The judges would like to congratulate all entrants for the HMC Young Composer Competition. They found an astonishing depth of musicianship on display and are delighted to make the following awards:

INTROIT:
Winner: James Day – Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital, Bristol
Runner-up: Owain Park – Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital, Bristol

ANTHEM:
Winner: Nicholas Freestone – Ipswich School
Runner-up: Timothy Parsons – Charterhouse

The two winning compositions completely fulfil the given brief and will be extremely successful in this performance context.
They both demonstrate superb originality whilst sensitively addressing the given texts. The runners-up are both excellent works in their own right and would be completely at home in a cathedral service.
The winners, and runners-up will receive some notes from the judges in due course, and will hear from HMC regarding prizes.
The Adjudication Panel