A round-up of news, performances, events and key dates from some of the composers on Music Patron
Live events/performances
All live performances are now listed in our Events Calendar.Â
On-demand audio, soundscapes + installations
David John Roche Classical Winddown, BBC Sounds
David’s The Only Marriage appears on Niall Breslin’s relaxing classical music show: wind down with a programme that also features music by Sibelius, Florian Christl and Rebecca Clarke.Â
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Amelia Clarkson Music and Medication Podcast, BBC Sounds
Amelia’s Wings of Peace soundtracks Nicole Vignola’s guided meditation. Commissioned and recorded by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, exclusively for this episode.
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Colin Riley Cutty Sark soundscape, London
An immersive ambient set of soundtracks mixing sounds from the Cutty Sark with an orchestra of electric violas and treated piano. EP available to download on Bandcamp.
Explore the Cutty Sark soundscapeÂ
Stick in the Wheel Noods Radio
Second Tuesday of the month, 3-4pm
Listen to Stick in the Wheel’s monthly radio showÂ
Emily Peasgood Listening Desk, venues across the UK
The Listening Desk is an interative sound sculpture that democratises access to sound archives in a fun and playful way. Installed at 10 locations around the UK.
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Lisa Robertson The Sampler mixtape, Mixcloud
Listen to Lisa’s curated mixtape showcasing composers from Scotland writing about the environment. Featuring Lisa’s own music alongside tracks by Emily Doolittle, Linda Buckley, fellow Music Patron composer Stuart MacRae and more.Â
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Elliot Galvin Music And… Podcast, Mixcloud
In Music and… Elliot talks to fellow musicians about one unique passion they each have outside of music. Be it climbing, art, cookery, or anything in between, Elliot finds out how these passions have influenced each guest, whilst playing tracks that relate to their musical output and extramusical passion. Guests include Anna Meredith and Shabaka Hutchings.
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Tom Coult Monologues for the Curious, BBC Sounds
Listen to the world premiere, commissioned by the BBC and recorded live from the BBC Proms 2025. Performed by tenor Allan Clayton and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.Â
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Marc Yeats |Timecode-Supported Polytemporal Music: What it is and how to write it’
Saturday 1 November (publication date)
Published by Vision Edition and available through Composers Edition, Marc’s third book explores his unique composition method.Â
Performed without a conductor, click-tracks or a traditional score, timecode-supoprted polytemporal music allows players to interpret their own respective tempos individually, with parts loosely synchronised using mobile phone stopwatches
Yshani Perinpanayagam Add to Playlist & Record Review, BBC Sounds
Yshani joins Howard Goodall, Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye in an episode of Add to Playlist, the series which adds new tracks to an ever-growing musical playlist.
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Yshani chooses her favourite recording of Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major for Building a Library with Andrew McGregor in Record Review.
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