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Deadline: 1st April 2025 - APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED

📢 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED: Frequencies New Music Residency

Are you a young music creator looking for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform at the Music for Youth Proms at the Royal Albert Hall?  

Whether you're a rapper, jazz musician, singer-songwriter, folk guitarist, composer, arranger, DnB DJ, audiovisual artist, or from any other genre, this is your chance to collaborate with orchestral musicians and a full-scale choir, and bring your music to life on a grand scale. 

The Frequencies New Music Residency is now accepting applications from emerging music creators (artists and arrangers) aged 16-25, based in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, or Wales. Exploring a range of artistic expressions, the residency is a creative challenge that celebrates both orchestral and contemporary genres.  

What You'll Receive

✅ £1,000 bursary to support your participation 

✅ Professional mentoring from industry experts across four key areas: 

  • Songwriting & Artistic Development – Elevate your songwriting, performance, and collaboration skills. 
  • Orchestration & Score Writing – Learn how to arrange for an orchestra and choir using Sibelius, Logic, or Ableton. 
  • Live Performance & Technical Production – Work with our top production team on staging, sound, and lighting. 
  • Music Business & Industry Insights – Gain entrepreneurial skills to support your music career. 

✅ Free rehearsal space 

✅ A performance slot at the Royal Albert Hall during the Music for Youth Proms in November 2025

Who Can Apply? 

🔹 Emerging music creators (artists and arrangers) of all genres and backgrounds 

🔹 Ages 16-25 year olds based in the UK 

🔹 Artists willing to commit to: 

  • Residential writing weekends (May/June) 
  • Online mentoring sessions (1 hour each) 
  • Rehearsals/workshops 

What You'll Do: 

🎼 Work with professional mentors to reimagine and expand your music for orchestral performance. 

🎤 Develop your lyrics, chord progressions, and instrumentation to create a unique musical interpretation. 

🎻 Collaborate with orchestral musicians and a full-scale choir to bring your vision to life. 

🚀 Applications close at 12 noon on 1st April 2025 

Meet our Artists for 2025

Our first Frequencies New Music Residency 2025 artist has been announced....

Paloma León

Paloma León is a classical pianist, composer, and one half of art rock duo Pretty Hands. With roots in neoclassical music and a passion for breaking tradition, they create multidisciplinary, emotionally charged work. Influenced by everyone from Ravel to Reznor, Paloma reimagines what modern composition can sound and feel like.

Elly Xia

Elly Xia is a genre-fluid artist blending EDM, techno, indie rock, and alt-pop into immersive, emotionally rich soundscapes. A classically trained pianist and producer, they began releasing original work in 2023. Influenced by everything from Aphex Twin to Joe Hisaishi, Elly is focused on building a bold, collaborative music career.

Susi Pagel

Susi Pagel is an alternative pop artist from Belfast who’s been writing music since age 11. Blending metal, pop, and rock, her sound reflects what she grew up loving. A graduate of the Scratch My Progress scheme, she released her debut EP in 2024 and is starting to expand beyond Belfast.

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