The Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) is proud to support the Scottish Awards for New Music as they announce the shortlist of nominees for the 2021 Awards.
Once again, New Music Scotland received an exceptional level of submissions which were adjudicated by a panel of key figures in the music world. Andy Saunders, Co-Chair, New Music Scotland, said:
The variety and number of works and projects nominated this year was incredibly impressive, given the situation that the music world has faced over the last year. There were some stunningly creative ideas, and a consistently high level of artistic integrity within the nominations. To see that so much brilliant music making was going on is nothing short of inspirational.
The Awards categories includeĀ The SMIA Award for Creative Programming, comprising of a mixture of single programmes, bodies of work, and audience development initiatives. The full shortlist can be found here: https://newmusicscotland.co.uk/awards2021-programming/
The winners will be announced at the 2021 Scottish Awards for New Music ceremony on Wednesday 7 July via the NMS website. Streamed live from the RSNO Centre, Glasgow and presented by Tom Service, it will feature a performance by RSNO violist Katherine Wren, the driving force behind Nordic Viola, of Legend, commissioned from Eddie McGuire in 1974 by the late Jimmy Durrant.
The Awards are created by New Music Scotland with support from the Scottish Music Industry Association, the National Lottery through Creative Scotlandās Open Project Fund. Award sponsors include Dorico Steinberg, PRS for Music, The Good Spirits Co, Mark McKergow, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Incorporated Society of Musicians, and the Musiciansā Union.
Find out more: https://newmusicscotland.co.uk/awards2021/