2005-06 Premieres List by orchestra
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
Torke, Michael, Suite from The Italian Straw Hat
9/16/2005
David Alan Miller, conductor
Ewazen, Eric, Of Sea and Stars
9/30/2005
Christopher Confessore, conductor
Katherine Porch, soprano
Harbison, John, Canonical: American Songbook
9/22/2005
David Alan Miller, conductor
Commissioned by Albany Symphony Orchestra
Dankner, Stephen, Evenings with My Grandfather
11/11/2005
Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Commissioned by Albany Symphony Orchestra
Adams, Richard, TBA
12/8/2005
David Alan Miller, conductor
Nathan Myers, baritone
Commissioned by Albany Symphony Orchestra
Beavers, Kevin, TBA
12/8/2005
David Alan Miller, conductor
Nathan Myers, baritone
Commissioned by Albany Symphony Orchestra
Fox, Donal, TBA
12/8/2005
David Alan Miller, conductor
Nathan Myers, baritone
Commissioned by Albany Symphony Orchestra
León, Tania, TBA
12/8/2005
David Alan Miller, conductor
Nathan Myers, baritone
Commissioned by Albany Symphony Orchestra
Woods, Michael, Places of Light
12/8/2005
David Alan Miller, conductor
Commissioned by Albany Symphony Orchestra
Lam, Bun Ching, To Poestenkill
1/20/2006
David Alan Miller, conductor
Commissioned by Albany Symphony Orchestra
Yarnell, Carolyn, Gold Country
3/18/2006
David Alan Miller, conductor
Chang, Dorothy, Flight
4/21/2006
David Alan Miller, conductor
Commissioned by Albany Symphony Orchestra
Child, Peter, Adirondack Voices
4/21/2006
David Alan Miller, conductor
Commissioned by Albany Symphony Orchestra
Torke, Michael, My Father’s Waltz
5/20/2006
David Alan Miller, conductor
Commissioned by Albany Symphony Orchestra
Schelle, Michael, TBA - for Albuquerque Youth Symphony
4/23/2006
Amir Kats, conductor
Commissioned by Albuquerque Youth Symphony
Schelle, Michael, TBA – for Albuquerque Youth Symphony
4/23/2006
Sayra Siverson, conductor
Commissioned by Albuquerque Youth Symphony
Schelle, Michael, TBA - for Albuquerque Junior Symphony
4/23/2006
Byron Herrington and Ron Teare, conductors
Commissioned by Albuquerque Youth Symphony
Schelle, Michael, TBA - for Albuquerque Junior Orchestra
4/23/2006
Amir Kats and Marie Robertson, conductors
Commissioned by Albuquerque Youth Symphony
Schelle, Michael, TBA - for Albuquerque Junior String Orchestra
4/23/2006
Gloria Velasco, conductor
Commissioned by Albuquerque Youth Symphony
McTee, Cindy, TBA
3/24/2006
James Setapen, conductor
Commissioned by Amarillo Symphony Guild
Bilous, Edward, TBA
11/11/2005
Steven Sloane, conductor
Pilobolus Dance Theater
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra
Serebrier, José, Symphony No. 3: Symphonie Mystique
11/11/2005
Steven Sloane, conductor
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra
Torke, Michael, Four Proverbs
11/11/2005
Steven Sloane, conductor
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra
Campion, Edmund, Practice
3/17/2006
Steven Sloane, conductor
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra
Messina, Justin, TBA
3/17/2006
Steven Sloane, conductor
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra
Rolnick, Neil, Concerto for Violin, Electronics, and Orchestra
3/17/2006
Steven Sloane, conductor
Todd Reynolds, violin
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra
Roumain, Daniel Bernard, Buttons - Concerto for Laptop, Narrator, and Chamber Orchestra
3/17/2006
Steven Sloane, conductor
Ryuichi Sakamoto, laptop
Bill T. Jones, narrrator
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra
Bermel, Derek, Harmonica
5/3/2006
Steven Sloane, conductor
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra/Betty Freeman Commission
Kuster, Kristin, Myrrha
5/3/2006
Steven Sloane, conductor
Small Choir TBA
Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra/Helen F. Whitaker Fund Commission
*Schoeck, Othmar, Nachhall, Op. 70
5/21/2006
Leon Botstein, conductor
*Dargomizhsky, Alexander, Kamennïy Gost (The Stone Guest), Opera in One Act
6/11/2006
Leon Botstein, conductor
Teie, David, Cello Concerto
11/15/2005
Randall Craig Fleischer, conductor
David Teie, cello
Commissioned by Anchorage Symphony Orchestra's commissioning club, Musica Nova
Abels, Michael, TBA
9/23/2005
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Commissioned by The Orfeo Alliance of the Patricia and Arthur Edwards Family Foundation
Pound, Robert, Irrational Exuberance
11/3/2005
Michael Morgan, conductor
Commissioned by Michael Morgan
Rohde, Kurt and Amanda Moody, Bitter Harvest
12/02/05
Kent Nagano, conductor
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Commission
*Chowning, John, Voices
3/29/06
Kent Nagano, conductor
Boland, Per, In the Twilight of Our Mind
4/6/06
George Thomson, conductor
Michelson, Helena, Scintilla One
4/06/06
George Thomson, conductor
Tramontozzi, Stephen, Choir Boxes
4/6/06
George Thomson, conductor
Winges, Mark, TBA
4/6/06
George Thomson, conductor
Boston Modern Orchestra Project
*Andriessen, Louis, Trilogy of the Last Day
11/4/2005
Gil Rose, conductor
Tomoko Mukayami, piano and koto
Jin Hi Kim, Eternal Rock II
3/10/2006
Gil Rose, conductor
Gerry Hemingway, percussion
Korde, Shirish, TBA
3/10/2006
Gil Rose, conductor
Alberto Almarza, flute
Vali, Reza, Concerto for Persian Ney and Orchestra: Toward that Endless Plain
3/10/2006
Gil Rose, conductor
Khosro Soltani, ney
Carter, Elliott, Three Illusions for Orchestra
10/6/2005
James Levine, conductor
Commissioned by Boston Symphony Orchestra
Kirchner, Leon, TBA
1/12/2006
James Levine, conductor
Commissioned by Boston Symphony Orchestra
Golijov, Osvaldo, TBA
3/15/2006
David Robertson, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Commissioned by Boston Symphony Orchestra
*Henze, Hans Werner, Adagio and Fugue
4/27/2006
Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor
Commissioned by Boston Symphony Orchestra
Santos, Erik, Sun Road: Five Symphonic Dances for Orchestra
3/4/2006
Matthew Savery, conductor
Commissioned by Bozeman Symphony
Burgess, Anthony, A Manchester Overture
10/28/2005
Paul Phillips, conductor
Rovan, Joseph, TBA
12/1/2005
Paul Phillips, conductor
alto saxophonist TBA
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Schipizky, Frederick, Late Night in Central Park
11/12/2005
Tania Miller, conductor
Commissioned by Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Bell, Allan Gordon, Symphonies of Earth and Sky
11/26/2005
Mario Bernardi, conductor
Commissioned by Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Schmidt, Heather, Piano Concerto No. 4: Phoenix Ascending
11/26/2005
Mario Bernardi, conductor
Commissioned by Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Davies, Paul, Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra
12/11/2005
Leo Eylar, conductor
Kate Ryder, piano
Kilstofte, Mark, TBA
5/14/2006
Leslie W. Hicken, conductor
Commissioned by Carolina Youth Symphony to celebrate its 50th anniversary
Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
Adolphe, Bruce, What Dreams May Come?
