Bramwell Tovey awarded Mortimer Medal

The Worshipful Company of Musicians has announced that Bramwell Tovey will be the recipient of the 2020 Mortimer Medal. The Mortimer Medal recognises service in fostering new generations of brass band musicians, having been endowed in 1995 in memory of Harry Mortimer by his widow, Margaret Mortimer. Bramwell Tovey will receive the Mortimer Medal in recognition of his work as Artistic Director of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain (NYBBGB), a position held since 2006.

Currently the chief conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra, he is also Conductor Emeritus of the Vancouver Symphony, a post to which he was appointed in 2000.He is also Principal Guest Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl and was the founding host and conductor of the New York Philharmonic's 'Summertime Classics' series at Avery Fisher Hall.

Alongside his distinguished international career as an orchestral conductor, Bram Tovey has maintained an exceptional level of commitment to the NYBBGB. He has inspired hundreds of young musicians and has played a seminal role in mentoring a number of members of the band who have gone on to excel in the profession.

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