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 todays 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 organizations gala event or a loved ones 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 youd 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 |