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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · 2d

Missed our Connect the Dots panel discussion at the recent @royalmusical.bsky.social conference? Watch it here or read a transcript to find out about how we're training composers to make their work more accessible for Disabled musicians: www.coma.org/connect-the-...

Photo of four Connect the Dots participants around a table, trying out the Linnstrument, an accessible MIDI controller instrument.

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · 3d

We also welcomed composer and Sonic Bothy member Sonia Allori and live captioner Eluned Charnley for a taste of the creative possibilities of live captioning in group improvisation – stay tuned to find out how this will be part of the programme at next year’s CoMA Festival! 🧵2/2

Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · 3d

It was lovely to get together on Saturday at @swedenborghouse.bsky.social in London and catch up with our ensemble chairs from across the UK (plus honorary CoMA member for the day Emanuel Swedenborg, pictured in the wig). 🧵1/2

Photo of a group of people seated around a table in a meeting room with antique wooden furniture, looking at a large projection screen. A sculpture of the bust of an 18-century man wearing a curly wig is prominent near a window.

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · 10d

Still time to book on this workshop and transcend your earthbound human form!

Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · 23d

Shed your human form and take musical flight!
Join @lorelixenberg.bsky.social to experiment with sound, breath and song in a bold and immersive workshop exploring birdhood.
Queen Mary University, London, 15-19 Oct - come for one day or all five, PAYF.
🪶Book here www.coma.org/whats-on/the...

Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · 10d

A big welcome to the newest member of the CoMA team, Sarah Rubin!
Sarah is studying a Research Masters in Musicology at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social and will be with us for three months learning about CoMA's community practice.
She'll be at some CoMA events too, so if you see her, say hi!

Photo of a smiling woman with brown hair and a mustard coloured jacket, crouching by the fence of paddock with a donkey close by on the other side.

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hcmf// @hcmfuk.bsky.social · 17d

Open Call: X perimental N counters
hcmf// & moers festival invite 4 UK musicians to a 3-day workshop with Carolin Pook, ending in a performance at hcmf// 2025!

27–29 Nov
Performance: 29 Nov
Fee: £1,400 (travel & accommodation covered)

Apply by: 09/10

hcmf.co.uk/open-call-x-perimental-n-counters/

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · 22d

Would your November be brightened by a musical adventure in Berlin?
Join the CoMA Allcomers at KNM Campus Days on 14 & 15 Nov, rehearsing and performing a programme that includes winning pieces from an open score contest and a new work by Petros Ovsepyan.
Find out more: www.coma.org/whats-on/knm...

Photo of a string and woodwind ensemble playing, with a woman standing at the front holding a handwritten sign saying ‘Radio Noise’ with an arrow pointing upwards.

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · 23d

Shed your human form and take musical flight!
Join @lorelixenberg.bsky.social to experiment with sound, breath and song in a bold and immersive workshop exploring birdhood.
Queen Mary University, London, 15-19 Oct - come for one day or all five, PAYF.
🪶Book here www.coma.org/whats-on/the...

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · 29d

We're at the Royal Musical Association 2025 conference today, sharing what we've learned from our Connect The Dots project.
Chaired by CoMA Project Manager @francescalelohe.bsky.social, our panel features reflections upon the content, findings and impact of the programme. Come say hello!

Photo of four people seated around a table, enjoying exploring the Linnstrument together.

Photo of a woman with an expression of happy discovery as she tries out a Linnstrument, a tablet-like accessible instrument.

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · Sep 4

George came to our 2025 Summer School to explore the contemporary music that he loves, make friends and discover something new.
He didn’t realise that @lorelixenberg.bsky.social's music theatre workshop would also have him embracing his inner puffin...

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · Sep 4

🌞🎶Time for more reflections from our Summer School 2025 participants!
Here’s Parveen from our CoMA West Midlands ensemble, who took every opportunity to try something new and enjoy the ensemble playing and workshops at her first Summer School…

Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · Sep 3

👏🏼🎚️🎤Let’s hear it for Eloise, the tech wizard who kept workshops running smoothly during our Summer School!
Here are some thoughts from her on being busy behind the scenes but still immersed in that unique Summer School atmosphere.

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · Sep 3

🌞🎶We're missing our 2025 Summer School already, so here's the first happy reflection from people who joined us at Keele. @gustavogilgodinho.bsky.social came from Portugal for his first-ever CoMA event! It's great to hear that he'll be taking inspiration from Sonic Bothy's workshop back with him.

