In an e-mail message she sent the following information to me. My object is to get composers to write pieces for trombone, nothing more than that. When a performer wishes to commission a favorite composer of national or international repute, however, the situation becomes more complicated. According to US and International Copyright Law, the commissioned work is owned by the composer. This means that the composer maintains all rights to its use and derives income from licensing its use in performance, publication and recording.
Some performers request exclusive use of the work for a given period.
And some contracts require a pre-arranged premiere date. The next world premiere in this program will take place in March 1998 in Seattle. If you are employed as a full-time music faculty member of a university, as I am, however, you are ineligible to apply for most of these programs, except as part of a consortium in conjunction with other professional institutions. When a composer's fee is spread among several individual organizations, the cost to each is reduced. This type of commission also guarantees multiple performances of the new work, an additional perk for the composer.