Bachtopus is still accepting submissions for their 2020 commissioning fund. They greatly encourage submissions from traditionally underrepresented groups in music composition, including ethnic minorities, women, and LGBT+.

Bachtopus has awarded six subawards so far, and the list of awardees is impressive: Guy Klucevsek, Will Holshouser, Rob Curto, Denise Koncelik, Tony Kovatch, and Bob Goldberg. This fund is designed to promote awareness of contemporary accordion music in Brooklyn, provide composers with an opportunity to write for the instrument, and expand the repertoire for accordion ensembles.

Submissions should be under ten minutes, written for intermediate accordion quartet, and accessible to the general public. Original work or a substantive arrangement of the composer’s previous work are acceptable. We will collaborate with composers as they work toward a final draft. Composers will be awarded $500 for the completion of the final draft within a time frame that is agreed upon.

For more information: https://bachtopus.com/commissioning-fund/

Acknowledgements – The Bachtopus Accordion Ensemble’s 2020 Composer Commissioning Fund is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC). Contributors: Brooklyn Arts Council, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs