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  • ferneyhoughgeliebte
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    • Sep 2011
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    The British Composer Awards 2016; H&N, Sat, 10/12/16, 10:00pm

    "Highlights" from the Award Ceremony last Tuesday; interviews with "some" of the winners; and "a chance to hear some of their work". Sarah Walker and Andrew McGregor co-present.

    This year's winners (look away now if you don't want to know the results before the programme) with the Award Category in brackets:

    Jonathan DOVE: The Monster in the Maze (Music for Amateurs/Children)
    John WEBB: Into the Light (Community/Education Project)
    Leo CHADBURN: Freezywater (Chamber Ensemble)
    Oliver LEITH: A Day at the Spa (Small Chamber)
    Mark BOWDEN: Five Memos (Solo or Duo)
    Roderick WILLIAMS: Ave Verum Corpus Re-Imagined (Choral)
    Joe CUTLER: Karembeu’s Guide to the Complete Defensive Midfielder (Special BeefO Award for Naffest Title)
    Shri SRIRAM: Just A Vibration (Wind/Brass Band)
    Tansy DAVIES: Between Worlds (Stage)
    Claudia MOLITOR: Sonorama (Sonic Art)
    Rebecca SAUNDERS: Alba (Orchestral)

    Special awards were also given to Jennifer WALSHE (for Innovation) and Simon BAINBRIDGE (for "Inspiration").
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  • ferneyhoughgeliebte
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    • Sep 2011
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    I am not quite sure of the exact nature of the Awards - unlike the Turner or Booker, no money seems to be involved, so are they more like the BAFTAs, with just a hot meal and a few speeches to endure (like at the Salvation Army). Is there even a perspex trophy?


    Wha'evva - this year's awards do seem to suggest to me that the most exciting work being done in Britain's New Music is being done by women.
    [FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]

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    • teamsaint
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      • Nov 2010
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      #3
      Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post
      I am not quite sure of the exact nature of the Awards - unlike the Turner or Booker, no money seems to be involved, so are they more like the BAFTAs, with just a hot meal and a few speeches to endure (like at the Salvation Army). Is there even a perspex trophy?


      Wha'evva - this year's awards do seem to suggest to me that the most exciting work being done in Britain's New Music is being done by women.
      There is a lovely multi coloured trophy ( trophies)?
      looks just like this.


      And just to prove it.....http://www.britishcomposerawards.com/the_ceremony.php


      Marvellous.

      If indeed the most interesting work is being done by women, it rather begs the question "why ? "

      anyway, who doesn't love awards ceremonies? They are very popular with the creatives where I work......
      I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

      I am not a number, I am a free man.

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      • ferneyhoughgeliebte
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        • Sep 2011
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        Very Christmassy - thanks, ts.

        Originally posted by teamsaint View Post
        If indeed the most interesting work is being done by women, it rather begs the question "why ? "
        I don't think that it is - it's just that none of the blokes doing stuff I like have been given awards (nor, apart from Birtwistle and Iddon, were even nominated) whereas four of the women doing stuff I like got tree decorations.
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        • teamsaint
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          • Nov 2010
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          Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post
          Very Christmassy - thanks, ts.


          I don't think that it is - it's just that none of the blokes doing stuff I like have been given awards (nor, apart from Birtwistle and Iddon, were even nominated) whereas four of the women doing stuff I like got tree decorations.
          Ah, I see , I misunderstood your comment.

          Anyway, many thanks for your continuing posts on HCMF, H and N etc.

          Very inspiring.
          I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

          I am not a number, I am a free man.

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          • ferneyhoughgeliebte
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            • Sep 2011
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            Originally posted by teamsaint View Post
            Ah, I see , I misunderstood your comment.
            Not surprising - I was being mischeevious.

            Anyway, many thanks for your continuing posts on HCMF, H and N etc.

            Very inspiring.
            [FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]

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            • ahinton
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              • Nov 2010
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              Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post
              Not surprising - I was being mischeevious.
              !!!

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              • Richard Barrett
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                • Jan 2016
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                #8
                Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post
                this year's awards do seem to suggest to me that the most exciting work being done in Britain's New Music is being done by women.
                As a past "winner" I can confirm that no transfer of currency takes place. Nor in 2003 was there anything for the mantelpiece. A stipulation is that nominated works must have been premiered in the UK in the year previous to the award. This would account for the exclusion of certain parties who might otherwise be expected to appear.

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                • Quarky
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                  • Dec 2010
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post
                  Wha'evva - this year's awards do seem to suggest to me that the most exciting work being done in Britain's New Music is being done by women.
                  As an unashamed philogynist, this is good news to me. May be females are finally being given total freedom in the traditional world of Classical Music.

                  On the international scene, we have Kaija Saarioha's opera performed at the Met earlier on Saturday, with mezzo singing androgynous role and female conductor. The composition of the orchestra was not disclosed. The baritone was the sole male performer.

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                  • EnemyoftheStoat
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                    • Nov 2010
                    • 1136
                    #10
                    Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post
                    I am not quite sure of the exact nature of the Awards - unlike the Turner or Booker, no money seems to be involved, so are they more like the BAFTAs, with just a hot meal and a few speeches to endure (like at the Salvation Army).
                    Not sure about the Salvation Army reference - they're not known for awards ceremonies - but one thing you won't get there that you will at music industry awards is a booze-up.

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