Chris Hutchings

Composer

Chris Hutchings is a composer based in Edinburgh whose works have been performed around the world, broadcast on Radio 3 and Radio 4, and won several prizes.

Chris is passionate about social and environmental justice, and runs #ChoirsForClimate, providing resources and music to choirs who are passionate about the environment, and #ChoirsAgainstRacism, sharing anti-racism and social justice music and more. Most of the music on those sites is available under Creative Commons licenses.

Chris’ recent competition wins include the first prize at the 2019 Murau International Music Festival, Austria, the 2019 Wicker Park Singers composition competition in Chicago, and Kantos Choir’s 2021 composition competition “Snow on Snow”.