Winners of the Commonwealth International Composition Award 2022
We are delighted to announce the winner of the Commonwealth International Composition Award 2022. The Grand Final was held in the Princess Alexandra Hall, Royal Over-Seas League last week.
Two panels of adjudicators made up of distinguished professionals and young emerging composers studied the entries carefully and announced the awards.
As well as the overall winner, we are also delighted to announce two other awards; the Young Adjudicators’ Award and the Audience Prize.
Overall Winner
Devon Packer, Canada.
“…reaching…”
by Devon Packer
Performed by: Akito Goto – Cello, Enyuan Khong – Violin, Francesca Lombardelli – Percussion, Jack Welch – Flute.
Conducted by: Philip Dutton
Recorded by: Tom Bell
This award means the world to me! It is a tremendous honour and a great validation of all the hard work that I have put into developing my own compositional voice. In previous works, there have been strong echoes of other composers that I admire. With this piece “…reaching…”, I feel I have finally written a piece that I can say is in my own style! I worked very hard to ensure that every single instrument had a rhythmic and a melodic purpose. In particular, I focused on the percussion, which doesn’t often get a big part in classical compositions.
The Young Adjudicators Award
Felix Penna, France
“Sdrijn”
by Felix Penna
Performed by: Akito Goto – Cello, Enyuan Khong – Violin, Francesca Lombardelli – Percussion, Jack Welch – Flute.
Conducted by: Philip Dutton
Recorded by: Tom Bell
The Audience Prize
Jacob Abela, Malta
“Kaleidescope”
by Jacob Abela
Performed by: Akito Goto – Cello, Enyuan Khong – Violin, Francesca Lombardelli – Percussion, Jack Welch – Flute.
Conducted by: Philip Dutton
Recorded by: Tom Bell
