Chamber Music America, the national network of ensemble music professionals provides grants through the Classical Commissioning Program to professional U.S.-based presenters and ensembles whose programming includes Western European and/or non-Western classical and contemporary music.
Grants are provided for the commissioning and performance of new works by American composers.
The program supports works scored for 2–10 musicians performing one per part, composed in any of the musical styles associated with contemporary classical music.
Commission fees range from $5,000 to $20,000. Applicants must be Chamber Music America members at the Organization level. The new composition must be performed by the ensemble a minimum of three times in the U.S.
Composers Equity Project
Since 1983, only 93 of the 245 commissions made through CMA’s Classical Commissioning program have been composed by women or ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American) composers.
The Board of Directors of Chamber Music America has made diversity, inclusion, and equity a primary focus of the organization’s work. (Please read CMA’s Statement of Commitment.) CMA’s goal in this program is, through the panel review process, to award a majority of the grants to applicants who apply with women and ALAANA composers.
CMA has created the Composers Equity Project, a database of
ALAANA, women and gender non-conforming composers that is accessible on CMA’s website.
Applicants are encouraged to use this resource and become familiar with potential composers for a commission.
Composers will continue to be added to this list regularly. ALAANA, women, and gender non-conforming composers who wish to be included in future versions of this list may submit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9gJ_gXpsNwDOp0uBUwIlNlB_yrEKvQFVdwtZmsRbhGgjrTg/viewform
their information to CMA.
Some composers that have been funded by CMA in recent years include: Billy Childs, Valerie Coleman, James Lee, III, George Lewis, Jessie Montgomery, David Sanford, Jeff Scott, Carlos Simon, Alvin Singleton, Tyshawn Sorey, and Trevor Weston.
Classical Commissioning Deadline
The Classical Commissioning deadline is Friday, April 23, 2021 at 9:00 PM (Eastern). Applications must be submitted online by the applicant ensemble.
Applicants are welcome to schedule a consultation prior to submitting a proposal by emailing Susan Dadian, program director, CMA Classical/Contemporary.
Click here https://www.chamber-music.org/programs/classical/grants#l408 for program information. CMA’s Classical Commissioning Program grants are made possible by generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Susan Dadian
Program Director, CMA Classical/Contemporary
T: 212-242-2022, ext. 102
12 West 32nd Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10001
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