12/4/2005
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, conductor
Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra
Roskott, Carl, Fantasia on "Amazing Grace" for Trombone and Orchestra
10/1/2005
Carl Roskott, conductor
Haim Avitsur, trombone
Commissioned by Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra
D'earth, John, TBA
3/18/2006
Carl Roskott, conductor
Free Bridge Quintet
Commissioned by Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra
Assad, Clarice, Brazilian Fanfare
3/24/2006
Robert Bernhardt, conductor
*Chen Yi, Si Ji (Four Seasons)
10/13/2005
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Commissioned by Roche Commissions, a partnership between The Cleveland Orchestra, the Lucerne Festival, and Carnegie Hall
*Dalbavie, Marc-André, Piano Concerto
1/5/2006
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Commissioned by The Cleveland Orchestra, BBC Promenade Concerts, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra
*Anderson, Julian, Diptych
3/16/2006
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Haas, Georg Friedrich, TBA
3/23/2006
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Commissioned by The Cleveland Orchestra
Colonial Symphony of Morristown
Cohen, Fred, Smiling Dennis
1/28/2006
Paul Hostetter, conductor
Dennis Smylie, Bass Clarinet
Hill, William, Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra
5/12/2006
Peter Oundjian, conductor
William Hill, percussion
Commissioned by Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Hughes, Curtis, TBA for Primary Duo and Chamber Orchestra
4/29/2006
Chris Younghoon Kim, conductor
Sarah Bob, piano
Aaron Trant, percussion
Commissioned by Cornell Chamber Orchestra
Tsontakis, George, Piano Concerto
9/15/2005
Andrew Litton, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
Commissioned by Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Rodriguez, Robert X., Musical Dice Game
4/20/2006
Andrew Litton, conductor
Commissioned by Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Holland, Jonathan Bailey, TBA (ballet)
6/22/2006
Conductor TBA
Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Commissioned by Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Gilbertson, Michael, TBA
10/1/2005
William Intriligator, conductor
Commissioned by Dubuque Symphony Orchestra
Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra
Peterson, Russell, Between Two Cultures
9/24/2005
Bernard Rubenstein, conductor
Commissioned by Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra
Diemecke, Enrique, One-5-0
9/24/2005
Enrique Diemecke, conductor
Commissioned by Flint Symphony Orchestra in celebration of the City of Flint Sesquicentennial
Parker, Philip, TBA
4/1/2006
John Jeter, conductor
Commissioned by The Fort Smith Symphony
Buchanan, Gary Robert, Symphony No. 2
10/4/2005
Gary Robert Buchanan, conductor
Commissioned by The Andean Explorers Foundation and Ocean Sailing Club
TBA, FOA 2005 International Composers' Competition
10/4/2005
Gary Robert Buchanan, conductor
Sculthorpe, Peter, Quamby
5/6/2006
Theodore Kuchar, conductor
William Barton, didjeridu
Pautza, Sabin, TBA
11/19/2005
Anthony LaGruth, conductor
Commissioned by Anthony LaGruth and the Garden State Philharmonic
Ippolito, Rick, Fanfare and Theme
5/21/2006
Anthony LaGruth, conductor
Commissioned by Anthony LaGruth
Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra
Tower, Joan, Made in America
10/2/2005
Charles Peltz, conductor
Commissioned by Ford Made in America
Henson-Conant, Deborah, Shades of Green
11/11/2005
David Lockington, conductor
Grand Rapids Symphony
Deborah Henson-Conant, electric concert harp
Commissioned by Peter M. Wege
Warshaw, Dalit, TBA
4/21/2006
David Lockington, conductor
North American Choral Company
Commissioned by Grand Rapids Symphony
Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra
Rihner, Michael, New Orleans Suite
12/10/2005
John Fairlie, conductor
Commissioned by Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra
Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra
Peck, Russell, UltraAmericana
11/20/2005
Bruce Kiesling, conductor
Haddonfield Symphony Orchestra
Newman, Clancy, TBA
9/25/2005
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Clancy Newman, cello
Commissioned by Astral Artistic Services
Clearfield, Andrea, TBA
3/31/2006
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Karen Slack, soprano
