Amplifying Voices
Forecasted
Amplifying Voices supports underrepresented living composers and orchestras through co-commissioning and repeat performances of new orchestral works, providing a platform for their musical voices.
Funder: New Music USA
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Support for co-commissioning and repeat performance of new orchestral works
Summary: Amplifying Voices connects orchestras with underrepresented living composers to commission new works and support repeated performances.
Key Information: The initiative centers composers whose musical voices have been underrepresented in the orchestra field.
Description
Amplifying Voices is a New Music USA initiative that facilitates the co-commissioning and repeat performance of new orchestral works by living composers. It brings orchestras together in consortia to commission and share works, connecting the creation of new music with opportunities for repeated performance.
The program fosters relationships among composers, performers, orchestra leaders, and audiences through onsite engagement and extended support of new work. Its focus is on providing a platform for composers whose musical voices have been underrepresented in the orchestra field. As of 2026, the initiative includes fifty orchestras in the United States and beyond, with thirteen composers participating across thirteen consortia.
