Jonathan David Little

The atmospheric and evocative music of Jonathan David Little is notable for its mystical beauty, intensity, richness of material, and intricate craftsmanship. He was the first Australian-born composer to be awarded the prestigious Collard Fellowship of the Worshipful Company of Musicians (est.1500), and also the first composer to receive a Professional Development Award from the UK music business’s own charity, the Musicians’ Benevolent Fund. In 2016 he won a Royal Philharmonic Society "ENCORE Choral" Award (UK), in 2017 Special Distinction for his orchestral music in the ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Prize (USA) – and in January 2018 his polychoral Kyrie was nominated for "Best Classical Music Recording" at the inaugural RoundGlass Global Music Awards (USA-INDIA). His entire body of polychoral music was also Runner-Up in the 2018 CHASS Australia Prize – the nation’s premier and most distinguished award in the Arts and Humanities. Jonathan's compositional style blends art music, folk/Celtic, and other sacred and secular musical influences, from as far back as the fourteenth century, with new and innovative textures and orchestration (and sometimes also include spatial effects). Much of his work is frequently noted for its mystical and “luminous otherworldly beauty and colour”, and his choral and orchestral sounds have been described by Gramophone as simply "resplendent".