Foundation Programme
Composers
Applications for 2025/26 are closed
10 minute Concert Orchestral Commission for Premiere in Season Finale Concert 25 June 2026
- The commission will be for a 10-minute concert piece for orchestra.
- Instrumentation available: 2222 4231 Timps Perc Strings (64442).
- Mentored by Orpheus associated composers.
- Recorded for Foundation Composer future use.
- Foundation comission fee.
- Orchestral workshop opportunities throughout the season and rehearsals with orchestra and conductor.
Advancement Sessions
Wraparound advancement sessions throughout the season, cover areas including:
- How to work: Coaching on approaches to professional life and work.
- Making it happen: Music is a Business plus mentoring fundraising + stewardship.
- Forging the paths Networking and Skills
- Creating careers in music: Creative Development of work avenues and using music to work.
Further opportunities
Consideration for further work with Orpheus Sinfonia as possible when they arise. This may include: presenting work, copying, arranging, session score supervision, writing for media and production music.
Attendance
Attendance at Foundation Orchestral Concerts (and preceding rehearsals) in London. Workshop sessions on the composer’s orchestral work.
Accessibility
At all stages throughout the application process, and in Foundation Programme participation, Orpheus will make every effort to support the needs and access means required for every individual – no matter how small or large these may be. Please get in touch with us at any point to talk further about anything we can do to help you in your application or participation: admin@orpheusfoundation.com
Applications are in two-stages.
Stage 1:
Online submission. You are required to complete the application form in which you will need to submit the scores, with accompanying recordings if available, of your own choice of 2 compositions from your repertoire.
The selected 2025-26 OSFP composer will be invited to compose a 10-minute concert piece for orchestra (instrumentation: 2222 4231 Timp Strings(64442)) to premiere on 25 June 2026, so please submit your choice of material that best demonstrates your ability and potential for that commission.
If you have a recording available please also submit this to support your score submission, however recordings of submitted scores are not a pre-requisite to application. Recordings do not need to be professionally produced, and the production of the recording will not have any bearing on the outcome of the audition. Recordings made on iPhone or similar are perfectly acceptable.
Applicants should test the playability of their recording links prior to submission, by checking the links work on at least one device different from the one they are recording on/completing the form on.
Stage 2:
Shortlist interviews in London on Monday 8th September 2025.
