BBC Proms begins search for nation’s brightest young composers
The BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ competition, now in its 17th year, today begins its search for the UK’s brightest young composers, aged 12 to 18.
Published: 21 January 2015
- BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ Competition 2015 opens, for composers aged 12 to 18
- Winners receive a BBC Proms performance, BBC Radio 3 broadcast and coveted BBC commission
- Previous winners and Highly Commended entrants include Tansy Davies, Alissa Firsova, Toby Young, Mark Simpson and Duncan Ward
Announced this morning on Radio 3 Breakfast, the competition offers its winners the unrivalled opportunity to have their composition performed by professional musicians at the 2015 BBC Proms and broadcast on BBC Radio 3, as well as a coveted BBC commission and mentoring from a professional composer.
Entries will be judged by a panel of music professionals, including composers Fraser Trainer, Judith Weir, and Anna Meredith. The deadline for entries is 21 May 2015.
Previous winners and Highly Commended entrants of the Young Composers' Competition include composers Tansy Davies, Alissa Firsova and Toby Young, clarinettist and composer Mark Simpson and conductor and composer Duncan Ward.
The competition is part of the BBC Proms Inspire Scheme, which offers a platform to young composers to develop their skills, share their ideas with like-minded composers and get their music heard. In 2014 alone, Inspire worked with over 550 young musicians, commissioned nine new works and performed and broadcast the music of 17 young composers.
Since November 2014, a series of Inspire Labs have run in Birmingham, London, and Salford. Remaining Labs are set for Belfast, Glasgow and Bangor, concluding in March 2015. The Labs are free and offer young composers the opportunity to work alongside leading composers and professional orchestral musicians including those from the BBC’s six performing groups in a day of musical discovery. For details of remaining Labs and for information about how to book, visit: bbc.co.uk/proms/whats-on/2014/categories/for-young-composers-and-musicians
All Inspire participants are invited to attend Inspire Days during the BBC Proms season - a series of events focusing on different aspects of making music, offering the opportunity to work with top composers and other young musicians from all over the UK.
The full 2015 BBC Proms programme will be announced on Thursday 23 April.
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