Applications are now open to represent the UK at the ISCM World New Music Days Festival 2026, which will take place in Bucharest, Romania from 23–31 May 2026.
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the new Fran Hanley Fund. The Fund will support one talented young music creator to participate in our flagship young composer programme, In the Making, every year for the next ten years.
We’re pleased to announce a new partnership with the Jacob Billington Trust to sponsor two young music creators from the Sefton area of Liverpool to attend our 12-month young artist … Read More
We are pleased to share that Music Patron has appointed Augusta Quiney as Chief Executive Officer, marking another important milestone in the platform’s journey toward becoming a stand-alone charity.
We’re delighted to share a new blog post from composer Sam Hayden, who was selected to represent the UK at the 2025 ISCM World New Music Days Festival—hosted this year in Portugal by the International Society of Contemporary Music (ISCM) and Miso Music Portugal. Sam’s work Die Abkehr, composed for large ensemble, was chosen from the ISCM British Section shortlist and performed at the São Luiz Teatro Municipal in Lisbon as part of a wide-ranging programme of global contemporary music.
In our Alumni Spotlight series, we highlight the bold and diverse practices of artists who have taken part in our programmes. This month, we’re shining a light on Rylan Gleave, a genre-defying composer and vocalist who joined our New Voices programme in 2021. He works in experimental and divergent fields, merging classical craft with an experimental edge. From orchestral commissions to jazz-punk and dark folk, Rylan’s boundary-crossing music is rooted in live performance, collaboration and a deep commitment to inclusivity.
We’re excited to share a new artist reflection from In Motion 2024 artist, Owen Shiers — the Ceredigion-born composer, producer and performer behind the acclaimed ‘Cynefin’ project — whose latest release ‘Shrimli’ was hailed by The Guardian as “a quietly political antidote to the modern age” (★★★★ / Folk Album of the Month).
We’re thrilled to announce the next Sampler Mixtape takeover, celebrating the 2025 Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Composers. Across seven weeks (Starting June 6 2025), each composer will host a one-hour show on Resonance FM, sharing extracts of their own work alongside music that has inspired them.
Sound and Music is thrilled to announce the second-ever cohort of our flagship artist development programme, In Motion—welcoming 10 bold and boundary-pushing composers and music creators from across the UK … Read More
In Motion is our 18-month programme that supports composers and music makers at pivotal points in their careers. Through personalised coaching, networking and funding, artists are given the space to develop their practice, explore new ideas and realise their ambitions, culminating in a final creative project for public release. In this Q&A, we speak to In Motion 2025 composer Grace Stubbings, a cross-disciplinary artist from Hartlepool, working as a musician, producer, sound artist, and workshop facilitator. Her practice weaves improvisation, deep listening, community engagement, and ecology. Grace plays synthesiser in VENUS GRRRLS.
