Awards Criteria
The next RPS Music Awards will be presented in May 2009. Awards are given for achievements within the UK during the calendar year 2008. Nominations must be made in writing online or an official nomination form.
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There will be 13 categories of Award. Each category will be decided by independent juries. All awards will be judged by the three core values of the Royal Philharmonic Society: creativity, excellence and understanding and on the following criteria:
Audience Development
for an imaginative project, designed to inspire and develop a new audience for live classical music-making, that took place or was concluded in 2008.
Chamber Music
for an outstanding contribution to the performance of chamber music in the UK during 2008.
Chamber-Scale Composition
For a chamber-scale work receiving its first UK performance in 2008.
The RPS reserves the right to decide which of the two composition categories any work will be considered in. As a guideline, works scored for no more than 15 players, will probably be considered in the chamber category.
Concert Series and Festivals
which took place or concluded in the UK in 2008, for imagination and originality.
Conductor
in any context.
Creative Communication
for a compelling and imaginative vehicle which furthered the understanding of classical music (book / magazine / radio or television transmission (single programme or series, but excluding straight concert relays) / web site or web cast / CD Rom / commercially available DVD or video / lecture or spoken word event). The nomination must have been made publicly available in the UK for the first time during 2008.
Education
for a project/initiative designed to broaden musical experience, which took place or concluded in 2008.
Ensemble
any group of musicians, no smaller than three, performing together regularly (UK performances during 2008).
Instrumentalist
solo performer on any instrument, in any context (UK performances during 2008).
Large-Scale Composition
For a large-scale work receiving its first UK performance in 2008. The RPS reserves the right to decide which of the two composition categories any work will be considered in. As a guideline, works scored for no more than 15 players, will probably be considered in the chamber category.
Opera and Music Theatre
for the musical and artistic excellence of a production, company (large or small-scale) or individual (UK productions during 2008).
Singer
in any context, solo or ensemble (UK performances during 2008).
Young Artists
solo artist or chamber ensemble making their first significant impact in the UK during 2008.