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Alternative Classical
@alterclassical.bsky.social
Pioneering positive change in the classical music industry.
Arts funding available now:

- Up to £30,000 for creative and cultural practitioners for R&D
- £4,000 for live performance, new works & artist development

www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/classical-mu...
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Jobs & opportunities in the classical music industry:

- Assistant opera director
- Musician in residence at school
- Residency programme for composers and music creators

www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Thank you for the shout-out Classical:NEXT for our new Composers' Hub!

Composers: find opportunities, awards, funding, bursaries, interviews & more:

www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/composers-hub
January 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Email of the day:

"Thank you so much for all of the incredible work that you and Alternative Classical do to promote real change in our industry - it's so important and so under-appreciated."

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January 5, 2026 at 11:26 AM
To follow our job updates, you can join us on LinkedIn:

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December 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Jobs to apply for with deadlines in early January:

- Concerts and tours manager at choir
- Marketing assistant at festival
- Musical director for philharmonic choir

www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
December 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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👀Nice work, @alterclassical.bsky.social!👏🏼
Today we unveil our new composers' hub 🙌

It brings together opportunities, concerts featuring world premieres, funding and bursary information, interviews with composers, and more.

Take a look here:

www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/composers-hub
December 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Today we unveil our new composers' hub 🙌

It brings together opportunities, concerts featuring world premieres, funding and bursary information, interviews with composers, and more.

Take a look here:

www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/composers-hub
December 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Start the new year with some new music, including a world premiere and a London premiere!

It's the LSO Jerwood Composer+ Showcase on 10th January

www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
Lisa Robertson: Ceòl na Mara ~ Old Street, London — Alternative Classical
This concert is a transportation to wild, remote, visceral coasts — like those in the West Highlands — exploring cultural connections to the sea and the risks presented by the changing climate.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"Classical music remains “the most conservative” performing art ... This is true both in the repertoire performed and in the racial and gendered makeup of most ensembles."
www.publicbooks.org/can-literary...
Can Literary Fiction Save Classical Music? - Public Books
Classical music’s most troubling traditions include erasing Black performers, abusing and harassing in conservatories, and refusing to acknowledge physical injuries.
www.publicbooks.org
December 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Stop the Closure of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Music Department

www.change.org/p/stop-the-c...
Sign the Petition
Stop the Closure of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Music Department
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December 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Which classical music organisations or musicians do you genuinely enjoy following on social media?
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Music jobs to apply for this week:

- Social media manager at experimental music festival
- Chief executive of piano concerto competition
- Conducting fellowship at opera company

www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
December 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Do you have any music book recommendations from this year? Fiction and non-fiction both welcome.
December 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Prize supports young composers from underrepresented backgrounds.

Prize: £1,000 bursary

Deadline: 5 Jan

www.londonmozartplayers.com/sctprize-2025/
December 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Great suggestions here
December 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Christmas Choral Music by Female & Non-Binary Composers

www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/chr...
Christmas Choral Music by Female & Non-Binary Composers — Alternative Classical
An introduction to festive choral pieces by female composers.
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Current opportunities:

- Compose a short anthem
- Senior producer at opera house
- Performing competition for under 18s

Jobs, competitions & more:
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
December 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Funding & bursaries for classical musicians & creative projects:

- £16,000 per academic year for postgraduate instrumentalists
- £3,500 for independent promoters
- £1,000 to for people of colour looking to make a leap with their creative practice

www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/classical-mu...
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
An exhilarating re-imagining of Holst’s The Planets for folk duo and orchestra.

28-30 January in London, Norwich & Cambridge @brittensinfonia.bsky.social

www.brittensinfonia.com/events/earth...
Earth and Other Planets: Britten Sinfonia with Stevens & Pound and Robert Macfarlane - Britten Sinfonia
An exhilarating re-imagining of Holst’s The Planets for folk duo and orchestra, accompanied by text written and narrated by internationally acclaimed writer Robert Macfarlane (Is a River Alive?, The L...
www.brittensinfonia.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Music jobs!

- Music administrator at Cambridge college
- Fundraising manager at Jewish music hub
- Musical director for wind orchestra

www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Sign the petition to stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham

www.change.org/p/stop-the-s...
Sign the Petition
Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham
www.change.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A one-day event confronting the socio-economic deficit in the classical music industry.

www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
Class Ceiling: Classical Music Conference ~ Barbican, London — Alternative Classical
Tackling the socio-economic deficit in the classical music industry.
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
As well as jobs, there are lots of other opportunities on our site including a:

- Fellowship to lead the change you want to see
- Peer-to-peer professional development programme
- Residency for aspiring orchestral musicians

www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
November 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM