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Run by the award-winning ORA Singers, the programme will see 10 ‘Young Composers’ each receive 10 hours of free one-to-one mentoring from professional composers, who will help them write a brand new choral piece to be performed and recorded by ORA Singers in concert. Halfway through the scheme, Young Composers also get to join ORA Singers for a Workshop, where they’ll be able to hear their ideas and sketches sung by professionals, who will offer specialist tips and advice along with a Guest Composer.

The programme comes to a close with the Final Concert, where the Young Composers have their completed pieces performed by ORA Singers in front of a live audience and a panel of industry experts at the world-famous Three Choirs Festival in Gloucester. Young Composers receive a video recording of the performance to kick-start their portfolios, and are given feedback from the panel. Previous panels have included Stephen Fry, John Rutter, Katie Tearle, Gareth Malone, Susanna Eastburn, Donna McKevitt, and several others.

Pictured top to bottom: The 2022 Young Composers with John Rutter, and a 2019 Young Composer at the Final Concert with Stephen Fry

This year, the scheme will also be welcoming 40 ‘Apprentices’. The Apprentice route runs alongside the Young Composers’, and will see our Apprentices gain first-class coaching in composition through 8 in-depth, online Workshops, free of charge. Apprentices will fast-track their compositional development, and will also gain invaluable insight into the world of professional composition by hearing from experts in the industry. 

To apply, applicants simply need to complete an online form and upload an Entry Composition. The deadline to apply is 6th February 2023, and full details can be found on our website.

Opportunity:

• Volunteering at the Yorkshire Games Festival Family Weekend on the 4^th and 5^th February 2023 at the National Science and Media Museum.
• Students MUST be OVER 18 at the time of the event.
• A pre-volunteering meeting will be held for interested students to go through all the information needed.
• Volunteering will go towards Work Experience Hours.

  Any interested students, please can you ask them to email me on [email protected] before the 20^th January.

We’re thrilled to be partnering with Brighter Sound to host a once-in-a-lifetime music residency led by award-winning and critically acclaimed saxophonist and composer, Nubya Garcia.

Emerging artists can now apply to work with Nubya over four days, with a live performance on the final evening. During the week, Nubya will share her experiences and knowledge of playing live, touring, releasing music, and much more.

The residency will take place in Bradford between 27th-30th March 2023, with online workshops before and after. 

Applications are now open until 11pm on Monday 30 January 2023.

A Week with Nubya Garcia is open to women and people of marginalised genders as part of the All Things Equal initiative. To support the Northern music scene, priority will be given to artists based in Bradford, and the North of England.

https://www.brightersound.com/get-involved/a-week-with-nubya-garcia/

https://www.musiclocal.co.uk/bradford-young-promoters

About the opportunity

We have funding, mentoring and workshops available to back ten people, aged between 18 and 25, to put on a live music event in the Bradford area. All you need is the passion to try, no experience necessary.

Maybe you love a type of music and you’d like to see it live in a venue near you, or perhaps you think there should be more gigs for under-18s, or it might be that you wish you could see some of the artists you follow online play in real life. Well, you could make this happen with the support of our team and the Youth Music Incubator Fund.

The offer:

• £1000 to pay for your time working on the project
• £1000 budget to pay for the event costs
• Two group workshops to learn from industry professional
• Links with other successful applicants for peer support
• Support from start to end from our team who have years of experience working in events

• 31^st October – English paper 1
• 1^st November – Maths paper 1
• 2^nd November – English paper 2
• 3^rd November – Maths paper 2
• 7^th November – Maths paper 3

Grants of £500 – £1500 for young creative people to start up new ideas that will make a difference in the community.

Contact – [email protected]

https://www.the-leap.org.uk/projects/radical-social-awards-2022

Bradford

NYJC and Milap proudly present their “Indo-jazz club” Celebrating their trail-blazing collaboration now in its 10th year! Join us at Kala Sangam!

Free Workshop dates:

15th May 2022: 10am-6pm
19th June 2022: 10am-6pm
17th July 2022: 10am-6pm

All workshops will end in a sharing session at 4:30pm open to parents/guardians

Final Performance: 17th July 2022: 4pm-6pm 

ALL instruments, including singers, are welcome – not just Indian, not just jazz! No instrument grades are required – but a basic ability (similar to grade 2-3) at entry level. Find out more!

Meet and connect with other enthusiastic young musicians sharing your interests and celebrating your talents by joining this exciting collaboration.

Learn an exciting programme of Indian and jazz tunes by ear as well as collectively writing your own. 

The National Youth Jazz Collective specialises in bringing together young musicians (aged 8-18), keen to develop their creative skills and interests through small group improvisation and composition. Whether complete beginners or young professionals, our programme of regional and national projects develops their ability to play by ear, improvise, compose, arrange and band-lead through an inspirational and diverse programme of cross-genre, cross-cultural repertoire – introducing them to other young musicians of similar age and ability, within a nurturing and supportive environment. All NYJC activity is supported by online teaching & learning resources and bespoke programmes of Continuing Professional Development, designed to support the creative needs of the young musicians’ teachers and music leaders.

Indo-Jazz Tutors: NYJC’s multi-award winning Artistic Director Issie Barratt & senior tutor Kathy Dyson and Milap’s Artist in Residence Kousic Sen

Milap is the UK’s leading Indian arts and culture company with a mission of producing memorable and inspirational experiences in Indian arts for everyone.  Milap’s education work includes participation, training and resources for talented children right up to professional artists to regularly enhance their skills.

Sign up for free: https://nationalyouthjazz.co.uk/regional-courses/bradford