The list includes names of the works, the orchestras premiering them, scheduled premiere dates, 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.
World, U.S., and Canadian premieres scheduled for the 2003-04 season, as compiled from the annual SYMPHONY survey, listed by orchestra
Woolf, Randall, Women at an Exhibition
27-Mar-04
Ya-Hui Wang, conductor
Commissioned by Akron Art Museum, funded by a grant from the American Composers Forum's "Continental Harmony" project
Mason, Dr. Charles, Expressway: A Tribute to Elton B. Stephens
9-Jan-04
Richard Westerfield, conductor
Commissioned by Richard Westerfield
*Birtwistle, Harrison, Theseus Game
5-Dec-03
Alan Pierson, conductor
Kernis, Aaron Jay, Concerto for Toy Piano and Chamber Orchestra
9-Dec-03
Alan Pierson, conductor
Margaret Leng Tan, toy piano
Gordon, Michael, TBA
9-May-04
Alan Pierson, conductor
Albany (N.Y.) Symphony Orchestra
Frank, Gabriela, ¡Huifalitay!
18-Sep-03
David Alan Miller, conductor
Commissioned by New Voices - Albany Symphony Orchestra
Levin, Todd, TBA
11-Dec-03
David Alan Miller, conductor
Commissioned by New Voices - Albany Symphony Orchestra
Dramm, David, Underground Railroad
19-Feb-04
David Alan Miller, conductor
Commissioned by New Voices - Albany Symphony Orchestra
Chang, Dorothy, Short Stories
19-Mar-04
David Alan Miller, conductor
Commissioned by New Voices - Albany Symphony Orchestra
Matheson, James, TBA
23-Apr-04
David Alan Miller, conductor
Commissioned by New Voices - Albany Symphony Orchestra
Del Aguila, Miguel, Clarinet Concerto
8-Nov-03
Diane Wittry, conductor
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
Commissioned by West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Goodman, Todd, Fanfare of a New Era
11-Oct-03
Nicholas Palmer, conductor
Commissioned by Altoona Symphony Orchestra
Powell, Keith, A Misty Laurel Entrada
6-Dec-03
Nicholas Palmer, conductor
Commissioned by Altoona Symphony Orchestra
Galbraith, Nancy, A Festive Violet Pulse
31-Jan-04
Nicholas Palmer, conductor
Commissioned by Altoona Symphony Orchestra
Villani, Dave, Legacy Fanfare
28-Feb-04
Nicholas Palmer, conductor
Commissioned by Altoona Symphony Orchestra
Barsom, Paul, TBA
3-Apr-04
Nicholas Palmer, conductor
Commissioned by Altoona Symphony Orchestra
Bielawa, Lisa, The Right Weather
27-Feb-04
Steven Sloane, conductor
Commissioned by The Helen F. Whitaker Fund
Gordon, Michael, Gotham
27-Feb-04
Steven Sloane, conductor
With filmmaker Bill Morrison, visual artist Laurie Olinder, director Bob McGrath
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra
Lewis, George, Virtual Concerto
28-Apr-04
Steven Sloane, conductor
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra
Singleton, Alvin, TBA
28-Apr-04
Steven Sloane, conductor
Commissioned by The Serge Koussevitzky Foundation in the Library of Congress and American Composers Orchestra
*Schreker, Franz, Symphonic Interlude from Der Schatzgräber
8-Feb-04
Leon Botstein, conductor
*Hindemith, Paul, Das Nusch-Nuschi, Op. 20
5-Mar-04
Leon Botstein, conductor
Chorus TBA
Soloists TBA
*Bridge, Frank, Isabella, Symphonic Poem After Keats
2-Apr-04
Leon Botstein, conductor
Munger, Philip, Piano Concerto, Op. 72
6-Mar-04
Randall Craig Fleischer, conductor
Juliana Osinchuk, piano
Commissioned by Anchorage Symphony Orchestra Commissioning Club
Daugherty, Michael, Silent Movies
15-Nov-03
Arie Lipsky, conductor
Steven Ball, theater organ
Commissioned by Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra, West Shore Symphony Orchestra, Rockford Symphony Orchestra, Michigan Theater
Corigliano, John, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
18-Sep-03
Marin Alsop, conductor
Commissioned by Commissioned by Baltimore Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, and San Francisco Ballet Association
Torke, Michael, TBA
18-Oct-03
David Alan Miller, conductor
*Nodaira, Ichiro, La Corde du Feu (Fire Strings)
21-Jan-04
Kent Nagano, conductor
David Tanenbaum, electric guitar
Sekiya, Naomi, Double Guitar Concerto
21-Jan-04
Kent Nagano, conductor
Duo Astor, guitars
Commissioned by Berkeley Symphony
Tanaka, Karen, Cello Concerto
16-Mar-04
Kent Nagano, conductor
Joan Jeanrenaud, cello
Commissioned by Berkeley Symphony
*Montsalvatge, Xavier, Sortilegis
15-Nov-03
Jose-Luis Novo, conductor
Carter, Elliott, Micomicòn
15-Jan-04
James Levine, conductor
Commissioned by Boston Symphony Orchestra
*Suk, Joseph, A Summer's Tale
12-Feb-04
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Musgrave, Thea, Turbulent Landscapes
1-Apr-04
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Commissioned by Boston Symphony Orchestra
*Nyman, Michael, Violin Concerto
22-Apr-04
Mario Venzago, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin
Smith, Greg, Mr. Smith's Bowl of Notes
10-Feb-04
Christopher Confessore, conductor
Gregory Smith, narrator
Commissioned by Brevard Symphony Orchestra in celebration of its 50th Anniversary Season - to be premiered at the orchestra's annual Fifth Grade Concerts.
