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. Since the start of this series we have commissioned and premiered 22 new works. For the 2025/2026 season, we are thrilled to present new works by composers Charles Shadle, John Harbison, Su Tan, and Adolphus Hailstork.