1.   They have paired up writers and artists, and commissioned linked works.

2.   Among the composers whose works he commissioned were Peter Schickele, Robert Starer, Joan Tower and Philip Lui.

3.   And the project regularly commissions new works.

4.   Because there was no repertory for guitar quartet, the Romeros transcribed chamber works by the Baroque masters and commissioned new works.

5.   Besides commissioning new works, Lagoya and Ms. Presti reconsidered the technique of the guitar.

6.   After that, supporting composers and commissioning works consumed her.

7.   But the ensemble also commissioned works from composers like Hans Werner Henze, Richard Rodney Bennett and Toru Takemitsu.

8.   He commissioned works from Julian Schnabel and Roy Lichtenstein, among others, which incorporated his image, or those of his family, into the work.

9.   He has commissioned new works from Aaron Jay Kernis, Bright Sheng and Kaija Saariaho and is bringing in the director Peter Sellars.

10.   However, while string quartets have an infinite repertoire of great music to draw on, a guitar quartet has to commission new works and rely on transcriptions.