Ludlow Song are looking for young composers, aged 16 to 25, who are facing financial barriers to their musical practice, to take part in a free, expenses-paid workshop with leading composer and teacher Professor Julian Philips in September this year.

The workshop is an opportunity to explore English song: music for voice and piano with text in the English language.

The workshop is an opportunity for young composers to meet each other and the Ludlow Song team, including Artistic Director Iain Burnside. We hope that at least one participant will be offered a paid commission for Ludlow English Song Weekend 2026, with support to attend the festival in Shropshire next April.

The workshop is generously supported by the Gerald Finzi Trust, and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.