Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL)

ROSL ANNUAL MUSIC COMPETITION
PRIZEWINNERS 2022

For more information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

First Prize and Gold Medal Winner: Jack Hancher guitar

Section Final Winner - Wind, Brass and Percussion: Daniel Scott recorder

Philip Jones Memorial Prize for an Outstanding Brass Player: Aaron Akugbo trumpet
Sussex Prize for an Outstanding Woodwind Player: Lewis Graham clarinet

Section Final Winner - Singers: James Atkinson baritone

 Section Final Winner - Keyboard: George Todică piano

Section Final Winner - Strings: Jack Hancher guitar

Len Lickorish Memorial Award: Kryštof Kohout violin, Madeleine Pickering violin and Toby Cook viola.

String Ensembles Winner: Paddington Trio 

Mixed Ensembles Winner: Connaught Brass  

Overseas Awards  

Lorna Viol Memorial Prize and ROSL Trophy for the most Outstanding Musician from Overseas: Cassandra Wright soprano (Australia)

Tait Memorial Prize and Scholarship for an Outstanding Australian/New Zealand Musician: Siyu Sun piano (New Zealand)

ROSL Award for an Australian Musician of Promise: Emmalena Huning violin (Australia)

 ROSL Award for a New Zealand Musician of Promise: Madison Horman soprano (New Zealand)

For more information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

ROSL ANNUAL MUSIC COMPETITION PRIZEWINNERS 2021

For more information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

First Prize and Gold Medal Winner: Ryan Corbett accordion

You can watch the Gold Medal Final here

Section Final Winner - Wind, Brass and Percussion: Marie Sato flute

Philip Jones Memorial Prize for an Outstanding Brass Player: Aaron Akugbo trumpet

Section Final Winner - Singers: Milly Forrest soprano

Section Final Winner - Strings: Matthias Balzat cello

Len Lickorish Memorial Prize for a String Player of Promise: Elodie Chousmer-Howelles violin

Section Final Winner - Keyboard: Ryan Corbett accordion 

Kerr Memorial Prize for a Young Pianist of Promise: Jinah Shim piano

String Ensembles Winner: Echéa Quartet

Mixed Ensembles Winner: Mikeleiz-Zucchi Duo

Other Awards  

Lorna Viol Memorial Prize and ROSL Trophy for the most Outstanding Musician from Overseas: David Zucchi saxophone (Canada)

Tait Memorial Prize and Scholarship for an Outstanding Australian/New Zealand Musician: Sophie Sparrow soprano (New Zealand)

Phillip Crawshaw Memorial Prize for an Oustanding Musician from Overseas: Killian White cello (Ireland)

ROSL Award for an Outstanding Canadian Musician:  David Zucchi saxophone (Canada)

ROSL Award for Accompanists: Hamish Brown

For more information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Submissions are now closed for the 2022 ROSL Composition Award 

ROSL Composition Award 2022

The Royal Over-Seas League is pleased to announce the second ROSL Composition Award 2022, in association with London Sinfonietta and Birdsong. Advanced emerging composers and music creators aged 18-35 are invited to apply for one of six places to workshop a short original work with London Sinfonietta, following which one composer will be selected to win the award, and a £3,000 commission to compose a 12-15 minute chamber work for six players and conductor, to be premiered by London Sinfonietta.

ROSL is committed to unlocking the musical potential of schoolchildren, and as part of this award we will run a series of composition days in secondary schools in partnership with London Sinfonietta. Shortlisted composers will be invited to attend and assist on these days.

Judges

Raymond Yiu
Joseph Davies
Yshani Perinparayagam

Eligibility & timeline

The ROSL Composition Award 2022 is open to citizens of the UK and Commonwealth, including former Commonwealth countries, for composers and music creators from the age of 18 up to and including the age of 35 as of 31 December 2022. You must have citizenship at the time of application. Applicants must include a scan of their birth certificate or passport at the time of entry.

