The winners of the 5th British Composer Awards were announced on Wednesday 5th December at Glaziers Hall, London.
The ceremony was hosted by the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters. The winners are...
Chamber - Brian Ferneyhough: String Quartet No. 5
Choral - Julian Anderson (pictured: Heaven is Shy of Earth (the winner here receives £5,000 from the PRS Foundation for New Music, to fund future projects)
Community or Educational Project - Stephen Deazley: Thrie Heids
Instrumental Solo or Duo - Harrison Birtwistle: Crowd
International Award - Wolfgang Rihm: Verwandlung
Liturgical - Tarik O’Regan: Threshold of Night (the winner here receives £1,000 from the Worshipful Company of Musicians towards a new commission)
Making Music Award - Howard Jones: The Illusion of Progress
New Media - Jem Finer: Score for a Hole in the Ground
Orchestral - Thomas Adès: Tevot
Stage Works - Stephen McNeff: Tarka the Otter
Vocal - Oliver Knussen: Requiem - Songs for Sue
Wind Band or Brass Band - Edwin Roxburgh: An Elegy for Ur
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