Legato is a unique international cooperation programme for young composers, co-designed by partner organisations from three countries:
• in France, the Festival Ensemble(s), co-organised by the Ensembles 2e2m, Cairn, Court-circuit, Multilatérale and Sillages,
• in the United Kingdom, the soundfestival,
• in Ireland, the Contemporary Music Centre Ireland and New Music Dublin.

Following a call for applications, six emerging composers aged between 20 and 30 were selected: three women and three men, two French, two Irish and two British.

This fourteen-month programme (September 2024 to October 2025) offers them the opportunity to exchange views on musical creation in their respective countries, to experiment with new concepts and to explore new avenues, under the mentorship of experienced composers, encouraging them to push the creative boundaries of their compositional process.

Their new works, written as part of this programme, will be performed in all three countries at festivals in Bagnolet (France), Aberdeen (United Kingdom) and Dublin (Ireland). They will be performed by five musicians from the ensembles 2e2m, Cairn, Court-circuit, Multilatérale and Sillages, conducted by Jean Deroyer.