We want our Composition Award to reflect the rich cultural diversity of the Commonwealth and warmly welcome applications from all music creators and composers who are passionate about their art form and feel they would benefit from this opportunity. We are particularly interested in working with those from ethnicities and cultural backgrounds currently under-represented in the classical music industry including those from Black, South Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds and those who are deaf, visually impaired or have a disability or long-term health condition.

Deadline for first round applications: Tuesday 21^st June 2022 at 5pm.
↓
First round applications assessed, and applicants notified of results by the Mid July 2022.
↓
Six finalists compose 1-2 mins original work/sketch and submit by 28^th October 2022.
↓
Workshop day with London Sinfonietta on 26^th November 2022. Winner announced shortly after.
↓
Winner to extend short work into 12-15 mins chamber work for premiere for future London Sinfonietta concert.

For more information and to apply click here

A new co-commission between the Royal Over-Seas League and the Buxton International Festival, Our Future in Your Hands is a brand new Opera Oratorio, that gives a voice to the hopes and fears of the young people who will inherit our world. 

Our Future In Your Hands

Composed by Kate Whitley, written by Laura Attridge

Over the last twenty years the global scientific community has been raising the alarm about climate change. Government action has been stuck in red tape and endless debate. The process of change has stalled. This inaction was too much for young people who have decided to go on a strike to protest the lack of action in the face of climate change. Our Future In Your Hands uses the oratorio to give voice to the hopes and fears of the young people who will one day inherit our world.

Kate Whitley, a winner of the British Composers Award, was commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra to write Sky Dances which was conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. She runs the Multi-Story Orchestra with conductor Christopher Stark and creates works for young people. Kate is committed to organising music as a powerful tool for social change and the common good. She is an important composer of her generation, in particular in her word settings in opera, songs or choral music.

Laura Attridge is a dynamic maker of opera and theatre with a passion for collaborative creative work. Her song cycles have been premiered at Glyndebourne, the Royal College of Music (RCM), the National Gallery and Bard College (New York). Notably, her ongoing creative partnership with composer Lewis Murphy has produced numerous works for the stage commissioned by companies such as the Royal Opera House, Glyndebourne, Scottish Opera and Sound Festival. Laura is also a director and facilitator, working regularly with young people and communities.

Submissions for 2022 have now closed

Further detailed award information

1. Applicants may enter a chamber work or sketch (up to 6 players of any instrument) for consideration by the first-round panel. This work does not need to be composed specifically for this award but must clearly demonstrate your technique, personal style and musical voice. The work may be of any length. The work must have been completed no earlier than 1^st June 2019 (it can have been started at any point before this date though).
2. The first-round panel will meet soon after the 21^st June deadline to select six composers to progress to the workshop stage. Results will be sent out as soon as possible after this and by the end of July 2022. All entrants will be offered some very brief feedback if they wish.
3. Each selected composer will be invited to compose a 1-2 minute work or sketch for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano (no prepared piano),vibraphone (with selected hand percussion) and conductor. A £200 honorarium will be paid to each composer on completion of this.
4. We are pleased to partner with Birdsong Music Publishing (part of Harrison Parrott) to offer each selected composer a one hour mentoring session with either Freya Waley-Cohen or Charlotte Bray.
5. These pieces must be completed by Friday 28th October with scores and parts ready to supply to London Sinfonietta.
6. The workshop day will take place on Sunday 27th November 2022 11am-3pm at Kings Place Hall 2. Each composer will have 30 minutes to workshop their piece with the London Sinfonietta. This workshop will be open to the general public and the composer will receive a recording and video of their piece for their personal archive only. All composers must be available on this day (either in person or online).
7. The jury will be in attendance at this day and following the workshops will select one composer as the winner of the ROSL Composition Award 2022.
8. The award winner will receive a £3,000 commission prize to compose a 12-15 chamber work for the same instrumentation as the workshop day. We expect the final commissioned piece to be an expansion of the workshop piece. The first part of the award will be paid after the announcement of the result and the second part on completion of the work. The premiere of the final work will be arranged in conjunction with London Sinfonietta. The final score must credit the Royal Over-Seas League as commissioner.
9. If the winner of the ROSL Composition Award 2022 lives outside of the UK, a return economy flight, 5 days accommodation at ROSL and per diems will be offered in the days around the premiere of the work. For winners who live in the UK but outside of London, travel, accommodation if needed and per diems will be offered in this period.

