Emmanuel Music
Motet Commissioning Project

In 2020, Emmanuel Music embarked on a new series of motet commissions from composers John Harbison, Yehudi Wyner, Kati Agócs, and Jonathan Bailey Holland to bring to BachFest Leipzig alongside a work by Omar Najmi. This series has now become part of the annual cycle of motets presented in our Sunday services at Emmanuel Church designed to reflect on the themes of the weekly cantata and this year will mark our 20th motet commission since we began in 2020. For the 2024/2025 season, we are thrilled to present new works by composers Peter Child, Philip Lasser, Evan Williams, Nell Shaw Cohen, and Trevor Weston alongside two additional premieres by previously commissioned composers Kati Agócs and Elena Ruehr.