Chamber Music America (CMA), the national network for ensemble music professionals, has announced its new round of commissions for new works by small ensembles. A sum of $483,100 will be distributed to 21 ensembles via two of CMA’s major grant programs: Classical Commissioning, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and New Jazz Works, supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Noted CMA, “The ensembles selected this year reflect the diverse array of styles performed by small ensembles in the U.S. today, ranging from classical/contemporary keyboard sextet to jazz piano-violin duo to traditional wind, string, vocal, and jazz quartets.”
Grantees were selected by an independent peer panel of musicians. The nine recipients of New Jazz Works commissions, and instrumentaion, include:
- Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet (Oakland, )
Composer: Ambrose Akinmusire
Instrumentation: Trumpet, piano/keyboards, bass, drums - Geof Bradfield Ensemble (Chicago, )
Composer: Geof Bradfield
Instrumentation: Tenor saxophone/bass clarinet, flute/tenor saxophone, alto saxophone/clarinet, trumpet, trombone, guitar/live electronics, bass, drums - Sylvie Courvoisier/Mark Feldman DUO (Brooklyn, Y.)
Composer: Sylvie Courvoisier
Instrumentation: Piano, violin -
Ambrose Akinmisure © Andrea Canter Musae (Union City, J.)
Composer: Roman Filiu O’Reilly
Instrumentation: Alto saxophone, tenor saxophone/vocals, piano, guitar, bass, drums, percussion - Ryan Keberle and Catharsis (Brooklyn, Y.)
Composer: Ryan Keberle
Instrumentation: Trombone/melodica, voice, trumpet, bass, drums - Chris Lightcap’s Bigmouth (Brooklyn, Y.)
Composer: Chris Lightcap
Instrumentation: Bass, saxophones, guitars, keyboards, drums - Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra (Baltimore, )
Composer: Todd Marcus
Instrumentation: Bass clarinet, alto saxophone/flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano, bass, drums - Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures (Maplewood, J.)
Composer: Adam Rudolph
Instrumentation: Multiple percussion instruments, thumb piano, sintir, cornet/flugelhorn, multiple woodwinds, electronic keyboards, guitar, bass - Wayne Shorter Quartet (Los Angeles, )
Composer: Wayne Shorter
Instrumentation: Soprano/tenor saxophone, piano, bass, drums
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