Basler, Paul, TBA
20-Mar-04
Christopher Confessore, conductor
Commissioned by Brevard Symphony Orchestra in celebration of its 50th anniversary season.
Currier, Nathan, Gaian Variations: an oratorio on texts about the Gaia Hypothesis
25-Apr-04
Harold Rosenbaum, conductor
New York Virtuoso Singers
Soprano TBA
Marietta Simpson, mezzo
John Aler, tenor
Kevin Mayner, double bass
Emma Tahmizian, piano
Beavers, Kevin, TBA
16-May-04
Barry Jekowsky, conductor
Arioso (chorus)
Commissioned by California Symphony
Oliynyk, Yuriy, Concerto No. 3 for Bandura and Orchestra
25-Oct-03
Eugene Castillo, conductor
Oxana Herasymenko, bandura
Feliciano, Francisco, Five Songs of Rainer Maria Rilke for Baritone, Clarinet and String Orchestra
1-May-04
Eugene Castillo, conductor
Thomas Buckner, baritone
Mark Ethan Allen, clarinet
Commissioned by Thomas Buckner
Roter, Bruce Craig, With Courage and Compassion
26-Oct-03
David C. Bugli, conductor
Commissioned by Carson City Symphony in celebration of its 20th season
Walker, Gwyneth, Symphonic Dances
24-Apr-04
David C. Bugli, conductor
Commissioned by a gift from the composer in celebration of the orchestra's 20th season
Abril, Mario, Two Songs for Soprano and Orchestra
23-Oct-03
Robert Bernhardt, conductor
Diane Owens, soprano
Commissioned by Chattanooga Symphony & Opera
*Oxenvad, Aage, Suite for Strings
14-Sep-03
Dieter Kober, conductor
Chicago Chamber Orchestra
McIntyre, Paul, Resquiescat in Pace ("May they rest in Peace")
22-Sep-03
Edward Benyas, conductor
Commissioned by Southern Illinois University
Winstin, Robert Ian, September 11, 2001
6-Oct-03
Edward Benyas, conductor
Robert Allison, trumpet
Commissioned by Southern Illinois University
Kritz, Robert, Concerto for Saxophone
12-Oct-03
Edward Benyas, conductor
David Pituch, saxophone
*Hayes, William, Exodus Suite
10-Nov-03
Edward Benyas, conductor
McKenna, Edward, Irish Double Concerto
5-May-04
Dieter Kober, conductor
William Cernota, violoncello
Alan Rostoker, violoncello
Commissioned by Dieter Kober, Chicago Chamber Orchestra
Schifrin, Lalo, Fantasy for Screenplay and Orchestra
9-Oct-03
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Commissioned by The Mrs. Harold C. Smith Fund for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jones, Stephen, at the exactest point
8-Jan-04
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Commissioned by Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Thomas, Augusta Read, Tangle
18-Mar-04
David Robertson, conductor
Commissioned by Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Price, Joseph, TBA
10-Oct-03
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Hope Taft, narrator
Lowry, Douglas, Exordium Nobile
12-Sep-03
Paavo Järvi, conductor
Commissioned by Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Bach, J.S./Berio, Luciano, Contrapunctus XIX from The Art of Fugue
30-Jan-04
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Holland, Jonathan, TBA
30-Apr-04
Paavo Järvi, conductor
Commissioned by Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
*Gruber, HK, Dancing in the Dark
9-Oct-03
HK Gruber, conductor
Knussen, Oliver, Cleveland Pictures
8-Jan-04
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Commissioned by The Cleveland Orchestra
*Beethoven, Ludwig van (arranged by Uri Caine), Diabelli Variations, Op. 120
26-Feb-04
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Uri Caine, piano
Commissioned by The Cleveland Orchestra
Wallin, Rolf, TBA
4-Mar-04
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Botti, Susan, TBA
11-Mar-04
Wilson Hermanto, conductor
Sampson, David, Concerto for Oboe and Strings
6-Dec-03
Raymond Wojcik, conductor
Richard Foley, oboe
Columbus (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra
Fitz, Richard, Baroque Epigraph (Fuga in C moll)
5-Sep-03
Charles Wetherbee, conductor
