The Commissioning Process (or)
"How Do You Do This?"

Many of you would like to commission a work from a composer whose works you like/admire but have no idea how to go about it. As the composer, it is a pleasure and an honor to have the opportunity to write a piece for you, the commissioning individual, fellow musician,ensemble or organization.The process begins with the “getting to know you” stage, expands to include a collaboration between us and ends, happily, with a musical work that will last long after you and I are gone. As The Patron, you have an opportunity to invest in works that will allow the future of music to flourish and will contribute to your own artistic legacy. Most of us know that in the past, royal families, churches and the wealthiest patrons hired composers to create new works. In today’s world, those "royal families" are YOU who will collaborate with a composer in developing new works which will have lasting value and appeal.

No project is too small. A friend's birthday, wedding, anniversary, graduation, an organization’s gala event or a loved one’s passing, are just a few of the many opportunities for bringing a new piece into the world. To educate yourself in the process of commissioning a new work, you might read about the Commissioning process through the Website of Meet The Composer. If you are interested in discussing the possibility of my writing a piece for you, please email me to begin the dialogue of the kind of piece you’d like me to write, the instrumentation, length of the work, text if you have one in mind, etc. and so forth. Project budgets are flexible and can be within the reach of anyone interested. A sliding scale, depending on the funding source, will enable most anyone to have a composition expressly written for s/him. Works may range in length, style, and number of instruments, for the ultimate goal of performance.
We are only limited by our own imaginations. Please do email me at: adrienne@adriennealbert.com.

Commissions and Works-In-Progress

(2009) A Choral Quilt of Hope: The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
A consortium of commissioners will help create this work with text adapted by Susan Suntree and music by Adrienne Albert

(2009) Musescapes
A Co-commission by Carol Gee and The Newstead Trio for premiere performance by The Newstead Trio on April, 03 , 2009

(2009) Untitled Song
Commissioned by Roberta and Lawrence Liebenbaum for the birth of their granddaughter.
To be premiered by Diana Tash, soprano, who performs regularly with The Los Angeles Opera

(2009) New Work for Saxophone Quartet
commissioned by Alan Goldman

(2008) Two for Two
for Contrabass Flute and bass flute, alto flute commissioned by Peter Sheridan for his upcoming CD titled (Mis) Conceptions

(2008) Wind and Tides
Commissioned by Andrew Malloy for trombone and piano premiered October 27, 2008. Andrew will record the work in the summer of 2009 with pianist, Junko Ueno Garrett.

(2008) Americana Quartet
Commissioned by Chamber Music Palisades and premiered on May 6, 2008 with Susan Greenberg, flute, Sara Parkins, violin, Rob Brophy, viola, and Antonio Lysy, cello

(2007) Between the dark and daylight
Commissioned by Pacific Serenades and premiered in April, 2007 with Mark Carlson, flute, Roberto Cani, violin, James Dunham, viola, David Speltz, cello, and JoAnn Turovsky, harp

(2006-2007) An Alaskan Symphony
Commissioned by the American Composers Forum and the National Endowment for the Arts in collaboration with Continental Harmony Projects for the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra and Choir in Alaska.

(2000-2009) ASCAP AWARDS for Concert Music

(2005) Weaver of Dreams
Choral work commissioned by the Kenai Central High School Concert Choir under director Renee Henderson

(2004) Mu Phi Epsilon Chapter Grant

(2005) NEW WORK FOR ALTO SAXOPHONE, CLARINET, VIOLIN AND CELLO
COMMISSIONED BY GARY GRAY, CLARINET AND DOUG MASEK, SAXOPHONE

(2005) NEW WORK FOR STRING ORCHESTRA

(2004) Honorarium from the University of Maryland
To compose Original Music for a New Production of Cyrano de Bergerac opening in March, 2004

(2003) The Cherry Tree Carol for medium voice and piano commissioned by Jorge Mester, conductor & Kimball Wheeler, Mezzo-Soprano for their friend, Estelle Schlueter, piano.

(2003) Interiors
For String Orchestra commissioned by Jeannie Pool for The Church of the Lighted Window

(2002) Circadia
Three movements for bassoon and piano commissioned by Dr. Carolyn Beck

Commissions/Awards/Grants

(20077) Adrienne was awarded the prestigeous ACME award from Mu Phi Epsilon Music Fraternity.

(20077) Adrienne was awarded an Artist-in-Residence Fellowship to the Ucross Foundation in Wyoming for the fall of 2007.

(2006) Continental Harmony Projects,
under the auspices of the American Composers Forum and The National Endowment for the Arts, has commissioned Adrienne to compose a three movement work for chamber ensemble, orchestra, and choir and orchestra for The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra and Chorus, and The Pratt Institute in the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Performances will take place in June, 2006, August, 2006 and April, 2007 for the 25th Anniversary Festival of the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra.

(2004) Commission to write original music for a new production of "Cyrano de Bergerac" at the University of Maryland, directed by Susan Einhorn; opening March, 2004.

Finalist in the Continental Harmony Projects 2002, The American Composers Forum

Commissions from The Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra, 1999, 2000, 2002

Meet the Composers, Inc. grants with funding from ASCAP, the Metropolitan Life Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Commission from The American Jazz Philharmonic for the Henry Mancini Institute, 1997 “Serenade For Alto Sax, Trumpet and Orchestra”

Commission: The Arnold Kotis Foundation Membership Circle Award

Meet The Composer Grant for "Night" premiered by The Gregg Smith Singers in July, 1999

Commission from Corky Hale Stoller for a new Jazz Harp Piece, 2001

Composer in Residence for The Wagner Ensemble, 1999-2002

Composer In Residence, The Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra
1999-2002

Finalist in three States , The American Composers Forum Continental Harmony Projects 2000

The Margaret Jory Music Copying Assistance Program, 1999, 2000

ASCAP Awards for 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009