Resonate UA

– capacity building programme for musicians and managers

Applications deadline May 4th

Resonate UA

– capacity building programme for musicians and managers

Resonate UA is a 20-week-long online training programme designed to support emerging Ukraine artists and music managers in expanding their global reach, though online seminars, workshops, and coaching from international experts. Topics will include industry know-how, export strategies, digital communication and international promotion. The program is offered four times during two years, starting January 2025.

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The second open call for the programme

The second course round focuses on artists and managers in world music or modern interpretation of traditional music. The programme will start at the end of May, break for summer and then continue in the fall. 

An international jury will choose 15 participants for this course round, of which 6 will be included in the advanced programme. 

This call for applications is made possible by the Ukrainian Institute and the Swedish musician’s organisation Musikcentrum Öst, in partnership with Ukrainian academies R.Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music and I.P. Kotlyarevsky Kharkiv National University of Arts, with funding from the Swedish Institute. 

The programme contains:

  • Weekly online seminars teaching you how to navigate the global music market, build a successful career, and effectively promote your music internationally. 
  • Networking opportunities in online arenas designed for meeting and connecting with industry professionals. 
  • Community-building activities where you are able to initiate collaborations and exchange ideas with peers within the music community.

    For Advanced Participants: 

  • Promotional images taken by a professional photographer to enhance your personal brand and showcase your music in the best light possible. 
  • A study visit to jazzahead!, for the world music community, offering a chance to connect with the global world music scene and meet with industry professionals in person. 
  • Personalized coaching on branding, PR, and export strategy, helping you fine-tune your approach to international promotion. 

Applicant Requirements:

  • Applying musicians should be aged 20 + and part of an established export-ready act, meaning music and performances of a professional standard, with the ambition to expand their career internationally. 
  • Applying music managers may be in the beginning of their careers or established but new to the field of world music. 
  • Applicants may be music academy students, post-graduates or self-taught musicians and music managers. 
  • The program is given in English and therefore requires an intermediate level of English. 
  • Participants are expected to take part in all scheduled events. However, in case of technical difficulties due to the ongoing war, all online lectures will be recorded, available for viewing at a later time. 
  • Participants in the advanced program must be able to travel to jazzahead! in April 2026.

How to apply?

To apply, click the button below.

Deadline for applications is May 4th.

To apply

Questions? Please contact: 

Mariana Bondarenko, Head of Music at Ukrainian Institute 
[email protected]   

Or 

Kim Vestin, Project Manager 
[email protected] 

Selected Participants of the third open call:

Following the open call, 15 participants were selected to join the Resonate UA program: 

  • Oleksandr Seleznov (drummer, band leader of OLEKSANDR SELEZNOV ETC band) 
  • Anna Shekera (pianist at ShekBand) 
  • Peter Balog (saxophon player, band leader at Peter Balog Quartet / Groove Syndicate) 
  • Oleksandr Malyshev (pianist, band leader at Oleksandr Malyshev Quintet) 
  • Yuliya Roma (jazz vocalist, teacher at Glier Music Academy) 
  • Daria Afanasieva (pianist) 
  • Даниїл Баглюк (saxophone player) 
  • Oleksandr Mashovets (guitar player, band leader of Oleksandr Mashovets Quartet) 
  • Ivan Stepanenko (saxhophon player) 
  • Sergii Kadenko (band leader of Lockdown Trio) 
  • Artem Selikhanovych (pianist) 
  • Michael Balog (Jam Factory music manager) 
  • Vitalii Shcherbyna (Kryvyi Rih State Music College Big Band) 
  • Artem Zinchenko (Big band of Music school №10) 
  • Oleksii Grigorenko (band manager GRATY) 
  • The selected participants are: 
  • Oleksandr Seleznyov (drummer, band leader of OLEKSANDR SELEZNOV ETC) 
  • Anna Shekera (pianist of ShekBand) 
  • Oleksandr Malyshev (pianist, band leader of Oleksandr Malyshev Quintet) 
  • Yuliia Roma (jazz vocalist, lecturer at the R. M. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music) 
  • Oleksandr Mashovets (guitarist, band leader of Oleksandr Mashovets Quartet) 
  • Artem Selikhanovych (pianist) 

The event will take place on 21–25 April 2026. 

