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18 October 2022
IVORS COMPOSER AWARDS 2022 NOMINEES
ANNOUNCED
Florence Lockheart
The awards ceremony, held on 15 November will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 19
November.
The Ivors Academy has today announced the nominations for the 2022 Ivors Composer Awards.
This year marks the 20 edition of the awards, which have taken place annually since 2003.
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Award winners will be revealed at a live awards ceremony at the British Museum on 15 November.
Hosted by BBC Radio 3 presenters Hannah Peel and Tom Service, the ceremony will be broadcast
on the station’s New Music Show on 19 November.
Alan Davey, BBC Radio 3 controller, said: ‘It is with great joy and pride that we renew our
partnership with The Ivors Composer Awards this year, in their 20th edition – 20 years of putting a
spotlight on some of the UK’s most imaginative composers. Giving our listeners across the country
and around the world the opportunity to discover and appreciate new and experimental music is one
of Radio 3’s core missions’.
Many of this year’s nominated works use music to reflect on themes including racism, sexism,
capitalism and social media as well as the natural world and climate change. The nominees in each
category are:
