The list includes titles of the new works, the orchestras premiering them, scheduled premiere dates, and the names of conductors, commissioning parties, and soloists. U.S. premieres are designated with an asterisk(*), Canadian premieres with a double asterisk(**); all others are world premieres. Titles and names not provided by the orchestras in the survey are designated TBA.
Curiale, Joseph, The Music of Life
14-Sep-02
Ya-Hui Wang, conductor
* Rautavaara, Einojuhani, Piano Concerto no. 3, "Gift of Dreams"
18-Oct-02
Richard Westerfield, conductor
Laura Mikkola, piano
Commissioned by Vladimir Ashkenazy
Winkler, David, Symphony America
14-Mar-03
Richard Westerfield, conductor
A. James Wright, baritone; Arietha Lockhart, soprano
Commissioned by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra
Einhorn, Richard, The Spires, The City, The Field
12-Sep-02
David Alan Miller, conductor
Lucille Beer, mezzo-soprano; Robert Bonfiglio, harmonica
Commissioned by the Albany Symphony Orchestra
Chang, Dorothy, TBA
12-Dec-02
David Alan Miller, conductor
Commissioned by the Albany Symphony Orchestra
Tsontakis, George, Violin Concerto, revised version
10-Jan-03
David Alan Miller, conductor
Cho-Liang Lin, violin
Commissioned by the Albany Symphony Orchestra
* Gardner, James, Scene for a Diva!
08-Feb-03
James Setapen, conductor
Mary Jane Johnson, soprano
* Zappa, Frank, The Adventures of Greggery Peccary
02-Mar-03
Steven Sloane, conductor
David Moss and Omar Ebrahim, voice
* Zappa, Frank, Peaches en Regalia
02-Mar-03
Steven Sloane, conductor
Coleman, Dan, L'alma respira
02-Mar-03
Steven Sloane, conductor
Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra with support from The Helen F. Whitaker Fund
Robinson, Brian, In Search of the Miraculous
02-Mar-03
Steven Sloane, conductor
Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra with support from The Helen F. Whitaker Fund
Shen, Hsueh-Yung, Autumn Fall
02-Mar-03
Steven Sloane, conductor
Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra with support from The Helen F. Whitaker Fund
Lang, David, TBA
03-Nov-02
Steven Sloane, conductor
Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra
Babbitt, Milton, From the Psalter
03-Nov-02
Steven Sloane, conductor
Judith Bettina, soprano
Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra
Ran, Shulamit, TBA
03-Nov-02
Steven Sloane, conductor
Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra
Ashland Symphony Orchestra
* Sloan, Donald Stuart, Nachamu (Be Comforted)
26-Oct-02
Arie Lipsky, conductor
Higdon, Jennifer, TBA
14-Nov-02
Robert Spano, conductor
Commissioned by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Cockey, James, Symphony No. 2, "Parmly's Dream"
14-Sep-02
Uri Barnea, conductor
Anita Rawlinson, soprano; Leonard Orth, baritone; Joe Massman, baritone; Bob Nell, piano; Joseph Fire Crow, flute and drum
Commissioned by the American Composers Forum, the Western Heritage Center, and the Billings Symphony
Earnest, David, Concerto for Cello
25-Apr-03
David Earnest, conductor
Sam Smith, cello
Commissioned by Sam Smith, associate principal cellist, Boise Philharmonic
Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Chen, Shih Hui, Jian
11-Oct-02
Gil Rose, conductor
Wu Man, pipa
Commissioned by The Barlow Endowment for Music
Yong, Yang, River Song
11-Oct-02
Gil Rose, conductor
Xu Ke, erhu
Peyton, Malcolm, Fantasies Concertante
18-Jan-03
Gil Rose, conductor
Commissioned by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Pinkham, Daniel, The Cask of Amontillado
06-Feb-03
Gil Rose, conductor
Richard Conrad, baritone; Alan W. Schneider, tenor
Commissioned by the Boston Academy of Music and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Ruehr, Elena, Toussaint Before the Spirits
07-Feb-03
Gil Rose, conductor
Stephen Salters, baritone; tenors, TBA; soprano, TBA
Commissioned by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and the American Composers Forum, Boston Area Chapter
Frazelle, Kenneth Concerto for Chamber Orchestra
07-Mar-03
Gil Rose, conductor
Commissioned by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Nashville Symphony, and Orchestra X
Paulus, Stephen, The Five Senses
07-Mar-03
Gil Rose, conductor
* Weir, Judith, Moon and Star
10-Oct-02
Andrew Davis, conductor
* Henze, Hans Werner, Scorribanda Sinfonica
17-Oct-02
Roberto Abbado, conductor
Tan Dun The Map: a Multi-Media Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
20-Feb-03
