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We are proud to announce a new partnership with the British Council to deliver an international New Music Commissioning Programme: 2025/26, as part of the British Council’s Culture Connects Programme. This creative and cultural exchange initiative will pair three original music creators from the UK with peers from Official Development Assistance (ODA) partner countries to collaboratively compose and share new music that responds to our shared human experience.

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.

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.