Since its inception Psappha has commissioned works by leading composers including Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Anthony Gilbert, Simon Parkin, Gordon McPherson, Paul Max Edlin, Paul Newland and Camden Reeves. Psappha has also given the first UK performances and premières of works by composers such as Steven Mackey, Karen Tanaka, Wang Sue-Ya, Ronald Caltabianio, Rebecca Saunders, George Perle, David Froom, Theo Verbey, Cornelius de Bondt, Piers Hellawell, Marc Yeats and Scott Kennedy-French.

Education projects are an important part of Psappha's schedule - the ensemble has worked with a varied age range from secondary school to university post-graduate students. In 1995 Psappha was awarded the Swatch City Life Award for the Best Concert Series and Education Work of the year. July 2000 saw the successful conclusion of Psappha's largest project to date, based at Salford's Lowry Centre and involving 120 children from all over the North West. Projects for 2001 include a week of education work in schools in Paris in January, and Composers Workshops at Leeds University, the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama, and Manchester University in March and May.

Psappha is grateful for the support it has received from: North West Arts Board, the Arts Council of England, the Scottish Arts Council, the Granada Foundation, The Esmee Fairbairn Charitable Trust, The Musician's Union, The Hinrichsen Foundation, The Michael Tippett Musical Foundation, and the The Holst Foundation.