Applications for 2025/2026 are now open. Please apply using this form.
We welcome applications from young people who are resident in the UK for the 2025-26 academic year aged 18-25 who identify as being from an underrepresented group and play one of the instruments below. We encourage applications from underrepresented communities who may identify as global majority, Disabled, LGBTQ+, have lived in a care or foster home, have caring responsibilities, and /or from a low-social-economic background. If you have encountered a barrier in accessing high quality musical training experiences, we would encourage you to apply.
Placements are available for the following instruments this Season:
Violin
Viola
Cello
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Horn
Trumpet
Trombone
Applications include:
- A five-minute audition video of yourself performing a piece of your choice (unaccompanied)
- A video recording of yourself performing excepts from the booklet that we will send to you
- EITHER a video of three to five minutes in which you introduce yourself (e.g. your background, your musical experience and how you may benefit from being an Overture mentee)
- OR a written statement in which you introduce yourself
Your place on the mentorship programme is conditional on confirmation that you meet the selection criteria. We embrace and celebrate the different contributions that everyone brings to our organisation; we encourage applicants to fill in all sections of the application form to help us have an accurate understanding of you and your skills.
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