Nigel Clarke, Matthew Martin and Pete McGarr are among the winners at the British Composer Awards (BCA) 2013.
The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) unveiled this year’s winners at a ceremony at Goldsmith’s Hall in London tonight (3 December).
Of the 13 categories, nine were awarded to new winners. Ed Baxter and Chris Weaver's No Such Object, a sound art work performed using bespoke hand-made electrical equipment won the prize for sonic art while Nigel Clarke's cornet concerto, Mysteries of the Horizon, was the winner of the wind band or brass band category.
Sarah Rodgers, BCA committee chairman, said: ‘One of the achievements BASCA is particularly proud of is that the BCAs, year on year, brings to light rising composers and supports them in taking the next step in their careers.
‘The broadcast and other media exposure we are able to offer, together with commissions and collaborations, all contribute to helping a composer and their work become more widely recognised.’
The BCAs are presented by BASCA and sponsored by PRS for Music.
Visit www.britishcomposerawards.com for more information.
The full list of winners is below:
Instrumental solo or duo
Gigue Machine by Harrison Birtwistle
Chamber
String Quartet No.4 by Colin Matthews
Vocal
Electra Mourns by Brian Elias
Choral
Since it was the day of Preparation… by James MacMillan
Wind band or brass band
Mysteries of the Horizon by Nigel Clarke
Orchestral
Rivers to the Sea by Joseph Phibbs
Stage works
Written on Skin by George Benjamin
Liturgical
I Saw the Lord by Matthew Martin
Sonic art
No Such Object (Speed of Light) by Ed Baxter and Chris Weaver
Contemporary jazz composition
Lifelines by John Surman
Community or educational project
Pass the Torch, An Olympic Symphony by James Redwood
Making music award
Dry Stone Walls of Yorkshire by Peter McGarr
International award
Woven Dreams by Toshio Hosokawa
The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) unveiled this year’s winners at a ceremony at Goldsmith’s Hall in London tonight (3 December).
Of the 13 categories, nine were awarded to new winners. Ed Baxter and Chris Weaver's No Such Object, a sound art work performed using bespoke hand-made electrical equipment won the prize for sonic art while Nigel Clarke's cornet concerto, Mysteries of the Horizon, was the winner of the wind band or brass band category.
Sarah Rodgers, BCA committee chairman, said: ‘One of the achievements BASCA is particularly proud of is that the BCAs, year on year, brings to light rising composers and supports them in taking the next step in their careers.
‘The broadcast and other media exposure we are able to offer, together with commissions and collaborations, all contribute to helping a composer and their work become more widely recognised.’
The BCAs are presented by BASCA and sponsored by PRS for Music.
Visit www.britishcomposerawards.com for more information.
The full list of winners is below:
Instrumental solo or duo
Gigue Machine by Harrison Birtwistle
Chamber
String Quartet No.4 by Colin Matthews
Vocal
Electra Mourns by Brian Elias
Choral
Since it was the day of Preparation… by James MacMillan
Wind band or brass band
Mysteries of the Horizon by Nigel Clarke
Orchestral
Rivers to the Sea by Joseph Phibbs
Stage works
Written on Skin by George Benjamin
Liturgical
I Saw the Lord by Matthew Martin
Sonic art
No Such Object (Speed of Light) by Ed Baxter and Chris Weaver
Contemporary jazz composition
Lifelines by John Surman
Community or educational project
Pass the Torch, An Olympic Symphony by James Redwood
Making music award
Dry Stone Walls of Yorkshire by Peter McGarr
International award
Woven Dreams by Toshio Hosokawa
