(Photo credit: Hogan Media) The Ivors Academy has held its 2025 Ivors Classical Awards. Listed below are the winners who were nominated for a work in classical voice. “Orbits” by composed by Anna Clyne for chorus and solo violin, won Best Choral Composition. Taking home Best Community And Participation Composition was “Uprising” composed by Jonathan Dove, a Community Opera with {…}
The Ivors Academy has revealed the 34 composers and librettists who have been nominated for an Ivor Novello Award. A jury of 30 composer judges from The Ivors Academy considered over 220 works entered for this year’s Awards, resulting in 29 nominated works in the shortlist. Those with classical vocal works nominated are featured in this article. Best Choral Composition {…}
(Photo credit: Sarah Hickson) Glyndebourne has announced its largest mainstage community opera in its history to take place in February 2025. The amateur singers and instrumentalists will perform alongside professional musicians in the world premiere of Jonathan Dove and April De Angelis’ “Uprising.” Appearing on stage will be a community chorus of 110 singers made up of 60 young people {…}
