2018_in_British_music

2018 in British music

2018 in British music

Overview of the events of 2018 in British music

See also: Timeline of musical events

This is a summary of the year 2018 in British music.

Quick Facts List of years in British music ...

Events

Television programmes

Artists and groups reformed

Groups disbanded

Classical works

Opera

Musical theatre

Musical films

Film scores and incidental music

Film

Television

British music awards

British Composer Awards

  • Amateur or Young Performers: Oliver Searle – Microscopic Dances
  • Chamber Ensemble: James Weeks – Libro di fiammelle e ombre
  • Choral: Judith Weir – In the Land of Uz
  • Community or Educational Project: Liam Taylor-West – The Umbrella
  • Jazz Composition for Large Ensemble: Cassie Kinoshi – Afronaut
  • Jazz Composition for Small Ensemble: Simon Lasky – Close to Ecstasy
  • Orchestral: Sir Harrison Birtwistle – Deep Time
  • Small Chamber: Rebecca Saunders – Inbreathed
  • Solo or Duo: Dominic Murcott – The Harmonic Canon
  • Sonic Art: Emily Peasgood – Halfway to Heaven
  • Stage Works: Oliver Coates – Shoreline
  • Wind Band or Brass Band: Simon Dobson – The Turing Test
  • British Composer Award for Innovation: Trevor Wishart
  • British Composer Award for Inspiration: Sally Beamish

Charts and sales

Main article: 2018 in British music charts

Deaths

Ken Dodd
Scott Hutchison
Oliver Knussen
Pete Shelley

See also

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