Virginia B. Toulmin Orchestral Commissions Program: Upcoming Premieres and Events

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Spring 2023

Wang Jie’s The Winter that United Us, premiered by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and music director JoAnn Falletta in June, 2022, will be rebroadcast on Performance Today on March 21, 2023.

Sarah Gibson’s to make this mountain taller will be premiered by the Sarasota Orchestra and conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto on March 31-April 2, 2023.

Niloufar Iravani’s new work will be premiered by the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and conductor Delta David Gier on April 29, 2023.

Gity Razaz’s Methuselah will be premiered by the San Diego Symphony Orchestra and conductor Rafael Payare on May 20-21, 2023.

Xi Wang’s Lotus Prayer will be premiered by the Berkeley Symphony (California) and music director Joseph Young on June 4, 2023.

Summer 2023

Anna Clyne’s This Moment will be premiered by The Philadelphia Orchestra and music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin at Colorado’s Bravo! Vail on July 14, 2023 and performed again in Philadelphia on October 6-8, 2023.

Fall 2023

Gity Razaz’s Methuselah will receive its New York State premiere by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and music director Andreas Delfs on September 28 and 30, 2023.

Anna Clyne’s This Moment will receive its Pennsylvania premiere by The Philadelphia Orchestra and music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on October 6-8, 2023.

Arlene Sierra’s Kiskadee will be premiered by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and conductor Kevin John Edusei on October 19-21, 2023.

Sarah Gibson’s to make this mountain taller will receive its Pennsylvania premiere by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and music director Manfred Honeck on November 24 and 26, 2023.

2024

Arlene Sierra’s Kiskadee will receive its Louisiana premiere by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and music director designate Matthew Kraemer on January 25, 2024.

Angel Lam’s new work will be premiered by the Kansas City Symphony and conductor Michael Stern on March 22-24, 2024.

Anna Clyne’s This Moment will receive its Washington, DC premiere by the National Symphony Orchestra and conductor Thomas Wilkins on May 16-19, 2024.

Check back soon! Additional dates will be announced.