Commissioned by Columbus Symphony Orchestra
Leshnoff, Jonathan, Distant Reflections
6-Sep-03
Charles Wetherbee, conductor
Charles Wetherbee, violin
Commissioned by Charles Wetherbee
Wolosoff, Bruce, Sinfonia
7-Sep-03
Charles Wetherbee, conductor
Commissioned by Charles Wetherbee/CSO
*Dubugnon, Richard, Les Arcanes Symphoniques
15-Jan-04
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
Paulus, Stephen, Concerto for Organ
1-Apr-04
Marc Albrecht, conductor
Bradley Hunter Welch, organ
Commissioned by Dallas Symphony Orchestra
*Iannacone, Anthony, Once Upon a Time: Crosscurrents Remembered
2-Nov-03
Kypros Markou, conductor
Coleman, Linda Robbins, Lunatics and Lovers
30-Mar-04
Thomas Anderson, conductor
Commissioned by DeKalb Symphony Orchestra
Walker, George, Sinfonia No. 3
16-Jan-04
Andrey Boreyko, conductor
*Schiff, David, Four Sisters
29-Jan-04
Christoph Poppen, conductor
Regina Carter, violin
Lokumbe, Hannibal, Dear Mrs. Parks
28-Feb-04
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Brazeal Dennard Chorale
Vocal soloists, TBA
Commissioned by Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Holland, Jonathan, TBA
11-Oct-03
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Commissioned by Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Daugherty, Michael, Raise the Roof
16-Oct-03
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Commissioned by Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Tamberg, Eino, Festive Music, op. 117
24-Oct-03
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Commissioned by Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra
Hofeldt, William, Angel of the Mountain
23-Nov-03
Dr. Gregg Porter, conductor
Commissioned by Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra
Stevens, John, Fanfare of Hope
23-Nov-03
Randal Swiggum, conductor
Commissioned by Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra
Sheffer, Jonathan, Filmusic #1
13-Nov-03
Jonathan Sheffer, conductor
*Dove, Jonathan, The Valkyrie
18-Mar-04
Jonathan Sheffer, conductor
Sanford Sylvan, baritone
Linda Pavelka, mezzo-soprano
Commissioned by Birmingham Touring Opera
Lang, David, Percussion Concerto
8-Apr-04
Jonathan Sheffer, conductor
Evelyn Glennie, percussion
Lense, Miriam, TBA
9-Nov-03
Michael R. Gagliardo, conductor
Commissioned by Etowah Youth Orchestras
Woodward, James, TBA
16-May-04
Michael R. Gagliardo, conductor
Commissioned by Etowah Youth Orchestras
Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Ott, David, TBA
28-Feb-04
Alfred Savia, conductor
Evansville Philharmonic Chorus
Commissioned by Richard & Rita Eykamp
Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra
Smith, Greg, Fanfare: Alloy #1
26-Sep-03
Wes Kenney, conductor
Commissioned by Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra
Mueller, Robert, Concertino for Oboe and Orchestra
24-Apr-04
John Jeter, conductor
Theresa Delaplain, oboe
Commissioned by Fort Smith Symphony
Buchanan, Gary Robert, Symphony No. 1, "The Age of Light"
13-Oct-03
Gary Robert Buchanan, conductor
Commissioned by Foundation Orchestra Association
Pertout, Andrian, Samaqllana (Farewell)
13-Oct-03
Gary Robert Buchanan, conductor
Socher, Barry, Variations on Beethoven's Opus 100
13-Mar-04
Theodore Kuchar, conductor
Commissioned by Fresno Philharmonic
Warren, George, California Chronicles
1-May-04
Theodore Kuchar, conductor
Commissioned by Fresno Philharmonic
Hailstork, Adolphus, Symphony No. 3
21-Nov-03
David Lockington, conductor
Commissioned by Grand Rapids Symphony
Montano, Damian, Concerto for Piccolo and Contrabassoon
1-Apr-04
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Cynthia Meyers, piccolo
Jeff Robinson, contrabassoon
Commissioned by Houston Symphony
Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra
Toscanini, Arturo (orch. Kevin McMahon), Toscanini Songs
26-Oct-03
