The Ivor Novello Composer Awards have announced the 2022 winners.

For the purpose of this article, our focus will be solely on winners in operatic and vocal categories.

Brett Dean took home the prize for Chamber Ensemble for his work “Madame Ma Bonne Soeur,” written for mezzo-soprano and string quartet. The work premiered in the UK at the Oxford Lieder 2021.

Joanna Marsh won the Choral award for “All Shall be Well,” which was performed at voces8 foundation’s “Live from London” summer festival.

Taking home the Community and Participation prize was Liz Dilnot Johnson for “When a Child is a Witness – Requiem for Refugees.” The work, written for choir, children’s choir, and mezzo-soprano, was commissioned by Ex Cathedra for the Coventry’s City of Culture.

Cheryl Frances-Hoad won Large Ensemble for “Scenes from the Wild,” a song cycle for tenor and chamber orchestra. The work was commissioned by the City of London Sinfonia at Southwark Cathedral.

In the Small Chamber category, Laurence Crane’s “Natural World” for soprano and piano/sample keyboard took home the prize. Meanwhile, Hannah Conway won in the Sound Art category for “The Sound Voice Project: Paul, I Left My Voice Behind and Tanja.”