British Composer Awards 2018
Jeremy was nominated for the 2018 British Composer Awards for his work, The Caretakers Guide to the Orchestra.
Commissioned by the Docklands Sinfonia the work leads the audience on an exploration of each family of instruments, culminating in a rip-roaring, roller-coaster ‘Overture’ – a celebration of all things orchestral.
The Caretaker’s Guide to the Orchestra received its world premiere in July 2017 in front of an enthusiastic audience of 2,300 primary school pupils in Tower Hamlets, where the orchestra is based.
The UK’s fourteen foremost composers were revealed at the glittering ceremony, hosted by BBC Radio 3 presenters Andrew McGregor and Sara Mohr-Pietsch. In addition to the twelve category winners, two composers were presented with Gift of BASCA Awards in recognition of their contribution to new music.
Celebrating the art of composition and showcasing the creative talent of contemporary composers and sound artists, the British Composer Awards are presented by BASCA and sponsored by PRS for Music. The event is in association with BBC Radio 3 providing exclusive broadcast coverage. The winning works represent the best contemporary composition that premiered in the UK in the year leading up to 31 March 2018.
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Selected work
A Channel 4 heartwarming festive drama that delivers a magical Christmas message with an all-star cast. Chris (Lenny Rush) is a 16-year-old who still believes in Father Christmas. His concerned father (James Buckley) decides it's finally time to tell him 'the truth'. Chris refuses to believe his dad and embarks on a quest with his conspiracy-theorist cousin Holly (Ele McKenzie) to prove him wrong.
Funny, profound, deeply moving and uplifting, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is a joyous new musical adapted by Rachel Joyce from her own multi million-selling novel, featuring irresistible modern folk songs by the chart-topping indie musician, Passenger arranged and orchestrated with additional music by Jeremy Holland-Smith
‘3 Point Charge’ is a musical album by Jeremy Holland-Smith. The album is a one act work which explores the fragility of our psyche - how easily our emotions are drawn or forced in different directions.
An original soundtrack composed by Jeremy Holland-Smith for the ‘The Passing’. A story of two young lovers who crash their car into a ravine in the remote mountains of Wales and are plunged into a lost world.
‘The White Pass’ is the original soundtrack composed by Jeremy Holland-Smith, commissioned for the BBC documentary 'I Shot My Parents'.
Original score composed by Jeremy Holland-Smith for Hodgson Burnett’s beloved tale ‘The Secret Garden’.
The Caretaker's Guide to the Orchestra, written by acclaimed composer Jeremy Holland-Smith, takes you on a thrilling journey of musical discovery.
Will Tuckett’s ‘Changing Light' is a sensory delight full of colors, movement and magical music by Jeremy Holland-Smith.