Each Commissioning Participant receives:

• A complete set of performing PDF’s of the work, which will be published by Peermusic Classical

• Permission to perform the work three times without paying licensing / rental fees

• Acknowledgement in the score as a co-commissioner of the work

Parameters / Nature of the Composition:

• Approximately 9 minutes

• Scored for Wind Ensemble

• Celebratory in tone, reflective of Joseph Schwantner’s influence as one of my mentors

Composition / Delivery / Exclusivity:

• I will begin the work at the Bogliasco Foundation in Liguria in February 2025 and complete it during a residency at Yaddo in August 2025.

• Delivery of Completed Materials: 26 September 2025, via Email and Website Download

• Performance exclusivity until the end of the 2025-2026 academic year

Payment / Pledge of Commission Honorarium:

• Pledges for future payment should arrive by 1 September 2025 (Email me directly here, or work through Peermusic Classical here.)

• Actual Payment by January 2026 through this page, or contact me and I will generate an invoice for you.

Consortium Participants (In formation)

• The University of Northern Colorado, Wesley Broadnax

• The University of Tennessee, John Zastoupil

• Yale University, Thomas Duffy

• Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Daniel Farr

• Texas Tech University, Sarah McKoin

• University of North Texas, Eugene Migliaro Corporon

• University of Nevada Las Vegas, Thomas Leslie

• University of Michigan, Jason Fettig

• The Royal Northern College of Music, Mark Heron

• The St. Olaf Band, Henry L. Dorn

• Western Kentucky University, Gary Schallert

• Ball State University, Thomas Caneva

• Pennsylvania State University, Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin