During your time at the Academy, you will be supported by outstanding teachers who will challenge you to find your own voice.

Head of Composition

Philip Cashian

Composition & Contemporary Music

Head of Composition

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Composers in Residence

Anna Meredith

Composition & Contemporary Music

Composer in Residence

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Augusta Read Thomas

Composition & Contemporary Music

Composer in residence

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Composition Ensemble in Residence

Riot Ensemble

Composition & Contemporary Music

Ensemble in Residence

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Visiting Professors of Composition

Hans Abrahamsen

Composition & Contemporary Music

Oliver Knussen Professor of Composition

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John Adams

Composition & Contemporary Music

Visiting Professor

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Eleanor Alberga OBE

Composition & Contemporary Music

Visiting Professor of Composition

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Gareth Coker

Composition & Contemporary Music

Visiting Professor of Composition

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James Newton Howard

Composition & Contemporary Music

Visiting Professor of Composition

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Tod Machover

Composition & Contemporary Music

Visiting Professor of Composition

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Andrew Norman

Composition & Contemporary Music

Visiting Professor of Composition

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Helena Tulve

Composition & Contemporary Music

Composer in Residence (Autumn Term 2022)

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Ryan Wigglesworth

Composition & Contemporary Music

Richard Rodney Bennett Professor of Music

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Professors of Composition

Rubens Askenar

Composition & Contemporary Music

Professor of Composition

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Gary Carpenter

Composition & Contemporary Music

Professor of Composition

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Philip Cashian

Composition & Contemporary Music

Head of Composition

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Louise Drewett

Composition & Contemporary Music

Lecturer in Composition

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Edmund Finnis

Composition & Contemporary Music

Professor of Composition

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Helen Grime MBE

Composition & Contemporary Music

Professor of Composition

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Morgan Hayes

Composition & Contemporary Music

Professor of Composition

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Gareth Moorcraft

Composition & Contemporary Music

Professor of Composition

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David Sawer

Composition & Contemporary Music

Professor of Composition

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Composition: Supporting Studies

Philip Dawson

Composition & Contemporary Music

Supporting Studies

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Aaron Holloway-Nahum

Composition & Contemporary Music

Supporting Studies

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Ashil Mistry

Composition & Contemporary Music

Supporting Studies

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Paul Morley

Composition & Contemporary Music

Supporting Studies

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Honorary Research Fellows of Composition

Tansy Davies

Composition & Contemporary Music

Composition Teacher

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