Ivors Composer Awards: winners revealed

The winners are as follows:

Chamber Orchestral
Grin by Robin Haigh
For Chamber Orchestra

Choral
Pietà by Richard Blackford
For Mezzo Soprano, Baritone, SATB Chorus, Optional Children’s Chorus and String Orchestra

Community And Participation
More Up by Oliver Vibrans
For Chamber Orchestra And Electronics

Jazz Composition For Large Ensemble
Crepuscule by Charlie Bates
For jazz orchestra

Jazz Composition For Small Ensemble
The Vision They Had by Renell Shaw
For seven-piece band

Large Chamber
Honey Siren by Oliver Leith
For string ensemble

Large Orchestral
Horror Vacui by Jonny Greenwood
For solo violin and 68 solo strings

Small Chamber
Six Movements by Daniel Fardon
For string quartet

Solo Or Duo
Diaries Of The Early Worm by Gareth Moorcraft
For solo alto recorder

Sound Art
Twittering Machines by Kathy Hinde
Bespoke vinyl, objects, live electronics, field recordings and video projections

Stage Works
Denis & Katya by Philip Venables
Opera: for mezzo soprano, baritone, four amplified cellos, tape and video, with libretto by Ted Huffman

Gary Carpenter, chair of The Ivors Academy’s Awards Committee, said: 'My heartfelt congratulations go to all the winners, nominees and recipients of Gift of the Academy awards. 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. 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.'

The full broadcast of the Awards ceremony hosted by Kate Molleson and Tom Service on BBC Radio 3 can be heard here. (Available for 30 days).