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:

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...

c.org/qZcXBxHHGG Sign to show your anger and disappointment in the decisions taken at the University of Nottingham, where Music and Modern Languages are being cut.

Folks, just letting you know about some new funded PhDs ops at @royalbirmcons.bsky.social @mybcu.bsky.social

www.bcu.ac.uk/research/doc...

Hot off the press…!

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...

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...