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Open to anyone, MiniWorks makes commissioning approachable with a flat $250 fee and no membership requirement, creating an easy entry into new music.<\/p>\n
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Each MiniWork results in an original 60\u201390 second composition, offering a focused format suited to gifts, educational use, creative exploration, or programming.<\/p>\n
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Of the $250 commission fee, $150 goes directly to the composer, while $100 supports New Works Project and its broader commissioning infrastructure.<\/p>\n
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MiniWorks can serve as meaningful gifts, giving supporters and music lovers a personal way to bring a completely original piece of music into existence.<\/p>\n
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Educators can use MiniWorks to introduce students to contemporary composition, commissioning, and the creative process through a concise, manageable original work.<\/p>\n
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Performers can use MiniWorks to explore new repertoire, strengthen programs, or begin working with a composer before pursuing a larger collaborative commission.<\/p>\n
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Because membership is not required, MiniWorks offer a straightforward first step for anyone curious about commissioning original classical music through New Works Project.<\/p>\n
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The compact format keeps the process focused while still creating a genuine composer-client collaboration and a finished work that did not exist before.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” padding_top_1=”0px” admin_label=”Services” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”Core Series Commissions” button_url=”\/contact” button_text=”Get Started” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ header_font=”Limelight||||||||” header_font_size=”26px” header_line_height=”1.4em” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(237,202,25,0.75) 0%|rgba(237,202,25,0.31) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”#ffaf00″ background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(255,175,0,0.5)” background_image=”https:\/\/newworksproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/home-improvement-60.jpg” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”14px” button_text_color=”#000062″ button_bg_color=”#EDCA19″ button_border_width=”12px” button_border_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” button_border_radius=”0px” button_letter_spacing=”2px” button_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_use_icon=”off” text_orientation=”left” max_width=”550px” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|tablet” module_alignment=”right” custom_padding=”||300px” custom_padding_tablet=”||60px|” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” hover_enabled=”0″ header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” border_width_all=”20px” border_color_all=”#ffffff” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”60px” box_shadow_blur=”80px” box_shadow_spread=”-10px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(9,0,71,0.15)” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″ button_bg_enable_color=”on”][\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ specialty_columns=”2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_2″ saved_specialty_column_type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”Primary Commissioning Program” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||divi||400″ icon_color=”#EDCA19″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”24px” content_max_width=”100%” content_max_width_last_edited=”off|desktop” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ header_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” header_font_size=”15px” header_line_height=”1.5em” body_font=”||||||||” max_width_last_edited=”off|desktop” module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”||0px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation=”off” hover_enabled=”0″ icon_font_size=”24px” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_toggle title=”More Info” open_toggle_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” closed_toggle_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” icon_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.1)” open_icon_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.1)” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ title_font=”|700||on|||||” title_font_size=”11px” title_letter_spacing=”2px” title_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_line_height=”2em” custom_margin=”|||48px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px||false” border_width_all=”0px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Core Series commissions are New Works Project\u2019s primary commissioning program, with projects averaging approximately $2,000 per work and supported through the Supporter Network.<\/p>\n
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Supporter Network members help fund Core Series works, connecting community contributions directly to the creation of substantial new contemporary classical music.<\/p>\n
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Community members participate in composer selection through voting opportunities, creating a more visible and participatory commissioning process around each project.<\/p>\n
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Each Core Series project includes a pay-what-you-can participation page, allowing additional supporters to join a commission at a level that works for them.<\/p>\n
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New Works Project aims to support one commission per instrument community each quarter, expanding opportunities for new repertoire across different performer communities.<\/p>\n
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Core Series projects are designed to connect composers, performers, and supporters around a shared commissioning process rather than keeping creation limited to institutions.<\/p>\n
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Members receive named co-commissioner credit on works their contributions support, creating a tangible connection between community participation and completed new music.<\/p>\n
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These commissions create a structured path from community support to composer selection, project development, and ultimately a new work ready to enter performance.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” padding_top_1=”0px” admin_label=”Services” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_cta title=”Collaborative Commission Projects” button_url=”\/contact” button_text=”Get Started” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ header_font=”Limelight||||||||” header_font_size=”26px” header_line_height=”1.4em” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”14px” button_text_color=”#000062″ button_bg_color=”#EDCA19″ button_border_width=”12px” button_border_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” button_border_radius=”0px” button_letter_spacing=”2px” button_font=”Montserrat|700||on|||||” button_use_icon=”off” text_orientation=”left” max_width=”550px” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|tablet” module_alignment=”right” custom_padding=”||300px” custom_padding_tablet=”||60px|” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” border_width_all=”20px” border_color_all=”#ffffff” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”60px” box_shadow_blur=”80px” box_shadow_spread=”-10px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(9,0,71,0.15)” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(237,202,25,0.75) 0%|rgba(237,202,25,0.31) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”#ffaf00″ background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(255,175,0,0.5)” background_image=”https:\/\/newworksproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/home-improvement-60.jpg” button_bg_enable_color=”on”][\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ specialty_columns=”2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_2″ saved_specialty_column_type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”Creative Matchmaking” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||divi||400″ icon_color=”#E61A4D” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”24px” content_max_width=”100%” content_max_width_last_edited=”off|desktop” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ header_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” header_font_size=”15px” header_line_height=”1.5em” body_font=”||||||||” max_width_last_edited=”off|desktop” module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”||0px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation=”off” hover_enabled=”0″ icon_font_size=”24px” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_toggle title=”More Info” open_toggle_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” closed_toggle_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” icon_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.1)” open_icon_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.1)” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ title_font=”|700||on|||||” title_font_size=”11px” title_letter_spacing=”2px” title_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_line_height=”2em” custom_margin=”|||48px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px||false” border_width_all=”0px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
New Works Project connects composers and performers whose goals align, helping both sides begin a commission with a clearer creative and professional foundation.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_blurb title=”Clear Agreements” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||divi||400″ icon_color=”#E61A4D” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”24px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ header_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” header_font_size=”15px” header_line_height=”1.5em” body_font=”||||||||” module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”||0px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation=”off” icon_font_size=”24px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_toggle title=”More Info” open_toggle_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” closed_toggle_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” icon_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.1)” open_icon_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.1)” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ title_font=”|700||on|||||” title_font_size=”11px” title_letter_spacing=”2px” title_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_line_height=”2em” custom_margin=”|||48px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px||false” border_width_all=”0px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Facilitation can include clear project agreements that define expectations, responsibilities, timelines, and other practical details before the creative work moves forward.<\/p>\n
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Staged milestone payments help organize compensation throughout the project, giving composers and performers a clearer structure for how the commission progresses financially.<\/p>\n
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Project coordination helps keep communication, expectations, and next steps organized so collaborators can focus more of their energy on creating and preparing the work.<\/p>\n
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New Works Project can support premiere coordination, helping the completed commission move from the writing process toward its first planned performance or presentation.<\/p>\n
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Professional facilitation fees typically range from 15\u201325% depending on the project, with reduced rates available to members on standard commissioning projects.<\/p>\n
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Creative matchmaking is designed for composers and performers who want help finding the right collaborator instead of navigating the commissioning process entirely alone.<\/p>\n
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The service supports the full commissioning relationship, from an initial creative match through agreements, payments, coordination, and preparation for the premiere.<\/p>\n
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