Each summer, SYMPHONY compiles a list of world, U.S., and Canadian premieres scheduled for the upcoming season.
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 2007-08 season, as compiled from the annual SYMPHONY survey, listed by orchestra.
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Akron Symphony Orchestra
Sung, Stella
Rockwell Reflections
11/17/2007
Christopher Wilkins, conductor
Co-commissioned by Akron Symphony Orchestra and Orlando Philharmonic, in collaboration with the Akron Art Museum and the Orlando Museum of Art
Albany Symphony Orchestra
Chang, Dorothy,
Along the River of Stars
5/17/2008
David Alan Miller, conductor
Commissioned by Albany Symphony Orchestra
Child, Peter, TBA
1/26/2008
David Alan Miller, conductor
Commissioned by Albany Symphony Orchestra
Dankner, Stephen, Out of Endless Yearnings (A Klezmer Fantasy for Cello and Orchestra) 12/13/2007
David Alan Miller, conductor
Matt Haimovitz, cello
Commissioned by Albany Symphony Orchestra
McClellan, Robinson,
New work on old Irish themes for bagpipes and orchestra
9/27/2007
David Alan Miller, conductor
David Powers, uilleann pipes
Commissioned by Albany Symphony Orchestra
Rolnick, Neil, Love Songs
2/14/2008
David Alan Miller, conductor
Theo Bleckmann, vocalist
Todd Reynolds, violin
Commissioned by Albany Symphony Orchestra
Ruo, Huang, Concerto for Sheng
3/14/2008
David Alan Miller, conductor
Wu Wei, sheng
Commissioned by Albany Symphony Orchestra
Yarnell, Carolyn, Yosemite and the Range of Light
Yosemite and the Range of Light
11/16/2007
Michael Morgan, conductor
Commissioned by Albany Symphony Orchestra
American Composers Orchestra
Caine, Uri, TBA
2/8/2008
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
Uri Caine, piano
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra
Coleman, Steve, The Illusion of the Body
10/19/2007
Steven Sloane, conductor
Steve Coleman, saxophone
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra
Ho, Fred, When the Real Dragons Fly!
2/8/2007
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
Fred Ho, saxophone
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra
Ibarra, Susie, Pintados Dream (The Painted's Dream)
10/19/2007
Steven Sloane, conductor
Makoto Fujimura (visual projections)
Susie Ibarra, percussion
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra
Johnson, Scott, Stalking Horse
10/19/2007
Steven Sloane, conductor
Scott Johnson, electric guitar
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra
Tenzer, Michael, Resolution/Tabuh Gari
2/8/2008
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra
Thomson, Ken,TBA
10/19/2007
Steven Sloane, conductor
gutbucket
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra
American Symphony Orchestra
Hiller, Ferdinand, *The Destruction of Jerusalem, Op. 24
3/16/2008
Leon Botstein, conductor
Lourié, Arthur, *Chant funèbre sur la mort d’un poète
1/25/2008
Leon Botstein, conductor
Malipiero, Gian Francesco,*Pause del Silenzio I
4/18/2008
Leon Botstein, conductor
Panufnik, Andrzej, *Symphony No. 5, "Symphony of the Spheres"
6/1/2008
Leon Botstein, conductor
Pizzetti, Ildebrando, *Three Preludes to Sophocles' Oedipus
4/18/2008
Leon Botstein, conductor
Rued, Langgaard, *Music of the Spheres
6/1/2008
Leon Botstein, conductor
Shcherbakov, Vladimir, *Symphony No. 2, "Blokovskaya"
1/25/2008
Leon Botstein, conductor
Smyth, Ethel, *The Wreckers
9/30/2007
Leon Botstein, conductor
Concert Chorale of New York
Kate Aldrich and Deborah Dornanski, mezzo-sopranos
Ellie Dehn, soprano
Louis Otey, baritone
Richard Cox, tenor
Strauss, Sr., Johann, *The Four Temperaments Waltz, Op. 59
11/18/2007
Leon Botstein, conductor
Anchorage Symphony Orchestra
Brubeck, Chris, Verite Concerto
10/27/2007
Randall Craig Fleischer, conductor
Nicolas Kendall, violin
Commissioned by Musica Nova (ASO's Commissioning Club)
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
Kelly, Elizabeth, Stop, Drop, and Listen
3/9/2008
Arie Lipsky, conductor
Co-commissioned by Ray and Eleanor Cross Foundation and Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
Kirshner, Andy, Sweet Music in Harlem
1/27/2008
Arie Lipsky, conductor
Emery Stephens, narrator
Commissioned by Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
Myers, Jeff, Liberation
4/19/2008
Arie Lipsky, conductor
Commissioned by Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
Bancks, Jacob, TBA
5/2/2008
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Finalist in the Annapolis Charter 300 Young Composers competition, made possible with a creative grant from the City of Annapolis through the Art in Public Places Commission
