The ninth annual British Composer Awards will take place at Stationers’ Hall, on Wednesday 30 November 2011. The Awards are presented by BASCA and sponsored by PRS for Music, in association with BBC Radio 3 providing exclusive broadcast coverage of the Awards.
The Awards celebrate the music to today’s composers living and working in the United Kingdom and also UK premieres of work by composers from outside the UK.
The categories for 2011 are as follows:
Instrumental Solo or Duo
Chamber (three or more instruments written for one player per part)
Vocal (solo voice(s) unaccompanied or with accompaniment from a single instrument up to orchestra)
Choral (a cappella or accompanied including choir and orchestra)
Wind Band or Brass Band
Orchestral
Stage Works
Liturgical (for works used in the context of an act of worship of any faith)
Sonic Art (for example live electronics, interactive installations, collaborative multi-media performance)
Contemporary Jazz Composition
Community or Educational Project
Making Music Award
International Award
Winning works will be recognised by a presentation to the composer at the Awards ceremony and will be the focus of a BBC Radio 3 broadcast about the Awards on Sunday 4 December 2011.
The Awards celebrate the music to today’s composers living and working in the United Kingdom and also UK premieres of work by composers from outside the UK.
The categories for 2011 are as follows:
Instrumental Solo or Duo
Chamber (three or more instruments written for one player per part)
Vocal (solo voice(s) unaccompanied or with accompaniment from a single instrument up to orchestra)
Choral (a cappella or accompanied including choir and orchestra)
Wind Band or Brass Band
Orchestral
Stage Works
Liturgical (for works used in the context of an act of worship of any faith)
Sonic Art (for example live electronics, interactive installations, collaborative multi-media performance)
Contemporary Jazz Composition
Community or Educational Project
Making Music Award
International Award
Winning works will be recognised by a presentation to the composer at the Awards ceremony and will be the focus of a BBC Radio 3 broadcast about the Awards on Sunday 4 December 2011.
