About the event

The Grand Final of the Commonwealth International Composition Award will take place on Tuesday 14 January 2020 in the Princess Alexandra Hall, Royal Over-Seas League in London.

Young composers shortlisted for the Final: ‘Flyers’

• Childhood Impressions by Xiaole Zhan (New Zealand)
• Hero’s Journey No 2 by Andrew Udal – (Australia)
• Time by Devon Mallin Halim – (Indonesia)
• Vorfreude by Nathaniel Koh – (New Zealand)
• Be the Light by Hui Zhou Rong Isaiah – (Singapore)
• Jive of the Jumble by Aliyah Ramatally – (Trinidad and Tobago)
• Fou by Brianna Georges – (Antigua and Barbuda)
• Ashore by Khadijah Simon – (Antigua and Barbuda)
• Classic Arab by Dana Al Tajer – (Bahrain)
• Kawbatau by Virginia Baird – (New Zealand)

Highly Commended entries from pilot countries: ‘Starters’

• Antigua and Barbuda – Erienne Peters – The Reckoning
• India – Manuel Dias – Synchronicity in A minor
• New Zealand – Emily Gambrill – School Bells

Attending the event

• Drinks and light snacks will be served from 5.30 pm onwards.
• Please contact Phil Dutton cicompositionmanager@gmail.com to reserve your place.
• Admittance is free, with a retiring collection to support the Nassau Music Society in the Bahamas, which was badly damaged by recent hurricanes.