Go Compose! Antigua 2025

Aim: Inspire young Caribbean musicians through workshops, performances, and cross-cultural exchange with UK-based composers.

Go Compose! Antigua 2025

The Commonwealth Resounds is an award-winning music charity that believes in the power of music to connect cultures, elevate young talent, and create lasting global friendships. Since 2017, we have worked closely with communities in Antigua and Barbuda to support musical education in the wake of Hurricane Irma. In partnership with UK musicians, the Antigua and Barbuda Youth Symphony Orchestra, local governments, and cultural leaders across the Caribbean, we have brought inspirational projects to life - such as Barbuda's first ever orchestral concert in July 2023.

In 2025, we return with an exceptional team of student and graduate musicians, each selected not only for their artistic excellence but for their warmth, leadership and belief in music’s power to transform lives. Many are returning mentors from past years, helping to build continuity and deeper relationships with young musicians across the islands.

Our vision is simple: to provide young people with opportunities that spark lifelong creativity. By engaging with composition, performance, and cultural storytelling, students will develop their own musical voices and share them with their communities – and the world.

The money raised will go directly towards:

• Music equipment for workshops and concerts
• Learning materials and creative resources for participants
• Outreach work to involve local schools, ensembles, and community groups
• Travel and accommodation for our volunteer team of musicians and tutors

Every donation helps unlock talent, foster cross-cultural understanding, and ensure the next generation of Caribbean musicians can thrive.

Read about our trip to Antigua in 2024

If you would like to support The Commonwealth Resounds or one of its initiatives directly, please contact Alison Cox OBE, Founder and Trustee of The Commonwealth Resounds, at [email protected]

Funding method

Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 12th July 2025 at 11:59pm