In response to the current COVID-19 pandemic and the financial difficulties many freelance composers and performers are facing, we are happy to announce the Tesla Quartet "Alternating Currents" commissioning project. We have selected 12 composers who are experiencing financial hardship to write short works for string quartet, and we will record these new compositions and premiere them on our social media channels under our "Quarantunes" video series. The Tesla Quartet is delighted to be partnering with the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music to grant $500 to each composer. We would also like to acknowledge the efforts of New Music USA and the New Music USA Solidarity Fund in helping to identify composers-in-need.