Dennis Shafer's Commissioning Projects

As an active supporter of new music by today's finest composers, Dennis Shafer's commissioning projects aim to give the composer the widest recognition of his or her work by having it premiered (performed for the first time) simultaneously on stages throughout the globe. These “co-commissions” are inspired by the system put in place by the World Wide Concurrent Premieres project, founded by Kenneth Radnofsky.

In the projects below, the composer benefits from a modest commissioning fee from each commissioning group, individual, or organization. In return, commissioners retain the right to be the first performers of the music (or to “premiere” the work) for an entire year after the first performance of the piece.

Dennis Shafer is proud to present two commissioning projects with Italian composer Claudio Gabriele:

Concerto in one movement for saxophone and chamber strings, 5-10 minutes in length.

	Claudio Gabriele (Photo by Federico Teti)

Co-commission cost: $500

This concerto, to be premiered in July 2012, will be part of a larger work for full orchestra to be premiered in 2013, for which the co-commission rate will be higher. The work will be for saxophone and 11-15 strings, and thus easy for small organizations, new music ensembles, and orchestras to commission and premiere. Stay tuned for more details from the composer about the theme and construction of the piece.

Nonette for (9) saxophones, 9-15 minutes in length.

	Claudio Gabriele with Dennis Shafer's sax quartet

Co-commission cost: $400

This piece for saxophone ensemble, also to be premiered in July 2012, will be written for the following instrumentation of saxophones*:

1 Sopranino (with alternate soprano part)

1 Soprano

2 Altos

2 Tenors

2 Baritone

1 Bass (with alternate baritone part)

*Instrumentation subject to change by the composer

Further details about the theme and construction of the piece available soon from the composer himself.