Tan Dun, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Harbison, John, Requiem
06-Mar-03
Bernard Haitink, conductor
Christine Brewer, soprano; Margaret Lattimore, mezzo-soprano; Paul Groves, tenor; Jonathan Lemalu, bass-baritone
Commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Carter, Elliott, Boston Concerto
03-Apr-03
Ingo Metzmacher, conductor
Commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Gubaidulina, Sofia, TBA
17-Apr-03
Kurt Masur, conductor
Commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Bronx Arts Ensemble
* D'Rivera, Paquito, A Song for Peace
22-Nov-02
Brenda Feliciano, soprano
Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra
Mackey, John, TBA
21-Feb-03
Kristjan Järvi, conductor
Commissioned by the Brooklyn Philharmonic
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe, Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
02-Nov-02
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
David Shifrin, clarinet
Commissioned by the Buffalo Philharmonic
Larsen, Libby, Fanfare
22-Feb-03
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Commissioned by the Women's Philharmonic
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Murphy, Kelly-Marie, Concerto for Alto Saxophone
9-Nov-02
Hans Graf, conductor
Commissioned by the California Symphony
Young American Composer-in-Residence, TBA
04-May-03
Barry Jekowsky, conductor
Commissioned by the California Symphony
Biggs, John, Three States of Mind
17-Nov-02
Eugene Castillo, conductor
* Leighton, Kenneth, Symphony No. 3, "Laudes Musicae"
08-Feb-03
Eugene Castillo, conductor
Thomas Truhitte, tenor
Commissioned by the BBC
Kingman, Daniel, TBA
24-May-03
Eugene Castillo, conductor
Commissioned by the Camellia Symphony Orchestra
Cape Ann Symphony Orchestra
Brayton, Dana, TBA
29-Mar-03
Yoichi Udagawa, conductor
Commissioned by the Cape Ann Symphony Orchestra
Shapiro, Michael, Frankenstein (a new score to the 1931 movie)
26-Oct-02
Michael Shapiro, conductor
Charlotte Philharmonic Orchestra
Brown, Davis, Battle of the Fire Ants
07-Sep-02
Albert E. Moehring, conductor
Crockett, Donald, Blue Earth: Sinfonia concertante
27-Sep-02
Christof Perick, conductor
Rouse, Christopher, Concert de Gaudí
07-Mar-03
Christof Perick, conductor
Chattanooga Symphony and Opera
Abril, Mario, TBA
14-Nov-02
Robert Bernhardt, conductor
Diane Owens, soprano
Commissioned by the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera
Rands, Bernard, apocryphos
08-May-03
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Angela Denoke, soprano
Commissioned by the Edward F. Schmidt Family Commissioning Fund
Wagner, Melinda, TBA
22-May-03
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
Commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with funds from the Prince Prize for Commissioning Original Work
* Palomo, Lorenzo, Concierto de Cienfuegos (Concerto of a Hundred Fires)
25-Apr-03
Jesús López-Cobos, conductor
Los Romeros, guitars
Baley, Virko, Uniforms of Snow
27-Jan-03
Virko Baley, conductor
Yannay, Yehuda, Piano Concerto
27-Jan-03
Virko Baley, conductor
Cristian Niculescu, piano
Commissioned by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony
Costa, John, TBA
28-Apr-03
Andrew Rindfleisch, conductor
Julie Wright, soprano
Commissioned by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony
Coleman, Randolph, Soundprint III
24-Feb-03
TBA, conductor
Thomas, David, The Songs of the Journey to Freedom
24-Feb-03
Edwin London, conductor
Commissioned by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony
D'Alessio, Greg, Trombone Concerto
21-Apr-03
Edwin London, conductor
James Taylor, trombone
Commissioned by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony
McCarthy, Daniel, TBA
21-Apr-03
Andrew Rindfleisch, conductor
Commissioned by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony
Dalbavie, Marc-André, Rocks Under the Water
14-Sep-02
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Commissioned by The Cleveland Orchestra through a gift from Jan R. and Daniel R. Lewis
Saariaho, Kaija, Orion
23-Jan-03
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Commissioned by The Cleveland Orchestra
* Pintscher, Matthias, CHOC (Monumento IV)
08-May-03
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
* Pintscher, Matthias, Violin Concerto
22-May-03
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
* Wallin, Rolf, Clarinet Concerto
29-May-03
