Composer Lab 2025: Opportunity for Professional Development
Through a partnership between the Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland, the National Symphony Orchestra, and RTÉ lyric fm, we invite applications for Composer Lab 2025.
About Composer Lab
This initiative aims to provide composers with limited experience in writing for symphony orchestra with a creative environment to deepen their understanding of the genre. Internationally renowned composer David Fennessy returns as our composer mentor for 2025.
Eligibility and Selection
All applicants will receive equal opportunity regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race, ethnicity, or indigenous status. We encourage those from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Participating composers with disabilities may be eligible for bursary support to cover Access Costs.
Project Outcomes
Upon completion, all works will receive a public performance by the National Symphony Orchestra on RTÉ lyric Live, broadcast from the National Concert Hall and streamed online in November 2025.
Application Details
The submission deadline is 12pm GMT on Monday, 2 December 2024. Please note that third-party listings are subject to editing or deletion at our discretion.