Mission: Commission

The premiere of Augusta Read Thomas’s Enchanted Invocation and Bebop Riddle.

The premiere of Marcos Balter’s Omolu.

The premiere of Courtney Bryan's Synchronicity.

A look back at how the pieces came to life, and what happens next for our composers.

Still in the weeds, the composers grapple with how to shape the piece, and focus on the difficult task of balancing their inner composer with their inner editor.

The composers are deep in the zone, sifting through their ideas for the piece, and reflect on where those ideas come from.

At some point in every creative journey, things slow down - or even fall apart. What that stage feels like, and sounds like for every composer is wildly different.

Exploring how collaboration and improvisation are crucial to the creative process.

An introduction to our composers: Augusta Read Thomas, Courtney Bryan, and Marcos Balter, as they begin their creative journey to compose a new piece of classical music in 6 weeks for Mission: Commission.