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Adopt a Composer scheme now open

 Adopt a Composer scheme now open
Summary:Composer scheme
Deadline: 08 June 2017
Date Posted: 17 May 2017
Details: Are you a composer ready to be 'adopted'?

The Adopt a Composer scheme - which pairs amateur choirs, orchestras, and ensembles with a composer for one year - is now open for applicants.

This project is funded by the PRS for Music Foundation, and run by Making Music in association with BBC Radio 3.

Adopt a Composer

Adopt a Composer pairs amateur choirs, orchestras, and ensembles with a composer for one year. The composer has the opportunity to get to know a performing group and write a piece especially for them to premiere. The group has the chance to contribute to the creation of a new work by some of the UK’s most promising composers. Pieces that are composed are usually around ten minutes long (as a very rough approximation) and are usually written to work around your existing repertoire and schedule

'Anna has been a joy to work with. She has been sensitive to the unique nature of the choir and has written a piece that stretches them but also celebrates who they are. She has involved them in the writing from the start and has incorporated their ideas into the final piece. We are very excited about the performance and the prospect of hearing ourselves on national radio.'

The Quirky Choir - paired with Anna Braithwaite in 2014/15

How to apply

If you are interested in applying, fill in the online form on the Making Music website.

Deadline: Thursday 8th June 2017

Web Site:www.soundandmusic.org/projects/opportunity-adopt-composer-scheme-now-open