George Butterworth Award

The George Butterworth Award is given annually to a UK-based composer for the creation of an outstanding new work developed through one of Sound and Music’s Artist Development Programmes.

The George Butterworth Memorial Fund was established in 1921 by the composer’s family, together with initial trustees including Ralph Vaughan Williams and George Dyson. It was funded by income from the estate of the composer himself who was tragically killed on the Somme during the First World War, having been awarded the Military Cross.

Eunseog Lee

September 2020

Chris Joseph3rd September 2020

Eunseog Lee read music at King’s College London, where he studied composition under Rob Keeley and Joseph Phibbs. He graduated with First Class Honours in 2015 then completed his postgraduate … Read More

Blasio Kavuma

August 2020

Chris Joseph28th August 2020

Blasio Kavuma is a composer, arranger and curator based in London. He studied at Bristol University under Michael Ellison, receiving a MA in composition. He is now an active collaborator and … Read More

Alex Ho

August 2020

Chris Joseph28th August 2020

Alex Ho is a Chinese-British composer based in London. One of the London Symphony Orchestra’s Soundhub composers, he has had his music performed/commissioned by the LSO, Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal … Read More