Kuster, Kristin, TBA
3/21/2008
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Finalist in the Annapolis Charter 300 Young Composers competition, made possible with a creative grant from the City of Annapolis through the Art in Public Places Commission
Prangcharoen, Narong, TBA
2/15/2008
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Finalist in the Annapolis Charter 300 Young Composers competition, made possible with a creative grant from the City of Annapolis through the Art in Public Places Commission
Visconti, Daniel, TBA
11/9/2007
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Finalist in The Annapolis Charter 300 Young Composers competition, made possible with a creative grant from the City of Annapolis through the Art in Public Places Commission
Aspen Music Festival and School
Harbison, John, "The Great Gatsby": Dance Suite
6/22/2008
David Zinman, conductor
Aspen Festival Orchestra
Commissioned by Aspen Music Festival and School
Thomas, Augusta Read, TBA
8/1/2008
Sydney Hodkinson, conductor
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
Baltimore Chamber Orchestra
Burge, John, *Veena Concerto
4/2/2008
Markand Thakar, conductor
Lakshmi Ranganathan, veena
Grové, Stefans, *Three Meditations for Chamber Orchestra
10/16/2007
Markand Thakar, conductor
Leshnoff, Jonathan, *Requiem for the Fallen
2/13/2008
Markand Thakar, conductor
Handel Choir of Baltimore
Commissioned by Handel Choir of Baltimore
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Mackey, Steve, *Time Release
2/7/2008
Marin Alsop, conductor
Colin Currie, percussion
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra
Hosokawa, Toshio, *Lotus Under the Moonlight
1/31/2008
Kent Nagano, conductor
Momo Kodama, piano
Commissioned by NDR Sinfonieorchester
Hosokawa, Toshio, *Piano Concerto
1/31/2008
Kent Nagano, conductor
Momo Kodama, piano
Sierra, Roberto, *Boriken
3/13/2008
Guillermo Figueroa, conductor
Commissioned by Casals Music Festival
Boise Philharmonic
Cockey, James, An Idaho Symphony
4/11/2008
James E. Ogle, conductor
Commissioned by Paul C. Collins, MD, in honor of Jim Ogle's 20 years as BPA music director
Boston Classical Orchestra
Lee, Thomas Oboe, “Mozartiana,”Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
9/28/2007
Steven Lipsitt, conductor
Robert Levin, piano
Commissioned by Drs. Laurence and Deborah Chud and Boston Classical Orchestra
Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Bielawa, Lisa, Double Violin Concerto
3/29/2008
Gil Rose, conductor
Colin Jacobsen, violin
Carla Kihlstedt, violin
Commissioned by Boston Modern Orchestra Project with major support from James Barnett and Carolyn Haynes, and James R. and Frederica Rosenfield
Boykan, Martin, Violin Concerto
1/25/2008
Gil Rose, conductor
Violinist TBA
Colgrass, Michael, Side by Side
11/2/2007
Gil Rose, conductor
Joanne Kong, piano and harpsichord
Co-commissioned by Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Esprit Orchestra, and Richmond Symphony
Hurst, Derek, TBA
3/29/2008
Gil Rose, conductor
The Firebird Ensemble
Commissioned by Boston Modern Orchestra Project and the Fromm Foundation
Rakowski, David, Piano Concerto
11/2/2007
Gil Rose, conductor
Marilyn Nonken, piano
Co-commissioned by Boston Modern Orchestra Project, the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress, and the Koussevitzky Music Foundation Sims, Ezra, Concert Piece for Two Clarinets and Orchestra
1/25/2008
Gil Rose, conductor
Clarinetists TBA
Commissioned by Boston Modern Orchestra Project with the support of an anonymous donor
Ueno, Ken, Concerto for Throat Singer and Orchestra
3/29/2008
Gil Rose, conductor
Ken Ueno, throat singer
Commissioned by Boston Modern Orchestra Project with major support from the Jebediah Foundation: New Music Commissions
Boston Philharmonic
Korde, Shirish, *Svara-Yantra
10/20/2007
Benjamin Zander, conductor
Joanna Kurkowicz, violin
Samir Chatterjee, tabla
Commissioned by Concertmaster Joanna Kurkowicz and the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Bolcom, William, Symphony No. 8
2/28/2008
James Levine, conductor
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Thomas Quasthoff, baritone
Commissioned by Boston Symphony Orchestra 125th Anniversary Commission
Carter, Elliott, Horn Concerto
11/15/2007
James Levine, conductor
James Sommerville, horn
Commissioned by Boston Symphony Orchestra
Dean, Brett, *The Lost Art of Letter Writing
11/1/2007
