Composers' Helpline
- 12 Nov 2025, 1 p.m., Online, Worldwide, None, Find out more and register:
- 19 Nov 2025, 1 p.m., Online, Worldwide, None, Find out more and register:
- 26 Nov 2025, 1 p.m., Online, Worldwide, None, Find out more and register:
- 3 Dec 2025, 1 p.m., Online, Worldwide, None, Find out more and register:
- 10 Dec 2025, 1 p.m., Online, Worldwide, None, Find out more and register:
Description
Call our Composers' Helpline if you are a composer looking for general advice, compositional support, help with funding or budgets, project ideas, partnerships, confidential wellbeing support. Every Wednesday between 1-2pm Pete Stollery, Fiona Robertson, Lisa Robertson or Emily Doolittle will be available for a chat. They have a wide-range of experience between them (see below for details) and are happy to support you in any way they can. However if it is compositional support you are looking for, you should opt for Pete, Emily or Lisa. Sign up for your 20 min Zoom call by clicking on one of the offered days and selecting your preferred date and time. Make sure that you are able to attend the session as the slots are limited. Please note: The Composer’s Helpline is designed to give as many composers as possible time to discuss individual needs. Although it is of course possible for attendees to come back for additional help or with new topics, if we are over-booked we may have to give preference to new attendees. Please also note that these aren’t teaching sessions, but rather advice sessions. Please select your session carefully and ensure you can attend the chosen slot. Feel free to email info@sound-scotland.co.uk if you have any questions or want to check which member of the Team would be most suited to your inquiry prior to booking. Thank you for your understanding.
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NMS opportunities
Upcoming events
- 01 Jul 2026, 13:00
[Free Online Composer Support Calls] - 28 Aug 2026, 11:00
[New Music Scotland 2026 Gathering and Celebration] *NMS event - 24 Sep 2026, 19:30
[BBC SSO: Zemlinsky's Lyric Symphony] - 08 Oct 2026, 19:30
[BBC SSO: Willem Jeth's 'Mors Aeterna'] - 09 Oct 2026, 19:00
[BBC SSO: Willem Jeth's 'Mors Aeterna']
Recent updates
Works
- Sòlás Collective - Improvised, by Tom Macfadyen
- Quartet no 6 (Ma), by Matthew Whiteside
- Perihelion, by Neil Tòmas Smith
Events
- BBC SSO: Enrico Chapela's 'Antiphaser' (Concerto for electric violin and orchestera)
- BBC SSO: Takemitsu & Fujikura
- BBC SSO: Erland Cooper's Dawn Chorus
Projects
- Pete Stollery conducts Joe Stollery premiere
- Aides... mémoires... Project album launch
- On a Wing and a Prayer
Opportunities
- Nordic Music Days 2027: Call for Works
- Call for delegates to UNM Denmark festival 2026
- New Music Scotland CPD Fund