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Franklin Cohen, clarinet
* Benjamin, George, Palimpsest I and II
07-Nov-02
George Benjamin, conductor
Turnage, Mark-Anthony, On Opened Ground, Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
14-Nov-02
Jahja Ling, conductor
Yuri Bashmet, viola
Commissioned by The Cleveland Orchestra
Cowgill, Koren, TBA
29-Mar-03
Yehuda Gilad, conductor
Bacchus, Peter, TBA
10-May-03
Yehuda Gilad, conductor
Susa, Conrad, TBA
11-Oct-02
Matthias Kuntzsch, conductor
* Liebermann, Lowell, Variations on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 75
26-Sep-02
Andrew Litton, conductor
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
* Kletzki, Paul, Symphony No. 2
03-Oct-02
Andrew Litton, conductor
Christopher Adkins, cello; mezzo-soprano, TBA
* Mengelberg, Willem, Etchings from Rembrandt
07-Nov-02
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Katia Skanavi, piano
* Darbellay, Jean-Luc, Oyama
14-Nov-02
Luisi Fabio, conductor
Maria-Elisabeth Lott, violin
Musto, John, TBA
09-Jan-03
Andrew Litton, conductor
André Watts, piano; Christopher Adkins, cello
* Wiesenberg, Menachem, Concerto da Camera
27-Mar-03
Asher Fisch, conductor
Paul Badura-Skoda, piano
Winteregg, Steven, To Fly Unbounded
23-Jan-03
Neal Gittleman, conductor
Commissioned by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Schelle, Michael, Wright Flight
14-Feb-03
Neal Gittleman, conductor
Andrew Russo, piano
Commissioned by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Rodriguez, Robert, Flight
25-Apr-03
Neal Gittleman, conductor
Commissioned by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Foster, Ronald, TBA
11-May-03
Neal Gittleman, conductor
Commissioned by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Air Force Band of Flight
Heitzeg, Steve, Symphony to the Prairie Farm
19-Oct-02
Joseph Giunta, conductor
Commissioned by The World Food Prize
Ott, David, Andrew and the Mystic Trumpeter
23-Feb-03
Joseph Giunta, conductor
Commissioned by the Des Moines Symphony Alliance in honor of Maestro Giunta's 50th Birthday
Sierra, Roberto, Saxophone Concerto
17-Oct-02
Neeme Järvi , conductor
James Carter, saxophone
Commissioned by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Daugherty, Michael, Fire and Blood for Violin and Orchestra
01-May-03
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Pamela Frank, violin
Commissioned by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Dubuque Symphony Orchestra
Dunker, Amy, TBA
12-Oct-02
William Intriligator, conductor
Commissioned by the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra
Herlin, Thomas R., Accents Waiting to Happen
31-Jan-03
Gürer Aykal, conductor
Commissioned by Gürer Aykal
Terricciano, Allen, Canciones de Fray Serra
17-Nov-02
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Commissioned by the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra
Currier, Sebastian, Synergy Mass
date TBA
Jonathan Sheffer, conductor
Commissioned by the Eos Orchestra
Grant, James, Tribute
04-Jul-02
Michael R. Gagliardo, conductor
Commissioned by the Etowah Youth Orchestras
Bach, Jan, Concerto for Tuba and Chamber Orchestra
21-Mar-03
Leif Bjaland, conductor
Jay Hunsberger, tuba
Commissioned by the Florida West Coast Symphony
* Wasse, Babrak, Memorial for Ostaad Sarahaang
29-Sep-02
TBA, conductor
Donna Stoering, piano
Miller, Alexander L., Dream Window
22-Nov-02
John Varineau, conductor
Commissioned by the Grand Rapids Symphony
Bukvich, Daniel, Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
01-Mar-03
Gordon J. Johnson, conductor
Jennifer Smith, viola
Commissioned by the Great Falls Symphony Association
Greater Bridgeport Symphony Youth Orchestras
Gilbert, David, Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra
02-Mar-03
Robert Genualdi, conductor
Corey Todeasa, tuba
Commissioned by the Greater Bridgeport Symphony Youth Orchestras
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra
Hudson, Geoffrey, Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra
April, 2003
Timm Rolek, conductor
Commissioned by the Greater Grand Forks Symphony Association and North Dakota Museum of Art through the American Composers Forum Continental Harmony Project
Gill, Jeremy, Novas
02-Nov-02
Stuart Malina, conductor
Commissioned by the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra
Adler, Samuel, Concerto for Horn and Orchestra
08-Feb-03
Hans Graf, conductor
William Ver Meulen, horn
Commissioned by the Houston Symphony
