Brighter Sound and Stealing Sheep are looking for female drummers and percussionists from Liverpool and Merseyside to take part in a one-off five day residency and public performance, inspired by the suffragette movement.

We’re looking for talented and creative musicians, of any genre, from Greater Manchester to take part in a major new commission to commemorate the hidden history of the battle of Manchester Hill, which took place in Northern France on 21 March 1918.

We’re looking for emerging female musicians to take part in our second Both Sides Now residency, led by composer and turntablist Shiva Feshareki.

We’re looking for an emerging musician to represent Brighter Sound as part of Three Cities, an exciting new international commission.

Brighter Sound is on the hunt for composers aged 16-25! We’re commissioning two young composers to write an original body of music in any genre, in response to this year’s theme of the role of systems within music making…

Inspirational BRIT award-winning artist Beth Orton returns to Brighter Sound to lead the first residency in the ambitious Both Sides Now programme. We’re looking for emerging female musicians of any genre from across Greater Manchester. Find out more & apply…

We are delighted to announce Emergent Commission, a new commission opportunity in partnership with Drake Music.

Mercury-nominated jazz pianist and composer Zoe Rahman leads the third edition of the Jazz Directors Series residency and tour for emerging musicians. Find out more and apply…