Programme for New Music Biennial 2022 Announced

In 2022 the festival celebrates its 10-year anniversary, and NMC are thrilled to continue as digital partner for PRS Foundations' landmark new music series. 

New Music Biennial's critically acclaimed free festival is set to take place this year in both Coventry and London, featuring brand new commissions from across all genres and musical styles: from classical and chamber opera to jazz, folk and electronic, by some of the most exciting composers and music creators in the UK today. NMC then provides a lasting legacy for this new music by making it available to listen to as digital releases.

The festival weekends will take place both in Coventry in various venues as part of the UK City of Culture celebrations and London’s Southbank Centre on:

• Friday 22 – Sunday 24 April, Coventry (Free tickets released on 25 January 2022)
• Friday 1 – Sunday 3 July, Southbank Centre (Free tickets released on 23 April 2022)

In addition to the performances the New Music Biennial will be broadcast across BBC Radio 3.

The festival will include newly commissioned music from artists including Yazz Ahmed, Paul Purgas, AFRODEUTSCHE, Martin Green, Rakhi Singh, Vessel & NYX Electronic Drone Choir, Keeley Forsyth, Coby Sey, Roopa Panesar, Toby Young, and Philip Herbert.

The festival will also feature performances of existing works that we have released in previous year, including music by Anna Meredith, Brian Irvine & Jennifer Walshe, Daniel Elms, Errollyn Wallen, Philip Venables and David Hoyle, Aidan O'Rourke & Kit Downes, Jason Yarde, Jessica Curry, Arlene Sierra, and Gazelle Twin.

The NMC catalogue is all the richer thanks to the 60+ inspiring new works that span the last 10 years of the series. They are available worldwide to download and stream – explore them here, and keep an eye out for the 2022 releases.

NMC's Discover platform is created in partnership with  ISM Trust.