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British Composer Awards 2016

Sarah Walker and Andrew McGregor present highlights from the 2016 British Composer Awards ceremony held last Tuesday at the BFI Southbank in London. They'll be talking to some of the winning composers, and offering a chance to hear some of their music.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Mark Bowden

    Five Memos, no. 4: Visibility

    Performer: Huw Watkins. Performer: Hyeyoon Park.
  • Claudia Molitor

    Sonorama

  • Joe Cutler

    Karembeu's Guide to the Complete Defensive Midfielder

    Ensemble: Emulsion Sinfonietta. Ensemble: Food.
  • Leo Chadburn

    Freezywater

    Performer: Apartment House.
  • Roderick Williams

    Ave Verum Corpus Re-imagined

    Ensemble: ORA. Conductor: Suzi Digby.
  • Anna Meredith

    Honeyed Words

    Performer: Maddie Cutler. Performer: Anna Meredith.
  • Oliver Leith

    A Day at the Spa

    Performer: Kaledioscope Saxophone Quartet.
  • Tansy Davies

    Between Worlds

    Ensemble: English National Opera. Conductor: Gerry Cornelius.
  • Rebecca Saunders

    Alba

    Performer: Marco Blaauw. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.
  • Matt Kaner

    Dance Suite

    Performer: Richard Uttley.

Broadcast

  • Sat 10 Dec 2016 22:00

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