The shortlist for the 2013 British Composer Awards has been announced.
A total of 39 works have been nominated across 13 categories, including Chamber, Vocal, Sonic Art and Contemporary Jazz.
Nominees include Stephen McNeff’s The Chalk Legend (nominated for the Making Music award), Raymond Yiu’s (pictured) The London Citizen Exceedingly Injured (Orchestral) and Richard Rodney Bennett’s Colloquy with God (Choral).
Click here to read nominee Raymond Yiu’s feature for IAM, where he discusses the effects of his cultural background on his work.
In the Sonic Art category, all three shortlisted works are from first-time nominees, including Ed Baxter and Chris Weaver for their mass-participatory public artwork, No Such Object (Speed of Light).
Over 300 works by over 200 composers were submitted to the awards, which are now in their 11th year. The full shortlist can be found here.
The event is presented by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, and is sponsored by PRS for Music.
Guy Fletcher, chair of PRS for Music said: ‘The nominees for this year’s British Composer Awards truly showcase the magnificent contemporary classical and jazz talent we have in the UK. As British compositions continue to play a crucial role in underpinning and influencing the creative industries, I’m proud that PRS for Music will again sponsor these prestigious awards, recognising exceptional talent.’
The 11th British Composer Awards will be held on 3 December at Goldsmiths’ Hall in London, and will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 7 December.