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Ivors Composer Awards dished out

By | Published on Thursday 3 December 2020

Ivors Composer Awards

The Ivors Composer Awards were dished out earlier this week, handing out Ivor Novello Awards to classical, jazz and sound art composers. The main Ivor Novello Awards ceremony took place in September and has more a pop focus.

“My heartfelt congratulations go to all the winners, nominees and recipients of gift of the Academy awards”, says Gary Carpenter, Chair of The Ivors Academy’s Awards Committee. “An Ivor Novello Award represents innovation, quality, creativity, determination and beauty through composition and music creation. But most of all it represents the esteem that composers and music creators hold for each other”.

“Contemporary classical, jazz and sound arts rely on performances, venues and events to reach our audiences”, he goes on. “As we hopefully emerge from the worst of this health crisis we have an important opportunity to rejuvenate culture in the UK by supporting, nurturing and playing work by contemporary music creators”.

But who were these winners? Who the hell were they? WHO?! They were these people and compositions:

Chamber Orchestra: Robin Haigh – Grin

Choral: Richard Blackford – Pietà

Community & Participation: Oliver Vibrans – More Up

Jazz Composition For Large Ensemble: Charlie Bates – Crepuscule

Jazz Composition For Small Ensemble: Renell Shaw – The Vision They Had

Large Chamber: Oliver Leith – Honey Siren

Large Orchestral: Jonny Greenwood – Horror Vacui

Small Chamber: Daniel Fardon – Six Movements

Solo Or Duo: Gareth Moorcraft – Diaries Of The Early Worm

Sound Art: Kathy Hinde – Twittering Machines

Stage Works: Philip Venables – Denis & Katya

Academy Fellowship: Julian Joseph

Innovation Award: Yazz Ahmed

Outstanding Works Collection: Cecilia McDowall



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