Apply Now

Competition Rules

The ROSL Artistic Director's decision to accept or refuse any entry is final. The decision of the Adjudicating Panel is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The Adjudicators reserve the right to withhold any prize should the required standard not be attained.

Candidates must have relevant nationality at the time of entering the competition.

Once a competitor has won a prize in the ROSL Composition Award, they are not eligible for that prize in any subsequent year.

We will not communicate through third parties - each candidate must have their own direct email address and contact details.

The submitted pieces must be entirely the work of the composer. The six shortlisted composers for the workshop round must compose music especially for this award, as must the winner for the commission.

The six workshop pieces and the final commissioned work must not be presented in a public forum before either the workshop day or the premiere concert.

Scores for the first-round jury must be uploaded along with completed application details via the ROSL website. The scores must be in PDF format and easily printable onto A4 paper for the panel.

Sound files may be included if desired.

www.rosl.org.uk

Apply here 

Royal Over-Seas League and ROSL ARTS

ROSL ARTS

For 70 years ROSL ARTS has developed a diverse portfolio of activities in music, visual arts, and literature. ROSL ARTS is devoted to the career development of talented young professional artists and musicians from the UK and the Commonwealth, and also presents readings and literary events at its central London headquarters.

The principal ways in which ROSL ARTS supports artists and musicians is through the ROSL Annual Music Competition, ROSL Commonwealth Music Scholarships, and ROSL Commonwealth Visual Arts Scholarships. ROSL ARTS also provides performance and exhibition opportunities for its prizewinning artists and musicians early in their careers, and thus brings their work to the attention of the professional arts community, the media, and the general public.

Royal Over-Seas League

The Royal Over-Seas League is dedicated to championing international friendship and understanding throughout the Commonwealth and beyond. A non-for-profit private members’ club, we’ve been bringing like-minded people together since our launch in 1910.

ROSL is a self-funded organisation which operates under a Royal Charter and ‘aims at promoting an enduring multi-racial fellowship pledged to the support of the Commonwealth and to the service of others and humanity at large.’  For more information about becoming a member visit www.rosl.org.uk or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

London Sinfonietta

The London Sinfonietta is one of the world’s leading contemporary music ensembles. Formed in 1968, our commitment to making new music has seen us commission over 400 works and premiere many hundreds more.

Our ethos today is to constantly experiment with the art form, working with the best composers and per-formers and collaborating with artists from alternative genres and disciplines. We are committed to challenging perceptions, provoking new possibilities and stretching our audiences’ imaginations, often working closely with them as creators, performers and curators of the events we stage.

www.londonsinfonietta.org.uk

Birdsong

Through HarrisonParrott’s long experience managing artists, alongside its broad network of contacts across the industry, Birdsong are in a unique position to be able to provide a full, bespoke publishing service that is tailored to composer’s needs.

They help composers to find commissioning opportunities, to get engaged in interesting projects and to secure sync deals. They make sheet music available and hire out scores; and provide royalty collection and distribution.

The dedicated team of publishing, management and music experts can provide individual support to the composer and genre-specific expertise that can alleviate the administrative burden placed on composers allowing them to focus on their music.
www.harrisonparrott.com/birdsong

The ROSL Composition Award 2022 is supported by:

ROSL Foundation
Harrison Parrott Foundation
Margaret Engering Music Trust