The nominations for The Ivors Classical Awards 2024 have been announced.
This year's awards ceremony will take place on 12 November at BFI Southbank in London, where 11 Ivor Novello Awards will be presented to eight category winners and three Gift of the Academy award winners.
36 composers have been nominated for an Ivor Novello at this year's Ivors Classical Awards, which is sponsored by PRS for Music and will once again celebrate the best new classical music and sound art.
You can see the full list of nominees for The Ivors Classical Awards 2024 below.
BEST CHAMBER ENSEMBLE COMPOSITION
Celebrating classical works composed for four to 18 instruments, and for one instrument or voice per part.
MITTERNACHTSLIED composed by Julian Anderson for soprano and ensemble.
Published in the UK by Schott Music.
SONGS OF NADIA ANJUMAN composed by Richard Blackford for soprano and string orchestra.
Published in the UK by Nimbus Music Publishing.
THE HEARING TRUMPET composed by Hilda Paredes for flute, oboe, bass clarinet, bassoon, horn, percussion and strings.
Published in the UK by University of York Music Press.
TOMB! composed by Laurence Osborn for strings, percussion and piano.
UNDONE composed by Soosan Lolavar for solo de-tuned violin and string ensemble.
BEST CHORAL COMPOSITION
Celebrating classical works specifically composed for voices; either a capella or accompanied.
BATTER MY HEART composed by Joanna Marsh for SSAATTBB choir.
HALLELUJAH AMEN composed by Oliver Leith for mixed voices.
Published in the UK by Faber Music.
MAY SONG composed by Lawrence Dunn for 6 voices and fixed media.
THE CITY, FULL OF PEOPLE composed by Cassandra Miller for mixed choir of 16 singers.
Published in the UK by Faber Music.
BEST COMMUNITY AND PARTICIPATION COMPOSITION in association with ABRSM
Celebrating works composed for voluntary, amateur or youth performers and/or community engagement.
14 WEEKS composed by Jane Stanley for SATB chorus.
A CHILDREN'S GUIDE TO ANARCHY (AN EASTERHOUSE CHILDREN'S MANIFESTO) composed by Brian Irvine for ensemble and singers.
FLY/WORK/GROW composed by Hannah Conway for amateur child and adult vocal soloists, operatic soprano, pro-vocalist, recorded speech, violin, cello and piano.
IN YOUR HANDS composed by Amy Bryce for youth voices: two SATB choirs with additional upper voices, piano and percussion.
TUXEDO: DUST BOWL #3 composed by Hannah Kendall for massed ensemble of harmonicas and optional SATB voices.
Published in the UK by G Ricordi, Universal Music Publishing.
BEST LARGE ENSEMBLE COMPOSITION
Celebrating classical works composed for up to 36 players.
POUND OF CURE composed by Ryan Latimer for string orchestra.
THE HORSE composed by Matthew Herbert for orchestra, horse skeleton and electronics.
Published in the UK by Bucks Music Group.
THE SINGING TREE composed by Christian Mason for five solo voices, children’s choir and ensemble.
Published in the UK by Breitkopf & Härtel.
THE STONES IN THE RIVER BY OUR CAMP IN THE FOREST / THE SPACE ON THE GROUND WHERE WE LAY composed by Rufus Isabel Elliot for string ensemble.
VIOLA CONCERTO ‘THREE GODDESSES’ composed by Edward Gregson for viola and string orchestra.
Published in the UK by Novello and Co.
BEST ORCHESTRAL COMPOSITION in association with Dorico
Celebrating large symphonic works, including works for choir and orchestra.
ECHOES composed by Julian Anderson for solo baritone, chorus and orchestra.
Published in the UK by Schott Music.
HORN CONCERTO composed by Gavin Higgins for horn and orchestra.
Published by Nimbus Music Publishing.
I CANNOT LOVE WITHOUT TREMBLING composed by Cassandra Miller for viola and orchestra.
Published in the UK by Faber Music.
IN SPE CONTRA SPEM composed by Brett Dean for two sopranos and orchestra.
Published in the UK by Boosey & Hawkes.
MOSAICS composed by Colin Matthews for orchestra.
Published in the UK by Faber Music.
BEST SMALL CHAMBER COMPOSITION
Celebrating classical works composed for one to three instruments, and for one instrument or voice per part.
BYOYOMI composed by Rūta Vitkauskaitė for clarinet and string quartet.
ENGLISH DANCING MASTER composed by Leo Chadburn for pre-recorded voices and string quartet.
LAKES, MISTS, BATS, DAGGERS, AND FOUNTAINS composed by Laurence Osborn for string quartet.
THE MOUTH composed by Rebecca Saunders for soprano and tape.
Published in the UK by Edition Peters.
TIDING II (SILENTIUM) composed by Lisa Illean for soprano saxophone, percussion, piano and electronics.
Published in the UK by Faber Music.
BEST SOUND ART
Celebrating distinctive sound compositions that exist in hybrid relation to other artforms, environments or situations.
A LADDER IS NOT THE ONLY KIND OF TIME 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.
EACH TINY DROP by Dan Jones
Sonic accompaniment to Risham Syed’s interactive water ritual on the banks of the River Medlock commissioned to open the Manchester International Festival and celebrate connections between Manchester and Pakistan.
ORASAIGH by Duncan MacLeod
Acousmatic binaural soundwalk composition inspired by the landscape around the tidal island of Orasaigh, located on the coast of South Uist at Boisdale.
PO(E)SIES by Una Lee
Live performance work for close-harmony quartet and spoken voice, reincarnating the Korean ancient poetry form Hyangga.
THE BIRD THAT NEVER FLEW by Hanna Tuulikki
Place-responsive performance exploring Glasgow Cathedral's roots in ornithological entanglements and to raise the alarm for critically endangered birds.
BEST STAGE WORK COMPOSITION
Celebrating works composed for the stage, including opera, dance and musical theatre.
CALLS TO THIS NUMBER ARE BEING DIVERTED composed by Matthew Grouse
Music theatre for two soloists and an ensemble of three.
ITCH composed by Jonathan Dove
Opera for a cast of eight singers and twelve players.
published in the UK by Edition Peters.
PICTURE A DAY LIKE THIS composed by George Benjamin
Opera for a cast of five singers and twenty one players.
Published in the UK by Faber Music.
THE FAGGOTS AND THEIR FRIENDS BETWEEN REVOLUTIONS composed by Philip Venables
Music theatre for 15 mixed performers.
WOMAN AT POINT ZERO composed by Bushra El-Turk
Opera for two voices, ancient folk instruments and pre-recorded audio samples.
Speaking about this year’s nominees, Tom Gray, Chair of The Ivors Academy, said: ‘The Ivors Classical Awards 2024 nominees showcase the extraordinary diversity and vibrancy of contemporary classical music and sound art. The nominated works not only exemplify artistic excellence, but they also address a broad range of themes, from exploring our relationship with nature and addressing social issues to celebrating identity and resilience.
‘Congratulations to all the nominees for their incredible contributions to our culture.’
Andrea Czapary Martin, CEO, PRS for Music, added: ‘Congratulations to all the composers and sound artists nominated for an Ivor Novello Award. Contemporary classical compositions are the manifestation of the composers’ incredible skills and dedication. These nominations not only recognise the importance of human expression, but the brilliance of those breathing life into this tradition.
‘It’s also inspiring to see that 29 out of the 36 nominees are PRS members, including seven composers nominated for the first time. We look forward to celebrating your creativity alongside your peers in November.’
