Johannes Maria Staud's a cappella work Der Gesang der Weiden and Christian Mason's composition The Oddity Effect for choir and ensemble will be premiered at a concert with the Ensemble Modern and the SWR Vokalensemble under the direction of Ustina Dubitsky in Frankfurt on 16 May and will subsequently be performed in Stuttgart; The Oddity Effect can also be heard at the ACHT BRÜCKEN festival in Cologne on 18 May.

The 2025 Grawemeyer Music Composition Award goes to Christian Mason for his ensemble work Invisible Threads.