This year’s Benslow Music Young Composers Competition gave entrants an opportunity to write for the London Klezmer Quartet. The workshop would have taken place in May but was unfortunately cancelled due to coronavirus. The judging went ahead despite this, and William Dryland’s piece ‘Whistler Medley’ was chosen as the winner. His piece will be performed by the London Klezmer Quartet at Benslow in the autumn. Congratulations William!
Sarah’s piece ‘Meeting in the Fields’ was named runner-up. Sarah was delighted to hear that competition judge Judith Weir described it as: “Forthright and exciting, bold and vividly shaped melodies. The metrical writing is lively and interesting.”