While the Ministry of Culture supports the creation of new music by bringing together Luxembourgish composers and residents with leading local ensembles, there is little support for resident composers to work with foreign ensembles. However, it is extremely important for the development of these composers' careers to be able to expand their networks and see their music reach far beyond our borders. 

Meanwhile, the Philharmonie Luxembourg's Rainy Days festival functions as a forum for new music, one of whose objectives is to expand the network of composers and musicians based in Luxembourg. It is, therefore, an ideal place to provide new support to Luxembourg composers, and give them better opportunities to work with more distant ensembles. 

In order to do so, the Philharmonie has put forth a project of financing the creation of a new musical composition by a Luxembourg or Luxembourg-resident composer, which will be played by professional ensembles from beyond Luxembourg's borders. The new, 12-25 minute musical composition by a Luxembourg or Luxembourg-resident composer would then be played by professional ensembles from beyond Luxembourg's borders during the Rainy Days festival.

By covering the musician and composers' fees associated with this commission, this project contributes to building Luxembourg's musical heritage.

In 2025, Nik Bohnenberger (1994) composed the piece hands, drum – three bones, which premiered at the 2025 Rainy Days Festival, performed by the Strasbourg group collective lovemusic and is further programmed to be performed in Marseille and Montreal in 2026.