We welcome proposals from artists who are interested in taking part in future Festivals.
If you would like to take part in a future EMF, please download the Artist Application Form using the link below and send it to us by post, along with a copy of a recording (preferably a commercially recorded disc, but, if you are a young artist with no commercial recordings as yet, please send a sample disc). The form is an interactive PDF and so can be completed in any standard PDF viewer; or, if you prefer, it can be printed and filled in by hand. We regret we do not accept applications from prospective artists by email.
Please note that the EMF is booked up several years in advance, so we are currently taking bookings for a couple of years ahead. Please also note that the EMF is run on a shoestring budget, due to having no governmental / corporate support, so the fees that we are able to offer are, regrettably, modest. Please bear this in mind when citing your fee on the form.
Finally, as our name suggests, we only feature the work of British composers (or composers whose music could be considered “English music” in the broadest sense of the genre, or who are strongly associated with Britain and Ireland). We are also particularly interested in World Première performances, especially of works by composers of the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries, and bearing these parameters in mind when making your application will facilitate our being able to find a slot for you!
DOWNLOAD THE ARTIST APPLICATION FORM
INTERACTIVE PDF | 1.47MB
We are delighted to announce that the EMF in 2026 will be held in the fabulous venue of DARTINGTON HALL in Devon, with concerts in the mediaeval Great Hall and talks in the delightful Ship Studio. The full programme is now available and can be viewed on this page. Please do come and join us for the most thrilling, convivial and exhilarating EMF yet!
Booking is now open for the 2026 May Festival for EMF Friends — general booking will open on 2 March. To purchase tickets through our website, please visit our online Box Office.
We are currently working on an overhaul to the EMF website, with improved and more elegant fonts and a fresh colour-scheme, as well as a re-designed layout and new content. We hope that the new site will be up and running by March this year—please check then to see!