Inspiring musical
& artistic excellence

Annual Music Competition

Our industry-renowned Annual Music Competition awards over £70,000 in prize money every year to emerging musical talent. Our team work to offer mentorship and further performance opportunities for our prize winners, who join our family of exceptional musicians.

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ROSL Composition Award in association with London Sinfonietta

This biennial competition offers six young professional composers the opportunity to workshop a short original work with the London Sinfonietta, with one winner being awarded a commission to compose a piece for a London Sinfonietta concert.

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Visual Arts Exhibition Programme

We present a rolling exhibition programme throughout our central lounge and Gibbs staircase area. The exhibitions are focused on emerging talent and have included partner organisations such as Royal Association of British Artists, Sotheby’s Institute of Art and Penguin Publishing.

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Visual Arts International Residency with The Art House

Each year two Commonwealth artists are offered a two-month residency at The Art House in Wakefield to work on their creative practice and development in a supportive environment. This fully funded period includes time to meet industry figures in London, attend Frieze and an exhibition at The Art House.

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ROSL Photo Competition

A biennial competition to find and promote the finest photographic talent. Our third competition in 2023 garnered over 3150 entries from over 80 countries and culminated in an exhibition of the 20 shortlisted entries at Over-Seas House.

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Grassroots Arts Education

Alongside the Pettman Scholarship and our artist in residence programme, ROSL supports the National Youth Orchestra of Kenya, with our prize winners working with the orchestra each year.

Artist in residence

Supporting emerging musicians & artists

The arts programme is principally supported by the membership and clubhouse operations of the Royal Over-Seas League and the ROSL Foundation (registered charity no 306095), as well as donations and sponsorship from other sources. Our Patrons scheme directly supports the work we do, while connecting with our engaged audience. 

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Princess Alexandra Concert Hall

Refurbished as a professional concert hall in 2006 by Bryan Avery Architects, the hall has Steinway D and Steinway B pianos and a new A/V system with integrated HD cameras and Rode TF5 microphones for recording, filming and live streaming. The hall seats up to 150 in concert format.