Kevin R. McMahon, conductor
Larry Glenn, tenor
Commissioned by Larry Glenn
Fryxell, David, Angels We
6-Dec-03
Kevin R. McMahon, conductor
Commissioned by Illinois Valley Orchestral Association
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
*Mahler, Gustav (completed by Rudolf Barshai), Symphony No. 10
3-Oct-03
Rudolf Barshai, conductor
Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe, Rituals, for Percussion and Chamber Orchestra
6-Mar-04
Michael Stern, conductor
NEXUS percussion ensemble
Commissioned by IRIS Chamber Orchestra, NEXUS, Kathleen Holt & Stephen Lurie, the Pearl Corporation, and Adams Musical Instruments
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Richards, Paul, Symphony No. 1, "Premonitions"
19-Feb-04
Fabio Mechetti, conductor
Commissioned by Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Delius, Frederick, Two Negro Songs for Chorus and Orchestra
7-Mar-04
David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
Adams, Richard, Tandem Voices
19-Sep-03
Raymond Harvey, conductor
Silvia Roederer, piano
Lori Sims, piano
Commissioned by KSO, Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, and Western Michigan University Centennial Committee
Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra
Salerni, Paul, TBA
11-Oct-03
Donald Spieth, conductor
Commissioned by Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra
Jalbert, Pierre, TBA
15-May-04
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Commissioned by Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's "Sound Investment" program
Tan Dun, TBA
16-Oct-03
Commissioned by Los Angeles PhilharmonicAdams, John, The Dharma at Big Sur
24-Oct-03
Commissioned by Los Angeles Philharmonic with the Philharmonic Society of Orange County
Williams, John, Soundings
25-Oct-03
Esa-Pekka Salonen and John Williams, conductors
Commissioned by Los Angeles Philharmonic
*Francesconi, Luca, Cobalt, Scarlet: Two Colours of Dawn
20-Nov-03
Roberto Abbado, conductor
Stucky, Steven, Second Concerto for Orchestra
12-Mar-04
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Commissioned by Los Angeles Philharmonic
Lindberg, Magnus, TBA
21-May-04
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Commissioned by Los Angeles Philharmonic with the Koussevitzky Music Foundation
Lim, Liza, Ecstatic Architecture
28-May-04
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Commissioned by Los Angeles Philharmonic
Salonen, Esa-Pekka, Wing on Wing
5-Jun-04
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Catan, Daniel, Suite from "Florenica en el Amazonas"
18-Oct-03
John DeMain, conductor
Rorem, Ned, Concerto for Three Mallet Instruments
27-Mar-04
John DeMain, conductor
Evelyn Glennie, percussion
Commissioned by Madison Symphony Orchestra and EOS Orchestra
Puts, Kevin, TBA
4-May-04
Alasdair Neale, conductor
Commissioned by Magnum Opus Commissioning Project, funded by private patron Kathryn Gould and coordinated by Meet The Composer
Metropolis Youth Symphony
Winstin, Robert Ian, USA National Anthem (Re-harmonized and re-orchestrated)
December 2003
Robert Ian Winstin, conductor
Commissioned by ERMMedia with Metropolis Youth Symphony & Virginia Youth Symphony Orchestra
Winstin, Robert Ian, Goodbye, Brother
October 2003
Robert Ian Winstin, conductor
Metropolis Chorus
Commissioned by ERMMedia in partner with Metropolis Youth Symphony & Virginia Youth Symphony Orchestra
Golijov, Osvaldo, Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
16-Apr-04
Andreas Delfs, conductor
Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw, Symphony
2-Oct-03
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
Commissioned by Minnesota Orchestra and Minnesota Commissioning Club
Garrop, Stacy, TBA
13-Oct-03
Conductor TBA
Commissioned by Minnesota Orchestra
Corigliano, John, Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan
