British-Australian composer Luke Styles was the first Glyndebourne Young Composer in Residence and the first Composer in Residence at the Foundling Museum since Handel. He is currently Musician in Residence with the British Council in Brazil. His works have been performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, BBC NOW, Philharmonia Orchestra and Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and on both the Royal Opera House and Glyndebourne stages.

Luke’s most recent opera Ned Kelly premiered to critical acclaim at the 2019 Perth Festival and was a finalist in the 2020 Arts Music Awards. Most recently Luke’s song cycle On Bunyah, written for Mark Padmore and the Britten Sinfonia setting poetry by Les Murray, premiered at the Wigmore Hall followed by a UK tour and performances in Australia.

In 2022, two new works by Luke Styles are set to receive their world premiere in the UK. On 29 April, his Saxophone Concerto Tracks In The Orbit, commissioned by BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, will be premiered in Cardiff. Choral work Voices of Power, commissioned by the Three Choirs Festival and the Philharmonia Orchestra, will receive its premiere on 28 July 2022 at the Three Choirs Festival with contralto Hilary Summers and the TCF Youth Choir.