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Thursday 28th March 2019
Five composers have been awarded the Francis Chagrin Award to help support the development of their musical projects. The next round of the award is now open for applications.
20th, 21st & 22nd April 2018
Composing using computer code and DIY noise instruments
Deadline: Noon, Friday 9th June
Sound and Music is looking for proposals to review the current data and meta data in the British Music Collection, developing recommendations for its future development as a unique digital archive.
Jobina Tinnemans and Andrew Crossley have been selected for DAR 2017 - a residency and commission opportunity designed by The Lithuanian Composers’ Union and AIR KREMS.
Deadline: Noon, Tuesday 25th April
We are seeking proposals for a new look for the British Music Collection ahead of it's 50th birthday later this year.
Deadline - Noon 19th April 2017
We are thrilled to be partnering with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group for our fifth Embedded project. We are looking for a composer to work closely with the ensemble, developing new works and getting to know the ensemble.
Deadline: 10am Thursday 16th February 2017
Next Wave is a national project promoting and supporting talented students in higher education. Delivered in partnership with NMC Recordings and Sage Gateshead, it addresses the gap in support for composers about to embark on a professional career.
The SaM Summer School is a unique weeklong course for 14-18 year olds who want to create new and original music. Applications to this year's course are now closed.
Every year, Sound and Music shine a light on the work of the composers who we are working with, these are our New Voices. Find out all about them and get a glimpse of their work by download our latest brochure now.
Monday 28th November 2016
We caught up with Bobbie-Jane Gardner about her Compose.Create.Engage. crowdfunding project for-Wards, as she enters the final days of her PledgeMusic experiment.
Find out more about Matthew's time in Broadcasting House, writing new pieces every week in celebration of the Third Programme's 70th anniversary.
10 & 11 March 2017
We are excited to reveal the location and dates for the next Cut & Splice in Manchester next spring....
Tuesday 29th November 2016
In November, we will be collaborating with our friends at Music Hackspace to bring creative data right to the heart of LimeWharf’s cultural innovation hub in East London.
Deadline: Monday 7th November
Fashion meets music with the opportunity to create a Google Arts & Culture exhibition using the British Music Collection
Sound and Music have teamed up with Music for Youth to provide an award as part of their National Partnership Awards scheme.
Deadline: Wednesday 2nd November
A new Portfolio composer residency is now open, giving two lucky individuals the opportunity to compose for the British Paraorchestra!
Deadline: Wednesday 2nd November
We are thrilled to be partnering with Quatuor Bozzini and Sound Festival for Composer's Kitchen as part of our Autumn Embedded programme.
In July we conducted a survey for all those who produce music and events, for live and online audiences. After crunching the numbers, we are ready to share the results.
The latest Francis Chagrin Award composers have now been selected.
Deadline: October 21, 2016
The International Society for Contemporary Music is once again accepting submissions, for the British section, for it's World Music Day Event in Vancouver .
Find out which composers have been selected for Adopt a Composer 2016, and who the performing organisations they have been paired with are!
Deadline: Noon Tuesday 30 August
As part of the Portfolio programme for 2016/17 we and Adrian Lee with Ludi Quartet Kernow are offering an opportunity for up to three composers/creative artists to develop new works for electric guitar quartet.
Starting September 2016
We are very excited to announce that we will be teaming with Signal Noise for a special series of future-focused data events this autumn.
Deadline: Wednesday 7th September
We are recruiting for a new member of our development team.