23-Oct-03
Robert Spano, conductor
Hila Plitmann, soprano
Commissioned by Minnesota Orchestra and Brooklyn Philharmonic
Banfield, William, Structures
11-Oct-03
Scott Speck, conductor
Andra Bohnet, flute
Tom Morley, violin
Jonathan Clarke, viola
Barbara Gabriel, cello
Commissioned by Mobile Symphony, Mobile Museum of Art, and American Composers Forum
**Holmès, Augusta, La nuit et l'amour
10-Feb-04
Jacques Lacombe, conductor
Commissioned by Symphony by the Sea
Estacio, John, TBA
2-Mar-04
Jacques Lacombe, conductor
Commissioned by Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Ellisor, Conni, The Bell Witch
17-Oct-03
Paul Gambill, conductor
Nashville Ballet
Kathy Chiavola, soprano
Scearce, J. Mark, With Signs Following
17-Oct-03
Paul Gambill, conductor
Nashville Ballet
Commissioned by Nashville Chamber Orchestra and Nashville Ballet
Balakrishnan, David, TBA
23-Apr-04
Paul Gambill, conductor
John Jorgenson, guitar
Sharon Isbin, guitar
Commissioned by Nashville Chamber Orchestra
Fleck, Bela and Meyer, Edgar, Concerto for Double Bass and Banjo
7-Nov-03
Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor
Bela Fleck, banjo
Edgar Meyer, double bass
Commissioned by The Nashville Symphony
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Bouliane, Denys, Snow is White, but Water is Black
28-Oct-03
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Commissioned by Canada's National Arts Centre
**Knussen, Oliver, Violin Concerto
6-May-04
Oliver Knussen, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
Adamo, Mark, Harp Concerto
20-Nov-03
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Dotian Levalier, NSO principal harp
Commissioned by National Symphony Orchestra
Jaffe, Stephen, Cello Concerto
8-Jan-04
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
David Hardy, NSO principal cello
Commissioned by National Symphony Orchestra, made possible by the John and June Hechinger Commissioning Fund for New Orchestral Works
*Rihm, Wolfgang, Reading the Scripts (Das Lesen der Schrift)
8-Apr-04
Kent Nagano, conductor
Thomas, Augusta Read, TBA
6-May-04
Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Commissioned by National Symphony Orchestra through a grant from Leonard and Elaine Silverstein in honor of Mstislav Rostropovich
Wallace, Stewart, Skvera, Electric Guitar Concerto
3-Jun-04
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Marc Ribot, electric guitar
Hagen, Daron, Halo, date TBA
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Commissioned by National Symphony Orchestra, made possible by the John and June Hechinger Commissioning Fund for New Orchestral Works
Sichel, John, TBA
date TBA
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Commissioned by National Symphony Orchestra, made possible by the John and June Hechinger Commissioning Fund for New Orchestral Works
Slatkin, Leonard, TBA, date TBA
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Commissioned by National Symphony Orchestra, made possible by the John and June Hechinger Commissioning Fund for New Orchestral Works
Stucky, Steven, TBA, date TBA
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Commissioned by National Symphony Orchestra, made possible by the John and June Hechinger Commissioning Fund for New Orchestral Works
Teie, David, TBA, date TBA
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Commissioned by National Symphony Orchestra, made possible by the John and June Hechinger Commissioning Fund for New Orchestral Works
White, Frances, Centre Bridge (dark river)
24-Oct-03
Jane Glover, conductor
Hartke, Stephen, Symphony No. 3
18-Sep-03
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Commissioned by New York Philharmonic
*Turnage, Mark-Anthony, A Quick Blast
2-Jan-04
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