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
Bond, Victoria, Ancient Keys and Mysteries: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
04-Nov-02
Kirk Trevor, conductor
Paul Barnes, piano
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
* Torke, Michael, Rapture: Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra
22-Nov-02
David Alan Miller, conductor
Colin Currie, percussion
IRIS Chamber Orchestra
Meyer, Edgar, Concerto No. 2 for Bass and Orchestra
12-Apr-03
Michael Stern, conductor
Edgar Meyer, bass
Commissioned by IRIS and the Germantown Performing Arts Centre
Rorem, Ned, Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
28-Mar-03
Anne Manson, conductor
David Geringas, cello
Commissioned by the Kansas City Symphony and the Residentie Orchestra of The Hague
Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra
Sametz, Steven, TBA
28-Feb-03
Donald Spieth, conductor
Andrea Wittchen, harp
Commissioned by the Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra
Steinmetz, John, Bassoon Concerto
03-May-03
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Kenneth Munday, bassoon
Commissioned by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's Sound Investment program
Ron, Yuval, Symphony Sephardi
April, 2003
Noreen Green, conductor
Yuval Ron, oud; Or Nili Azulay, dancer; Maya Haddi, singer
Commissioned by the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony
Leoacuten, Tania, Rezos (Prayers)
08-Mar-03
Grant Gershon, conductor
Commissioned by Marshall Rutter and Terry Knowles
Kraft, William, English Horn Concerto
16-Jan-03
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Carolyn Hove, English horn
Ortiz, Gabriela, Concerto for Percussion
23-Jan-03
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic percussion section
Commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic
* Colla, Alberto, Le rovine di Palmira
31-Jan-03
Roberto Abbado, conductor
* Turnage, Mark-Anthony, Your Rockaby
21-Feb-03
Andrew Davis, conductor
Martin Robertson, saxophone
* MacMillan, James, Parthenogenesis
24-Feb-03
James MacMillan, conductor
Thomas, August Read, Trombone Concerto
29-Mar-03
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Ralph Sauer, trombone
Commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic
* Gruber, HK, Zeitfluren
22-Apr-03
HK Gruber, conductor
Commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group, London Sinfonietta, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and European Music Month Basel
* Neuwirth, Olga, locus...doublure...solus
22-Apr-03
HK Gruber, conductor
* Ocker, Marshall, Gettysburg: July 1, 1863
26-Oct-02
Mark Allen McCoy, conductor
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Amram, David, Giants of the Night: A Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
14-Sep-02
Klauspeter Seibel, conductor
James Galway, flute
Commissioned by James Galway
Dankner, Stephen, Symphony No. 4, "Psalm of Peace"
07-Nov-02
Klauspeter Seibel, conductor
K
apilow, Robert, The Louisiana Purchase: A Magnificent Investment
18-Jan-03
Robert Kapilow, conductor
Commissioned by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
Locklair, Dan, Symphony No. 1, "Symphony of Seasons"
19-Oct-02
Uriel Segal, conductor
* Groven, Eivind, Hjalarljod (Joyful Shout)
01-Mar-03
Arild Remmereit, conductor
Commissioned by for the 900th anniversary of the City of Oslo
Gandolfi, Michael, TBA
01-Mar-03
Yoichi Udagawa, conductor
Commissioned by the Melrose Symphony Orchestra
Meridian Symphony Orchestra
Smith, Carey, Piano Concerto
01-Feb-03
Claire Fox Hillard, conductor
Theresa Sanchez, piano
Commissioned by the Meridian Symphony Orchestra
Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra
Weesner, Anna, TBA
28-Sep-02
Scott Yoo, conductor
Commissioned by the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra
Cotton, Jefferey, Concerto for Clarinet, Strings and Harp
24-Jan-03
Scott Yoo, conductor
Todd Palmer, clarinet
Commissioned by the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra
Kim, Earl, Illuminations (reconstructed by Anthony Brandt)
21-Feb-03
Scott Yoo, conductor
Sur, Donald, Berceuse (arr. Yoo)
21-Feb-03
Scott Yoo, conductor
Meijering, Cord, Tristiti
19-Apr-03
Scott Yoo, conductor
Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra
Karasis, Michael, Images for Orchestra
09-Feb-03
Michael Luxner, conductor
Zimmermann, Bernd Alois, I turned and saw all the injustices. . .
