Ed Hughes work shortlisted for BASCA British Composer Award

Chaconne for Jonathan Harvey was commissioned by Christopher Batchelor as part of the 2013 London Festival of Contemporary Church Music, with funds from the PRS for Music Foundation.
An excerpt of the work, which lasts 10 minutes, can be heard on the BASCA nomination page. A longer extract is available on Hughes's website: www.edhughes.org.uk/music/chaconne The news follows two previous nominations for Hughes, including Auditorium in the 2008 Sonic Art category. This year's full shortlist can be seen here: www.britishcomposerawards.com/shortlist


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