Commissions – National Concerts

Commissions

THE OPPOSITES GAME

THE OPPOSITES GAME

Music by Dale Trumbore. Text by Brendan Constantine.

Originally commissioned by National Concerts to receive its premiere at Carnegie Hall June 13, 2020 led by Craig Hella Johnson. Brendan Constantine's text for The Opposites Game plays with the...

AS ONE

by Jim Papoulis

In the whispers of loneliness will we turn away In a moment that might divide us In our hearts is an answer we will rise as one we will stand...

DREAMCATCHER

by Richard Burchard

Commissioned by National Concerts for premiere at Carnegie Hall, June 15, 2019, Dr. Jeffrey Benson, conductor Three Native American Proverbs

MY HOME

Music by Stacey V. Gibbs & Robert T. Townsend. Lyrics by Stacey V. Gibbs.

Commissioned by National Concerts for premiere at Carnegie Hall, February 16, 2020, Dr. Jeffery Redding, conductor Do you have a place to go, is somebody there you know who only...

ONE STEP

by Jocelyn Hagen

Commissioned by National Concerts for premiere at Carnegie Hall, June 15, 2019, Tesfa Wondemagegnehu, conductor "One Step" is about embracing the messy path to success and the idea that not...

HOME IN ME

by Andrea Clearfield, poetry by Sienna Craig

Commissioned by National Concerts and a consortium of treble choirs for premiere at Carnegie Hall, February 16, 2020, Dr. Sandra Snow, conductor Home in Me is a 3-part piece on...

SUFFRAGE CANTATA

SUFFRAGE CANTATA

by Andrea Ramsey

Co-Commissioned by National Concerts and Vox Femina L.A. and a consortium of of treble choirs. Carnegie Hall premiere with National Concerts is scheduled for April 9, 2022, Dr. Sandra Snow,...

EIGHT OF SWORDS

EIGHT OF SWORDS

Music by Melissa Dunphy. Text by Charles Anthony Silvestri.

Commissioned by National Concerts for its Carnegie Hall premiere April 5, 2022, Jeffery Redding, conductor You are powerful,More powerful than you know.You may think you stand in darkness,But you are...

YOU ARE

Music by J.D. Frizzell. Orchestration by Johnny Del Toro. Poetry by contest.

J.D. FrizzellCharles Anthony SilvestriJohnny Del Toro National Concerts, composer J.D. Frizzell, and poet Charles Anthony Silvestri are joining forces to lift up the voices of tomorrow! If you are a...

THE WILDERNESS OF YOU

THE WILDERNESS OF YOU

ANDREA RAMSEYKRISTINA MACMULLEN THE WILDERNESS OF YOU Experience a musical journey like no other as select choirs, under the esteemed guidance of guest conductor Dr. Kristina MacMullen, take center stage...

AWAKEN

Music and text by Sherry Blevins

Commissioned by National Concerts for its premiere at Carnegie Hall June 8, 2024, Vincent Oakes, conductor In the summer of 2023, the composer, Sherry Blevins, listened to the latter...