Composers

Composed scores and silent film.

Northern Silents works with both extant composed scores and commissions composers to write new scores.

Neil Brand’s score to Echoes of the North was commissioned in 2021 by Northern Silents and Durham Brass Festival with the support of Arts Council England and PRS Foundation’s Open Fund for Organisations. It premiered at Morecambe Winter Gardens in November 2022, performed by Brighouse and Rastrick Band, before enjoying a short online release as part of The Space’s 2022 commissioning programme. In July 2023, Brighouse and Rastrick Band performed the score in Halifax, Manchester, and as part of Durham Brass Festival.

New commissions for 2024-5 will be announced shortly.