CoMA London Ensemble is seeking to appoint two composers in residence for the calendar year 2025.
During the year, each composer will produce a c.8-12 minute piece which will be rehearsed in the autumn term and premiered during CoMA London Ensemble’s December 2025 performance. In the spring and summer there will be workshop sessions with the ensemble, dedicated to developing the composers’ ideas.
The successful applicants will join CoMA London Ensemble in January 2025 and will play with the group in rehearsals and concerts throughout the year. This will provide an intimate understanding of the group, and enable the composers to create a piece closely tailored to its strengths and interests.
To take advantage of this opportunity, applicants must play a string, woodwind, brass, or percussion instrument to a reasonable standard and must be able to commit to rehearsals on Tuesday evenings during term time in Tower Hamlets (7-9.15pm).
If you would like to take part in this project, please click here to see more specific detail and to fill in the application form.
The application deadline is 5pm on Friday 25 October 2024. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 13 November 2024.
About CoMA London Ensemble
CoMA London Ensemble is a group of 20-25 amateur musicians, meeting on Tuesday evenings during academic term time. The members share a passion for new music that is open to all, regularly working with composers to develop new works.
Based at Queen Mary University of London, in Mile End, the group typically gives three or four performances per year, in venues such as King’s Place, Iklectik and Sinfonia Smith Square. Click for more information about CoMA London Ensemble.
About CoMA
CoMA (Contemporary Music for All) is a participatory music organisation, hosting year-round opportunities which open new contemporary classical music to music-makers of a wide range of ages and abilities.
CoMA has grown from a single initiative – an annual summer school – to become a multi-faceted organisation with an international network of ensembles open to all abilities. It hosts ensembles in multiple locations throughout the UK and Europe, a biennial festival, a summer school and festival, and sector conferences.
CoMA’s unique music collection of hundreds of works contains some of the most exciting and rewarding new music being performed today. Click for more information about CoMA or click here to check out the CoMA YouTube channel.