Residency booklet

Into the Bellows: Composer Residency 2026

Event
Composer Residency, accordion
Dates
18 to 24 May 2026
Venue
Littlestone, Kent
Pages
12

The booklet for JAM's May 2026 composer residency: a week at Littlestone on the Kent coast where Zhenyan Li, Noah Max and George W. Parris wrote new fifteen-minute works for solo accordion with Ryan Corbett, mentored by lead tutor Paul Mealor LVO and John Frederick Hudson. Includes the welcome, composer and mentor profiles, the day-by-day schedule and practical notes for the week.

In this publication

Zhenyan Li, Noah Max, George W. Parris, Ryan Corbett, Paul Mealor, John Frederick Hudson

Special Thanks | 2

Welcome to JAM's 2026 Composer Residency | 3 | John Frederick Hudson

Composers | 4 | Zhenyan Li, Noah Max, George W. Parris

Mentors | 6 | Ryan Corbett, Paul Mealor LVO, John Frederick Hudson

Into the Bellows: the week | 8 | Paul Mealor LVO, Ryan Corbett

Before You Arrive | 10

What to Bring | 11

JAM (John Armitage Memorial Trust)