Markus Stenz, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Dutilleux, Henri, *Le temps l'horloge
11/29/2007
James Levine, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
Commissioned by Boston Symphony Orchestra 125th Anniversary Co-commission
Harbison, John, Symphony No. 5
4/17/2008
James Levine, conductor
Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano
Nathan Gunn, baritone
Commissioned by Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras
Beaser, Robert, TBA
6/15/2008
Federico Cortese, conductor
Commissioned by Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras in honor of its 50th anniversary season
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
Gonzalez, Luis Jorge, Wondrous City
11/3/2007
Michael Butterman, conductor
Commissioned by Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
Mussorgsky, Modest (arranged by Michael Allen), Pictures at an Exhibition
10/13/2007
Michael Butterman, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Larsen, Libby, Fanfare: Sizzle
9/19/2007
Robert Franz, conductor
Commissioned by The Women's Philharmonic
California Symphony Orchestra
Young American Composer-in-Residence TBA, TBA
5/4/2008
Barry Jekowsky, conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Muhly, Nico, Step Team
11/5/2007
Cliff Colnot, conductor
MusicNOW Ensemble
Co-commissioned by Chicago Symphony Orchestra for MusicNOW
Pintscher, Matthias, Osiris
2/21/2008
Pierre Boulez, conductor
Commissioned by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, and London Symphony Orchestra
Turnage, Mark-Anthony, Chicago Remains
10/25/2007
Bernard Haitink, conductor
Commissioned by Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Johnson, Robert O., prairyerth
5/2/2008
Paavo Järvi, conductor
Penderecki, Krzysztof, Piano Concerto, "Resurrection" (2007 revision)
12/7/2007
Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano
Widmann, Jorg, *TBA
3/7/2008
Paavo Järvi, conductor
Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis
Franklin, Cary John, Fantasy Concerto for Organ
5/11/2008
Cary John Franklin, conductor
Diana Lee Lucker, organ
Commissioned by Wayzata Community Church
Tate, Jerod Impichchaachaaha', Serenade for Nitoshi -- concerto for guitar and orchestra
10/27/2007
Cary John Franklin, conductor
Jason Vieaux, guitar
Commissioned by The Joyce Foundation
Cleveland Orchestra
Adès, Thomas, *Powder Her Face: Suite
1/17/2008
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Co-commissioned by Cleveland Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, and the Aldeburgh Festival
Eötvös, Peter, *CAP-KO (Concerto for Acoustical Piano, Keyboard, and Orchestra)
4/24/2008
Peter Eötvös, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Pintscher, Matthias, *Five Orchestral Pieces
9/20/2007
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Staud, Johannes Maria, *Apeiron
2/28/2008
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
Cobb Symphony Orchestra
Cobb Symphony Orchestra, Wang, Jing
Concerto for Erhu and Orchestra, 11/10/2007
Michael Alexander, conductor
Jing Wang, erhu
Conway Symphony Orchestra
Stanton, Zack, Centennial Overture
9/23/2007
Israel Getzov, conductor
Fujian (China) Chamber Orchestra
Commissioned by University of Central Arkansas
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Latta , Chad, Contentions for Orchestra
2/26/2008
Neal Gittleman, conductor
Commissioned by Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Winteregg, Steven, Resolution
10/11/2007
Neal Gittleman, conductor
Commissioned by Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Garrop, Stacy, TBA
5/30/2008
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Commissioned by Detroit Symphony Orchestra for winner of the first annual Elaine Lebenbom Memorial Award for Female Composers
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Gilliland, Allan, Dreaming of the Masters II
2/22/2008
William Eddins, conductor
William Eddins, piano
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Empire State Youth Orchestra
Adler, Samuel, A Bridge to Understanding
3/8/2008
Helen Cha-Pyo, conductor
Commissioned by Empire State Youth Orchestra, with support from New York State Music Fund
Cunliffe, Bill, O.C. for Big Band
3/8/2008
Paul Evoskevich, conductor
Empire State Youth Jazz Ensemble
Commissioned by Empire State Youth Orchestra, with support from New York State Music Fund
Forte, Aldo, Diverse Dances for Wind Band
3/8/2008
Dr. Robert Hansbrough, conductor
Empire State Wind Orchestra
Commissioned by Empire State Youth Orchestra, with support from New York State Music Fund
Glassock, Lynn, Twisted Proverbs
3/8/2008
Richard Albagli and Mark Foster, conductors
Empire State Youth Percussion Ensemble
Commissioned by Empire State Youth Orchestra, with support from New York State Music Fund
Macaulay, Janice, Shifting Gears
3/8/2008
Conductor TBA
Empire State String Ensemble
Commissioned by Empire State Youth Orchestra, with support from New York State Music Fund
Rosauro, Ney, Mother Earth, Father Sky
3/8/2008
Richard Albagli, John Antonio, Andrew Janack, conductors
Empire State Repertory Percussion Ensemble
Empire State Junior Percussion Ensemble
Commissioned by Empire State Youth Orchestra, with support from New York State Music Fund
Vinci, Mark, Release the Sunshine
3/8/2008
Matthew Cremisio, conductor
Empire State Youth Jazz Ensemble 2
Commissioned by Empire State Youth Orchestra, with support from New York State Music Fund
Wilson, Dana, Water, Water
3/8/2008
David Beck, conductor
Empire State Repertory Orchestra
Commissioned by Empire State Youth Orchestra, with support from New York State Music Fund
Flexible Orchestra
Fox, Jim, The Surgeon's Photograph
10/12/2007
Tara Simoncic, conductor
Commissioned by Flexible Orchestra
Goode, Daniel, Annbling 2
10/12/2007
Tara Simoncic, conductor
Gamelan Son of Lion
Hellermann, William, Economies of Scale
10/12/2007
Tara Simoncic, conductor
Commissioned by Flexible Orchestra
Florida Orchestra
Rogers, David, Somatropia
3/7/2008
Stefan Sanderling, conductor
James Wilson, horn
Commissioned by James Wilson
Fort Wayne Philharmonic
Estacio, John, *Spring's Promise
3/8/2008
Bradley Thachuk, conductor
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Golijov, Osvaldo, TBA
1/26/2008
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Alban Gerhardt, cello
Commissioned by Mr. and Mrs. Sid. R. Bass
Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra
Laws, Maury, Twas The Night Before Christmas
11/29/2007
Brian Groner, conductor
Karen Laws, narrator
Commissioned by Fox Valley Symphony
O'Connor, Mark, Symphony No. 1, Variations on “ Appalachia Waltz”
2/2/2008
Brian Groner, conductor
Commissioned by Fox Valley Symphony
Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra
Alexander, Eric, Toy Soldiers
5/4/2008
Tom Gibson, conductor
Christopher Martin, trumpet
Tom Gibson, trombone
Commissioned by Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra
Mitchell, Jennifer, Atlanta Impression,
5/4/2008
Tom Gibson, conductor
Commissioned by Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra
Obermeyer, Michael, Desert Night
5/4/2008
John Lawless, conductor
Commissioned by Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra
Woodward, James, A Little Southern Hospitality
5/4/2008
Michael Alexander, conductor
Commissioned by Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra
Grand Rapids Symphony
Hedges, John B., Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra
1/3/2008
David Lockington, conductor
Joseph Conyers, double bass
Commissioned by Grand Rapids Symphony
Greenville Symphony Orchestra
Kilstofte, Mark, Fanfare
9/23/2007
Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
Commissioned by Greenville Symphony Orchestra
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Fuchs, Kenneth, *Canticle to the Sun (Concerto for Horn and Orchestra)
4/29/2008
Edward Cumming, conductor
Timothy Jones, horn
Holland Symphony
Spratlan, Lewis, Concerto for Saxophone
11/17/2007
Johannes Müller-Stosch, conductor
Ryan Janus, soprano and tenor saxophones
Co-commissioned by Ryan Janus and a consortium of 28 other saxophonists
Holyoke Civic Symphony
Kidwell, David, Three Spirituals for Orchestra
3/9/2008
David Kidwell, conductor
Commissioned by Holyoke Civic Symphony
Noble, Jr., Clifton J., Fanfare for David
12/8/2007
David Kidwell, conductor
Walker, Gwyneth, Muse of Amherst
5/4/2008
David Kidwell, conductor
Houston Symphony
McTee, Cindy, Trombone Concerto
1/10/2008
Hans Graf, conductor
Allen Barnhill, trombone
Commissioned by Houston Symphony
Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
Weiss, Christopher, Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
9/15/2007
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Evelyn Loehrlein, flute
Commissioned by Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra
McKenna, Reverend Edward J., The Magic Cup Suite
3/9/2008
Kevin R. McMahon, conductor
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Ballard, Louis W. (completed by Brent Michael Davids), Indiana Concerto for Piano and Orchestra 1/25/2008
