The Invention Project

Throughout time, music and art have been the unifying voice of generations torn apart by war and disaster. Following John Fitzgerald Kennedy's assassination, American conductor, pianist and composer, Leonard Bernstein, declared that "this will be our reply to violence, to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before". Today these words resonate more than ever as humanity is enduring health, social and economic repercussions of a global pandemic and responding to much-needed calls for racial justice. 

In the current crisis, the arts have suffered as cancelled performances and lost ticket sales have left audiences without music and artists without livelihoods. Yet many musicians have found new inspiration and connections through streaming technologies and social platforms. Empowered by these new tools and hopeful for a return to sold-out concert halls in a not too distant future, the Invention Project is commissioning 15 composers (scroll down to see the full list) from around the world to write 15 new works, united by the musical themes and inspiration of Johann Sebastian Bach.  

Each composer will invent a unique piece for piano and the new pieces will be premiered, alongside Bach's original Inventions and Sinfonias, via live streaming (on Facebook and YouTube) on Sunday July 26th 2020 6pm PDT by Italian pianist Lorenzo Marasso. The Invention Project will elevate our souls and bring us joy through the universal language of music. Please join us to bring new original musical inventions into the present moment, where it is so urgently needed. You can support this project by joining a Dot Campaign. The donations raised will be shared among the composers and the artist who are together bringing new music to life. Alternatively you can also donate through Paypal.

Participating Composers