Young Artist Programme

Applications for the 2026 Oxford Song Young Artist Programme open mid-September 2025, with auditions taking place in Oxford in March 2026. Further information about the application process and the programme will be available here soon. For any queries please contact kate@oxfordsong.org  

Oxford Song Young Artists 2024

Click here to watch videos of our Oxford Song Young Artists. See below for further information about the current programme.

What is the Young Artist Programme?

Oxford Song's Young Artist Programme* runs over 18 months and offers a range of high-quality training and performance opportunities for duos in the early stages of their careers.

18 duos were invited to attend public auditions for the Programme, which took place during our Spring Song Festival in April 2024. Renowned singers Christine Rice and Daniel Norman joined our Artistic Director, Sholto Kynoch on the adjudication panel.  Following the auditions, 8 duos were selected to become Oxford Song Young Artists.

Opportunities for our Young Artists have included:

Oxford International Song Festival 2024

• A fully-funded place on the residential Mastercourse working intensively with internationally renowned artists and performing in the Mastercourse Showcase Recital.
• An Emerging Artist slot: a 15-minute performance before one of the headline evening concerts.

Events in 2025

• Masterclasses as part of the Spring Song weekend.
• At least two other masterclasses/workshops during the year.
• Other performance opportunities that may arise throughout the period.

Oxford International Song Festival 2025

• The culmination of the programme is a showcase recital for each duo at the 2025 OISF. 

*generously supported by Jerwood Foundation and other charitable trusts and foundations