Mario Venzago, conductor
Emanuelle Arciuli, pian
Commissioned by Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Jackson Symphony Orchestra
Kurek, Michael, TBA
1/19/2008
Jordan Tang, conductor
Commissioned by Jackson Symphony
Rosauro, Ney, *Serenata for Vibraphone, Marimba, and Strings
11/10/2007
Jordan Tang, conductor
Ney Rosauro, vibraphone/marimba
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Weiss, Christopher, Voice of the Unknown Soldier
1/10/2008
Fabio Mechetti, conductor
Commissioned by Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra as part of Fresh Ink project
Julliard Orchestra
Schnittke, Alfred (reconstruction and finale by Alexander Raskatov),
*Symphony No. 9, 11/7/2007
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
Richman, Lucas, Salutation No. 5
5/4/2008
Lucas Richman, conductor
Commissioned by highest bidder at Knoxville Symphony League Ball
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Miller, Bill/Wilkinson, Kristin/Yudkin, Joshua, The Last Stand
4/25/2008
Amy Mills, conductor
Bill Miller, voice/Native American flute
Commissioned by La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
Chesky, David, Concerto for Guitar
10/10/2007
Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor
Angel Romero, guitar
Koehne, Graeme, *Elevator Music
1/11/2008
Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor
Siegel, Corky, Harmonica Concerto (rev. version)
1/11/2008
Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor
Corky Siegel, harmonica
LaPorte County Symphony Orchestra
Linden, Carl, Indiana Suite
11/17/2007
Philip Bauman, conductor
Lehigh University Philharmonic Orchestra
Sakamoto, Tae Monologue
10/19/2007
Eugene Albulescu, conductor
Commissioned by Lehigh University Philharmonic Orchestra
Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra
White, Tyler Goodrich, A Brand-New Summer
3/11/2007
Tyler Goodrich White, conductor
Commissioned by Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Brahms, Johannes (arr. Joseph Swensen), *Sinfonia in B (arranged from the Piano Trio, Op. 8), 12/8/2007
Joseph Swensen, conductor
Puts, Kevin, Piano Concerto
5/17/2008
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Commissioned by Sound Investment, commissioning club of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Andriessen, Louis, The City of Dis
11/18/2007
Grant Gershon, conductor
Commissioned by Los Angeles Master Chorale
Gordon, Ricky Ian, The Grapes of Wrath: Concert Suite
5/18/2008
Grant Gershon, conductor
Commissioned by Los Angeles Master Chorale
O, David, L. A. Is the World
2/10/2008
Grant Gershon, conductor
Sergio “Checo” Alonso, Mexican folk harp
Commissioned by Los Angeles Master Chorale
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Adès, Thomas, *TBA (in collaboration with Tal Rosner, video artist)
5/27/2008
Thomas Adès, conductor
Co-commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group and the Royal Festival Hall
Frank, Gabriela Lena, TBA for soprano, percussion, and two pianos
3/25/2008
Joana Carneiro, conductor
red fish blue fish
Commissioned by Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group
Gordon, Michael, TBA (in collaboration with Bill Morrison, filmmaker)
1/12/2008
David Robertson, conductor
Commissioned by Los Angeles Philharmonic
Knussen, Oliver, Cello Concerto
5/23/2008
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Anssi Karttunen, cello
Commissioned by Los Angeles Philharmonic
Meltzer, Harold, Piano Concerto for Chamber Ensemble and Piano
3/25/2008
Joana Carneiro, conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group
Ursula Oppens, piano
Co-commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group and Ursula Oppens
Stravinsky, Igor (arr. Steven Stucky), Les Noces
5/29/2008
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Stucky, Steven, Radical Light for orchestra
10/18/2007
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Commissioned by Los Angeles Philharmonic
Madison Symphony Orchestra
Hoffman, Joel, Concerto for Cello and Oud
3/7/2008
John DeMain, conductor
Madison Symphony Chorus
Uri Vardi, cello
Taiseer Elias, oud
Commissioned by Madison Symphony Orchestra
Minnesota Orchestra
Bradshaw, Daniel, Chaconne
10/26/2007
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Adam Kuenzel, flute
Lorenz, Ricardo, in collaboration with Jorge Gomez, Rumba Sinfónica
11/16/2007
Sarah Hatsuko Hicks, conductor
Tiempo Libre
Co-commissioned by
McKinley, Elliot Miles, Four Movements for Grand Orchestra: A "Pocket" Symphony
