Recording Awards
Past Award Winners
2026
In 2026, the Trustees, on the advice of the Editorial Committee, were delighted to give awards to the following applicants:
Bridget Cunningham: Recording Award winner 2026
To produce an audio-visual recording of harpsichord concertos by Thomas Chilcot and George Rush from MB 94: English Keyboard Concerto 1740-1815, with musicians from London Early Opera.
Edward Wickham: Founder and Artistic Director of The Clerks: Recording Award winner 2026
To produce a recording of mass and motet movements by John Dunstaple from MB 8: John Dunstable Complete Works.
2025
For the 2025 award, the Trust was delighted to receive several interesting and inventive proposals and, on the advice of the Editorial Committee, the Trustees decided to make two full awards of £2,000 to the following applicants:
Martin Perkins: Director of the Musical & Amicable Society: Recording Award winner 2025
To record an album of music for three violins and continuo by Baltzar, Jenkins, Finger and others, drawing on repertoire from MB 103: Restoration Music for Three Violins, Bass Viol and Continuo, with musicians from the Musical & Amicable Society. The recording is entitled ‘Fiddlers Three: Music from the Restoration Court’.
Caroline Taylor: Recording Award winner 2025
To produce a recording of songs by Arthur Sullivan, Maude Valérie White, Liza Lehmann and others from MB 56: Songs, 1860-1900. The recording is entitled ‘Tea for Two: Spring Songs’.
2024
No award was made in 2024.
2023
The following three award winners were selected by the Trustees from a strong field in 2023, each receiving an award of £2,000:
To record an album of keyboard music by Benjamin Cosyn from MB 107.
To produce ‘Lost Majesty’ , a recording of vocal music by George Jeffreys from MB 105: watch the group’s documentary about the recording on YouTube and listen to the podcast on English Heritage broadcast.
To produce an audio-visual recording introducing and performing music by Thomas Tomkins, Maurice Greene and Thomas Roseingrave from MB 5, MB 84 and MB 106.
Julian Perkins at the recording of his Musica Britannica video at St Cecilia’s Hall, Edinburgh.
Solomon’s Knot at Kirby Hall during the recording
Solomon’s Knot at Kirby Hall where they recorded Lost Majesty