An overview of the 2026 BBC Proms commissions
As a composer, one of the best things about the BBC Proms is that new works are commissioned each year. This helps keep Classical music a living tradition, and also shines a spotlight on both established and up and coming artists.
I thought it might be useful to provide an overview of as many of the 2026 world premieres as I could find, complete with relevant information. Click the arrows to expand each item (please note links are external to my website).
A Brick Thrown with Love - Carmel Smickersgill
For orchestra - 10' - Three movements - Composer's website - BBC website
Concerto for Brass Section, ‘SIGNAL’ - Dani Howard
For orchestra - 18' - Composer's website - BBC website
Dithyramb - Samy Moussa
For mixed chorus and orchestra - 5' - Composer's website - BBC website
Edmund Thornton Jenkins's “Dance Suite (1918)” - reconstructed & arranged by Tuffus Zimbabwe
For orchestra - 16' - Composer's website - BBC website
Helix - Jacob Mühlrad
For clarinet and chamber orchestra - 5' - Composer's website - Publication - BBC website
Iris of Life - Anne Dudley
3' - Composer's website - BBC website
Out of the Darkness - Thea Musgrave
For Bassoon and large orchestra - 12' - Publication - BBC website
That the sunrise not leave us unmoved - Josephine Stephenson:
For SATB Chorus - 9' - Publication - BBC website
The Wood Pigeon - Héloïse Werner
For solo percussion, SATB chorus, orchestra and playback & string orchestra - 6' - Composer's website - BBC website
The World’s Wife - Brett Dean
For soprano and orchestra - 22' - Publication - BBC website
Triple Concerto for Soprano Saxophone, Horn and Cello - Gwilym Simcock
For soprano saxophone, horn, cello, and orchestra - 20' - Composer's website - BBC website
Tynged - Simmy Singh
For string orchestra - 9' - Composer's website - BBC website
You can read more about the BBC proms on their website here:
PWR 2026
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