Jonathan Little
Jonathan David Little FRSA (born Melbourne, Australia, in 1965) is a composer, academic and writer based in the UK, working mainly in the "contemporary classical" genre. In 2009 he became the first composer to receive a Professional Development Award from the UK Music Business’s own charity, the Musicians' Benevolent Fund, and since 2005 he has received annual ASCAP Plus Awards for Concert Music, five "Masterworks" Recording Prizes (US), and in 2008 his first major album release was voted one of the top recordings of the year by US Fanfare magazine ("The Want List 2008"). He was subsequently featured in a major news article in Musical Opinion in early 2009. As a composer, he first came to prominence in America in 2006 when The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) ran an article on him having five of his works accepted for recording (2004–07) by the US-headquartered French contemporary music label ERM (Editions de la Rue Margot), aimed at showcasing international contemporary composers. He was awarded the Collard Fellowship of the Worshipful Company of Musicians in 2011, and in 2012 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
