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Entries open for Ivors Composer Awards

Although there is no specific brass band category, works can be submitted for the prestigious awards.

iVORS
  The awards celebrate their 20th anniversary this year

The Ivors Academy has opened entries for its 2022 Composer Awards which recognise creative excellence in composition for contemporary classical, jazz, and sound arts.

First presented in 1956 an award is widely recognised as a pinnacle of achievement within the industry.

Over the past twenty years the awards have recognised composers including Harrison Birtwistle, Tansy Davies, George Benjamin, John Tavener and Errollyn Wallen.

Past winners

Past winners with a connection to the brass band world include Edward Gregson, Gavin Higgins, Nigel Clarke, Tom Davoren, Lucy Pankhurst, Rory Boyle and Simon Dobson.

Although there has been no specific 'Wind and Brass Band' category since 2021, brass band composers can be nominated in the categories of Small Scale Composition (up to 8 performers), Large Scale Composition (9 performers or more) and Sound Art, if appropriate, as the term 'classical works' has been given its widest possible definition.

The Ivors Composer Awards will take place on Tuesday 15th November at the British Museum, London.

Artistic excellence

Speaking about the awards CEO, Graham Davies, CEO, said: "For twenty years the Ivors Composer Awards has celebrated the UK leading the world in classical, jazz and sound art composition.

As entries open, we are excited to see the innovation and artistic excellent in composition over the past year."

Enter

Anyone can enter a work, including the composer.

There is a £20 administration fee per entry, which is waived if the work's composer is a member of The Ivors Academy. To be eligible composers must be UK born or be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom.

Each year the awards celebrate new music that was heard for the first time by the UK public.

To be eligible for The Ivors Composer Awards 2022 works must have received their first UK performance between 1st April 2021 and 31st March 2022.

The definition of UK performance includes live concerts, live streamed concerts, broadcasts and appearance on a commercial recording if the music was accessible to members of the public in the UK for the first time.

Entries must be submitted by 5pm on Friday 8th July.

Enter and find the full rules: https://ivorsacademy.com/awards/the-ivors-composer-awards/enter/

To be eligible for The Ivors Composer Awards 2022 works must have received their first UK performance between 1st April 2021 and 31st March 20224BR

Dates:

Monday 30th May: Entries open

Friday 8th July: Entries close

Tuesday 18th October: Nominations announced

Tuesday, 15th November: The Ivors Composer Awards, British Museum, London

More information:

For more information visit: www.ivorsacademy.com

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