CHORAL PARTSONGS: Ideal for amateur choirs looking to expand their horizons, these 12 pieces are open scored so don’t require conventional SATB groupings. Composers include Jürg Frey, Hollie Harding, Hannah Kendall, Yshani Perinpanayagam and James Weeks.
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PARTSONGS: 12 pieces specially composed for small vocal groups, including works by Amber Priestley, Janet Oates, Christopher Fox, Kerry Andrew and Michael Pisaro. Try them in classrooms, workshops, concert halls – or even around the festive fireplace.
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Our anthologies:
OPEN SCORE: 17 varied pieces that can be played by musicians with a variety of instruments and experience levels. Composers include Naomi Pinnock, Howard Skempton, Michael Finnissy, Tansy Davies and Donnacha Dennehy.
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CoMA Bespoke was led by University of Southampton with funding from an AHRC Impact Accelerator Award, in partnership with CoMA. 🧵3/3

and challenged them to write music tailored to each group’s specific combination of instruments. Mentored by Matthew Shlomowitz, the composers also supported ensemble members to compose their own pieces for their group. 🧵2/3
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⌛Closes 11.59pm on Fri 21 Nov
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Photos: MARCH (slide 1): Victor Frankowski / March Static (slide 2): Norfolk & Norwich Festival + Luke Whitcomb / Connect the Dots (slide 3): Alan Weedon🧵3/3

We’d especially love to hear from you if you have experience in:
🌿Environmental Policy and Implementation
💰Financial Management
🤝Philanthropic Development

You don’t need to be someone who works in music – you just need to have a passion for culture and in opening access to new music for all.🧵2/3

If chosen, you’ll be mentored to create new pieces for CoMA’s West Midlands ensemble, with a workshop and sharing session in March 2026 at the CoMA Festival.
We’re also looking for 12 young musicians to join CoMA West Midlands and play the pieces!
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❌NO long and head-scratching instructions to decipher before playing
❌NO super-advanced techniques
❌NO need for weeks of rehearsal
If this sounds like a piece you have, we want to hear from you IMMEDIATELY (or before 1 Dec, anyway)
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We also welcomed composer and Sonic Bothy member Sonia Allori and live captioner Eluned Charnley for a taste of the creative possibilities of live captioning in group improvisation – stay tuned to find out how this will be part of the programme at next year’s CoMA Festival! 🧵2/2