NMC Recordings: Extended Play - Jerwood Series

We are delighted to announce the Jerwood Foundation has awarded NMC Recordings with a grant of £25,000 to support a new digital only series that will focus on talented composers. Four composers, Bushra El-Turk, Ben Nobuto, Yshani Perinpanayagam and Alex Ho will be given tailored support to release digital EPs as Jerwood Series.

The works released will raise the profile of these composers, catalysing new commissions, new collaborations, new residencies, academic appointments, further performances and crucially, will introduce them to new audiences, both in the UK and internationally.

Each composer will release a Digital EP including new professional recordings of existing works for small ensemble. The recordings will be accompanied by a professional music video, scrolling score video and be released via all download providers. The composers will also receive bespoke mentoring and support tailored to the individual composer and benefit from NMC’s specialist PR contacts, industry and fundraising experience, and new music audiences.

The first two releases in 2025 will be from Ben Nobuto and Bushra El-Turk and will continue from 2026 with composers including Alex Ho and Yshani Perinpanayagam.

Cathy Graham OBE, Executive Director of NMC Recordings says:

“We are proud and delighted that Jerwood Foundation will be supporting our new Extended Play series. This digital only initiative, with accompanying film and scrolling score, marks a new direction for NMC.  We are confident it will increase the exposure of emerging composers, broaden audiences, and provide vital resources for musicians and programmers who make crucial decisions about the live performance of new repertoire.  We are enormously excited, and thrilled that the Jerwood Foundation is enabling us to engage on this journey.”

Lara Wardle, Executive Director and Trustee Jerwood Foundation said:

“I am delighted that Jerwood Foundation is supporting Extended Play -Jerwood Series, which will enable NMC Recordings to give an innovative platform to contemporary composers. This grant underlines Jerwood’s ongoing commitment to excellence and emerging talent in the arts in the UK through its support of Jerwood Series, which offers vital recording opportunities for four exceptional composers enabling their music to reach worldwide audiences. 

About Jerwood Foundation 

Established in 1977 for John Jerwood MC (1918-1991) by Alan Grieve CBE, Jerwood Foundation is a UK charity committed to supporting excellence and emerging talent in the arts in the UK. Alan Grieve is now Chairman Emeritus, Rupert Tyler having been appointed as Chairman in 2023. The organisation is led by Lara Wardle, Executive Director and Trustee. To date Jerwood Foundation has committed over £112 million to support the arts in the UK.

Jerwood Foundation owns the Jerwood Collection of modern and contemporary art, and an important part of Jerwood’s philanthropic mission is delivered by the Collection through its loaning programme and promotion of a broader understanding, interpretation and enjoyment of art.  Also included in the Jerwood group of organisations is Jerwood Space, which was Jerwood’s first major capital project when established by Jerwood Foundation in Southwark in 1998. Jerwood Space is a dedicated rehearsal space providing theatre, musical theatre, opera and dance companies with an outstanding environment within which to create their work. To find out more about Jerwood, visit jerwood.org.