10/26/2007
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw, Fantasie for Flute and Orchestra, “Il piffero della notte”
10/18/2007
Stansilaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
Adam Kuenzel, flute
Wilcox, Stephen, Cho-Han
10/26/2007
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Xi, Wang, Above Light -- a Conversation with Toru Takemitsu
10/26/2007
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Zhou, Tian, TBA
10/23/2007
Sarah Hatsuko Hicks, conductor
Minnesota Youth Symphonies
Hanson, Shelley, TBA
2/24/2008
Claudette Laureano, conductor
Commissioned by Minnesota Youth Symphonies
Niedermaier, Edward, TBA
2/24/2008
Jim Bartsch, conductor
Commissioned by Minnesota Youth Symphonies
Paulus, Stephen, TBA
5/4/2008
Manny Laureano, conductor
Commissioned by Minnesota Youth Symphonies
Modesto Symphony Orchestra
Frank, Gabriela Lena, TBA
5/9/2008
David Alan Miller, conductor
Modesto Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Co-commissioned by Modesto Symphony Orchestra Association and the American Composers Forum with support from the Irvine Foundation
Monocacy Chamber Orchestra
Salerni, Paul, Monocacy Tarentella
9/15/2007
Donald Spieth, conductor
Commissioned by Monocacy Chamber Orchestra
Nashville Symphony
Copland, Aaron (transc. for orchestra by D. Wilson Ochoa), Emblems
5/29/2008
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Co-commissioned by Minnesota Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, and Ravinia Festival
National Symphony Orchestra
Daugherty, Michael, TROYJAM (Libretto: Anne Carlson's take on The Iliad)
5/18/2008
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Narrator TBA
Friedman, Jefferson, Sacred Heart: Explosion (revised)
10/4/2007
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Commissioned by National Symphony Orchestra through a gift from the John and June Hechinger Commissioning Fund for New Orchestral Works
New Mexico Symphony Orchestra
Aguila, Miguel del, *Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
1/18/2008
Anne Manson, conductor
Guillermo Figueroa, violin
Commissioned by New Mexico Symphony Orchestra
New York Philharmonic
Neikrug, Marc, Symphony No. 2, “Quintessence”
3/13/2008
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Commissioned by New York Philharmonic
Tan, Dun, Piano Concerto
4/9/2008
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Lang Lang, piano
Commissioned by New York Philharmonic
New York Youth Symphony
Bancks, Jacob, ...among the leaves...
3/16/2008
Ryan McAdams, conductor
Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano
Commissioned by New York Youth Symphony through First Music program
Beecher, Lembit, The Man in the Music Box
5/25/2008
Ryan McAdams, conductor
James Deitz, percussion
Commissioned by New York Youth Symphony through First Music program
Needham, Clint, Concerto for Violin
12/9/2007
Ryan McAdams, conductor
William Harvey, violin
Commissioned by New York Youth Symphony through First Music program
North Carolina Symphony
Kats-Chernin, Elena, Basset Clarinet Concerto
4/10/2008
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Michael Collins
Co-commissioned by North Carolina Symphony, Tasmanian Chamber Orchestra, City of London Sinfonietta, and Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Orchestra of Southern Utah
McDonald, Marshall /Nelson, Steven, TBA
2/21/2008
Xun Sun, conductor
Commissioned by Orchestra of Southern Utah
Norman, Andrew, TBA
4/20/2007
Michael Morgan, conductor
Oakland Symphony Chorus
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Theofanidis, Christopher, TBA
12/8/2007
Commissioned by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra as part of The New Brandenburgs commissioning project, with funds provided by the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust
Wuorinen, Charles, Synaxis
5/9/2008
Commissioned by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra as part of a national series of works from Meet The Composer’s Commissioning Music/USA program
Pacific Symphony
Cacioppo, Curt, Crying for Justice
2/7/2008
Carl St. Clair, conductor
Commissioned by Pacific Symphony
Scott, Stephen, TBA for Bowed Piano and Orchestra
2/7/2008
Carl St. Clair, conductor
The Bowed Piano Ensemble
Commissioned by Pacific Symphony
Self, Jim, Tour de force
4/17/2008
Carl St. Clair, conductor
Commissioned by Pacific Symphony
Philadelphia Orchestra
Dalbavie, Marc-André, *TBA
5/8/2008