Commissioned by Astral Artistic Services
Stanbery, Paul, Grand Doxology
9/25/2005
Paul Stanbery, conductor
Presbyterian Church of Hamilton Chancel Choir
HFSO Chorale
Clem Burton, organ
Commissioned by the Presbyterian Church of Hamilton, OH
DePue, Wallace, The Bird, Frog and Tree Club
3/5/2006
Paul Stanbery, conductor
HFSO Chorale
Mason High School Concert Choir
Soprano TBA
Commissioned by the Hamilton-Fairfield Symphony, on the occasion of Paul Stanbery's 10th Anniversary as music director
Gatonska, Michael, Wandering the Moon Nursery
11/18/2005
Edward Cumming, conductor
Commissioned by Hartford Symphony Orchestra, with funding from the Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Foundation
*Saegusa, Shigeaki, Cantata Tengai
1/2/2006
Naoto Otomo, conductor
Roppongi Japanese Men's Chorus
Honolulu Symphony Chorus
Womack, Donald Reid, Concerto for Koto and Shakuhachi
1/6/2006
Naoto Otomo, conductor
Reiko Kimura, koto
Seizan Sakata, shakuhachi
*Connesson, Guillaume, Une lueur dans l'age sombre
10/28/2005
Stéphane Denéve, conductor
Commissioned by Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Jalbert, Pierre, TBA
1/13/2006
Hans Graf, conductor
Commissioned by Houston Symphony Society
*Harbison, John, Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra
5/5/2006
Hans Graf, conductor
Timothy Pitts, double bass
Commissioned by the International Society of Bassists for a consortium of orchestras
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Lohrmann, Uwe, Symphonisches Stück (Symphonic Episode)
9/22/2005
Mario Venzago, conductor
Commissioned by Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Current, Brian, TBA
10/28/2005
Mario Venzago, conductor
Commissioned by Barlow Endowment for Music Composition, Brigham Young University
Huang Ro, TBA
3/25/2006
Michael Stern, conductor
Commissioned by IRIS Chamber Orchestra
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Crozier, Daniel, Ballade for Orchestra
3/2/2006
Fabio Mechetti, conductor
Commissioned by Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra -- Fresh Ink: Florida Composers' Competition
*Praulins, Ugis, Te Deum Laudamus
1/21/2006
Raymond Harvey, conductor
Kalamazoo Bach Festival Chorus
Soloists TBA
Zhou Long, TBA
9/30/2005
Michael Stern, conductor
Commissioned by Kansas City Symphony
Richman, Lucas, The Healer: Percussion Concerto
3/23/2006
Lucas Richman, conductor
Timothy Adams, percussion
Commissioned by Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
Richman, Lucas, Salutation No. 3
5/6/2006
Lucas Richman, conductor
Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra
Hill, William, Aurora Borealis: Tone Poem for Native American Flute and Orchestra
11/17/2005
Lawrence Golan, conductor
James Pellerite, Native American flute
*Marshall, Christopher, Chaconne
2/6/2006
Mario Mateus, conductor
*Caceres, German, Laconicas II
5/2/2006
Conductor TBA
McGlaughlin, William, TBA
10/1/2005
Lonnie Klein, conductor
Commissioned by KRWG-FM
Welcher, Dan, Jackpot: A Celebratory Overture for Large Orchestra
9/17/2005
Harold Weller, conductor
Las Vegas Centennial Commission
Walker, George, Hoopla
11/19/2005
Harold Weller, conductor
Las Vegas Centennial Commission
Baskin, Bernard, Hanukkah Celebration
12/10/2005
Harold Weller, conductor
Commissioned by Las Vegas Philharmonic
Caine, Uri, TBA (New work inspired by Mozart)
5/20/2006
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Commissioned by Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's Sound Investment commissioning club
Lindberg, Magnus, TBA
10/6/2005
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Commissioned by Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and Koussevitzky Foundation
*Adés, Thomas, Violin Concerto
2/10/2006
Thomas Adés, conductor
Anthony Marwood, violin
Commissioned by Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and Berlin Festival
Adés, Thomas, Suite from The Tempest
2/10/2006
Thomas Adés, conductor
Cyndia Sieden, soprano
Toby Spence, tenor
Simon Keenlyside, baritone
Commissioned by Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
*Andriessen, Louis, Racconto dall'Inferno (Tale from the Inferno)
3/24/2006
Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor
Cristina Zavalloni, mezzo-soprano
Hillborg, Anders, TBA
5/4/2006
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Commissioned by Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