Resonate UA is implemented by the Ukrainian Institute in collaboration with the Swedish music organization Musikcentrum Öst, in partnership with the R. Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music and the I. P. Kotlyarevsky Kharkiv National University of Arts, with support from the Swedish Institute. 

Selected Participants of the second open call:

  • Yuliia Vitraniuk, band leader of ZGARDA band
  • Kateryna Avdysh, band leader, composer and manager of AVDYSH project
  • Eduard Prystupa, band leader, composer of DILYA and Eduard Prystupa bands
  • Maria Mykhailyk, band leader, composer and manager of Richka/Marichka Chichkova
  • Eugen Sedko, musician and composer of Eugen Sedko band
  • Anastasiya Voytyuk, band leader and composer of Banduragirl and Troye Zillia
  • Valentyna Levchenko, artist of Valya Levchenko and Zitkani
  • Taisiia Duzenko, artist manager of DakhTrio
  • Olha Martynenko, artist manager of Pyrih i Batih
  • Tetyana Fiks, programme manager of Bouquet Kyiv Stage festival
  • Lisa Stuzhuk, artist manager of CMYK the rave
  • Olha Stetsenko, band leader of MOVA band
  • Tetyana Shamshetdinova, band leader and composer of Shopping Hour band
  • Antonina Vinnyk, band leader of FOLKULAKA band
  • Leonid Zhdanov, band leader and manager of Casa Ukrania and L’Arc de Langeron 

As a part of the Resonate UA, the delegation of five selected representatives will join WOMEX – Worldwide Music Expo:

  • Olha Martynenko – music manager of the band ‘Pyrih i Batih’
  • Taisiia Druzenko – music manager of DakhTrio
  • Maria Mykhailyk – artist, leader of the project Richka / Marichka Chichkova
  • Yulia Vitrianiuk – leader of the band ZGARDA
  • Liza Stuzhuk – music manager of CMYK the rave
  • Valentyna Levchenko – artist, leader of the project Valya Levchenko / Zitkani

Selected Participants of the first open call:

Fifteen jazz musicians and managers have been chosen as the result of the open call to participate in Resonate UA, a 20-week online training programme designed by Musikcentrum Öst and the Ukrainian Institute.

  • Ivanna Lischuk, festival and music manager; 
  • Yevheniia Vidischeva, music manager, theatre director and producer; 
  • Olesia Levytska, music manager, communication manager; 
  • Liudmyla Shekera, music manager. 
  • Alina Zalozna, vocalist, arranger, and bandleader; 
  • Yevhen Dubovyk, composer, pianist, and leader of the Yevhenii Dubovyk Project; 
  • Maria Usenko, vocalist, songwriter, producer, and bandleader of the Maria Liu Quintet; 
  • Andrii Martynenko, saxophonist and composer, known as Andrii Barmalii; 
  • Borys Mohylevskyi, saxophonist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and lecturer at the Glière Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music; 
  • Serhiy Dudariev, guitarist, composer, and bandleader of the band Chubareenee; 
  • Danylo Bilous, drummer and member of the band Opera Avangard 
  • Marharyta-Yulia Bilyk, vocalist, songwriter, and bandleader of the project Vognyana; 
  • Oleksandr Yavdyk, drummer; 
  • Denys Rudenko, guitarist and composer; 
  • Daryna Nykytenko, saxophonist and composer. 

Read more about the open call here.

This cohort of participants has been made possible through the collaboration of the Ukrainian Institute and the Swedish music organization Musikcentrum Öst, in partnership with the Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music named after R. M. Glier and the Kharkiv National University of Arts named after I. P. Kotlyarevsky. The program is funded with the support of the Swedish Institute. 

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