For more than 40 years, Vaughan Williams funding has supported postgraduate study in composition, with 270 students receiving grants. Applications are now open for the 2026 Vaughan Williams Scholarships. Read about the 2025 scholars here:

2025 Vaughan Williams Scholarships - Vaughan Williams Foundation

For more than 40 years Vaughan Williams funding has been awarded to support postgraduate study in composition. This year the Foundation has announced four new scholarships, totalling £32,000, for the…

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Birmingham Record Company will release Joe Cutler’s ‘Sonata for Broken Fingers’ CD this Friday. Learn about the opera and listen to an exclusive preview here: whatsnew.composersedition.com/joe-cutler-o...

Joe Cutler Opera CD Release - Sonata for Broken Fingers - What's New

Birmingham Record Company will release BCMG’s recording of Joe Cutler’s opera, ‘Sonata for Broken Fingers’ on CD this month.

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Folks, just letting you know about some new funded PhDs ops at @royalbirmcons.bsky.social @mybcu.bsky.social www.bcu.ac.uk/research/doc...

Doctoral Landscape Awards

The AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award is a major new funding scheme from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Its aim is to grow the UK’s capacity for doctoral research in the arts and humanit...

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Plus Minus Ensemble in Dublin in under 2 weeks / special guest Ultan O Brien. Music by Me, Jessie Marino, & Bernhard Lang. Billets ici: billetto.ie/e/plus-minus... a lil taste of Ultan’s beautiful work here: nyahhrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ultan-... 📸: Plus Minus in @cafeotodalston.bsky.social

The guitar/synth duo Open Union (@patrickel94.bsky.social & Peter Bell) will play a new open score piece I wrote for them tomorrow in Ealing, west London. Pop along if you’re a fan of sustained tones & exciting textures… www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ealing-ext...

Ealing Extranormal Volume 39, 20th September 2025

A monthly showcase for sonically adventurous experimental music in West London. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS THE SEPTEMBER 20TH SHOW.

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BCU and @royalbirmcons.bsky.social has been awarded £1.4 million to help preserve the sounds of England’s East Coast! 🏖️ Lecturer in Music, Dr Joanna Bullivant, has been succesful in UKRI's Future Leader Fellowship scheme. www.bcu.ac.uk/news-events/...

!!!Emerging composers apply!!! Soundstreams has just announced their Bridges: Emerging Composer Program of which we are the Ensemble-in-Residence alongside mentors Zosha Di Castri and Cassandra Miller. Deadline October 14 Visit: soundstreams.ca/education/br...