Commissions

Each year, the Freshgrass Foundation commissions artists to create new music to be premiered at the festival. These premieres have become special and anticipated moments at the festival each year.

Commissions

For 2023, we’re thrilled to introduce the following FreshGrass Commissions:

• Friday (9/22) @ 6pm in Hunter Center: Mr. Sun Plays Ellington Plays Tchaikovsky!
• Saturday (9/23) @ 4:15pm in Hunter Center: Aoife O’Donovan performs America, Come and newly commissioned songs for chamber orchestra featuring The Westerlies, Brooklyn Youth Chorus + more

For info on FreshGrass Commissions, check out the artist boxes on our lineup page or more general information on our Foundation Site.

 

FreshScores

Each year, we ask artist(s) to compose an original score to a silent film of their choosing, typically 10-15 minutes in length. All of the films and music are premiered live at the festival, usually on Sunday afternoon. These have become standing-room-only events full of beautiful and unexpected musical moments as the artist interprets a completely different art form.

This year, we’re thrilled to introduce Michael Daves, Melissa Carper, and Kaia Kater performing a very special FreshScores on Sunday (9/24) @ 2:15pm in the Hunter Center!

For info on FreshScores, check out the artist boxes on our lineup page or more general information on our Foundation Site.