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Co-commissioned by Philadelphia Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and Bamburg Symphony
Higdon, Jennifer, Concerto 4-3, for string trio and orchestra
1/10/2008
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Time for Three, string trio
Co-commissioned by Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, and Wheeling Symphony
Higdon, Jennifer, The Singing Rooms, for violin, chorus, and orchestra
1/17/2008
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
The Philadelphia Singers Chorale
Jennifer Koh, violin
Co-commissioned by Philadelphia Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, and Atlanta Symphony
Rihm, Wolfgang, *Transformations 2
9/27/2007
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Commissioned by Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Willi, Herbert, *Eirene, for trumpet and orchestra
3/6/2008
Christoph Campestrini, conductor
David Bilger, trumpet
Phoenix Symphony
Grey, Mark, Enemy Slayer: A Navajo Oratorio
2/7/2008
Michael Christie, conductor
Phoenix Symphony Chorus
Laura Tohey, librettist
Scott Hendricks, baritone
Corigliano, John, Percussion Concerto
2/21/2008
Marin Alsop, conductor
Evelyn Glennie, percussion
Co-commissioned by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Nashville Symphony, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, National Arts Centre Orchestra
Fletcher, Alan, Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
5/9/2008
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Michael Rusinek, clarinet
Commissioned by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Previn, André, Concerto for Harp and Orchestra
3/7/2008
Sir André Previn, conductor
Gretchen Van Hoesen, harp
Commissioned by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Plymouth Symphony Orchestra and Canton
Patel, Hasu, TBA
3/29/2008
Nan Harrison Washburn, conductor
Hasu Patel, sitar
Commissioned by Plymouth Canton Symphony Society
Suttle, Clark, Concerto for Electric Upright Bass
3/15/2008
Nan Harrison Washburn, conductor
Clark Suttle, electric upright bass
Commissioned by Plymouth Canton Symphony Society
Portland Symphony Orchestra
Shende, Vineet, Symphony No. 2: “Three Longfellow Poems”
4/13/2008
Conductor TBA
Oratorio Chorale
Elizabeth Weigle, soprano
Princeton Symphony Orchestra
Borisova-Ollas, Victoria, *Colours of Autumn for String Orchestra
11/4/2007
Jens Georg Bachmann, conductor
Quad City Youth Symphony Orchestra
Wilson, Dana, Quadrangle
11/11/2007
Thomas Hageman, conductor
Commissioned by Quad City Symphny Orchestra Association in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Quad City Youth Symphony Orchestra
Quincy Symphony Orchestra
Beck, Jeremy, TBA
4/19/2008
Bruce Briney, conductor
Commissioned by Quincy Symphony Orchestra in celebration of its 60th Anniversary Season, with support from the Quincy Foundation
Rapides Symphony Orchestra
Hilliard, Quincy, TBA (fanfare for Alexandria Bicentennial)
9/29/2007
Joshua Zona, conductor
Commissioned by Rapides Symphony and City of Alexandria, La.
Richmond County Orchestra
Xu, Eric, St. Peters Overture
3/18/2007
Alan Aurelia, conductor
Commissioned by Richmond County Orchestra
Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra
Abbassi, Nader, *Dawn to Dusk
4/26/2008
Michael Morgan, conductor
Hagen, Daron Aric, Masquerade for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra
2/17/2008
Laura Jackson, conductor
Jaime Laredo, violin
Sharon Robinson, cello
Wiesenberg, Menachem, *Concertino for Oud, Piano, and Strings
4/26/2008
Nader Abbassi, conductor
Taiseer Elias, oud
Sonia Rubinsky, piano
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra
Schwandt, John, Pipe Dreams (working title)
4/26/2008
Patrick Flynn, conductor
John Schwandt, organ
Saint Joseph Symphony
Funkhauser, James, Saint Joseph Symphony Fanfare
4/26/2008
Deborah Freedman, conductor
Commissioned by Saint Joseph Symphony
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Adams, John, *Doctor Atomic Symphony
2/7/2008
David Robertson, conductor
Co-commissioned by Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall Corporation, and the BBC
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
James, Layton, Cantata Sine Nomine for All Saints’ Day
10/18/2007
Scott Yoo, conductor
Maria Jette, soprano
Commissioned by Friends of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in memory of Patricia Whitacre
Larsen, Libby, TBA
2/22/2008
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Commissioned by Leonard, Street and Deinard, P.A.
Schubert, Franz (arr. Osvaldo Golijov), Schubert Songs
4/24/2008
Douglas Boyd, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Commissioned by Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
San Diego Symphony
Kellogg, Daniel, The Fiery Furnace
4/25/2008
Jahja Ling, conductor
San Diego Master Chorale
Nicole Cabell, soprano
Commissioned by Soli Deo Gloria
San Francisco Symphony
Prado, José de Almeida, *Symphony Variations
11/8/2007
Roberto Minczuk, conductor
Turnage, Mark-Anthony, *Juno
6/5/2008
Benjamin Schwartz, conductor
Turnage, Mark-Anthony, *The Torino Scale
6/5/2008
Benjamin Schwartz, conductor
Xenakis, Iannis, *À líle de Gorée
1/17/2008
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Elizabeth Chojnacka, harpsichord
San Jose Youth Symphony
Lee, Geongyong, *Variations on a Korean Peasant Song
12/8/2007
Yair Samet, conductor
San Luis Obispo Symphony
Burdick, Owen, Phoenix
11/10/2007
Michael Nowak, conductor
Owen Burdick, organ
Commissioned by San Luis Obispo Symphony
Russell, Craig, TBA (concerto for violin and orchestra)
1/12/2008
Michael Nowak, conductor
Kathleen Lenski, violin
Commissioned by San Luis Obispo Symphony
Seattle Symphony
Jones, Samuel, Horn Concerto
2/14/2008
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
John Cerminaro, horn
Commissioned by Seattle Symphony
Kernis, Aaron Jay, TBA
3/13/2008
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
musica intima, vocal ensemble
Commissioned by Seattle Symphony
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra
Bancks, Jacob, Lumen de Lumine
3/15/2008
Delta David Gier, conductor
William Phemister, piano
Commissioned by William Phemister and Soli Deo Gloria
Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra
Barbosa, Arthur, Violin Concerto
11/8/2007
Jean Reis, conductor
Alejandro Drago, violin
Weigel, Jay, Renaissance for New Orleans
2/28/2008
Jay Dean, conductor
Stamford Symphony Orchestra
Davidson, Roger, Prayer for Peace
1/19/2008
Eckart Preu, conductor
Davidson Trio, jazz trio
McKinley, William Thomas, Clarinet Concerto
1/19/2008
Eckart Preu, conductor
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
Symphony Silicon Valley
Amram, David, Symphonic Variations on a Song by Woody Guthrie
9/29/2007
Paul Polivnick, conductor
Commissioned by Guthrie Family Foundation
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
Waggoner, Andrew, Stretched on the Beauty
11/16/2007
Daniel Hege, conductor
Temple University Symphony Orchestra
McGlaughlin, William, TBA
4/2/2008
Luis Biava, conductor
Commissioned by Boyer College of Music and Dance, Temple University
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Connesson, Guillaume, **Symphonic Dances
10/24/2007
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Co-commissioned by Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and New World Symphony
Glass, Philip, **Harpsichord Concerto
4/12/2008
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Anthony Newman, harpsichord
Lindberg, Magnus, **Seht die Sonne
2/7/2008
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
Co-commissioned by Berlin Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony
Richardson, Abigail,
TBA
9/11/2007
Alain Trudel, conductor
Commissioned by Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Ryan, Jeffrey, **Equilateral
4/12/2008
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Gryphon Trio
Co-commissioned by Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Saraste, Esa-Pekka, **Piano Concerto
4/9/2008
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Staniland, Andrew, TBA
10/18/2007
Alain Trudel, conductor
Commissioned by Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Chen, Yi, **Momentum
2/27/2008
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Mathieu, André, Concerto No. 4 for Piano and Orchestra
5/8/2008
George Hanson, conductor
Alain Lefèvre, piano
Utica Symphony Orchestra
Bernardo, José, Movie Palace
3/8/2008
Charles Schneider, conductor
Commissioned by Pepacton Arts Center
Marcus, Edward, Symphony No. 1
4/19/2008
Charles Schneider, conductor
Vermont Symphony Orchestra
Doncaster, Sara, Rush Patrick’s Vision
9/27/2007
Anthony Princiotti, conductor
Commissioned by Vermont Symphony Orchestra
Ludwig, David, TBA (waltz)
2/2/2008
Anthony Princiotti, conductor
Commissioned by Malcolm and Gladys Severance
Woos, Tim, TBA
11/30/2007
Anthony Princiotti, conductor
Commissioned by Vermont Symphony Orchestra
Vermont Youth Orchestra
Bathory-Kitsz, Dennis, TBA
5/4/2008
Troy Peters, conductor
Commissioned by Vermont Youth Orchestra
Westchester Philharmonic
Kaminsky, Laura, Terra Terribilis (concerto for percussion and orchestra)
4/5/2008
Paul Lustig Dunkel, conductor
Commissioned by Westchester Philharmonic
Western Piedmont Symphony
Cionek, Edmund, Symphony No. 1
2/9/2008
John Gordon Ross, conductor
Winston-Salem Symphony
Locklair, Dan, Phoenix, for orchestra
9/15/2007
Robert Moody, conductor
Co-commissioned by Winston-Salem Symphony and the Arizona Musicfest
Wisconsin Youth Symphony
Koykkar, Joseph, TBA
3/9/2008
James Smith, conductor
Commissioned by Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras
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