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Start Date
26-3-2021 1:30 PM
End Date
26-3-2021 2:25 PM
Zoom Link
https://uttyler.zoom.us/j/92453625958
Date of Publication
2021
Document Type
Workshop
Abstract / Program Notes
Musicians and arts administrators who understand how to commission high-quality new music can build their audiences, increase revenues, engage underserved populations, and contribute to their fields. Even so, commissioning processes are complex, and few are covered in standard music curricula. In this workshop, the presenter, founder of an entrepreneurship center at a university music school, will describe resources and strategies for educators and their students to execute successful commissions. Attendees will examine ways to initiate and manage commissioning projects, negotiate fees, access funding, measure impacts, administer intellectual property rights, form consortia, and more. The session will begin with two case examples of commissioning initiatives involving minority populations – one undertaken by a mature chamber music group and the other by an emerging one. Next, participants will consider ways to conceive project ideas that achieve artistic, financial, and social action goals while matching funder guidelines. To facilitate funding, the presenter will share resources to identify grantmakers, techniques for crafting grant proposals, and concepts for effective crowdfunding. Participants will also learn about avenues to determine composer fees along with tactics for composers, performers, presenters, publishers, and recording engineers to collaborate productively. After an overview of U.S. intellectual property laws, the presenter will offer procedures for handling copyright ownership and finalizing contracts between stakeholders. The session will wrap up with principles of consortium commissioning illustrated with a compelling case example. Attendees will acquire the essential know-how that they and their students need to pursue commissioning ventures.
Biography
A veteran musician, educator, and consultant, in 2012, Gerald Klickstein founded the Music Entrepreneurship and Career Center at the Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University, which he led until 2016. From 1992-2012, he was a member of the distinguished artist-faculty of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts after serving on the music faculties of the University of Texas at San Antonio (1989-1992), Michigan State University (1986-1989), and Lansing Community College (1980-1985). His service to CMS includes multiple terms on the Academic Careers Committee and the Committee on Careers Outside the Academy. Currently working as an independent scholar, consultant, and music educator, he is the author of the best-selling book The Musician's Way (Oxford, 2009).
Keywords
Music education, Commissions
Commissioning and Funding New Music
Musicians and arts administrators who understand how to commission high-quality new music can build their audiences, increase revenues, engage underserved populations, and contribute to their fields. Even so, commissioning processes are complex, and few are covered in standard music curricula. In this workshop, the presenter, founder of an entrepreneurship center at a university music school, will describe resources and strategies for educators and their students to execute successful commissions. Attendees will examine ways to initiate and manage commissioning projects, negotiate fees, access funding, measure impacts, administer intellectual property rights, form consortia, and more. The session will begin with two case examples of commissioning initiatives involving minority populations – one undertaken by a mature chamber music group and the other by an emerging one. Next, participants will consider ways to conceive project ideas that achieve artistic, financial, and social action goals while matching funder guidelines. To facilitate funding, the presenter will share resources to identify grantmakers, techniques for crafting grant proposals, and concepts for effective crowdfunding. Participants will also learn about avenues to determine composer fees along with tactics for composers, performers, presenters, publishers, and recording engineers to collaborate productively. After an overview of U.S. intellectual property laws, the presenter will offer procedures for handling copyright ownership and finalizing contracts between stakeholders. The session will wrap up with principles of consortium commissioning illustrated with a compelling case example. Attendees will acquire the essential know-how that they and their students need to pursue commissioning ventures.