10-Jan-03
Andreas Delfs, conductor
Eric Owens, baritone
Dun, Tan, Yi O
16-Oct-02
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Commissioned by The Minnesota Orchestra in honor of their 2002-03 Centennial Season
Tavener, Sir John, Ikon of Eros for Violin, Chorus and Orchestra
13-Nov-02
Paul Goodwin, conductor
Jorja Fleezanis, violin; Patricia Rozario, soprano; and Tim Krol, baritone
The Minnesota Chorale
Commissioned by The Minnesota Orchestra in honor of their 2002-03 Centennial Season
Weir, Judith, The Welcome Arrival of Rain
22-Jan-03
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Commissioned by The Minnesota Orchestra in honor of their 2002-03 Centennial Season
Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw, Piano Concerto for Left Hand
27-Mar-03
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
Gary Graffman, piano
* Kernis, Aaron Jay, Toy Piano Concerto
date TBA
Conductor TBA
Margaret Leng Tan, toy piano
Commissioned by The Minnesota Orchestra and the Singapore Symphony
Bohmler, Craig, Sisters
08-Feb-03
Emily Ray, conductor
Commissioned by the Santa Clara Valley Performing Arts Association
Earnest, John David, Tricentennial Celebration
21-Sep-02
Scott Speck, conductor
Commissioned by the Mobile Symphony Orchestra
Tremblay, Gilles Viola Concerto (Récit pour Alto et Orchestre)
8-Oct-02
Asher Fisch, conductor
Whitmire, Mark, Magnificat in D
01-Dec-02
Mark Whitmire, conductor
Small, Haskell, Concerto for Bassoon, Piano and Orchestra
01-Jun-03
Ulysses S. James, conductor
Arnold Irchai, bassoon; Haskell Small, piano
Commissioned by the Mount Vernon Orchestra
Reineke, Steven, Te Deum
02-Nov-02
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Commissioned by the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra
Demos, Nickitas, Concerto for Bluegrass and Celtic Fiddle
18-Oct-02
Paul Gambill, conductor
Stuart Duncan and Crystal Plohman, fiddle
Commissioned by the Nashville Chamber Orchestra
Scearce, J. Mark, TBA
26-Apr-03
Paul Gambill, conductor
Marietta Simpson, mezzo-soprano
Commissioned by the Nashville Chamber Orchestra
Kurek, Michael, Concertino for Celesta and Orchestra: Fairy Dreams
25-Oct-02
Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor
Commissioned by the Nashville Symphony
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Kulesha, Gary, TBA
19-Sep-02
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Commissioned by the National Arts Centre
Louie, Alexina Shattered Night, Shivering Stars
6-Mar-03
William Eddins, conductor
* Phibbs, Joseph, In Camera
03-Oct-02
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
* Saariaho, Kaija, Nymphea Reflection
17-Oct-02
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Rautavaara, Einojuhani, Clarinet Concerto
17-Oct-02
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Richard Stoltzman
Commissioned by Theodore H. Friedman and Tamar Lieberman in memory of their mother, Mary Kerewsky Friedman, for Richard Stoltzman with support from the International Arts Foundation
McTee, Cindy, Symphony No. 1: Ballet for Orchestra
24-Oct-02
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra, through the John and June Hechinger Fund for New Orchestral Works
* Adams, John, Guide to Strange Places
05-Dec-02
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Commissioned by the International Arts Foundation
Mumford, Jeffrey, amid the light of quickening memory
05-Jun-03
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra, through the John and June Hechinger Fund for New Orchestral Works
Bermel, Dedrek, TBA
date TBA
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra, through the John and June Hechinger Fund for New Orchestral Works
Burke, Steven, TBA
date TBA
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra, through the John and June Hechinger Fund for New Orchestral Works
Higdon, Jennifer, TBA
date TBA
TBA, conductor
Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra, through the John and June Hechinger Fund for New Orchestral Works
Bresnick, Martin, TBA
date TBA
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra, through the John and June Hechinger Fund for New Orchestral Works
Shende, Vineet, TBA
date TBA
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra, through the John and June Hechinger Fund for New Orchestral Works
Wyner, Yehudi, Tuscan Tryptich: Echoes of Hannibal
25-Oct-02
Susan Davenny Wyner, conductor
Commissioned by the New England String Ensemble
Dvorák, arr. Susan Davenny Wyner, Quartet No. 9 in d minor, Op.34
11-Apr-03
Susan Davenny Wyner, conductor
Commissioned by the New England String Ensemble
Aldridge, Robert, Leda and the Swan
30-Jan-03
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Bermel, Derek, TBA
06-Mar-03
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony with funds from NJSO donors and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Danielpour, Richard, Ghost Dances
14-May-03
Zdenek Macal, conductor
Commissioned by the AT&T Foundation
Sierra, Roberto, Folias for Guitar and Orchestra
21-Sep-02
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
Monk, Meredith, Chants and Dances for Orchestra
20-Feb-03
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Commissioned by the New World Symphony
Adams, John, On the Transmigration of Souls
19-Sep-02
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic
Shchedrin, Rodion, The Enchanted Wanderer
18-Dec-02
Lorin Maazel, conductorCommissioned by the New York Philharmonic
* Ruders, Poul, Listening Earth
26-Feb-03
David Robertson, conductor
Sheng, Bright, Concerto for Piano, Cello, Pipa, and Chinese Wind Instruments
05-Mar-03
David Zinman, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano; Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Wu Man, pipa
Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, Emily and Jerry Spiegel, and Lillian and Maurice Barbash
Penderecki, Krzysztof, Phaedra
01-May-03
Kurt Masur, conductor
Ewa Podles, contralto
Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic's Messages for the Millennium project
Knussen, Oliver, Symphony No. 4
05-Jun-03
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Rudolph Buchbinder, piano
Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic
Foss, Lukas, Baroque Meditations
24-Apr-03
Kurt Masur, conductor
Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic
Matthus, Siegfried, Concerto for Two
07-May-03
Kurt Masur, conductor
Philip Smith, trumpet; Joseph Alessi, trombone
Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic
Rothman, Philip, First City Music
08-Dec-02
Paul Haas, conductor
Commissioned by the New York Youth Symphony
Tommasini, Matthew, Torn Threads Re-Woven
16-Feb-03
Paul Haas, conductor
Commissioned by the New York Youth Symphony
Herrington, Brian, If I Forget Thee
01-Jun-03
Paul Haas, conductor
Commissioned by the New York Youth Symphony
Stookey, Nathaniel, Wide as Skies
01-Sep-02
Jeffrey Pollock, conductor
Commissioned by the North Carolina Symphony as part of composer-in-residence program
Bolcom, William, TBA
10-Apr-03
William Henry Curry, conductor
Commissioned by the Dayton Philharmonic and North Carolina Symphony
Stookey, Nathaniel, Out of the Everywhere
02-May-03
Gerhardt Zimmermann, conductor
Commissioned by the North Carolina Symphony as part of composer-in-residence program
Heggie, Jake, Cello Concerto
15-Nov-02
Michael Morgan, conductor
Emil Miland, cello
Commissioned by the Oakland East Bay Symphony
Sosa, Omar, From Our Mother
24-Jan-03
Michael Morgan, conductor
Omar Sosa, piano
Commissioned by the Oakland East Bay Symphony and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Lyle, Kathrynn, Amelia's Suite
14-Mar-03
Michael Morgan, conductor
Commissioned by the Oakland East Bay Symphony
Feltman, Joshua, Commute
25-Apr-03
Michael Morgan, conductor
Commissioned by the Oakland East Bay Symphony
Schwartz, Noah, Kneading Closure
25-Apr-03
Michael Morgan, conductor
Commissioned by the Oakland East Bay Symphony
Orange County High School of the Arts Chamber Orchestra
Hespos, Hans-Joachim, f p o i
15-Nov-02
Christopher Russell, conductor
Commissioned by Chor
Oregon East Symphony
Doolittle, Emily, TBA
10-May-03
Kenneth Woods, conductor
Commissioned by the Oregon East Symphony
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
Sung, Stella, Constellations
29-Mar-03
Hal France, conductor
Commissioned by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra for its anniversary
Picker, Tobias, Tres Sonetos de Amor
02-Oct-02
Carl St.Clair, conductor
Baritone TBA
Commissioned by the Pacific Symphony Orchestra
Bermel, Derek, TBA
28-Jan-03
Carl St.Clair, conductor
Commissioned by the Pacific Symphony Orchestra
Schickele, Peter, Viola Concerto
19-Apr-03
Jorge Mester, conductor
Danielle Farina, viola
Commissioned by the Pasadena Symphony
Scurria, Amy and Steve Heitzeg, Wounded Fields
04-Jan-03
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Commissioned by The Philadelphia Orchestra and The Minnesota Orchestra
* Read Thomas, Augusta, Chanting to Paradise
09-Jan-03
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
* Rihm, Wolfgang, TBA
20-Feb-03
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
* Dalbavie, Marc-André, TBA
06-Mar-03
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Seyfried, Sheridan Alexander, TBA