*Chin, Unsuk, Cantatrix Sopranica
5/9/2006
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Commissioned by Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Sinfonietta and St. Polten Festspielhaus
Thomas, Augusta Read, Shakin'
2/24/2006
David Loebel, conductor
Commissioned by Memphis Symphony Orchestra and the Music Librarians' Association
Patterson, Robert G., Postcards from River City
5/6/2006
David Loebel, conductor
Sierra, Roberto, Symphony No. 3
9/16/2005
Andreas Delfs, conductor
Commissioned by The Joyce Foundation
Liebermann, Lowell, Piano Concerto No. 3
5/12/2006
Andreas Delfs, conductor
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
Jeffrey Biegel, piano
Beaser, Robert, TBA
9/29/2005
Mischa Santora, conductor
Minnesota Orchestra Centennial Commission
Paulus, Stephen, To Be Certain of the Dawn
11/18/2005
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Basilica Cathedral Choir and Cathedral Choristers
Norah Long, soprano
Christina Baldwin, mezzo-soprano
Norman Reinhardt, tenor
Tim Krol, baritone
Minnesota Orchestra Centennial Commission
Puts, Kevin, Sinfonia concertante for Five Solo Instruments and Orchestra
4/20/2006
Roberto Minczuk, conductor
Beth Rapier, cello
Barbara Leibundguth, flute
John Snow, oboe
Mark Kelley, bassoon
Sarah Kwak, violin
Minnesota Orchestra Centennial Commission
Holsapple, Russell, Rapturous Rhapsody
2/12/2006
Manuel Laureano, conductor
Actor, Lee, Violin Concerto
4/22/2006
Emily Ray, conductor
Pip Clarke, violin
Commissioned by Mission Chamber Orchestra
Mendel, Traci, Picnic At The River
10/25/2005
Susan Mullen, conductor
Commissioned by Murfreesboro Youth Orchestra
Marsh, Carl, TBA
2/6/2006
Susan Mullen, conductor
Commissioned by Murfreesboro Youth Orchestra
Dudley, Bruce, TBA
5/1/2006
Susan Mullen, conductor
Murfreesboro Youth Orchestra
Commissioned by Murfreesboro Youth Orchestra
Balakrishnan, David, TBA, for String Orchestra
10/14/2005
Paul Gambill, conductor
Commissioned by Nashville Chamber Orchestra
Lanier, Sterling S. III, When Wicked Wraithes & Witches Ride the Night Winds, from Soirée for Strings
10/14/2005
Paul Gambill, conductor
Hart, Don, Gospel Cantata
11/18/2005
Paul Gambill, conductor
Nashville Chamber Orchestra Gospel Choir
Walter Hawkins, voice
Commissioned by Nashville Chamber Orchestra
Monge, Victor, Guadalquivir Suite
4/21/2006
Paul Gambill, conductor
Victor Monge “Serranito,” guitar
Commissioned by Nashville Chamber Orchestra
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Kulesha, Gary, TBA
10/6/2005
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Commissioned by National Arts Centre
Louie, Alexina, TBA
2/22/2006
Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Commissioned by National Arts Centre
Tredici, David del, TBA (work inspired by Rip Van Winkle)
11/20/2005
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Narrator TBA
Commissioned by National Symphony Orchestra, made possible by a gift from Ann and Tom Friedman
Sierra, Roberto, Missa Latina
2/2/2006
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano
Nathaniel Webster, baritone
Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, music director, and the Choral Arts Society of Washington, D.C., Norman Scribner, Music Director, through a generous gift from the John and June Hechinger Commissioning Fund
Schwantner, Joseph, Morning's Embrace
2/23/2006
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Commissioned by National Symphony Orchestra, supported in part by a gift from Frank and Geryl Pearl
Child, Peter, TBA
2/25/2006
Richard Pittman, conductor
Women's Chorus TBA
Commissioned by New England Philharmonic
Kuss, Mark, Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra
3/9/2006
Jung-Ho Pak, conductor
Branford Marsalis, saxophone
Commissioned by Southern Connecticut State University
*Wachner, Julian, Organ Concerto
4/1/2006
Gerald Steichen, conductor
Julian Wachner, organ
Commissioned by New Haven Symphony
Coleman, Charles, Red Oak Dawn
3/23/2006
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Commissioned by New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Aguila, Miguel del, Time and Again Barelas
4/21/2006
Guillermo Figueroa, conductor
New Mexico Symphony Chorus
Soloists TBA
Commissioned by New Mexico Symphony Orchestra in celebration of the 300th anniversary of the founding of the City of Albuquerque
