Meet the composers
Connect with some of today’s most exciting composers, showcasing the richness and diversity of new music in the UK.
Explore the composers below or take our quiz and discover which Music Patron composer is the best match for you.
- Opera
- Orchestral
- Vocal and choral
A versatile composer of concert music, Alice Beckwith’s music is lyrical and contemporary – her melodic sound firmly rooted in the British Isles – with an emphasis above all upon story-telling. Collaborations and commissions include Endelienta Baroque, The Carice Singers, AndPiano Festival (‘Five Armitage Songs’), and St Endellion Easter Festival.
- Electronic
- Orchestral
- Vocal and choral
Colin’s music crosses many boundaries and draws on a range of elements including new technologies, song-writing and large-scale classical form. He’s at home creating small delicate piano pieces and intimate electronica as well as monumental and epic orchestra works.
- Musical theatre
- Opera
- Orchestral
Yshani’s sound is an ever-evolving mash-up: contemporary classical music, dirty grooves, Sri Lankan parents, games, play, melancholy, and activism to list a few.
Alongside glimpses of her career as a pianist and music director, Yshani shares early drafts of new work, ideas and reflections, improvisations, and experimentation with her patrons.
- Musical theatre
- Pop
Rachel is a GRAMMY voting member, the recipient of a prestigious British Citizen Award for contribution to the arts.
The writer of new British musical The Circle and winner of the Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Prize 2023, Rachel is currently writing songs with Grammy, Emmy and Ivor Novello award winners, The Voice UK and American Idol alumni and Oscar nominees.
