Francis Routh Trust

Application Deadline: 
31 January, 31 July each year
Distributing Body: 
Francis Routh Trust
Grant value: 
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The charity seeks to promote the works of British composers by supporting the performance of compositions that have been undeservedly neglected.

By providing grants, the charity focuses on the performance of new works and the subsequent performance of underperformed works, particularly chamber music, by British composers, including Francis Routh.

The charity supports a range of costs, normally up to £1,000, to facilitate the performance of deserving works by a composer, either living or dead, born in or resident in the UK. These can include:

  • Grants towards the cost of performance
  • Underwriting ticket income
  • Grants for typesetting/publishing material, including parts for performance
  • Grants for recording
  • Grants for the commission of new works with at least two performances

There is a biannual process for the allocation of the grants within available resources which takes place in the Spring and Autumn of each year.