Our alumni

Sam is a 17 year old pianist, guitarist and singer, and also a member of our Young composer Advisory Group. He began learning music from a very young age inspired… Read More

Sam Francis is an arts producer for festivals inc. Supernormal and Outlands and member of collective BEEF in Bristol.  She is interested in sounds, images and words; observations, snippets and… Read More

Sam Hayden studied with Martin Butler, Michael Finnissy and Jonathan Harvey (University of Sussex), Louis Andriessen (Royal Conservatory, The Hague) and Brian Ferneyhough (Stanford University). He won first prize in… Read More

Sam is a Manchester-based composer and performer making experimental music using found, homemade, and traditional instruments, as well as sound installations centred around the automation of acoustic instruments. Collaborative performance… Read More

Samfire is an alternative artist and producer with a hypnotic sound. As a member of her school choir and orchestra, she was filled with a love of harmonies and rich… Read More

A timeless and unique songwriting interspersed with melancholy and hope. Sans Soucis’ sound draws inspiration from a number of genre defying artists such as Laura Mvula, St. Vincent and Lianne… Read More

​​Sarah Heneghan is a Sheffield-based drummer & composer involved in numerous collaborations across the North. She's participated in Serious Music's Take Five residency, Manchester Jazz Festival's hothouse programme, and received… Read More

Sarah Ourahmane (n. 1998) is a British-Algerian cellist, vocalist, composer and producer who recently completed her graduate degree at the Superior Conservatoire of Catalunya in Film Composition. Her work is… Read More

Devonshire-born Sarahsson is a composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, performance artist and DJ living and working in Bristol. Her work draws on personal and cultural mythologies of femininity, transition and synaesthesia, collaging… Read More