2021: Large-Scale Composition
Supported by The Boltini Trust
For an outstandingly imaginative and engaging large-scale work receiving its first UK performance, presented digitally or for a live audience.
Dani Howard - Trombone Concerto
‘Dani Howard’s captivating, cinematic Trombone Concerto is the sort of jewel that’s created when an orchestra – in this case, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic – makes a longstanding commitment to a composer. She writes intuitively for them, and equally for star soloist Peter Moore, brilliantly, sensitively calling upon all his virtuosity. Here is a much-needed new masterpiece for the trombone, sure to attain a lasting place at the heart of its repertory.’
Also shortlisted:
The 2021 shortlist for Large-Scale Composition was decided by an independent panel drawn from across the music profession comprising:
Adam Szabo, Chief Executive, Manchester Collective
Ben Larpent, Head of Artistic Planning, Philharmonia
Robert Ames, Conductor / Curator
Shirley Thompson, Composer
Zoë Martlew, Cellist / Composer