A round-up of news, performances, events and key dates from some of the composers on Music Patron
Live events/performances
Supriya Nagarajan Sonic Threads, WOVEN Festival, Dewsbury
Monday 2 June
Together, Carnatic vocalist and composer Supriya and harpist Lucy Nolan form Sonic Threads. This performance, part of Woven Festival celebrating innovation in textiles across Kirklees, is a response to the Silk Road from East to West.
Marc Yeats but rather it stems from a complex interplay (2023), Unerhörte Musik, Berlin & Online
Tuesday 3 June
Watch the live streamed performance (7pm BST / 8pm CEST) by XelmYa featuring the premiere of Marc’s 2023 piece but rather it stems from a complex interplay for Recorder, Cor anglais, Viola and Double Bass.
Yshani Perinpanayagam Austentatious, Bath and Leicester
6 & 7 June
Award-winning comedy show in which the cast improvises a new Jane Austen novel, inspired entirely by a title from the audience. Performed in period costume, see Yshani on keys providing the live musical accompaniment for the performances in Bath and Leicester.
Marcus Joseph DMU Cultural eXchanges, Leicester
Saturday 7 June
Marcus hits the main stage at 5pm with guitarist Joe Egan for a DUO set as part of the Riverside Festival.
Ayanna Witter-Johnson Africae Festival, Verona, Italy
Friday 13 June
Ayanna guest performs on the opening night of the Africae Festival in Verona.
Joanna Ward Musarc: Staring at the Sun, St Paul’s Bow Common, London
Saturday 21 June
An opportunity to experience Joanna’s work in a unique location – the Grade II* listed St Paul’s Bow Common, London’s Brutalist Church. The programme includes new music by Joanna for the choir, as well as a piece of video art and some graphic scores, performed in an installation-style format. Themed around Houdini, the performance is in collaboration with fellow Musarc member and composer Reuben Esterhuizen.
Stick in the Wheel The Social, London
Saturday 21 June
Spend a Saturday afternoon in the company of Stick in the Wheel at The Social, with support from Bristol-based Quade and a DJ set from Heavenly Recordings founder Jeff Barrett.
Stuart MacRae Earth, thy cold is keen, Lindores – Abdie & Dunbog Parish Church, Fife
Sunday 22 June
An intimate performance of Stuart’s work Earth, thy cold is keen. Playing the harmonium, Stuart joins strings duo Sequoia and mezzo-soprano Lottie Betts-Dean on stage.
Helgi R Ingvarsson The sounds of Icelandic Mountains, London
Thursday 26 June
Join singer-composer Helgi on a sonic road trip from Reykjavik to the north of Iceland and beyond, blending memories, breathtaking views, and evocative, intimate music. Helgi will perform his own art songs with Robin Walker playing the piano. Use the password ICELANDICMOUNTAINS to buy your ticket.
Jo Quail Loop and composition demonstration, Catford Library
Saturday 28 June
A special opportunity to experience an intimate performance and demonstration by Jo Quail. Part of Lewisham Libraries and Chaos Theory’s Echoes Off the Pages, a series of free music events bringing inspiring sounds to new audiences.
On-demand audio, soundscapes + installations
Ayanna Witter-Johnson Magic Classical
Saturdays 12-3pm
Listen to Ayanna’s weekly radio show
Stick in the Wheel Noods Radio
Second Tuesday of the month, 3-4pm
Listen to Stick in the Wheel’s monthly radio show
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.
Explore the Listening Desk
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.
Explore the Cutty Sark soundscape or download the EP on Bandcamp.
Alice Beckwith ‘Tomorrow, at dawn’ with The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge and Steven Grahl
Commissioned by Choir & Organ magazine for the New Music Series 2025, Tomorrow, at dawn is a stunning new choral work by Alice Beckwith. The recording and score was released in February 2025 with the Spring issue of Choir & Organ and is available to download for free until 31 August 2025 from Gramophone magazine.
