commissioning

If you’re interested in helping make new music happen, you’ve found the right place. Below you’ll find how to get in touch about creating new work along with some general information about how new music is made.

com • pos • er | kəm • 'pōz • ər

Anyone who generates musical art.

c. 1400, compousen, "to write" (a book), from Old French composer "put together, compound; adjust, arrange; write" a work (12c.), from com- "with, together" (see com-) + poser "to place," from Late Latin pausare "to cease, lay down" (see pause (n.)). Meaning influenced in Old French by componere "to arrange, direct"

~ an insufferable layabout who wants nothing more than to change the world by hearing things that do not yet exist ~

commissioning inquiry form

Your interest is so appreciated! Will is always looking for exciting projects. If you’d like to collaborate, please fill out as much of the information below to best describe your proposed project. The more detail the better.

Name

First Name

Last Name

Message

Format

Instrumentation

General Duration

Length and/or number of movments

Commissioning Budget Range

Occasion/Premiere

General Timeframe of desired first performance (year/season)

Additional Information

Please include anything relevant details about your proposed commission. This might include the presenting organization, performers, themes or ideas the project should engage with, or anything else you feel is important to include.

Curious about how commissions work?

Explore the links below for information on what the process looks like.

American Composers Forum : Anatomy of a Commission

New Music Box : Commission Calculator