BBC Proms - 2009 - BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers' Competition 2009

Sara Mohr-Pietsch and composer Fraser Trainer, one of the judges, present a guide to 2009's BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers' Competition. They track how winners were selected, through visiting workshops and group sessions. There's a report on the premieres of the resulting works at the Royal College of Music with the Aurora Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Collon. For 2009, the winners have the added challenge of composing a new work for the Last Night of the Proms. JUNIOR WINNERS Eoin ROE Virtual Pets Nicholas Collon (conductor) Aurora Orchestra 2'55 Julia BARBOUR After the Shock Alexandra Wood (violin) Jonathan Green (electronics) 1'58 Joseph DAVIES The story that told my life Charmian Bedford (soprano) Nicholas Collon (conductor) Aurora Orchestra 6'35 SENIOR WINNERS Sakura TANAKA Piece For Violin And Piano Alexandra Wood (violin) John Reid (piano) 8'03 Lawrence DUNN Oy for six clarinets and almglocken Nicholas Collon (conductor) Aurora Orchestra 5'10 Aaron PARKER Rio de la Plata Nicholas Collon (conductor) Aurora Orchestra 4'37