The Cedar Commissions: VIRTUAL INFO SESSION
Monday, June 16, 2024 / Workshop from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
All Ages
Seated
Free
This is a virtual info session.
About the INFO SESSION
Are you interested in applying for the 2025-2026 Cedar Commissions? Join our online info session and Q&A on Monday, June 16th, from 7 to 8 PM.
This is a great opportunity to learn about the program and get tips for creating an outstanding application. Our team will be available to answer your questions, and the session will be recorded for later viewing. A link to the recording will be sent to your email after the session ends.
Please RSVP below to confirm your attendance. We look forward to seeing you!
This info session will go through application basics, as well as tips for drafting your strongest application - Cedar staff will lead the workshop and are available for questions after.
Please review the Call for Artists via the button, below, prior to the nfo session.
ABOUT THe Cedar Commissions:
The Cedar Commissions is a flagship program for local emerging artists made possible by a grant from the Jerome Foundation. Since the program began in 2011, the Commissions have showcased new work by over 80 Minnesotan emerging composers and musicians, including Dessa, Aby Wolf, Adam Levy, Maria Isa, Joe Horton, Joey Van Phillips, Gao Hong, Dameun Strange, Vie Boheme, and many more.
Now in its fifteenth year, The Cedar Commissions is a cohort-based program that commissions six early career/emerging Minnesotan composers and musicians each year to create and perform new music. The Cedar Commissions are made possible by Jerome Foundation.
Cedar Commissions artists receive a $4,500 stipend, professional development and marketing support from Cedar staff, artist headshots, and mentorship from an artist-determined individual. Performances include a tech rehearsal, high-quality professional photos, an multitrack recording, and single-camera video documentation.Cedar Commissions artists must create and debut 30 minutes of new music for The Cedar’s stage between August 2024 and February 2025. Performances will be held February 20 and 21, 2026. Artists are required to attend six monthly in-person cohort meetings between September and February, and both nights of performance. Artists must attend a final meeting in March 2025 and complete an evaluation.
Applications are open NOW, and are due on July 18th, 2025.
To learn more about The Cedar Commissions, visit here.
To see photos of this last year’s performances, visit our flickr: