Because I believe that newly commissioned music should be available to anyone here are my 5 steps to commissioning and fixed prices menu for 2010... now for the first time commissioning is easy and affordable!
- Decide what you want - a small scale anthem for a choir of limited vocal resources, a song for a friend, a Orchestral piece, a new arrangement of an old text or tune, decide when you need it by and when its first performance.. then get in touch
- Recieve a quotation and decide how you are going to fund it,are you applying for grants, using your own funds,having a fund raising event or collecting subscriptions towards it
- Receive your agreement, arrange how many copies you will need,arrange and discuss publicity
- Sign agreement return with 50% deposit and work starts
- Collect your commission, begin rehearsing and planning your publicity and perfrom!
Its as simple as that and the cost.... look on the internet and you will see commissions starting at about £240 for a minute of music... then see these low cost guidelines below, these are my parameters for fixed price works and these prices are with copies supplied!
SHORT Choral work or arrangement (accompanied or not) £150-400, Larger Choral works £400-1000
SHORT Organ work, Vocal solo, Instrumental piece £150-500, Larger Choral work incorporating Instruments as accompaniment starts at £1500 and depends on length etc, Full Orchestral and Choral work , or Orchestra Only starts at £3000
If you have any questions at all please feel free to contact me ... I have completed original commissions for choirs, folk song arrangements, full Orchestral and Choral works and a recent large scale choral work for the USA.. commissioning a new piece is excellent for publicity and a unique memento of your groups achievements