Who is commissioning New Original Art Music - and Why?

• Individuals:
  • Read about a venture capitalist who recently commissioned not one but nine original compositions from contemporary composers. (Click HERE to read about it and HERE to read an interview)
• Private Commissioning Clubs:
  • The Minnesota Commissioning Club (Click HERE and here to read) Private individuals in Minnesota formed a club to commission new music.
  • The Seattle Chamber Music Society's open invitation to join its Commissioning Club. (Click here to read)
• Ensembles and performers:
  • The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra - "...making it possible for a broad range of people to participate in commissioning music..." (Click here to read)
  • The Philadelphia Orchestra: (Click HERE to read).
  • The Los Angeles Philharmonic (Click HERE to read)
  • Hannaford Street Silver Band Commissioned Music (Click here to read)
  • Performer's Place - The Commissioning Performer (Click here to read)
• Friends of Ensembles:
  • The Choral Arts Commissioning Club (Click here and here to read)
• Arts Organizations:
• The Chamber Music America Commissioning Program provides grants to support the commissioning of ensemble works for its member ensembles and presenters. Click HERE to read about this program.
• The Cambridge Commission is a community-supported award to create new music to be premiered by Music from Salem. Click here to read about this commission.
• Institutions:
  • The Memorial Church of Harvard University commissioned music for its 75th anniversary year. Click here to read about this event.
• More information on Commissioning:
  • Chorus America - "New Voices: On Composing and Commissioning" (Click here to read)