CoMA Manchester @comanewmusic.bsky.social is nominated for a @makingmusicuk.bsky.social Diverse Programming Award! Seriously can't be more proud. Very much excited to join all who champions the leisure-time music sector at the Awards Ceremony tonight 🤩🎼 🔗 www.makingmusic.org.uk/advocacy/awa...

Congratulations to CoMA Manchester for being nominated for a @makingmusicuk.bsky.social award in the Diverse Programming Category! Fingers crossed for the awards ceremony this evening, which will take place online, so you're all invited...

👋MEET THE MD🎶 Get to know the face behind the baton with our new series where we find out more about the Music Directors of our CoMA ensembles. First up is Janet Oates: composer, performer, educator and the MD of CoMA Singers – a one-woman musical powerhouse!

Call for Volunteers🔊 This October, new & experimental music will take over venues across #Aberdeen & #Aberdeenshire, and we’re looking for volunteers to help make it all happen. 👉🏼Find out more: sound-scotland.co.uk/opportunitie... #Volunteer #Opportunity #NewMusic #OpenCall

❓Curious about applying for our mysounds + @comabristol free development scheme but aren't quite sure what kind of music CoMA Bristol play? Here's the group's musical director Chris to tell you more! 🧵1/2

Graphic scores: enticing, challenging or just plain mystifying? If you’re not sure where to start – or even if you have the page the right way around* – then check out our latest handy guide! Head this way: www.coma.org/getting-star... *There may not be a right way around. So you’re good to go!

12 days left to apply! If you're 18-25 and based near Bristol, don't miss this free development opportunity!

Contemporary Music for All@comanewmusic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Our mysounds + CoMA Bristol development opportunity is now open until 13 Sept! If you're 18-25 and want to compose your own music and see it performed, head this way to find out more ⏩https://www.coma.org/get-involved/mysounds-in-residence-with-coma-bristol/

New to CoMA’s YouTube: Sombre Song by Joel Järventausta, recorded last month in London by CoMA Singers, MUSARC and members of Waste Paper Opera Company. One of the pieces in our ‘choral partsongs’ anthology of works composed to be performed by almost any group of voices. youtu.be/zPmEMo5213Y

Sombre Song by Joel Järventausta

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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Our mysounds + CoMA Bristol development opportunity is now open until 13 Sept! If you're 18-25 and want to compose your own music and see it performed, head this way to find out more ⏩https://www.coma.org/get-involved/mysounds-in-residence-with-coma-bristol/

Would you like an ensemble of your own to create music for *evil villain laugh*...?

Contemporary Music for All@comanewmusic.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📣Calling music-makers in and around #Bristol! 🎶Would you like to create and play adventurous new music? Apply for the latest opportunity in our mysounds scheme for 18-25s who would like to develop composing skills, write a new piece and see it performed! Find out more: www.coma.org/get-involved...

👀 how's July finding you? we've just published FIVE new interviews and articles 🔥 celebrating today's most exciting composers 🎶 check it all out now: prxludes.net

📣Calling music-makers in and around #Bristol! 🎶Would you like to create and play adventurous new music? Apply for the latest opportunity in our mysounds scheme for 18-25s who would like to develop composing skills, write a new piece and see it performed! Find out more: www.coma.org/get-involved...

A glimpse of the collaboration between CoMA London and Terra Invisus trio at St James' church in Islington last night, which featured two wonderful new pieces from Matthew Gilley and Joanna Ward!

🎶Are you curious about composing? Introducing Composing for All – CoMA’s new course for beginner composers Starting on 23 Sept, Composing for All is a 10-week online evening course designed to give you the confidence and knowledge needed to compose your own pieces. www.coma.org/whats-on/com... 1/2

It’s not every day that your pop-up ensemble manages to rehearse and perform eight pieces in one go, so congratulations to everyone who came along and threw themselves into our ‘immediate pieces’ event with CoMA Manchester on Make Music Day UK last Sunday! 1/2

WORD UP! Join CoMA Glasgow for Scribbling Scores, a series of events starting this Saturday exploring musical creativity and text. Decode and discover written scores, from the abstract and poetic to the daringly direct, and have a go at creating your own! www.coma.org/get-involved...

Never a dull moment with @comanewmusic.bsky.social Awesome day celebrating Make Music Day 2026 + the new CoMA Immediate Pieces anthology with a lovely cohort yesterday, hosted at @rncmlive.bsky.social & led by the legendary @adamswayne.bsky.social 🥳🍺🎶🔥 Thanks all & look forward to next time 🧡🎹🎼

This Sunday is going to be 🌞🥵 but the cool people😎 will be in Manchester at our free ‘immediate pieces’ workshop for #makemusicdayuk! Join us at RNCM to play music that gets to the fun parts with minimal sweat.💦 Open to ages 14+, any experience level/instrument/voice. www.coma.org/get-involved...

Thanks to Tempo magazine for this fantastic review of one of CoMA's 2025 performances of @uriagnon.bsky.social's MARCH, as captured on the @nmcrecordings.bsky.social New Music Biennial compilation! We love being described as "quietly radical", although MARCH was one of our less quiet moments... 📣🥁🗣️

Pick ‘n’ mix perfection: Thanks to everyone who came to CoMA Singers' concert on Sunday, a wonderfully vibrant performance exploring endless permutations of numbers, words, patterns and more. The action didn’t just stay confined to the stage, with the audience getting involved too!

Closes tomorrow!

Contemporary Music for All@comanewmusic.bsky.social · 5mo ago

CALLOUT: We're looking for three female/gender-diverse creatives working outside of music who want to expand their practice by composing for the first time! You'll receive mentoring and an £800 honorarium as you create a new piece using everyday items. Apply by 10 June: www.coma.org/get-involved...

Are you ready to try something new? For #MakeMusicDayUK on Sunday 21 June, we’re hosting a free workshop at RNCM in Manchester where you can have a go at playing graphic scores, text pieces and more! Open to ages 14+, any experience level or instrument (or none)! Book: www.coma.org/get-involved...

You can now watch the pieces performed at the KNM Campus Days ensemble as part of Klangwerkstatt festival in Berlin last Nov. Get ready for MRI scanners, fairground organs and Petros Ovsepyan's festival commission, 'Why fum'th in fight': www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZAJ...

Petros Ovsepyan: Why fum’th in Fight (2025) UA – Klangwerkstatt Berlin 2025

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CALLOUT: We're looking for three female/gender-diverse creatives working outside of music who want to expand their practice by composing for the first time! You'll receive mentoring and an £800 honorarium as you create a new piece using everyday items. Apply by 10 June: www.coma.org/get-involved...

Meet our newest CoMA associate ensemble, Ashford Community Drum Band, where the joy is as infectious as the rhythms! www.coma.org/get-involved... Formed in 2022, the group is open to anyone in the community, with drop-in sessions for casual players and a core band who rehearse regularly.🧵1/2

If you're a member of @makingmusicuk.bsky.social, look out for CoMA CEO Tamara in the latest edition of Highnotes magazine, talking about how CoMA ensembles can work closely with contemporary composers to bring a piece to life. Plus there are some top picks from the CoMA catalogue!

Head to our YouTube channel to catch CoMA Festival 2026 concert highlights, plus a special playlist dedicated to all four iterations of Sonic Bothy's 'Verbaaaaatim Renga' so you can see how it evolved from one ensemble to the next! Grab a cup of tea and dive in: www.youtube.com/@Contemporar...

CoMA Catalogue Pick of the Week Shining a spotlight upon CoMA’s unique collection of contemporary scores 🌟“Can we have an A please?” by Louise Vincent🌟 If you’ve ever heard the jibe that contemporary music sounds like an orchestra tuning up, here’s Louise Vincent’s fantastically fun response. 1/2

Did you know that there’s a whole international day dedicated to getting together and playing music for fun? This year’s #MakeMusicDay takes place on Sunday 21 June, and we’ll be part of the celebrations with a free workshop at RNCM in Manchester. Find out more: www.coma.org/get-involved...

Starting tomorrow, but there's still time to sign up!

Contemporary Music for All@comanewmusic.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🦃🎶SQUAWK THIS WAY🦅🎶 Join us in London from 29 April-1 May for The BIRDS, our bold and immersive workshop with acclaimed experimental vocalist @lorelixenberg.bsky.social. Find out more and sign up here: www.coma.org/whats-on/the...