We’re excited to announce another collaboration between the Nonesuch Orchestra and Contemporary Music for All: the 2022 Student Compositions Project.

Once more, talented students from west London secondary schools will be working on new compositions with coaching from composer Andrew Toovey. Our 2020 project was a resounding success and more schools have asked to participate this year.

The Nonesuch Orchestra, with our conductor Dan Shilladay, will hold workshops with the students on Thursday 3rd March at St Martin’s Church in West Acton. We’ll be working on the submissions. Imagine the excitement of hearing your own work performed live by an orchestra for the first time! And students from all secondary schools will be welcome to join us and hear how a piece of music is transformed From Page to Performance under Dan’s expert guidance.

Then on Saturday 5th March, the students will share the billing at an evening concert in Chiswick with two great composers. Along with their pieces, we will play Errollyn Wallen’s electrifying Concerto Grosso for Piano, Violin, Double Bass and Strings, and another Concerto Grosso from nearly 300 years ago: Handel’s celebrated Op.6 No.5.