic Art
Contemporary Jazz Composition
Community Or Educational Project
Making Music Award
International Award
Submissions are welcomed from all those involved with the promotion, publication and performance of new classical and jazz music and may including music of any origin. The closing dates for nominations in all categories is Thursday 12th July 2012.
You can download the following resources here:
British Composer Awards Nomination Rules & Regulations 2012
British Composer Awards Nomination Form 2012
Alongside the Awards will be a competition for student composers. To apply, students must submit an original work for flute, clarinet and bassoon of 4 to 5 minutes duration. The winning work will be performed at the British Composer Awards ceremony. The closing date is Friday 24 August.
For more information, contact BASCA on 020 7636 2929.
