Composers of the Future

The Foundation has awarded £30,000 in its annual Vaughan Williams Bursaries.

Hearty congratulations to the six composers who receive funding towards their Masters Degrees in composition in the next academic year. We continue to be encouraged and inspired by the range and talent of the composers of the next generation.

They are:

Roseanna Dunn: University of Cambridge
Gregory May: Guildhall School of Music
Alexander Papp: Royal Academy of Music
Ben Pease Barton: Guildhall School of Music
Steven Saunders: University of Birmingham
Rosemary Tickle: Royal Northern College of Music

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22 June 2023

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