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Artist News Awards
Ivors Composer Awards dished out
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 3 December 2020
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