*Dutilleux, Henri, Sur le même accord
22-Jan-04
Kurt Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Ruders, Poul, TBA
10-Jun-04
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Norman, Andrew, Peripheral Visions
7-Dec-03
Paul Haas, conductor
Commissioned by New York Youth Symphony
Gates, Steven, Among Joshua Trees
29-Feb-04
Paul Haas, conductor
Commissioned by New York Youth Symphony
Myers, Jeff, Four Movements
30-May-04
Paul Haas, conductor
Commissioned by New York Youth Symphony
Bates, Mason, Icarian Rhapsody
14-Nov-03
Michael Morgan, conductor
Marshall, Ingram, TBA
23-Jan-04
Michael Morgan, conductor
Commissioned by The Magnum Opus Project (privately funded by venture capitalist and violinist Kathryn Gould, and developed and administered by Meet The Composer)
Kerzner, Ann Lathan, Adagio from Diary of the Damned
20-Feb-04
Michael Morgan, conductor
De Ritis, Anthony, Devolution
19-Mar-04
Michael Morgan, conductor
Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky)
Commissioned by Oakland East Bay Symphony
Kernis, Aaron Jay, Sarabanda In Memoriam
26-Feb-04
Donald Runnicles, conductor
Commissioned by Minnesota Commissioning Club for the Orchestra of St. Luke's
Peel, John, Symphony
13-Mar-04
James DePreist, conductor
Kyr, Robert, Fanfare
date TBA
Conductor TBA
Commissioned by Oregon Symphony
Schiff, David, Fanfare
date TBA
Conductor TBA
Commissioned by Oregon Symphony
Walczyk, Kevin, Fanfare
date TBA
Conductor TBA
Commissioned by Oregon Symphony
Hahn, David, Concerto alla Barocco
15-Nov-03
Nicholas Palmer, conductor
Minneapolis Guitar Quartet
Commissioned by Minneapolis Guitar Quartet
Ahnell, Emil, Suite for Orchestra
24-Jan-04
Nicholas Palmer, conductor
Commissioned by Owensboro Symphony Orchestra
Cabell, Stephen, Fanfare for Owensboro
17-Apr-04
Nicholas Palmer, conductor
Commissioned by Owensboro Symphony Orchestra
*Ticheli, Frank, Fanfare
8-Oct-03
Carl St.Clair, conductor
Commissioned by Pacific Symphony
*Lieuwen, Peter, on laughter-silvered wings
29-Oct-03
Carl St.Clair, conductor
Commissioned by Pacific Symphony
Chen Yi, Cello Concerto
10-Mar-04
Carl St.Clair, conductor
Commissioned by Pacific Symphony
Zhou Long, Two Poems from T'ang
10-Mar-04
Carl St.Clair, conductor
Commissioned by Pacific Symphony
*Zupko, Mischa, TBA
12-May-04
Commissioned by Pacific Symphony
Levinson, Gerald, TBA
18-Sep-03
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Commissioned by The Philadelphia Orchestra
*Knussen, Oliver, Symphony in One Movement, Op. 5
6-Nov-03
Oliver Knussen, conductor
Rorem, Ned, Flute Concerto
4-Dec-03
Roberto Abbado, conductor
Jeffrey Khaner, flute
Commissioned by The Philadelphia Orchestra
*Henze, Hans Werner, Symphony No. 10
22-Jan-04
Simon Rattle, conductor
Curiale, Joseph, Valley of the Sun, 25-Jan-04
Hermann Michael, conductor
Native Spirit Productions, Primavera Folklorico Dance Company, Phoenix Guild Youth Orchestra, Phoenix Children's Chorus
Commissioned by Phoenix Symphony and its collaborating partners through the American Composers Forum's "Continental Harmony" project
DeMars, James, Violin Concerto, 15-Apr-04
Robert Moody, conductor
Borivoj Martinic-Jercic, violin
Commissioned by Phoenix Symphony
Balada, Leonardo, Symphony No. 5, "American"
31-Oct-03
Hans Graf, conductor
Commissioned by Pittsburgh Symphony
Sierra, Roberto, Concerto for Violin and Viola
7-Nov-03
David Zinman, conductor
Andrés Cárdenes, violin
Roberto Diaz, viola
Commissioned by Pittsburgh Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestra
Daugherty, Michael, Time Machine for Three Conductors and Orchestra
28-Nov-03
Mariss Jansons, Edward Cumming, Lucas Richman, conductors
Commissioned by Pittsburgh Symphony
Stock, David, Cello Concerto
7-May-04
James Conlon, conductor
Truls Mørk, cello
Commissioned by Pittsburgh Symphony
Liszt, Franz, What is the German Fatherland?
