Performance on 3

Presented by Martin Handley British Composer Awards 2010 This evening's Performance on 3 celebrates the wealth of contemporary music in the UK, with the British Composer Awards of 2010, recorded at Stationer's Hall yesterday evening. The awards feature new works receiving their first UK performance between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2010 With three nominees in each of 13 categories ranging from Chamber, Orchestral and Stage Work through to Contemporary Jazz Composition and Sonic Art the whole scope of new composition in the UK is represented.