Homepage

Accessibility links

  • Skip to content
  • Accessibility Help
BBC Account
Notifications
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBeebies
  • CBBC
  • Food
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Innovation
  • Culture
  • Travel
  • Earth
  • Video
  • Live
More menu
Search BBC
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBeebies
  • CBBC
  • Food
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Innovation
  • Culture
  • Travel
  • Earth
  • Video
  • Live
Close menu

archive
  • Home
  • Collections
  • Stuff We Do
  • Archive Services
  • Home
  • Collections
  • Stuff We Do
  • Archive Services

BBC Young Composer

BBC Young Composer exists to celebrate and nurture new music and the creativity of young people across the UK. The scheme aims to discover, nurture and showcase the next generation of composers, offering 12-18 year-olds the chance to develop their skills, work with professionals and get their music heard on BBC Sounds. Find out more.

Chelsea Becker: The Leaves of Women Interchange
audio

Chelsea Becker: The Leaves of Women Interchange

A BBC commission by BBC Young Composer winner 2017

Xia Leon Sloane: Earthward
audio

Xia Leon Sloane: Earthward

A BBC commission by BBC Young Composer winner 2018

Anna Disley-Simpson: Chrysalis
audio

Anna Disley-Simpson: Chrysalis

A BBC commission by BBC Young Composer winner 2014

Grace Evangeline Mason: The Bitter Cut
audio

Grace Evangeline Mason: The Bitter Cut

A BBC commission by BBC Young Composer winner 2013

Mark Simpson: Sparks
audio

Mark Simpson: Sparks

A BBC commission for the Last Night of the Proms 2012

Sarah Jenkins: And the Sun Stood Still
audio

Sarah Jenkins: And the Sun Stood Still

A BBC Concert Orchestra commission by BBC Young Composer winner 2017

Electra Perivolaris: Eternal Waking
audio

Electra Perivolaris: Eternal Waking

A BBC commission for International Women’s Day 2020 by Highly Commended BBC Young Composer 2014

Freddie Meyers: In a Solitude of the Sea
audio

Freddie Meyers: In a Solitude of the Sea

A BBC commission by BBC Young Composer winner 2012

Helena Paish: Life
audio

Helena Paish: Life

A BBC commission by BBC Young Composer winner 2019

Louie McIver: The Cat and the Crow
audio

Louie McIver: The Cat and the Crow

A BBC commission by BBC Young Composer winner 2013

Juliana Niu: The Women’s Suffrage
audio

Juliana Niu: The Women’s Suffrage

A BBC commission by BBC Young Composer winner 2017

Tom Harrold: Raze
audio

Tom Harrold: Raze

A BBC commission for the Last Night of the Proms 2016

Explore the BBC

  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBeebies
  • CBBC
  • Food
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Innovation
  • Culture
  • Travel
  • Earth
  • Video
  • Live
  • Terms of Use
  • About the BBC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies
  • Cookies
  • Accessibility Help
  • Parental Guidance
  • Contact the BBC
  • Make an editorial complaint
  • BBC emails for you
  • Advertise with us
Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.

You might also like:

news | sport | weather | worklife | travel | future | culture | world | business | technology