Opportunities and schemes for emerging composers

• Royal Over-Seas League Composition Award: an opportunity for six advanced emerging composers from the UK, Commonwealth countries, EU/EEA, Switzerland, USA, Japan, or South Korea to workshop a new work, with one composer being awarded a £3000 commission. The ROSL Composition Award 2025 is in association with London Sinfonietta. Past recipients and nominees include Christian Drew. Learn more [...] • National Youth Choir Young Composers programme supports the professional development of composers aged 18-29 in writing for choir. Applications usually take place from spring to summer. Past participants include Emily Hazrati, Millicent James, Alex Tay, and Will Harmer. Learn more • EMPOWER: Women Changing Music‘s OpusHER Award: a commissioning award for women composers aged 18+ to create a new work for the EMPOWER tour, in partnership with ABRSM. Learn more [...] • The London Philharmonic Orchestra Young Composers Programme aims to support the progression of talented orchestral composers, creating a new work for chamber orchestra to premiere with the LPO. Past recipients include Zhenyan Li, Sun Keting, and Alex Tay. Learn more