Bushra El-Turk (c) Ben McDonnell
In a new partnership announced on 27th February 2025, Jerwood Foundation has awarded NMC Recordings a total grant of £25,000 to contribute to Extended Play- Jerwood Series.
NMC Recordings is a unique, award-winning arts charity and record label, dedicated to the promotion of exceptional contemporary classical music from Britain and Ireland. NMC will tailor this new series to support the needs of composers today; to enable their music to reach as many listeners worldwide as possible via audio and visual digital platforms.
The works released will raise the profile of these composers, catalysing new commissions, new collaborations, new residencies, academic appointments, further performances and crucially, will introduce them to new audiences, both in the UK and internationally.
Each composer will release a Digital EP including new professional recordings of existing works for small ensemble. The recordings will be accompanied by a professional music video, scrolling score video and be released via all download providers. The composers will also receive bespoke mentoring and support tailored to the individual composer and benefit from NMC’s specialist PR contacts, industry and fundraising experience, and new music audiences.
The first two releases in 2025 will be from Ben Nobuto and Bushra El-Turk and will continue from 2026 with composers including Alex Ho and Yshani Perinpanayagam.
Cathy Graham OBE, Executive Director of NMC Recordings said:
“We are proud and delighted that Jerwood Foundation will be supporting our new Extended Play series. This digital only initiative, with accompanying film and scrolling score, marks a new direction for NMC. We are confident it will increase the exposure of emerging composers, broaden audiences, and provide vital resources for musicians and programmers who make crucial decisions about the live performance of new repertoire. We are enormously excited, and thrilled that the Jerwood Foundation is enabling us to engage on this journey.”
Lara Wardle, Executive Director and Trustee Jerwood Foundation said:
“I am delighted that Jerwood Foundation is supporting Extended Play -Jerwood Series, which will enable NMC Recordings to give an innovative platform to contemporary composers. This grant underlines Jerwood’s ongoing commitment to excellence and emerging talent in the arts in the UK through its support of Jerwood Series, which offers vital recording opportunities for four exceptional composers enabling their music to reach worldwide audiences."
