ORA Singers opens applications for its 7th Young Composers’ programme for students at non fee-paying schools across the UK

The 2025 Young Composers’ Workshop with ORA Singers

The vocal ensemble, ORA Singers, has opened applications for its seventh national Young Composers’ programme. This offers secondary students free composition coaching with professional composers, and the chance to have their music performed and recorded in concert by ORA Singers. It is open to students in years 7-13 at non fee-paying schools across the UK, welcoming 50 students each year onto the programme. The scheme has now mentored over 250 students across the UK from a whole variety of backgrounds.

Young Composers: 

• Receive the flagship package of one-to-one coaching with professional composers, who guide them through the process of writing a new piece
• Attend a Workshop with ORA Singers and a professional composer, where they have their ideas and sketches sung by our professional musicians who offer tailored feedback
• Write a new piece which ORA Singers perform and record in concert
• Receive a video recording of their new piece + feedback from a panel of industry experts.

Apprentices: 

• Receive first-class mentoring through a course of online Zoom workshops with composer, Rory Wainwright Johnston
• Receive coaching on composition skills, history, harmony, texture, writing for voices, and more
• Receive regular feedback on tasks and compositions
• Opportunities to meet with professional composers and undergraduates to learn about the music industry, and gain tips on applying to University/Conservatoire. 

Full details from ORA Singers’ website.