Very pleased to announce we have
awarded 5 young composers
onto our Spring '26 scheme, 
Carlos, Immy, Ernest, Matthew and Tasha.










Exciting events are now underway in partnership with Royal College of Music Junior Department, leading to premieres of their new pieces for string quartet on Sat. March 21st at RCM and featuring London Chamber Ensemble Quartet as ensemble-in-residence:





















 

MRF Festival comes to Winchester!
Sunday April 19th '26
The Nutshell, Kings Walk, Winchester
SPRING STRINGS 
and
Contemporary Things
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Featuring:
London Contemporary Ensemble Quartet
Madeleine Mitchell & Gordon MacKay - violins,
Bridget Carey - viola, Joseph Spooner - cello.
New works for string quartet by our 2026 award-holders
Ernest, Immy, Matthew & Tasha;
Contemporary works from LCEQ's upcoming recording.
Performances by our festival ensembles

COME & SING, COME & PLAY
Join our...
Flexible Ensemble
Festival Choir
Festival String Ensemble - led by LCEQ, pieces to include
Samuel Barber's famous Adagio for Strings, and a new work for strings, specially written for the Festival by MRF alumnus Joe Joliffe.
Workshops for singers and players will start around 12noon.
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The Festival culminates MRF's annual programme of events,
the aims of which are to not only support and nurture young composers but to bring playing, singing and listening to contemporary music to a wider, non-specialist audience.

CALLING MRF ALUMNI:
EITHER: submit an accessible 3-minute string piece for performing from scratch on the day by a community string ensemble led by LCEQ. 
OR: submit and direct a 3-minute piece for flexible ensemble - wind, strings, percussion - to be performed from scratch on the day. 
INTERESTED?
Contact MRF by Feb. 28th