Kechley, David, Images, Interactions, and Incantations: A Symphony in Five Movements
2/11/2006
Ronald Knudsen, conductor
Co-commissioned by New England Orchestra Consortium and American Composers Forum
Foin, Erika, Everything Changes
4/29/2006
Ronald Knudsen, conductor
Commissioned by New Philharmonia Orchestra
Sheng, Bright, Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra
5/19/2006
Boris Brott, conductor
Gary Ginstling, clarinet
Commissioned by New West Symphony
*Matthews, Colin, Berceuse for Dresden
11/25/2005
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Jan Vogler, cello
Harbison, John, Milosz Songs for Soprano and Orchestra
2/23/2006
Robert Spano, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Commissioned by New York Philharmonic
Lieberson, Peter, The World in Flower
5/25/2006
Lorin Maazel, conductor
New York Choral Artists
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano
Gerald Finley, bass-baritone
Commissioned by New York Philharmonic
Francis, Ryan Anthony, Axiom
11/27/2005
Paul Haas, conductor
Commissioned by New York Youth Symphony
Zare, Roger, The Other Rainbow
2/26/2006
Paul Haas, conductor
Commissioned by New York Youth Symphony
Itoh, Takuma, Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra
5/21/2006
Paul Haas, conductor
Shanghai Quartet
Commissioned by New York Youth Symphony
Galindo, Guillermo, Trade Routes
11/18/2005
Michael Morgan, conductor
Oakland Symphony Chorus
devorah major, narrator
Commissioned by Oakland East Bay Symphony, with funding provided by The James Irvine Foundation
Hoffman, Ellen, TBA (a tribute to the late Ed Kelly)
5/19/2006
Michael Morgan, conductor
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
Commissioned by Oakland East Bay Symphony
Tower, Joan, Purple Rhapsody
11/4/2005
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Paul Neubauer, viola
Commissioned by Omaha Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Peninsula Music Festival, Chautauqua Institution, and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra with support from the Koussevitzky Music Foundation
Orange County High School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra
*Brian, Havergal, Symphony No. 32
11/1/2005
Christopher Russell, conductor
*Tanguy, Eric, Adagio
3/1/2006
Christopher Russell, conductor
Orange County's Pacific Symphony
Prangcharoen, Narong, TBA
11/30/2005
Carl St. Clair, conductor
Commissioned by Pacific Symphony
Puts, Kevin, Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra
4/6/2006
Carl St. Clair, conductor
Evelyn Glennie, percussion
*Crumb, George, The Winds of Destiny - Songs of Strife, Love, Mystery and Exultation: A Cycle of American Civil War Songs, Folk Songs and Spirituals for Voice, Percussion Quartet and Amplified Piano [American Songbook IV]
9/17/2005
James Freeman, conductor
Barbara Ann Martin, soprano
Commissioned by Orchestra 2001
Higdon, Jennifer, To the Point
11/12/2005
James Freeman, conductor
Marinescu, Liviu, Ostinato for Cello and Chamber Orchestra
3/18/2006
James Freeman, conductor
Ovidiu Marinescu, cello
Commissioned by The Fromm Foundation
Nelson, Larry, Clay Songs (chamber orchestra version)
4/22/2006
James Freeman, conductor
Sharla Nafziger, soprano
McDonald, Marshall and Nelson, Steve, Spanish Trail Suite
2/4/2006
Xun Sun, conductor
Paiute Tribe drummers and dancers
Commissioned by Orchestra of Southern Utah
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Morel, François, Passage à l'aube
1/18/2006
Jacques Lacombe, conductor
Commissioned by Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Rea, John, Figures hâtives for Violin and Orchestra
5/9/2006
Yoav Talmi, conductor
Richard Roberts, violin
Commissioned by Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Peel, John, Sinfonia Romanza
10/23/2005
James DePreist, conductor
Mellits, Marc, TBA
2/4/2006
Vadim Repin, violin
Commissioned by the Cheswatyr Commissioning Project
Tower, Joan, TBA
5/6/2006
Commissioned by Meet The Composer/Commission USA
Moravec, Paul, Fanfare
9/24/2005
Nicholas Palmer, conductor
Commissioned by Owensboro Symphony Orchestra
Actor, Lee, Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra
2/18/2006
Ann Krinitsky, conductor
Stuart Chafetz, timpani
Commissioned by Palo Alto Philharmonic
Pan American Symphony Orchestra
*Marquez, Arturo, Danzon Nº 8
10/22/2005
