The Ivors

BASCA in association with PRS for Music presents The Ivors.

The awards are internationally respected for honouring excellence in British music writing.  They are judged and presented by the writing community and for over 50 years have been given annually to outstanding composers and songwriters.

The Ivors celebrate the outstanding writing achievements of songwriters, composers and their music publishers.  The awards either celebrate artistic excellence in a specific work, exceptional sales or performance figures in the award year or recognise the outstanding achievements of a particular songwriter or composer throughout their career.

Presented annually at the Grosvenor House, London, The Ivors continue to be acknowledged as amongst the most widely coveted awards for British songwriters or composers in the world.

www.theivors.com


The Gold Badge Awards
                                    
The Gold Badge Awards celebrate the achievements of an outstanding group of men and women who have made a special contribution to Britian's music and entertainment industry. 

Presented by BASCA in association with PRS for Music, the awards are an opportunity for the songwriting and composing community to come together and honour those who work in all aspects of the business.  The Awards focus on the individuals who help support the profession of songwriting and composing and BASCA members can annually nominate people they feel deserve this acknowledgement.

www.goldbadgeawards.com


The British Composer Awards

The British Composer Awards are presented by BASCA and sponsored by PRS for Music.
In association with BBC Radio 3, the event will be broadcast in "Performance on 3" on Wednesday 2 December 2009 at 7pm.

These awards, which are the youngest addition to BASCA's stable, have achieved widespread recognition and respect from contemporary classical composers. With 13 categories across a wide spectrum of disciplines they truly reflect the diversity of new classical music being premiered and performed around the country today.

Past recipients of a British Composer Award include Jonathan Harvey, Michael Finnissy, Tarik O’Regan, Julian Anderson, Anthony Payne, Harrison Birtwistle, Errollyn Wallen, James Dillon, Judith Bingham, Martin Kiszko, Simon Holt, Judith Weir, Adam Gorb and Luke Bedford.

www.britishcomposerawards.com