09-Nov-02
Joseph Primavera, conductor
Commissioned by The Union League of Philadelphia
* Mahler, Alma, Selected Songs
01-Nov-02
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Jane Irwin, mezzo-soprano
Shchedrin, Rodion, Dialogues with Shostakovich
08-Nov-02
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony
* Vacchi, Fabbio, Dai Calanchi di Sabbiuno (At the Calanques Sabbiuno)
24-Jan-03
Roberto Abbado, conductor
Laderman, Ezra, Concerto for Bass Clarinet
07-Feb-03
Günther Herbig, conductor
Richard Page, bass clarinet
Commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony
* Tchaikovsky, Alexander, Concerto for Two Pianos
21-Feb-03
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Sandler, Felicia, Rosie The Riveter
16-Nov-02
Nan Washburn, conductor
Commissioned by the Plymouth Symphony
Portland Symphony Orchestra (ME)
Schwartz, Elliott, Voyager
08-Oct-02
Toshiyuki Shimada, conductor
Commissioned by the Portland Symphony Orchestra
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
Ciampa, Leonardo, Suite Siciliana for Two Violins and Orchestra
12-Oct-02
Isaiah Jackson, conductor
Arturo Delmoni and Kristina Nilsson, violins
Commissioned by the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
Ziporyn, Evan, TBA
12-Oct-02
Isaiah Jackson, conductor
Commissioned by the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
Brouwer, Margaret, Fanfare, Song, and March for the Bicentennial
23-Feb-03
Timothy Russell, conductor
Commissioned by the Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra and the Ohio Bicentennial Commission
Stanojevic, Vera, Dance: To the End of the Circle
05-Oct-02
Timothy Russell, conductor
Commissioned by the Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra and the Greater Columbus Arts Council
Montague, Stephen, Disparate Dances for flute, harp and chamber orchestra
11-Jan-03
Timothy Russell, conductor
Katherine Borst-Jones, flute
Commissioned by the Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra and Katherine Borst-Jones and Jeanne Norton
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Tyzik, Jeff, Trombone Concerto
10-Apr-03
Jeff Tyzik, conductor
Mark Kellogg, trombone
Commissioned by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra with support from the National Endowment for the Arts
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Hersch, Michael, Piano Concerto
07-Nov-02
Conductor TBA
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Commissioned by the Oregon, Pittsburgh, and Saint Louis symphony orchestras.
Assad, Sergio, TBA for Violin, Guitar Duo and Orchestra
17-Jan-03
Andreas Delfs, conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Sergio and Odair Assad, guitars
Argento, Dominick, A Few Words About Chekhov
22-Mar-02
Andreas Delfs, conductor
Håkan Hagegård, baritone; mezzo-soprano TBA
Commissioned by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Tsontakis, George, Concerto for Violin and Chamber Orchestra
18-Apr-03
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Steven Copes, violin
Commissioned by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Roumain, Daniel Bernard, Human Songs and Stories
12-Sep-02
Christopher Wilkins, conductor
David Robinson, narrator
Commissioned by Texas Public Radio, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of KPAC classical radio
Tilson Thomas, Michael, Urban Legend
02-Oct-02
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Steven Braunstein, contrabassoon
* Rautavaara, Einojuhani, Adagio celeste
11-Dec-02
Mikko Franck, conductor
Midori, violin
Ravel, Maurice (arr. Mark Volkert), Duo for Violin and Cello
29-Jan-03
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony
Adams, John, My Father Knew Charles Ives
30-Apr-03
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony
Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestras
Goss, Thomas, TBA
01-Dec-02
Linda Ghidossi-DeLuca, conductor
Commissioned by the Young People's Chamber Orchestra
Goss, Thomas, TBA
01-Apr-03
Linda Ghidossi-DeLuca, conductor
Commissioned by the Young People's Chamber Orchestra
Schaumburg Youth Orchestra
Hanson, Robert, TBA
September, 2002
Joseph Malmquist, conductor
Commissioned by the Village of Schaumburg
Brouwer, Margaret, Aurolescent Circles
07-Nov-02
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Evelyn Glennie, percussion
Commissioned by Evelyn Glennie
Thorne, Francis, Oboe Concerto
16-Jan-03
Alastair Willis, conductor
Sierra, Roberto, Beyond the Silence of Sorrow
08-May-03
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Flugelman, Maximo, Dialogue
15-May-03
