Summer Young Composers Course 2026 / Cwrs Cyfansoddwyr Ifanc Haf 2026

Schedule

Mon, 27 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 am to Thu, 30 Jul, 2026 at 01:30 pm

UTC+01:00
Location

Cardiff University School of Music | Cardiff, WA

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Learn to compose for a professional ensemble and have your piece recorded.
About this Event

Are you an aspiring young musician aged 14-18?
Do you want to develop your skills in composition, instrumentation and arranging?

This term’s Arts Active Young Composers course will focus on learning to compose for a duo of clarinet and piano. You will be working alongside professional musicians and guided by composer Pedro Faria Gomes.

At the end of this FREE four-day course, you will be able to hear your composition played live by the musicians. The performance will be recorded and sent out for you to keep and include in any portfolio you may be building for school or university.


Click here to view Pedro's biography



Course dates and times: 27th, 28th 29th and 30th July 2026. 10:00 – 1:30 each day.

Past courses: Writing for percussion ensemble, brass quartet, trio of piano, cello and violin, wind quintet, flute ensemble, vocal ensemble, trio of piano, double bass and saxophone, saxophone quartet, clarinet quartet, trio of harp, flute and viola, quintet of violin, double bass, trumpet, clarinet and percussion, trio of piano, violin and clarinet, duo of violin and guitar, trio of harp, flute and cello, folk music, composing for education, composing for baroque instruments, theatre, film, video game.

Past Composers: Peter Reynolds, Max Davies, Adrian Hull, James Williams, Rob Westwood, Harriet Riley, Molly Lopresti Richards, Tic Ashfield, Tess Tyler, Lynne Plowman, Tim Riley, Ashley John Long, Richard Barnard, Jonathan James, Helen Woods, Sarah-Leanne Lewis, Gareth Moorcraft, Natalie Roe, Rob Fokkens, Will Frampton.

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Ydych chi'n gerddor ifanc uchelgeisiol rhwng 14-18 oed?
Ydych chi am ddatblygu eich sgiliau cyfansoddi, offerynnu a chreu trefniannau?

Bydd cwrs Cyfansoddwyr Ifanc Actifyddion Artistig y tymor hwn yn canolbwyntio ar ddysgu i gyfansoddi ar gyfer piano a clarinét. Byddwch yn gweithio ochr yn ochr a cerddorion proffesiynol ac yn cael eich tywys gan y cyfansoddwr Pedro Faria Gomes.

Ar ddiwedd y cwrs 4-diwrnod AM DDIM hwn, cewch glywed eich cyfansoddiad yn cael ei chwarae'n fyw gan y cerddorion. Caiff y perfformiad ei recordio a'i anfon allan i chi ei gadw a’i gynnwys mewn unrhyw bortffolio y gallech fod yn ei adeiladu ar gyfer ysgol neu brifysgol.



Dyddiadau ac amseroedd cyrsiau: 27, 28, 29 a 30 Gorffennaf 2026. 10:00 – 1:30 bob dydd.

Cyrsiau blaenorol: Ysgrifennu ar gyfer ensemble taro, triawd piano, ffidil a soddgrwth, pumawd chwyth, ensemble ffliwt, ensemble lleisiol, ensemble pres, triawd piano, bas dwbl a sacsoffon, pedwarawd sacsoffon, pedwarawd clarinét, triawd telyn, ffliwt a fiola, pumawd ffidil, bas dwbl, clarinét, trwmped a taro, triawd piano, ffidil a clarinét, deuawd gitâr a ffidil, triawd telyn, ffliwt a soddgwrth, cerddoriaeth werin, ensemble baróc, cyfansoddi ar gyfer addysg, theatr, ffilm, gêm fideo.

Cyfansoddwyr blaenorol: Peter Reynolds, Max Davies, Adrian Hull, James Williams, Helen Woods, Rob Westwood, Harriet Riley, Molly Lopresti Richards, Tic Ashfield, Tess Tyler, Lynne Plowman, Tim Riley, Ashley John Long, Richard Barnard, Jonathan James, Helen Woods, Sarah-Leanne Lewis, Gareth Moorcraft, Natalie Roe, Andrew Wilson-Dickson, Will Frampton, Rob Fokkens.

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Cardiff University School of Music, 31 Corbett Road, Cardiff, United Kingdom

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