ComposerLink — the hub for composers and new choral music
Connecting composers, publishers and performers through repertoire, premieres, releases and opportunities.
What is ComposerLink?
ComposerLink is a dedicated hub within CHORALLY connecting composers, publishers and performing organisations through structured professional profiles, commissioning opportunities, news and events. It supports the creation, promotion and performance of new choral music worldwide.
Professional profiles
Structured composer listings presenting biography, repertoire, commissioning availability and publisher representation.
Publisher visibility
Dedicated publisher profiles connected to composers, catalogues, news and events across the sector.
Opportunities & commissions
Commissions, calls for scores, competitions, residencies and awards curated for composers worldwide.
Events & premieres
Festivals, workshops and performances linked to the ComposerLink network.
Releases & new repertoire
Newly published choral works, recordings and editions from composers and publishers across the ComposerLink network.
Laudate Dominum
RSCM Evensong Collection for Sopranos, Altos and Unison Lower Voices
Composer profiles
Professional listings for established and emerging composers, with biography, works and representation.
Bernard Hughes
Bernard Hughes is a composer of exciting and appealing choral music, which ranges from the memorably melodic to the fast and rhythmic.
Bob Chilcott
Bob Chilcott is one of the world’s most performed choral composers, celebrated for his ability to write music that connects singers and audiences alike.
Cecilia McDowall
Cecilia McDowall (b.1951) is one of the UK’s leading composers of sacred and secular choral music and has won many awards including, in 2014, the British Composer Award in the Choral category for her haunting work, Night Flight.
Eric Whitacre
Grammy Award-winning composer and conductor, Eric Whitacre, is among today’s most popular musicians. A graduate of The Juilliard School, his works are performed worldwide, and his ground-breaking Virtual Choirs have united well over 100,000 singers from more than 145 countries.
Ēriks Ešenvalds
Ēriks Ešenvalds is amongst the most sought-after composers working today. Widely performed and recorded, his works span choral, orchestral, stage, and film.
Ian Gabriel Corpuz
Ian 'Gab' Corpuz is a Filipino conductor, composer, arranger and music educator whose choral works are performed by ensembles across the Philippines. A graduate of the Centro Escolar University Conservatory of Music, he won first prize at an international choral composition competition in Busan, South Korea in 2017, and his music often draws inspiration from Filipino folk and ethnic traditions.
Memli Kelmendi
Memli Kelmendi is a Kosovan composer and conductor based in Peja, Kosovo. Alongside his choral output, he is active as a film composer, contributing music and sound design to award-winning films presented at major festivals including the Berlinale and Cannes.
Paul Smith
Commissions, awards and residencies
Calls for scores, competitions, residencies and awards curated for composers worldwide.
- Featured PeriodicScholarship
Azrieli Music Prizes
Azrieli FoundationCreated in 2014 by Sharon Azrieli CQ, D.Mus for the Azrieli Foundation, the Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) offer opportunities for the discovery, creation, performance and celebration of excellence in music composition.
Applications open periodicallyCanadaScholarship · Early career - BRBRPeriodic
Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme
Britten-Pears FoundationA long-established programme providing advanced training, residencies and professional support for outstanding early-career musicians.
Applications open periodicallyUnited KingdomProfessional development - PeriodicScholarship
Creative New Zealand Music Scholarships
Creative New ZealandScholarships awarded annually to emerging and established music practitioners to further their studies overseas for up to 12 months.
Applications open periodicallyNew ZealandScholarship · Established / senior - Ongoing
Songwriting for Hope
Esplanade – Theatres on the BayA community engagement programme that enables young people to express themselves in safe space, through the process of songwriting and learning how to make music.
Rolling — apply any timeSingaporeYoung artist programme · Student · Restricted by country
Composers, publishing and new music
Interviews, industry developments and insight from across the sector.
- Interview14 Jul 2026In conversation with Xingzimin Pan: finding a contemporary Chinese choral voice
Speaking during the 2026 World Choir Festival in Hong Kong, composer and publisher Xingzimin Pan talks to CHORALLY about the distinctive challenge of setting Mandarin, the extraordinary scale of choral singing in China, the realities of copyright, and his unexpected journey from his early days as a trombone player to becoming a leading figure in contemporary Chinese choral music.
- News13 Jul 2026‘Music has no borders’: World Choir Festival opens in Hong Kong with message of peace and inclusion
The 2026 Hong Kong World Choir Festival opened on Sunday 12 July with a message about music’s power to foster friendship, understanding, inclusion and peace.
- News02 Jul 2026Hal Leonard and Schott Music expand songbook publishing partnership
Hal Leonard and Schott Music have expanded their long-standing collaboration with a new strategic publishing partnership for songbooks in German-speaking markets.
- News22 Jun 2026Oxford Choral highlights new Christmas releases for 2026
Oxford University Press has announced a selection of new Christmas choral releases for 2026, featuring works by leading composers including Bob Chilcott, John Rutter, Sarah Quartel, Cecilia McDowall, Michael Higgins and Kristina Arakelyan.
Upcoming events
Concerts, festivals, courses and conferences
Publishers & partners
Leading organisations supporting the ComposerLink professional network.
Are you a composer, publisher or commissioner?
ComposerLink profiles, catalogues and commissioning listings are curated by the CHORALLY editorial team while self-managed accounts are in development. Tell us about your work and we will be in touch as new profile features open.