Sing a New Song - The Winner!

After months of secrecy, we can now reveal the winner of Sing a New Song, the Christmas carol writing Competition we have been running in celebration of our 21st birthday.

The judges’ winning carol was The Virgin’s Song by Hermione Roff.
Runner-up was This Endris Night by Stef Conner.
The Caledonian Hilton Audience Prize went to John Hearne with his carol, There’s a Song in the Air.

Many congratulations to the winners and to the other three short-listed composers, Ian Assersohn, John Lawson Baker and Owain Park.

The winning carol was chosen by a judging panel consisting of Bob Chilcott, James MacMillan and Simon Woods, following initial shortlisting by Tom Cunningham and Jenny Sumerling.

The carols, all of which were receiving their world première, were performed on 27th November by Edinburgh-based choir, Cadenza, conducted by Jenny Sumerling.

The event also included performances by our wonderful ‘Come & Sing’ choir of music by Bob Chilcott, John Rutter and Vaughan Williams, conducted by Bob Chilcott, Waverley Care’s newest Patron.

If you would like to know more about our short-listed composers and their carols, you can download the Sing a New Song programme here.

Sing a New Song was sponsored by Sir Tom & Lady Farmer.