Yesterday evening the Ivors Academy announced the winners of the 2019 Ivors Composer Awards.
Ivor Novello Awards were presented across eleven nominated categories that included jazz composition, works for chamber ensemble and those written for Amateur or Young Performers. In addition, two composers were recognised for their wider contribution to music through the presentation of Ivor Novello Awards for Innovation and Lifetime Achievement. Of the thirteen composers awarded, all but one was honoured by The Ivors Academy for the very first time, with the majority presented to female composers.
Many congratulations to all of the winners, who were as follows:
AMATEUR OR YOUNG PERFORMERS
The Salamander and The Moonraker by Edward Gregson
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Flute Concerto by Dai Fujikura
CHORAL
Pocket Universe by Geoff Hannan
COMMUNITY OR EDUCATIONAL PROJECT
Convo by Charlotte Harding
JAZZ COMPOSITION FOR LARGE ENSEMBLE
Jumping In by Laura Jurd
JAZZ COMPOSITION FOR SMALL ENSEMBLE
There is a Crack in Everything by Alison Rayner
ORCHESTRAL
The Book of Miracles (Trombone Concerto) by Gavin Higgins
SMALL CHAMBER
Leafleoht by James Weeks
SOLO OR DUO
Invisible Cities by Charlotte Bray
SOUND ART
Aeons: A Sound Walk for Newcastle by Martin Green
STAGE WORKS
Harriet (‘Scenes in the life of Harriet Tubman’) by Hilda Paredes
INNOVATION
Anna Meredith MBE
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Erika Fox