Commission an original work from Adrian Gordon for your orchestra, festival or consortium, built around your students, your level and your story.
A signature piece for your program, written for your players and their level.
A new work premiered by the festival ensemble, often with Adrian on the podium.
Several schools share the cost and each gets to perform the new piece, making a commission affordable for any budget.
Music to mark a retirement, an anniversary or honor someone special to your program.
Tell Adrian about your ensemble, the occasion and your timeline using the form below.
A call to talk through level, length, instrumentation and the story you want the music to tell.
A simple commissioning agreement covering fee, schedule, dedication and performance rights.
Adrian writes the piece and shares check-ins along the way, with recordings and sketches.
A finished, engraved score and parts delivered in time for your rehearsals.
Adrian can join you to rehearse and conduct or attend the premiere.
Commissioned by the Howard Hanson Institute for American Music at the Eastman School of Music during Adrian’s 2025 composer residency, and premiered by the Webster Schroeder High School Orchestra in Rochester, New York.
Reach out 6 to 12 months before your hoped-for premiere. That leaves time to talk through the project, write the piece and give your students time to learn it.
Fees depend on the length, level and instrumentation of the piece, and consortiums share the cost. Adrian talks through fees once you’ve had a first conversation about the project and both agree it’s a good fit.
Adrian owns the piece. Your ensemble always gives the first performance, and the piece always carries an inscription and dedication that your school or organization approves ahead of time. Leap Year Music has the first right to publish the work, though it may be published elsewhere; wherever it’s published, your inscription and dedication stay with it.
Yes. Many commissions pair the premiere with a clinic or guest conducting visit.
Email Adrian a few details and he’ll follow up to talk it through. No commitment needed to ask.
Email Adrianadrian@adriangordonmusic.com