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2015 British Composer Awards

In a special edition, Andrew McGregor and Sara Mohr-Pietsch present highlights from the 2015 British Composer Awards ceremony, held at BFI Southbank in London.

For over ten years the British Composer Awards have provided a platform for the best in new music from the UK. In this special edition of Hear and Now, Andrew McGregor and Sara Mohr-Pietsch present highlights from the 2015 Awards ceremony held last Wednesday at BFI Southbank in London. They'll be talking to some of the winning composers, and offering a chance to hear some of their music.

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Sat 12 Dec 2015 22:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • James Dillon

    Stabat Mater dolorosa

    Performer: London Sinfonietta. Performer: BBC Singers. Performer: Ilan Volkov.

  • Julian Anderson

    String Quartet No.2

    Performer: Arditti Quartet.

  • Stuart Hancock

    Snapshot Songs

    Performer: Snapshot Songs Choir.

  • Trish Clowes

    The Fox, The Parakeet & The Chestnut

    Performer: BBC Concert Orchestra. Performer: The Trish Clowes Quintet.

  • Harrison Birtwistle

    Responses: Sweet disorder and the carefully careless

    Performer: Symphony Orchestra of Bayerischer Rundfunk. Performer: Pierre‐Laurent Aimard.

  • Michael Finnissy

    John the Baptist

    Performer: The Choir of St John's College.

  • Yann Seznec

    Currents

  • Rory Boyle

    Muckle Flugga

    Performer: Brass Band Burgermusik Luzern.

  • Judith Bingham

    A Bird is Singing

    Performer: Trinity Laban Chamber Choir. Performer: Stephen Jackson.

  • Michael Finnissy

    Beat Generation Ballads

    Performer: Philip Thomas.

  • Kate Whitley

    Alive

    Performer: Multi-Story Orchestra. Performer: Southwark Youth Orchestra. Performer: Lewisham Schools Sinfonia. Performer: Peckham Chamber Orchestra.

  • Julian Anderson

    Thebans

    Performer: ENO Chorus & Orchestra.

  • Sinan Savaskan

    Many stares through semi-nocturnal Zeiss-Blink (Module 30)

    Performer: Octandre Ensemble.

Broadcast

  • Sat 12 Dec 2015 22:00
    BBC Radio 3

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