for oboe and orchestra Dark Matter, for brass ensemble Elysium IV, for orchestra Four Frames in a Row, for high voice and baroque ensemble The Healing of Saul, for violin and harp (or piano) Several Charms, for violin and piano Peter Maxwell Davies Symphony No. 7 Symphony No. 8 Antarctica James MacMillan – Mass, for choir and organ Roger Smalley – String Quartet No. 2 John Tavener – Song of the Cosmos Opera Peter Maxwell Davies – Mr Emmet Takes a Walk Jake Heggie – Dead Man Walking Michael Nyman – Facing Goya Richard Thomas – Tourette's Diva Albums Peter Donohoe - Walton with Maggini String Quartet Simon Keenlyside - The Songs of Robert Schumann, Vol. 02 Nigel Kennedy - Kennedy Plays Bach Film and TV scores and incidental music Film Charlie Mole - Paranoid John Murphy - Snatch Rachel Portman - Chocolat Stephen Warbeck Billy Elliot Quills Television Richard Rodney Bennett - Gormenghast (nominated for Ivor Novello Awards) Simon Brint with Kenny G - Monarch of the Glen Musical films Love's Labour's Lost, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, music by Patrick Doyle Music awards BRIT Awards The 2000 BRIT Awards winners were: Best selling live act: Steps Best soundtrack: "Notting Hill" British album: Travis – "The Man Who" British breakthrough act: S Club 7 British dance act: The Chemical Brothers British female solo artist: Beth Orton British group: Travis British male solo artist: Tom Jones British single: Robbie Williams – "She's the One" British video: Robbie Williams – "She's the One" International breakthrough act: Macy Gray International female: Macy Gray International group: TLC International male: Beck Outstanding contribution: Spice Girls Pop act: Five Mercury Music Prize The 2000 Mercury Music Prize was awarded to Badly Drawn Boy – The Hour of Bewilderbeast. Record of the Year The Record of the Year was awarded to "My Love" by Westlife Births 3 June – Beabadoobee, singer-songwriter 9 August – Arlo Parks, singer and poet Deaths 17 March – Cab Kaye, jazz singer and pianist, 78 27 March – Ian Dury, rock musician, 57 (liver cancer) 7 February – Dave Peverett, singer and guitarist of Foghat, 56 (cancer) 13 April – Inglis Gundry, composer, novelist and musicologist, 94 2 May – Billy Munn, jazz pianist, 88 6 May – Leonard Salzedo, conductor and composer, 78 1 June – Eric Gilder, pianist, conductor, composer and musicologist, 88 15 July – Paul Young,