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Ranjbaran, Behzad, Songs of Eternity
14-Sep-02
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Reneeacutee Fleming, soprano
Vosbein, Terry, A Drama for Cello and Orchestra
22-Mar-03
Jesús Morales, conductor
Holland, Jonathan Bailey, TBA
12-Mar-03
Tsung Yeh, conductor
Narrator TBA
Commissioned through the Music Alive composer-in-residence program for the Young People's Discovery Concerts
Holland, Jonathan Bailey, Actions Rendered: Impressions of Pollock for Three Orchestras
29-Mar-03
Tsung Yeh, conductor
Commissioned by Doctoral Thesis
Holland, Jonathan Bailey, TBA
29-Mar-03
Tsung Yeh, conductor
Commissioned through the Music Alive composer-in-residence program
Rusche, Marjorie, TBA, piano concerto
26-Apr-03
Tsung Yeh, conductor
John Browning, piano
Commissioned by the Leighton-Oare Foundation, in memory of Mary Lou Leighton
Conte, David, TBA
13-Feb-03
Peter Jaffe, conductor
Commissioned by the Stockton Symphony
Morales-Matos, José Mariano, Symphony
20-Feb-03
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Godfrey, Daniel, Seraph
07-Feb-03
Daniel Hege, conductor
Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra
** Mahler, Gustav, Entr'acte from Die Drei Pintos
05-Nov-02
Geoffrey Moull, conductor
** Schreker, Franz, Chamber Symphony
05-Nov-02
Geoffrey Moull, conductor
** Busoni, Ferruccio, Song of the Spirit Dance, Op. 47
03-Dec-02
Geoffrey Moull, conductor
Collins, John, Elegy
03-Dec-02
Geoffrey Moull, conductor
Commissioned by the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra
Dawson, Ted, Piano Concerto
16-Jan-03
Geoffrey Moull, conductor
Christine Petrowska, piano
Commissioned by the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra
Carastathis, Aris, A Tribute to Bach
28-Jan-03
Geoffrey Moull, conductor
Commissioned by the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra
** Busoni, Ferruccio, Lustspiel Overture, Op. 38
01-May-03
Geoffrey Moull, conductor
Liebermann, Lowell, Concerto for Orchestra
20-Sep-02
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Commissioned by the Toledo Symphony through the Edward H. Schmidt Musical Arts Fund
Ginastera, Alberto, Cinco Danzas Criollas (orchestral version)
07-Feb-03
Gisèle, Ben-Dor, conductor
Morin, Éric, TBA
08-Oct-02
Jun Märkl, conductor
Commissioned by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Cherney, Brian, La Princesse lointaine
27-Nov-02
Christopher Seaman, conductor
Commissioned by the CBC
** Rautavaara, Einojuhani, Clarinet Concerto
09-Jan-03
Hugh Wolff, conductor
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
Coleman, Dan, Focoso
14-Nov-02
George Hanson, conductor
Commissioned through the Music Alive composer-in-residence program
Coleman, Dan, The Swing of Things
13-Mar-03
George Hanson, conductor
Commissioned through the Music Alive composer-in-residence program
University of California, Irvine Symphony Orchestra
* Zbyszynski, Michael Ferriell, Beneath A Liquid Paper Sky
14-Mar-03
Stephen Tucker, conductor
Commissioned by Polish-American Fulbright
University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra
Fitzmaurice, Mike, Lusanna
03-Oct-02
Michael Griffith, conductor
Commissioned by Colcannon
Plog, Anthony, Concerto for Two Trumpets
24-Oct-02
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Nick Norton and Peter Margulies, trumpets
Commissioned by Nick Norton and Peter Margulies
Gunn, David, Concert for Percussion and Orchestra
25-Sep-02
Anthony Princiotti, conductor
D. Thomas Toner, percussionist
Commissioned by the Vermont Symphony Orchestra
Zwilich, Ellen Taafe, Openings
14-Sep-02
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Commissioned by the Women's Philharmonic
Carbon, John, Endangered Species: a Concerto for Orchestra and Double Bass
13-Sep-02
Stephen Simon, conductor
Richard Fredrickson, double bass
Commissioned by Richard Fredrickson
Gompper, David, TBA
11-Sep-02
Jason Weinberger, conductor
Commissioned by the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Beall, John, Symphony No. 2: Spruce Knob
22-Feb-03
Grant Cooper, conductor
Commissioned by the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Williams, David, Lost Tales/Imaginary Dances
25-Apr-03
Grant Cooper, conductor
Commissioned by the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Bermel, Derek, Seven Hills
23-Nov-02
Paul Lustig Dunkel, conductor
Commissioned by the Westchester Philharmonic
Boone, Benjamin, Baritone Saxophone Concerto
22-Feb-03
John Gordon Ross, conductor
Bradley Hubbard, baritone saxophone
Commissioned by the Western Piedmont Symphony, BB and T, and the North Carolina Arts Council