YOUNG musicians are being invited to enter the second bi-annual Liverpool Young Musician of the Year competition.

Closing date for entries is October 29 and the final will be held at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on Saturday, April 13.

There are three competition rounds and it is open to anyone born or living in the Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria or North Wales areas. Instrumentalists must be aged between 15 and 23 years.

Categories are keyboard, percussion, strings, brass and woodwind. Application forms and further details are from Rachel Besbrode, administrator, Liverpool Young Musician of the Year 2002, Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BP. Telephone 0151 210 2895, or e-mail RLPSrachel@aol.com