Congratulations to composer Laurence Osborn for winning the Ivor Novello Award for Best Chamber Ensemble Composition for his piece 'TOMB!' - composed for strings, percussion and piano, and commissioned by the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, Cheltenham Festival and Kings Place.
The judges described the piece as “a masterful blend of the old and new, where tradition is re-envisioned with intelligence and charisma, paying homage to the past without ever falling into mere imitation” and “a tour de force of technique.”
The awards celebrate the best new classical music and sound art by British, Irish and UK resident composers, and the winners were announced during a ceremony at the British Film Institute in London. BBC Radio 3 will broadcast the ceremony on 16 November from 10:30pm in a special edition of the New Music Show and the episode will also be available on BBC Sounds.
