CALL: RPS Thea Musgrave Fund 07.07.26

We are pleased to support composers, performers and organisations dedicated to contemporary classical music through the RPS Thea Musgrave Fund. Applications are now open, and will close at 11am on Tuesday 7 July 2026.

At the Royal Philharmonic Society, we cherish composers and the music they give to the world. For over 200 years, we have supported composers to write music that inspires performers and audiences. In this, we have enjoyed a particularly happy association with the composer Thea Musgrave whose groundbreaking Clarinet Concerto the RPS commissioned in 1968, and whom we presented RPS Honorary Membership in 2022 in recognition of her remarkable musical achievements.

With support from Thea and her husband, the conductor Peter Mark, we were delighted in 2025 to launch a major new fund in Thea’s name, to support more composers and performers dedicated to contemporary music. This was welcomed with great positivity and yielded a remarkable array of applications UK-wide. Consequently, we were pleased to announce almost £50,000 of grants, as detailed here.

Moved by the appetite and appreciation from music-makers to this venture, Thea and Peter have generously agreed to replenish the fund, and we are now welcoming applications for a second year. There are two initiatives for which you can apply, detailed below. The closing date for applications for these grants this year is Tuesday 7 July 2026.

We are also grateful to Thea and Peter for putting some of the fund towards the new commission that Scottish composer George Stevenson is writing as part of the 2026 RPS Composers programme.

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