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · Aug 23

...and to all of the composers who created the music rehearsed and performed over the week.
Plus of course, a massive thank-you to everyone who attended, made new friends and brought such enthusiasm, open-mindedness and energy to our time together.
See you all at the CoMA Festival next year? 🧵3/3

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · Aug 23

...to our funders @artscouncilengland.bsky.social, Francis Routh Trust, Hinrichsen Foundation and The Finzi Trust; B-arts who helped us with instruments and anyone else who helped behind the scenes.
A shout out to all of our super-talented tutors and conductors...🧵2/3

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · Aug 23

…And it’s all over! Summer School 2025 has officially ended, and what an unbelievably amazing week!
Thanks so much to everyone who supported the event and came together to make it a success, from the team at @keeleuniversity.bsky.social who made us so welcome...🧵1/3

Group photo of around 50 happy people, some holding musical instruments, standing outside Keele Hall.

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · Aug 21

Last night our Summer School attendees enjoyed a wonderful visit to Keele Observatory, where @manasamitrauk.bsky.social performed her enchanting 'Lullaby - Sonic Cradle' ragas inside one of the domes.
Thanks to the observatory staff for showing us all the giant telescopes!

Photo of Supriya Nagarajan sitting singing to an audience inside an observatory dome.

Photo of some people looking at a large radio telescope inside an observatory dome.

Photo of a large telescope installed above people's heads inside the observatory.

Photo of another large telescope pointing upwards inside the dome.

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · Aug 18

Watch out for that wasp!

Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · Aug 18

Testing out the timbres at our Little Woodland Heights session led by @francescalelohe.bsky.social at Summer School today. 🌿🌳

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · Aug 18

Avian a lovely time at our 2025 Summer School as @lorelixenberg.bsky.social leads our music theatre workshop on becoming a bird!

A group of people all lying flat on their backs on the carpet in a classroom, with the tutor standing at the back of the room.

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · Aug 18

Warming up at Summer School last night with a fun playthrough of Amber Priestley's 'We can't find our piano'.
It all kicks off in earnest today, rehearsing @elifkarlidag.bsky.social's new piece 'Chorea', plus workshops with Sarah Nicolls, @francescalelohe.bsky.social and @lorelixenberg.bsky.social!

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · Aug 7

🪧MARCH recording out now!
Relive our London performance of @uriagnon.bsky.social's energising piece, which took place at @southbankcentre.bsky.social on 6 July, as part of @prsfoundation.bsky.social's #NMB2025.

NMC Recordings @nmcrecordings.bsky.social · Aug 4

OUT NOW - Uri Agnon: MARCH

A powerful and joyful exploration of the rhythms, dynamics, and emotions of political marching, blending monologue, mass protest, and an absurdist game show. Commissioned by Contemporary Music for All (CoMA)

Listen now 🔗 nmcrecs.lnk.to/March

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · Jul 22

Our Summer School isn't just for those taking part during the week - you're all invited to the closing concert!
Experience the premiere of Elif Karlıdağ's Chorea, plus music by Judith Weir, Hollie Harding, Fergus Hall and Michael Pisaro.
Find out more: events.humanitix.com/coma-summer-...

Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · Jul 22

There's a fantastic interview with Elif Karlıdağ up on @prxludes.bsky.social now - read it here: prxludes.net/2025/07/21/e...
It includes details of the piece which premieres at CoMA's Summer School Concert on 22 Aug inspired by 16th-century studies of mass hysteria, or the 'dancing mania'...

Composer Elif Karlidag on mass hysteria and graphic notation

Interview with Turkish-British composer Elif Karlıdağ on mass hysteria, ancient influences, graphic notation, and collaborative methods of working ...

prxludes.net

Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · Jul 10

Here's another set of moments from our performances of MARCH at a sold-out Southbank Centre in London last Sunday.
Thank you to all of the musicians and singers, narrator Elisabeth Gunawan and conductor Matthew Hardy for bringing @uriagnon.bsky.social's piece to life with such energy and passion!

Wide view of the ensemble and the audience from behind the grand piano. Photo: Victor Frankowski

View of the ensemble and singers. Photo: Victor Frankowski

The CoMA ensemble shouting as they perform MARCH. Photo: Victor Frankowski

Narrator Elisabeth Gunawan speaking with her arm outstretched to the side. Photo: Victor Frankowski

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