Vaughan Williams Foundation
@VWFndn
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A grant-giving charity, with composers at the heart, formed by the merger of the Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust and the RVW Trust
Joined January 2020
📣 Applications now open! Vaughan Williams Scholarships of up to £8K each for postgraduate composition study will be awarded in 2026. Applicants should demonstrate exceptional talent and be planning a professional career in composition. Details here: https://t.co/UxhBDSB0eh
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Did you get any (delicious?!) early Christmas presents over the weekend? 🎁
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A fascinating exploration of music linked to hymns by Vaughan Williams and others. @DulwichChoral #WilliamVann @JamesOrford @AlbionRecords @RVWSociety My review for @MusicWebInt is at
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Review of Hymns by Vaughan Williams and others on Albion Records
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This is fun! Explore this first-day cover of stamps issued by the British Post Office commemorating General Anniversaries in 1972 and featuring the centenary of the birth of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. 🔎 Take a closer look here: https://t.co/rf5AgQDpyv
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The Vaughan Williams Foundation has three annual deadlines for general funding applications - the next is January 5, 2026. Details via our website 💻
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RVWs' second wife, Ursula, was a poet, writer, biographer and vital support to the composer in the years leading to his death. Her generosity paved the way for the creation of the Vaughan Williams Foundation. Find out more about her life & work here: https://t.co/d4tLmQsJna
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As we move into December, wintery music feels like a good fit ❄️ Vaughan Williams’ Sinfonia Antartica began as film music for Scott of the Antarctic, then grew into one of the 20th century’s most haunting symphonies - complete with wind machine, wordless chorus, and epic scale.
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"Vaughan Williams was more of a quiet revolutionary than he is often given credit for..." @MusicWebInt reviews Mantegna – Hymnody and beyond, recorded by Dulwich Choral Society; London Mozart Players / William Vann and organist James Orford at St Mildred’s Church in Addiscombe.
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SATURDAY! Join us @ChChStLeonards for an evening of atmospheric choral music, performed by candlelight. Herald the beginning of Advent with this calming performance of music by Britten, Pinkham, Lauridsen, Whitacre & Vaughan Williams. Saturday 6 Dec, 7pm https://t.co/G1Vg5jBWoM
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Vaughan Williams writes on how folk music is knitted into culture, making its influence unavoidable.
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Warm thanks @VWFndn for their generous support of 2026 concerts of Ailsa Dixon's chamber music and quartet songs including this one 👇@stgeorgesbris @VilliersQuartet @LucyCoxSoprano Delighted and grateful for this share in RVW's wonderful legacy
Just announced in @stgeorgesbris spring season: 19 March 'From sunrise to nightfall' @VilliersQuartet and @LucyCoxSoprano in a programme from their latest @resonusclassics release of Ailsa Dixon's chamber music, including live premiere of the 'lost' Scherzo
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Our terrific conductor, Adam Gatehouse, directed our dedicated and enthusiastic musicians, in a programme that included Vaughan Williams Symphony No 5, and we are indebted to the Vaughan Williams Foundation @VWFndn for their financial support. 💐
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Tomorrow! Award-winning Trio Concept shares Vaughan Williams' Piano Quintet in C minor at the Wigmore Hall in London. Details here 👉 https://t.co/FQVrHk0VzK
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The VWF has three annual deadlines for general funding. The next are: 🎵 Monday, January 5, 2026 (for work from April 2026 onwards) 🎵 Friday, May 1, 2026 🎵 Thursday, September 3, 2026 Each round is for projects to be delivered a minimum of three months after the deadline.
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Composers are at the heart of our support! We fund the performance, commissioning & recording of music by professional British/Irish composers; and projects that create developmental opportunities for composers, or promote awareness of British/Irish music.
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Great to welcome @Mark_Aus_tin to rehearsal last night, to work with us on #Finzi, #vaughanwilliams and #WillTodd for A Christmas Fantasy We'd love to see you on Sat 20 Dec at @StMarysBeaconsf, so book now - https://t.co/WJsiitQqU9 / tickets@wooburnsingers.org.uk / 07739 184258
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Conductor Sir Anthony Pappano describes Vaughan Williams as a 'visionary' - hear him discuss why he is moved by the music of British composers in this short clip: https://t.co/1Jp2MLNuod
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Radical? Or traditionalist? Where do you stand on the work of Ralph Vaughan Williams...
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