Winners of the 2018 Scottish Awards for New Music (SAFNM) have been announced following an event hosted by music writer and broadcaster, Kate Molleson, at the Drygate Brewery in Glasgow on Wednesday 7 March 2018.  The event was attended by performers, creators and the movers and shakers in the vibrant music scene in Scotland and beyond.

The winners of the eleven categories Scottish Awards for New Music 2018 are, in no particular order:

•   Help Musicians Scotland Award for New Music Performers of the Year
Mr McFall’s Chamber

•   Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Award for Contribution to New Music in Scotland
Sir James MacMillan

•   Award for Large Scale New Work (11+ performers) sponsored by PRS for Music
Shiori Usui from scratch

•   Dorico Award for Small Scale New Work sporsored by Steinberg (1 - 10 performers)
Matthew Grouse 10 Seconds

•   Ginkhana Award for Innovation in New Folk Music in association with Hands Up for Trad
Pippa Murphy/Karine Polwart A Pocket of Wind Resistance

•   EVM Award for Recorded New Work
The Last Island – Hebrides Ensemble / Peter Maxwell-Davies / Delphian

•   Holiday Inn Award for Electroacoustic/Sound Art
Michael Begg Titan

•   Ginkhana Award for Innovation in New Jazz Music in association with Jazz from Scotland
Martin Kershaw Playtime

•   Thomson’s Coffee Roasters Award for Creative Programming
Sonica

•   Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Award for Community/Education
Joint winners:
Kaleidoscope - The CumnockTryst/Drake Music Scotland/Scottish Ensemble/Colin Currie
New Music Makers – Red Note Ensemble

•   ISM Award for Collaboration in New Music
Aeolian – Kathy Hinde/Andreas Borregaard/Maja S.K. Ratkje/Red Note Ensemble