Bridges: Emerging Composers Workshop and Showcase
Program Dates: February 21 – February 28, 2027
Visiting Mentor: James MacMillan
Resident Ensemble: Mezzo-soprano, Flute, Clarinet, Percussion and Piano.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Application Deadline: Thursday, October 8th, 2026 (11:59pm EST) 

Soundstreams’ Bridges: Emerging Composers Program is an annual week-long tuition-free program that brings together celebrated mentors, a professional resident ensemble, and six emerging composers from around the world to each develop and premiere a new work, presented as part of Soundstreams’ main stage concert series in Toronto, ON.

Each participant will receive a $1,000 honorarium for composing their new work and free accommodation in Toronto for the duration of the workshop.