Kirsty received the ‘Principal's Award’ and a Junior Fellowship from Birmingham Conservatoire in 2013. In 2011 Kirsty was shortlisted for a British Composer Award for her work for CoMA London. Premieres of her music include performances by Orchestra of the Swan, Orkest de Ereprijs, The Schubert Quartet, Noszferatu and BCMG, and she has had her music performed in venues and festivals such as York Festival of New Music, The Forge, Birmingham Town Hall, Stratford-Upon-Avon Music Festival and Warwick Arts Centre.