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

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2026

Andreia Pinto Correia’s Ciprés: New Jersey premiere by the Princeton Symphony Orchestra and music director Rossen Milanov on January 10 and 11, 2026

Angel Lam’s Unearthing the Heart: The Thousand Grottoes of Dunhuang: world premiere by the Quad City Symphony Orchestra and music director Mark Russell Smith on February 7 and 8, 2026

Julia Adolphe’s Unearth, Release (Concerto for Viola and Orchestra): Nebraska premiere by Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra and music director Edward Polochick on February 13, 2026

Brittany J. Green’s TESTIFY!: Kentucky premiere by the Lexington Philharmonic and music director Mélisse Brunet on February 21, 2026

Angel Lam’s Please let there be a paradise…: Wisconsin premiere by the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and music director Andrew Sewell on February 27, 2026

Meilina Tsui’s Floridian Symphony: Ohio premiere by the Canton Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson on February 28, 2026

Cindy Cox’s Dreaming a world’s edge: Washington premiere by North Corner Chamber Orchestra on March 7 and 8, 2026

Moni (Jasmine) Guo’s the sound of where i came from: Virginia premiere by the Richmond Symphony and music director Valentina Peleggi on March 7 and 8, 2026

Stacy Garrop’s Goddess Triptych: Louisiana premiere by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and music director Matthew Kraemer on March 12, 2026

Marina López’s Moño: California premiere by the Monterey Symphony and music director Jayce Ogren on March 21 and 22, 2026

Stacy Garrop’s CHROMA: world premiere by the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and music director Matthew Kraemer on March 21, 2026

Moni (Jasmine) Guo’s the sound of where i came from: Missouri premiere by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and music director Stéphane Denève on March 27 and 28, 2026

Karena Ingram’s RAINN: North Carolina premiere by the Asheville Symphony and music director Darko Butorac on May 16, 2026

Brittany J. Green’s TESTIFY!: Oregon premiere by the Oregon Symphony and music director David Danzmyr on May 30 and 31, 2026

Leanna Primiani’s VISIONS: Concerto for Orchestra: world premiere by ROCO (TX) and conductor Delyana Lazarova on September 25 and 26, 2026  

Brittany J. Green’s TESTIFY!: Wisconsin premiere by the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and music director Andrew Sewell on October 9, 2026 

Brittany Green’s TESTIFY!: Texas premiere by The Amarillo Symphony and music director George Jackson on October 23 and 24, 2026 

Melody Eötvös’s Red Dirt | Silver Rain: California premiere by the Stanford Philharmonia and conductor Paul Phillips on November 7, 2026 

Marina López’s Moño: Indiana premiere by the South Bend Symphony Orchestra and music director Alastair Willis on November 8, 2026

Stacy Garrop’s CHROMA: Kentucky premiere by the Lexington Philharmonic and music director Mélisse Brunet on November 21, 2026

Hilary Purrington’s Words for departure: Minnesota premiere by the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and music director Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi on December 5, 2026

2027

Courtney Bryan’s Rejoice: Ohio premiere by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and guest conductor Joseph Young on January 16, 2027

Niloufar Iravani’s Reflections: Georgia premiere by the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra and music director Howard Hsu on February 13, 2027

Leanna Primiani’s VISIONS: Concerto for Orchestra: West Virginia premiere by the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra and music director John Devlin on February 13, 2027

Robin Holcomb’s NoThing Lives to Itself: Ohio premiere by the Central Ohio Symphony and music director Jaime Morales-Matos on March 7, 2027

Moni (Jasmine) Guo’s the sound of where i came from: Maine premiere by the Bangor Symphony Orchestra and music director Lucas Richman on March 14, 2027

Leanna Primiani’s Neither Man Nor Money Validate My Worth: Washington premiere by the Seattle Collaborative Orchestra and music director Anna Edwards on March 16, 2027

Marina López’s Moño: Arkansas premiere by the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and music director Geoffrey Robson on April 3 and 4, 2027

Andrea Reinkemeyer’s Water Sings Fire: South Carolina premiere by the Greenville Symphony Orchestra and music director Lee Mills on April 10 and 11, 2027

Fang Man’s Song of the Flaming Phoenix (Symphonic Poem for Sheng and Large Orchestra): Hawai’i premiere by the Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra and music director Dane Lam on April 11, 2027

Stacy Garrop’s CHROMA: Pennsylvania premiere by the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra and music director James Blachly on April 24, 2027

Xi Wang’s Lotus Prayer: Ohio premiere by the Westerville Symphony and music director Peter Stafford Wilson on May 2, 2027

Chen-Hui Jen’s in eternal dusk: Minnesota premiere by The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and conductor Gábor Takács-Nagy on June 11, 12, and 13, 2027

Check back soon! Additional dates will be announced.