adopt a composer

How to really play WITH your orchestra

Da Capo Alba guitar and mandolin orchestra met up with both their adopted composer, Nicholas Olsen and his mentor David Horne on

Laura Snowden meets the Chandos Chamber Choir

Jess Griffin, of the Chandos Chamber Choir, relays the group's first impressions after meeting Laura Snowden on our Adopt a Compo

James Banner on Adopt a Composer

Composer James Banner offers in depth reflections on collaboration as he meets with Two Rivers Concert Band for the Adopt a Compo

Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra get to grips with new music

Players of the Stoneleigh Youth Training and Main Orchestras reflect on getting to know Ben See's music for Adopt a Composer as t

Robert Laidlow on composing for Adopt a Composer

In the first of four blog posts, composer Robert Laidlow discusses the rapid development of musical thoughts and directions for t

Marketing a mandolin orchestra

Who'd have thought Adopt a Composer projects would end up marketed on Brighton buses?

Da Capo al Fine!

First impressions of Adopt a Composer from Da Capo Alba.

British Composer Award nominations 2018

We're thrilled to announce that two composers from our Adopt a Composer project have been nominated for the 2018 British Composer

Edmund Hunt: 'Vita Hominum'

Edmund Hunt on final amendments and writing spacial awareness into a score.