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Festival of
Contemporary Music
2021
Sunday 25th April
ON-LINE
No Matter What...
became
ON-LINE
Win, win!
New Short pieces
on the concept of
DISTANCE
Click here for the Festival Programme
Featuring...
Sam Bullard - saxes
Ben Corrigan - electronics
MRF award-holders,
MRF alumni composer-performers
&
Simon Speare - MRF composer-mentor
Click here for Festival Participant Gallery
Morning session:
Judith Weir, CBE - MRF patron
'in conversation'
with the young composers.
Click here for the Conversations film
Afternoon session:
Concert of Premieres
including
'Returning, we hear the Larks'
new work by
MRF composer-mentor.
Click here for the Premieres film
Endorsements for MRF:
Quoting from Judith Weir's blog-post on MRF...'
'...MRF resourcefully supports school and college age composers with live workshops and performances.'
Thank you so much for what you do,
it really does change young lives!
Jakki Faye, parent
The 2021 scheme for
young composers
started with...
Workshops for composers,
Featuring:
Judith Weir, CBE;
Sam Bullard - saxophones;
Ben Corrigan - electronics.
Sam, who worked with Martin Read
at Alton College, says:
I think about Martin and his influence often, and this is something I would love to be involved in.
CONGRATULATIONS to...
Samby on his place at Trinity Laban, and to Pernille on her scholarship to Royal Academy of Music,
- each to study composition from Sept. '21.
MRF has been a massive help in getting me to where I am today and I will always be so grateful for all of the support I’ve received. I’m so excited!
Pernille Faye
MRF's support for young composers
is provided FREE.
Any support you can give is much appreciated.
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and select Martin Read Foundation.
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Looking back...
short films from
2019 FESTIVAL OF
CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Freely - by Scottie Thompson,
MRF young composer 2019
performed by Joe Parks and Daniel Swani
Already - by Freddie Hodkin,
MRF alumnus,
for flexible ensemble -
composer, teacher and performers
working effectively together.
'MRF is unique within the UK’
Howard Skempton, patron
