The British Electroacoustic Network (BEAN) is the national body for electroacoustic music in Britain.

The network connects electroacoustic composers, performers, and listeners from across Britain. It aims to generate and promote new electroacoustic music, disseminate electroacoustic music through concerts and events, and increase access to electroacoustic music (through the promotion of calls for works, events, and competitions) . As the national body , BEAN aims to promote British electroacoustic music overseas. It is the National Federation Member of the International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music, an NGO Partner of UNESCO and Member of International Music Council.

Latest News

British Electroacoustic Competition Call for Works Winners Announced!

British Electroacoustic Competition Call for Works Winners Announced! In May we launched a call for works in order to find a selection of pieces to represent Great Britain at the forthcoming CIME General Assembly Meeting as a part of MUSICACOUSTICA-Hangzhou. With a staggering 49 submissions, the four jurors (Diana Salazar, Adam Stanovic, James Andean, and…

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The British-Austrian Friends of Acousmatic Music

A month ago, the British ElectroAcoustic Network collaborated in the production of two days of concerts produced by GARS ELECTRONICA and O.A.D.E.M. – Ode an die Elektroakustische Musik – Austria. The concerts were beautifully curated by Louise Rossiter – a BEAN committee member – who programmed seven mini-concerts featuring works by various British composers, including:…

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Update: Back from the wilderness…

Update: Back from the wilderness… Hello to all our lovely BEAN members! It has been a long period of radio silence from us, for which we apologise – but what a long strange few years it has been: nationally, internationally, professionally, and personally. But, that’s all behind us now; time to look towards the future!…

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Upcoming Events

Loudspeaker Orchestra: Shared Frequencies: Artist in Residence Showcase 

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Shared Frequencies opens the doors to our laboratories to showcase a programme of works incubated and developed as part of our Artists-in-Residence programme at the SOUND/IMAGE Research Centre. Engaging with our World Class Labs facilities and expert staff, artists including Shiva Fesharaki amongst others, will present new works developed with the SHIFT immersive 360° audiovisual system, highlighting how cutting-edge technology can reshape sound, space and performance in exciting new directions. 

The evening concludes with a Q&A, offering audiences the chance to hear directly from the artists about their creative processes.

£5

Bathway Theatre, Bathway, London SE18 6QX

25 February 2026

7pm-10pm

Loudspeaker Orchestra: Then – Now – Beyond: 75 Years of UK Sound Arts

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Celebrate 75 years of groundbreaking UK sound arts. This special programme, shaped in collaboration with our community, brings together tape, electroacoustic and sound works that have helped define and diversify the field. 

Discover a curated journey through iconic works composed in the UK spanning 1950–2025, and take part in a live panel discussion with featured artists. Chaired by Professor Simon Emmerson, the conversation offers unique perspectives on the evolution of sound art in the UK, what happened then, where we are now and where we want to take it beyond.

£5

St Alfege Church, Greenwich

11 March 2026

7pm-10pm

Latest Opportunities

ARS ELECTRONICA FORUM WALLIS 2026
CALL FOR ACOUSMATIC WORKS

Free
Switzerland
31 December 2026

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Swiss Contemporary Music Festival Forum Wallis
announces a call for acousmatic works to be
programmed during Forum Wallis 2026 (Jun/Jul 2026).
The call opens Nov 8th 2025.
Submission deadline
31 DEC 2025, 10am UTC

  • No entry fee
  • No age limit
  • No style restriction
  • 2-16 channels
  • Up to 2 works/composer
  • Works selected in previous festival editions are no
    longer eligible
  • Composers selected in former festival editions can
    submit again
    The selected pieces will be played either during Forum
    Wallis 2026 at MEbU (Münster Earport), Switzerland,
    under the tutelage of Simone Conforti (IRCAM Paris), or/
    and during the MEbU Ars Acusmatica Concert Series in
    Switzerland, both presenting a selection of international
    compositions representative of current trends in
    electronic/electroacoustic/acousmatic music.
    As a reference, find here a YouTube playlist with
    excerpts of the works selected in the Ars Electronica
    Forum Wallis Selections 2015-2025.
    SUBMISSION DETAILS

1
In order to submit your work(s) please send an e-mail to
calls@forumwallis.ch
2
In The Subject please write
ARS ELECTRONICA 2026
3
In The Body of the email provide a link to listen to your
work online (e.g. soundcloud, dropbox).
4
Please add for each submitted piece 1 PDF with all the
following information matched together:
a) your CV (max. 200 words)
b) the title and description of the submitted work
c) your address (e-mail, phone, website)
d) please provide again a hyperlink to your work online.
Make sure the link works and it is valid until August 1st
2026.
5
Please name the PDF as following:
FW26_Call_First Name_Given Name_Title e.g.:
FW26_Call_Miller_Andrew_Title
6
Only fixed media works are eligible. Any duration is
accepted, but we encourage submissions around 10
minutes.
7
Only the selected composers will be notified of the
selection (by e-mail).
8
The results will be published online at http://
forumwallis.ch.
9
The selected composers will receive:

a signed document attesting the selection for the Ars
Electronica Forum Wallis concerts (PDF)

the program of the concert(s) (PDF)

free accomodation in Münster/Goms/Switzerland to
attend the concert
10
Thank you for your submission(s) and for spreading the
call!
Münster/Switzerland, 1 Nov 2025

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If you’re a British citizen, or live/work in the UK then you are eligible to join! It is completely free and only takes a minute. By signing up you will receive monthly digests of opportunities and events around the country, as well as being able to submit your own events and calls across the network!

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