Winner of the Schellhorn Prize for Sacred Music Composition 2020 has been announced

Young composer Dominic Veall wins £400 and a World Premiere performance of his work in London’s St Margaret’s Convent Chapel, Canning Town, on Christmas Eve .

Dominic, 25, is a former student at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, whose composition teachers have included Errollyn Wallen CBE and John Ashton Thomas.

His piece, Dormi, Jesu, will be performed by vocal ensemble Cantus Magnus during the Latin Mass Society's Christmas Mass at St Margaret's Convent Chapel, Bethell Avenue, Canning Town E16 4JU on Christmas Eve at 5.30pm.