The Scottish Awards for New Music are delighted to announce the 2020 shortlist of nominees selected by a panel of key figures in the music world from over 300 nominations submitted across twelve categories.
The winners will be announced at an event at V&A Dundee on Tuesday 14 April 2020. A limited number of early bird tickets are still available for £20. Book now!
And onwards to the shortlist…..
Large Scale New Work (11+ performers) sponsored by PRS for Music
David Fenessy : Conquest of the Useless
Stuart MacRae: Anthropocene
Thea Musgrave : Trumpet Concerto
The RCS Award for Making it Happen
The Night With… : Matthew Whiteside
Nordic Viola : Katherine Wren
Benn Lunn : Diversions
Scottish New Music Performer(s) of the Year
Sarah Watts
Richard Craig
Scottish Ensemble
The Dorico Award for Small / Medium Scale New Work (1 – 10 performers) sponsored by Steinberg
Two Panels for String Quartet : Alistair White
The Wet Desert – A Collection of Highland Perspectives : Lisa Robertson
The Tuning : Martin Suckling
The Good Spirits Co Award for Innovation in New Traditional Music
365 : Aidan O’Rourke and Kit Downes
The Reeling : Brighde Chaimbeul
Face to Face : Twelfth Day
Airs from Another Planet : Chamber Music and Songs by Judith Weir. Hebrides Ensemble/Delphian Records
Sensations of Travel : Chamber Music by Nigel Osborne. Hebrides Ensemble/Delphian Records
Panopticon : David Fennessy / Psappha / Hebrides Ensemble / NMC
The RCS Award for Contribution to New Music in Scotland
Cathie Boyd
Chamber Music Scotland
Drake Music Scotland
The ISM prize for Collaboration
Physical Education : Robert Reid Allan / Sasha Balmazi-Owen / Richard Court
Diversions : Ben Lunn / Drake Music Scotland / Hebrides Ensemble / the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh
Rough Breathing : Nichola Scrutton / Alex South
Below the Blanket : Cryptic
Chamber Music Scotland
Nevis Ensemble
Electroacoustic / Sound Artwork
Dhātu : Edwin Hillier
Listening Cave : Calum Scott
…shadows that in darkness dwell… : Timothy Cooper
Tinderbox Collective
SCO Soundmoves
Sound Symphony : Ellie Griffiths with Sonia Allori, Shioi Usui and Greg Sinclair, Katy Wilson (designer) and Colin Grenfell (lighting)
The SMIA Award for Creative Programming
The Night With… : Matthew Whiteside
Diversions : Benn Lunn / Drake Music Scotland’s Digital Orchestra and Hebrides Ensemble
Sound Festival : Fiona Robertson