Sergio Alessandro Buslje, conductor
*Jaurena, Raul, Duo Concertante for Bandoneon and Clarinet
12/3/2005
Sergio Alessandro Buslje, conductor
Raul Jaurena, bandoneon
Betsy Reveal, clarinet
Torres, Omar, Concierto de Tango para Piano y Orquesta
12/3/2005
Sergio Alessandro Buslje, conductor
Octavio Brunetti, piano
Kellogg, Daniel, TBA (celebrating Benjamin Franklin’s 300th birthday)
11/18/2005
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Commissioned by Philadelphia Orchestra Association
Higdon, Jennifer, Percussion Concerto
11/25/2005
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Colin Currie, percussion
Commissioned by Philadelphia Orchestra Association, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Gubaidulina, Sofia, TBA
2/15/2006
Simon Rattle, conductor
Commissioned by Philadelphia Orchestra Association and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Sheng, Bright, TBA, (based on the signs of the Chinese zodiac)
2/23/2006
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Commissioned by Philadelphia Orchestra Association
Levinson, Gerald, TBA
5/11/2006
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Olivier Latry, organ
Commissioned by Philadelphia Orchestra Association
Hecker, Zeke, Symphony No. 1
2/18/2006
Paul Phillips, conductor
Higdon, Jennifer, Concerto for Trombone
2/16/2006
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Peter Sullivan, trombone
Commissioned by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Richman, Lucas, Concerto for Oboe
2/16/2006
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, oboe
Commissioned by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Vali, Reza, The Being of Love
5/12/2006
Manfred Honeck, conductor
Michelle DeYoung, soprano
Commissioned by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Portland's Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Stephens, Tim, Nocturne for Small Orchestra
2/24/2006
Huw Edwards, conductor
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
Amis, Ken, TBA
10/2/2005
Isaiah Jackson, conductor
Commissioned by Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
Geller, Tim, TBA
2/19/2006
Gunther Schuller, conductor
Commissioned by Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
Chenevert, Marie, Grande Terre Overture
4/24/2006
Joshua Zona, conductor
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Dobbins, Bill, Guitar Concerto
11/10/2005
Christopher Seaman, conductor
Nicholas Goluses, guitar
Commissioned by The Hanson Institute for American Music
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
*Grigny, Nicholas de, Livre d'orgue: Recit de tierce en taille
5/4/2006
David Robertson, conductor
Higdon, Jennifer, Oboe Concerto
9/9/2005
Douglas Boyd, conductor
Kathryn Greenbank, oboe
Commissioned by Minnesota Commissioning Club
Chin, Gordon, Double Concerto for Violin and Cello
2/10/2006
Jahja Ling, conductor
Cho-Liang Lin, violin
Felix Fan, cello
Commissioned by Chris and Sue Fan
O'Connor, Mark, Double Concerto for Violin and Cello (For The Heroes)
3/30/2006
Michael Christie, conductor
Mark O'Connor, violin
Natalie Haas, cello
Co-commissioned by San Diego Symphony, Grand Rapids Symphony, and East Texas Symphony
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
Rohde, Kurt, TBA
12/30/2005
Benjamin Simon, conductor
Commissioned by San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
Aldag, Richard, Elegy
2/17/2006
Benjamin Simon, conductor
Matt Haimovitz, cello
Commissioned by San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
*Ortiz, Gabriela, Altar de Neon
6/2/2006
Benjamin Simon, conductor
Commissioned by San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
*Hindemith, Paul, Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
10/5/2005
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Leon Fleisher, piano
*Pickard, John, The Flight of Icarus
1/4/2006
Mark Wigglesworth, conductor
Lang Lang, piano
*Rihm, Wolfgang, Verwandlung
3/2/2006
Ingo Metzmacher, conductor
Matthias Goerne, baritone
Heisinger, Brent, EKTA
10/23/2005
Barbara Day Turner, conductor
David Ward-Steinman, piano
Commissioned by San Jose Chamber Orchestra
Na, Hyo-shin, TBA
3/12/2006
Anthony Quartuccio, conductor
Thomas Schulz, piano
Commissioned by San Jose Chamber Orchestra
Golijov, Osvaldo, Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind(new orchestration)
