Arts Council NI: Young Musicians' Platform Award
Archived
Age
Arts, culture and heritage
Performing arts
Young people (13-25)
Antrim & Newtownabbey
Ards & North Down
Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon
Belfast City
Causeway Coast and Glens
Derry City and Strabane
Fermanagh and Omagh
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Mid and East Antrim
Mid Ulster
Newry, Mourne and Down
Northern Ireland
Small (up to £10,000)
Overview
What does this scheme offer?
The Young Musicians’ Platform Scheme is a biennial scheme offering a maximum of 5 individual awards of £5,000 plus two professional engagements arranged by BBC Northern Ireland for a broadcast chamber music/ solo recital and/or concerto performance with the Ulster Orchestra where appropriate.
IN 2016 the awards were extended beyond the classical music arena and are now be offered to musicians from Classical, Jazz and Traditional Music backgrounds. Instrumentalists aged 18 to 26 years and singers aged 18 to 29 years may apply.
Who can apply?
- Individual classical, jazz and traditional musicians who reside in or originate from Northern Ireland;
- Lower age limit of 18 and up to an age limit of 26 for instrumental players, and 29 for singers;
- Classical, jazz and traditional musicians who have made a meaningful contribution to artistic activities in Northern Ireland;
- Applicants must have reached a high standard of public performance as indicated within the references and as demonstrated with a solo recording of 2 contrasting works of no more than 8 minutes each