NONCLASSICAL AiR (ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE)
Deadline: 13 May 2026
Description
Type
Residencies
External link Eligibility and how to apply
Submitted by New Music Scotland
Are you a UK-based composer working within the contemporary classical, experimental or electronic music sphere?
Nonclassical are looking for four early-career composers to join nonclassical AiR (Artists in Residence), our long-running artist development programme supporting new voices in contemporary music. At least one place will be reserved for an artist without formal classical training or Western notation experience.
Selected artists will receive commissions, mentorship and development opportunities, as well as the chance to release on our record label.
Type
Residencies
External link Eligibility and how to apply
Submitted by New Music Scotland
Upcoming events
- 20 May 2026, 13:00
[Free Online Composer Support Calls] - 25 May 2026, 12:30
[Composers' Coffee Club: online coffee chat for composers & musicians] - 27 May 2026, 13:00
[Free Online Composer Support Calls] - 28 May 2026, 17:00
[Peer to Peer session: Collaborating to increase commissioning for Scottish composers and performances of new music throughout Scotland] *NMS event - 29 May 2026, 19:00
[Ipsa Collective: McEwen Bequest Concert at University of Glasgow]
Recent updates
Works
- Sòlás Collective - Improvised, by Tom Macfadyen
- Quartet no 6 (Ma), by Matthew Whiteside
- Perihelion, by Neil Tòmas Smith
Events
- Concerts for a Summer’s Night 2026
- Ipsa Collective: McEwen Bequest Concert at University of Glasgow
- Peer to Peer session: Collaborating to increase commissioning for Scottish composers and performances of new music throughout Scotland
Projects
- Pete Stollery conducts Joe Stollery premiere
- Aides... mémoires... Project album launch
- On a Wing and a Prayer
Opportunities
- soundcurators: Call for early-career Scottish-based composers/performers
- Classical EDI Development Programme - Chamber Music Scotland
- NONCLASSICAL AiR (ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE)