4/22/2006
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Todd Palmer, clarinet
Commissioned by Santa Rosa Symphony, Oakland East Bay Symphony, and Marin Symphony through Meet The Composers "Magnum Opus" program
Mahoney, Shafer, Sparkle
9/15/2005
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Orchestration commissioned by the Seattle Symphony
Frank, Gabriela Lena, TBA
11/10/2005
Jun Märkl, conductor
Commissioned by ASCAP and Seattle Symphony
Jones, Samuel, Tuba Concerto
1/5/2006
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Christopher Olka, tuba
Commissioned by Seattle Symphony
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra
Raheb, Jeff, Akita Mani Yo for Chamber Orchestra
9/23/2005
Delta David Gier, conductor
South Dakota Symphony Chamber Orchestra
Commissioned by South Dakota Symphony Orchestra
Pawelek, Nathan, The Stensland Symphony
3/11/2006
Delta David Gier, conductor
Commissioned by Vern and Ronda Stensland
Pope, Conrad, Purple Prose
4/7/2006
Eckart Preu, conductor
Commissioned by Spokane Symphony
*Salinas, Arturo, Danzas Peregrinas
4/22/2006
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Scott Hill, guitar
Carlos Boltes, charango/viola
Gonzalo Cortes, pan flute/quena
Godfrey, Daniel, Jest
9/16/2005
Daniel Hege, conductor
Commissioned by Guggenheim Fellowship
Greene, Richard, What if Mozart Played with Bill Monroe?
9/18/2005
David Newby, conductor
Richard Greene, violin
Commissioned by Tehachapi Community Orchestra and the California State Old Time Fiddler's Association
Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra
Schmidt, Heather, Petra: The Awakening of Myth
3/2/2006
Geoffrey Moull, conductor
Commissioned by Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra
Baric, Steven, Fortune and Men's Eyes
4/27/2006
Geoffrey Moull, conductor
Commissioned by Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra
MacDonald, Andrew, War Machine
11/9/2005
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Commissioned by Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Hétu, Jacques, Variations concertantes, Op. 74
3/30/2006
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Commissioned by Toronto Symphony Orchestra
**Wagner, Melinda, Extremity of Sky
3/30/2006
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
**Chen Yi, Percussion Concerto
4/1/2006
Hugh Wolff, conductor
Evelyn Glennie, percussion
Harbison, John, Concerto for Double Bass
4/1/2006
Hugh Wolff, conductor
Joel Quarrington, double bass
Commissioned by the International Society of Bassists for a consortium of orchestras
**Hindemith, Paul, Piano Concerto, Op. 29 for the Left Hand
4/1/2006
Hugh Wolff, conductor
Leon Fleisher, piano
**Levkovich, Alexander, Isle of a Beautiful Illusion
4/5/2006
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Jacques Israelievitch, violin
Michael Israelievitch, marimba
**Lieberson, Peter, Piano Concerto No. 3
4/5/2006
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Peter Serkin, piano
Cotton, Jeffery, Flights of Fancy
1/5/2006
George Hanson, conductor
Crockett, Donald, Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
10/6/2005
Donald Crockett, conductor
Norman Kreiger, piano
Commissioned by the University of Southern California for the 125th anniversary of its founding
Hopkins, James, Gerona
11/10/2005
Carl St.Clair, conductor
Commissioned by USC Thornton School of Music
Walczyk, Kevin, TBA
10/8/2005
Salvador Brotons, conductor
Ludwig, David, TBA
9/21/2005
Jaime Laredo, conductor
Commissioned by Vermont Symphony Orchestra
Tan, Su Lian, TBA
1/29/2006
Troy Peters, conductor
Commissioned by Vermont Youth Orchestra Association
Hagen, Daron, TBA
5/5/2006
Troy Peters, conductor
Commissioned by Vermont Youth Orchestra Association
Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
Kazik, James, Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra
12/4/2005
Ulysses S. James, conductor
Danny Helseth, euphonium
Commissioned by Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
West Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Hurwit, Albert, Symphony No. 1, “Remembrance”
3/5/2006
Richard Chiarappa, conductor
Danielpour, Richard, Triptych
5/19/2006
André Raphel Smith, conductor
Tracie Luck, mezzo-soprano
Bates, Mason, Liquid Interface
5/21/2006
Robert Moody, conductor
Mason Bates, electronics
Commissioned by Winston-Salem Symphony