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Concert information
New music, written for now, heard first at St Bride's.
Music of Our Time is JAM's annual London premiere concert and the reason the charity exists. Every March, the works chosen from the Call for Music are rehearsed and performed by JAM's regular artists in one of the city's great acoustics, filmed, and released for the world to hear.
In 2027 the premieres sit alongside a celebration of Paul Patterson in his eightieth year, with The Fifth Continent at the heart of the programme.
The Fifth Continent
Paul Patterson, one of the most versatile and internationally respected British composers of his generation, turns eighty in 2027. To mark it, JAM will perform a very special work commissioned by the charity. The Fifth Continent takes its name from Romney Marsh, and returns to St Bride's alongside a new generation of composers.
Programme
The premieres are chosen from this year's Call for Music by a panel of composers and performers. The full programme is announced at the end of January 2027.
Paul Patterson: The Fifth Continent
Marking the composer's eightieth year.
World premieres from the 2026 Call
New works for choir, brass quintet and organ, chosen from more than 200 scores.
Could one of these be yours?
The 2026 Call for Music is open now. Free to enter, open to every UK composer.
Submit your scoreMusic of Our Time 2026
Filmed live at St Bride's in March 2026, with the Chapel Choir of Selwyn College, Onyx Brass and Simon Hogan.
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Before March, hear six new works for piano and accordion in London: Composer Residency Concert, VOCES8 Centre, Friday 6 November 2026 →St Bride's Church, Fleet Street
Wren's journalists' church, a few minutes from Blackfriars and City Thameslink. One of London's most resonant rooms for choir, brass and organ.
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