The Rosalie Coopman Music Foundation
The Rosalie Coopman Music Foundation was established in 2022 to support the practice of musical composition. We aim to encourage younger (those under 25) and older (over 40 years-of -age) composers. In 2024 we agreed a partnership with the Trinity Laban Conservatoire in Greenwich, London. Our partnership allows us to support students of composition, while collaborating in the offer of an Award for composition by over 40s, unlike almost all other composition competitions.
40PLUS COMPOSITION COMPETITION 2025
The Rosalie Coopman Music Foundation in partnership with Trinity Laban is delighted to announce Clarinet Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by David Bentley as the winner of the Rosalie Coopman Composition Award 2025. The judges also recommended Helen Caddick and Christof Davis to be awarded the Rosalie Coopman Honorary Mention for Composition 2025.
These works were selected from among a very strong field of 58 submitted works. After careful consideration the shortlisted works were:
Affinity by jack Ballard
Recitative and Aria by Paul Henley
Three Songs After Komitas by Paul Evernden
Sea Dive by Jacqueline Holt
Impulses of Spring by Christopher Beardsley
An Introduction by Lester Hough
Blackslade Down by Chis Williams
Seventh Serenade by Jeanette Rees
Dances to the Vanishing Point by Janet Wheeler
We were extremely pleased with such a wonderful response and high quality of compositions to this call for works and most sincerely thank all those who entered the competition this year. There were many excellent and solid works but as it always is, impossible to choose or perform all, so please, we would encourage everyone to consider applying again in the future.
The Rosalie Coopman Music Foundation and Trinity Laban wishes all applicants success in your future musical endeavours. Thanks again for applying. The 40+ Composition Competition 2026 will be announced in the Autumn 2025.