25-Oct-03
Hector Guzman, conductor
Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra
Adamopoulos, Athena, Theme and Dance of the Regiment
4-Oct-03
Steven Karidoyanes, conductor
Myron, Tom, Katahdin
20-Sep-03
Toshiyuki Shimada, conductor
Commissioned by Portland Symphony Orchestra
Smith, Kile, TBA
8-Nov-03
Rosalind Erwin, conductor
Latin Fiesta
Commissioned by Pottstown Symphony Orchestra
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
Stephenson, James, TBA
30-Nov-03
Isaiah Jackson, conductor
Jeffrey Work, trumpet
Commissioned by Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
Schwantner, Joseph, New Morning for the World: Daybreak of Freedom (chamber orchestra version)
25-Jan-04
Isaiah Jackson, conductor
Peter Gomes, narrator
Commissioned by Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
Ueno, Ken, TBA
16-May-04
Isaiah Jackson, conductor
Commissioned by Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
Harnetty, Brian, Now We Are Entangled
1-Nov-03
Timothy Russell, conductor
Commissioned by ProMusica Chamber Orchestra and the Greater Columbus Arts Council
Noon, David, Happy Birthday ProMusica
10-Jan-04
Timothy Russell, conductor
Commissioned by ProMusica Chamber Orchestra
Schickele, Peter, Clarinet Concerto
10-Jan-04
Timothy Russell, conductor
Robert Spring, clarinet
Commissioned by ProMusica Chamber Orchestra
Daugherty, Michael, TBA
3-Apr-04
Timothy Russell, conductor
Commissioned by ProMusica Chamber Orchestra
Ruo, Huang, Omnipresence
28-Mar-04
Arthur Fagen, conductor
Cho-Liang Lin, violin
Commissioned by Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust and The Greenwall Foundation
Cumming, Richard, Jubilato: In Memoriam John Browning
15-Nov-03
Larry Rachleff, conductor
Commissioned by Rhode Island Philharmonic
Kolb, Barbara, Web Spinner
28-Feb-04
Larry Rachleff, conductor
Commissioned by Rhode Island Philharmonic
Sirotta, Michael, Meditation on a Tragedy (9/11)
19-Oct-03
Alan Aurelia, conductor
Guy Klucsevick, accordion
Joseph Lopolsky, trumpet
Commissioned by Richmond County Orchestra
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
*Prokofiev, Sergei (arr. Joseph Swensen), Five Pieces
21-Nov-03
Joseph Swensen, conductor
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Sierra, Roberto, Sinfonía No. 1
13-Feb-04
Andreas Delfs, conductor
Commissioned by Ruth and John Huss
Schoenfield, Paul, Cello Concerto
26-Mar-04
Andreas Delfs, conductor
Peter Howard, SPCO principal cello
Commissioned by Paul and Rhoda Redleaf in honor of Peter Howard, who is retiring after his 29th season with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
Khalife, Marcel, TBA
11-Sep-03
Benjamin Simon, conductor
KITKA (vocal ensemble)
Zhang Xiao Feng, erhu
Hai Pu, percussion
Omayma Al Khalil, vocalist
Commissioned by San Francisco World Music Festival
Matthews, Colin, TBA
2-Oct-03
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Commissioned by San Francisco Symphony
*Hillborg, Anders, Exquisite Corpse
30-Oct-03
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Horacio Gutierrez
Debussy, Claude (orch. Holloway), En blanc et noir
11-Mar-04
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Commissioned by San Francisco Symphony
Povse, Thomas, Serenade à Magyar
2-Nov-03
Barbara Day Turner, conductor
Berenholtz, Jim, The Psalms of Ra (Psalm 104 and Blue Star)
29-Feb-04
Barbara Day Turner, conductor
Viviana Guzman, flute
Reese, Mona Lyn, Little Pieces of My Heart
28-Mar-04
Barbara Day Turner, conductor
Commissioned by San Jose Chamber Orchestra
Bacalov, Luis, Triple Concerto
14-Feb-04
Gisèle Ben-Dor, conductor
Luis Bacalov, piano
Nestor Marconi, bandoneon
Soprano TBA
Kellogg, Daniel, Jasper and Carnelian
1-May-04
Gisèle Ben-Dor, conductor
*Piazzolla, Astor, Tres Movimientos Sinfonicos, Buenos Aires
14-Feb-04
Gisèle Ben-Dor, conductor
Luis Bacalov, piano
Nestor Marconi, bandoneon
Soprano TBA
Bunch, Kenji, TBA
17-Apr-04
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Commissioned by The Magnum Opus project through Meet The Composer
Santa Rosa Symphony Young People's Chamber Orchestra
Goss, Thomas, TBA
November 2003
none, conductor
Commissioned by Santa Rosa Symphony Young People's Chamber Orchestra
Goss, Thomas, TBA
March 2004
none, conductor
Commissioned by Santa Rosa Symphony Young People's Chamber Orchestra
Santa Ynez Valley Orchestra
Bowman, Chris A., Psalm 150
13-Dec-03
Chris A. Bowman, conductor
Santa Ynez Valley Chorale
Commissioned by Santa Ynez Valley Chorale
Jones, Samuel, Overture for Organ and Orchestra
