Contemporary Music for All

CoMA’s vision is to open new contemporary classical music to everyone, & to celebrate participation in new music-making as a meaningful and essential part of our lives. Our organisation has grown from a single initiative - an annual new music summer school - to a multi-faceted organisation with an international network of ensembles open to all abilities. CoMA hosts regular year-round ensembles in 18 locations throughout England, a biennial summer school and festival, sector conferences, composer courses and regular all comer events.

CoMA hosts a year-round offer to engage grassroots music-makers of all ages with new music. Over 29 years, we have supported 3,200 amateur musicians and emerging composers in the creation & performance of new music. Founded in 1993 to address a lack of quality contemporary repertoire performable by amateurs, CoMA has since commissioned 350+ works, hosted composition
courses as platforms to bring together early career and established music creators and created a unique library of 800+ contemporary classical works.

CoMA’s mission is to:
- Create a culture of musical participation and collaboration between emerging and established music-makers and creators of all backgrounds and abilities
- Establish environments, musical communities, networks and new repertoires to promote and develop these practices
- Share these unique experiences as widely as possible, from audiences to institutions, from music education providers to professional performers and creators.