.... and the award goes to?

... well, we don't know yet. Two sets of nominations revealed in the last few days, again maybe highlighting the varied nature of our classical world. First - the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards which seeks to applaud best practice in music making in this country. That has categories such as Audience Development, Chamber Music and Song, Creative Communication, Young Artists etc. And then of course the Classical Brit Awards 2010 which are a little more Oscar-like - Best Male, Female etc. Within both though, again amazing variety. Just look at the Classical Brits Album of the Year award - ten candidates ranging from Pope Benedict, Coldstream Guards and The Fron Male Voice Choir, to Rhydian, Blake, Camilla Kerslake and Faryl Smith. How on earth do you decide between them? Well that decision is down to the public - vote here if that grabs you. But even with the RPS Awards, look at the Audience Development category - where you have the BBC Proms pitted against the London Contemporary Orchestra and the Philharmonia. See the details here. One of the slogans on the site is `Creating a Future for Music'. Interestingly that's what the Classical Brits say they are doing! The future is clearly bright - but which one is it?