18-Sep-03
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Joseph Adam, organ
Commissioned by Centennial Commission: Jeff Sanderson and Mich Mathews
Brewbaker, Daniel, TBA
2-Oct-03
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Commissioned by Centennial Commission: Ron and Carolyn Woodard
Sheng, Bright, TBA
5-Feb-04
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Jane Eaglen, soprano
Commissioned by Centennial Commission: Jeff Sanderson and Mich Mathews
Chen Yi, Symphony No. 3, My Musical Journey to America
18-Mar-04
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Commissioned by Centennial Commission: Wah and May Lui
Stock, David, Symphony No. 4
29-Apr-04
Asher Fisch, conductor
Commissioned by Centennial Commission: Jeff Sanderson and Mich Mathews
Harbison, John, TBA
17-Jun-04
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Commissioned by Centennial Commission: Richard and Connie Albrecht
Hundemer, Thomas, TBA
25-Oct-03
Tonu Kalam, conductor
Neil Johnson, photographer
Thelma Jackson, storyteller
Commissioned by Shreveport Symphony Orchestra in honor of the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase, funded in part by the Louisiana Department of Tourism
Adamopoulos, Athena, TBA
15-Nov-03
Jonathan McPhee, conductor
Commissioned by Symphony by the Sea
McPhee, Jonathan, TBA
6-Mar-04
Jonathan McPhee, conductor
Commissioned by Symphony by the Sea
Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra
Erickson, Kim, Dark Is The Raven's Wing
14-Nov-03
Geoffrey Moull, conductor
Kim Erickson, mezzo-soprano
Commissioned by Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra
Erickson, Kim, Come With Me To Lunenburg
14-Nov-03
Geoffrey Moull, conductor
Kim Erickson, mezzo-soprano
Commissioned by Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra
Buhr, Glenn, Violin Concerto (revised version)
15-Jan-04
Geoffrey Moull, conductor
Stephen Sitarski, violin
Commissioned by Stephen Sitarski
Carastathis, Aris, Partly True, Mostly Fiction
25-Feb-04
Geoffrey Moull, conductor
Commissioned by Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra
Marquez, Arturo, TBA
25-Sep-03
George Hanson, conductor
Commissioned by The Dietrich Foundation
McGlaughlin, William, TBA
23-Oct-03
William McGlaughlin, conductor
Commissioned by Howard and Marilyn Steele
Polk, Sarah Maggie, Convo
6-Nov-03
George Hanson, conductor
Commissioned by Tucson Symphony Women's Association
Asia, Daniel, TBA
4-Dec-03
George Hanson, conductor
Commissioned by Mary Goodman
Coleman, Dan, Fanfare
8-Jan-04
George Hanson, conductor
Commissioned by Mr. and Mrs. George A. Masek
Paulus, Stephen, TBA
5-Feb-04
George Hanson, conductor
Commissioned by Patricia O. and Reidar Bjorhovde
LaFave, Kenneth, Urania: Muse of Astronomy
19-Feb-04
George Hanson, conductor
Commissioned by Gini and Gary Gethmann
Abels, Michael, TBA
4-Mar-04
George Hanson, conductor
Commissioned by Edward and Barbara Farmilant
University of Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra
Fuchs, Kenneth, An American Place
2-Oct-03
Duilio Dobrin, conductor
Elias, Gerald, Concerto Grosso
15-Jan-04
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Commissioned by Utah Symphony
Harding, Tayloe, Sacraments from Faith: Concerto for Woodwind Quintet and Orchestra
2-Nov-03
James Plondke, conductor
Elizabeth Goode, flute
Susan Eischeid, oboe
Jeffrey Olson, clarinet
C. Scott Pool, bassoon
Kristen Johns, horn
Commissioned by Valdosta Symphony Orchestra through consortium of VSO Patrons and Friends
Peters, Troy, TBA
24-Sep-03
Jaime Laredo, conductor
Commissioned by Vermont Symphony Orchestra
Virginia Youth Symphony Orchestra
Winstin, Robert Ian, Goodbye, Brother
October 2003
Robert Ian Winstin, conductor
Tidewater Chorus
Commissioned by ERMMedia with Metropolis Youth Symphony & Virginia Youth Symphony Orchestra
Winstin, Robert Ian, USA National Anthem (Re-harmonized and re-orchestrated)
December 2003
Robert Ian Winstin, conductor
Commissioned by ERMMedia with Metropolis Youth Symphony & Virginia Youth Symphony Orchestra
Winstin, Robert Ian, Olympic Music
June 2004
Robert Ian Winstin, conductor
Commissioned by Olympic Committee, Virginia Youth Symphony Orchestra
Rothman, Philip, TBA
3-Oct-03
Jason Weinberger, conductor
Commissioned by Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Williams, David, Lost Tales/Imaginary Dances, for orchestra
14-Nov-03
Grant Cooper, conductor
DiDomenica, Robert, Piano Concerto No.2
22-May-04
Paul Lustig Dunkel, conductor
Jon Sakata, piano