Loadbang’s Collaborative Commissioning Fund is designed to commission BIPOC composers with direct funding from the ensemble. This frees loadbang from necessarily depending on the unreliable nature of traditional foundation funding. White supremacy in New Music has sidelined and excluded BIPOC composers, despite the important historical and contemporary artistic contributions they have made to the field. Loadbang believes it is absolutely essential that the experiences, voices, and musical art of these composers are heard and acknowledged as an integral part of our musical landscape. This fund gives loadbang the flexibility and autonomy to independently commission BIPOC composers and compensate them appropriately for their work.
Since it's initiation in 2020, loadbang has been able to commission 5 extraordinary composers to write for the ensemble, Raven Chacon, Forbes Graham, Darian Donovan Thomas, Daijana Wallace, and Pamela Z and we're looking to the future! 100% of the funds you give will go directly to the composers.
Since it's initiation in 2020, loadbang has been able to commission 5 extraordinary composers to write for the ensemble, Raven Chacon, Forbes Graham, Darian Donovan Thomas, Daijana Wallace, and Pamela Z and we're looking to the future! 100% of the funds you give will go directly to the composers.
Past Commissions:
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Pamela Z - Things Thing
Daijana Wallace - last summer
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Raven Chacon - Reckoning
Forbes Graham - For Sam Gilliam I
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Darian Donovan Thomas - Burning House
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