Each year the Orchestra will select up to five young composers for the project, most of who are between 20 and 30 years of age and each of whom has shown considerable promise as a writer. It is generally expected that all candidates will have previously had work publicly performed and can demonstrate commitment to a career as an Orchestral composer. The selected participants work with the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Composer-in-Residence, up to twenty London Philharmonic Orchestra musicians, Foyle Future Firsts participants [“Foyle Future Firsts” is the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s development programme for gifted and talented young musicians working towards a career as professional orchestral musicians] and music animateur Paul Griffiths to create a short new work of around 7 – 10 minutes in length. The pieces are rehearsed intensively by London Philharmonic Orchestra musicians in a series of workshops that gives the professional players the opportunity to impart some of their knowledge and experience to the composers who in turn hear their individual work evolve as they adapt it for its public première at the Southbank Centre. To ensure that cost is not a barrier to participation, none of the students will be asked to pay anything to take part. As the Orchestra does not receive public funding for this or for any of its education projects, we ask for your support to help us make this programme possible this season.