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About New Music 20x12

New Music 20x12 is an UK-wide commissioning programme initiated by Jillian Barker and David Cohen, and delivered by PRS for Music Foundation in partnership with:

  • BBC Radio 3
  • The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
  • Sound and Music
  • NMC Recordings

The programme consists of 20 outstanding new works, each lasting 12 minutes, commissioned to feature centre stage of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. All of the New Music 20x12 commissions will be broadcast by BBC Radio 3 and tour the UK, enabling as many people as possible to enjoy excellent new music as part of our celebrations of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

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New Music 20x12 is supporting the creation of exceptional new music which will be performed in 2012 and beyond. The 20 works have been commissioned by organisations from across the UK to celebrate the talent and creativity of the UK's musical community.

We invited applications from across the UK, from:

  • music organisations
  • festivals
  • ensembles
  • promoters
  • venues

As long as they were committed to stimulating the creation and performance of exciting and groundbreaking new work we wanted to hear from them. New Music 20x12 gave them the opportunity to present an idea for a new work, in any musical genre, they would like to commission from a UK-based composer.

Each of the 20 chosen works will premiere in 2012 and receive at least two additional performances.  We hope that the New Music 20x12 partners will share their new repertoire within and beyond the New Music 20x12 network including with partners overseas.

Click the link below to find out about out prestigious New Music 20x12 judging panel.

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New Music 20x12 is a UK-wide commissioning programme initiated by Jillian Barker and David Cohen, and delivered by PRS for Music Foundation in partnership with the BBC, The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, and Sound and Music.