Ever wondered how much it costs to commission a new piece of music? This 2015 article has lots of interesting information about the whole process.
And here’s another very informative story from a UK commissioning organisation, Composers Editions.
Commissioning
FQ Syndicate – a commissioning collective
FQ Syndicate brings together groups of people passionate about new work. Each person gives $500 (or more, if you like!) towards commissioning a piece to be developed and premiered by FQ.
FQ Syndicate #4 will be opening soon.
Pythia Prize
The Pythia Prize is Rubiks’ annual commission project aimed at addressing equality and gender representation in contemporary music. The Prize is open to all Australian female-identifying and non-binary composers, and provides the opportunity for a composer to collaborate with Rubiks to create a new work.