The work of musicians and music educators has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021, announced on 11 June and naming 1,129 recipients of an award. Included for their services to music and music education at OBE, MBE, and BEM level are:
OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire)
John Heath Summers, lately CEO, Hallé Orchestra
For services to music and education
MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire)
James Richard Brand, principal teacher of curriculum, Annan Academy, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
For services to music and education
Jess Gillam, saxophonist and presenter
For services to music
Jonathan Rankin Peel, director of strategy and business operations, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
For services to higher education
Lorraine Wright, entrepreneur
For services to young people through music
BEM (British Empire Medal)
Matthew Howard Baker, freelance director, Music and Performance for Creative Arts
For services to music and the community in Chester during COVID-19
Dr Noël Harwood Tredinnick, conductor, lecturer, composer, academic, music director
For services to church music and to music education
Geoffrey Michael Simmonds, trustee, Pavilion Opera Educational Trust
For services to education
Almost 23 per cent of honours recipients in 2021 are recommended for COVID-19 service, and this year’s list is one of the most ethnically diverse to date, with 15 per cent of recipients coming from minority ethnic backgrounds. The full list is available online.
