Commissions

One of Basbwe's most fundamental activities is to support the creation of new music. Somewhere, somehow, at some point in the early 20th Century. composers and professional musicians lost contact with the concert-going public and "contemporary music" lost its literal meaning - music of its time - and acquired connotations of difficulty, inapproachability, and an inability to connect with audiences.

It is Basbwe's belief that repairing this link is fundamental to the continued development and success of both our medium, and that of "classical music" in general, in the 21st Century.

Since 1981 Basbwe has commissioned, either individually or in consortia, over 50 works. The College Commissioning Consortium, founded in 1994 and administered by the Basbwe Education Trust, has contributed a further 19 works.

Basbwe Commissions

College Commissioning Consortium