SFCO commissions & premieres
2004-2005
-Harold Meltzer-
commission and world premiere
Full Faith and Credit
Double Concerto for two bassoons and chamber orchestra
-Paul Dresher-
commission and world premiere
companion work:
Copland’s Appalachian Spring,
original 13-instrument version
-Wang Xi-Lin-
North American premiere
“Untitled” for chamber orchestra
San Francisco International Arts Festival
2005-2006
-Richard Aldag-
commission and world premiere
Elegy for cello and chamber orchestra
companion work: Schoenberg’s Chamber Symphony No. 1
-Gabriela Ortiz-
Bay Area premiere
Altar de Neon
performed June 06
@ Brava Theater, San Francisco
San Francisco
International Arts Festival
2006-2007
-Kurt Rohde-
commission and world premiere
Viola Concerto
for Madeline Prager and SFCO
companion work:
Stravinsky’s Dumbarton Oaks Concerto
-Valerie Coleman-
commission and world premiere
Concertino for Piano
and Chamber Orchestra
companion work:
Classical Mozart orchestra
-Wayne Wallace-
commission and world premiere
Cuban Variations
for trombone and string quintet
2007-2008
-Yu-Hui Chang-
commission and world premiere
Mountain is Mountain
for Tod Brody and SFCO
-Belinda Reynolds-
commission and world premiere
companion work:
Brahms’ Serenade No. 2 in A Major
2008-2009
-Richard Festinger-
commission and world premiere
Clarinet Concerto
for Dimitri Ashkenazy and SFCO
-Michael Gilbertson-
West Coast premiere
Concertino for Oboe
and String Orchestra (2006)
for Peter Lemberg and SFCO
2009-2010
-Gloria Justen-
commission and world premiere
The Spirit is Alive
for solo violin, solo cello
and string orchestra
for Gloria Justen, Eric Gaenslen
and the SFCO
-Gabriella Lena Frank-
commission and world premiere
SFCO Composer in Residence
Haílli Lírico
a concerto for violin
and chamber orchestra
for Robin Sharp and the SFCO
2010-2011
-Cindy Cox-
commission and world premiere]
Cañon
companion work:
Stravinsky’s Octet for Wind Instruments
-Donald Sosin-
commission and world premiere
Now or Never
To accompany the 1921 Harold Lloyd film of the same name
- Incredible Shrinking Orchestra Project 1.0-
A re-orchestration of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring for 14 Players
Elizabeth Kimble, Noah Luna, Anthony Porter, Jonathan Russell, Winton Yuichiro White
2011-2012
-Wayne Wallace-
commission and world premiere]
Rancho San Miguel
a jazz concerto for trombone and chamber orchestra
-Incredible Shrinking Orchestra Project 2.0-
A re-orchestration of Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet for 14 Players
Mark Ackerly, Red Bennett, David Gottlieb, Noah Luna
2012-2013
-Harold Meltzer-
commission and world premiere
Sinfonia Concertante
for Scott St. John, Sharon Wei and the SFCO
companion work:
Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante K. 364
-Michael Gilbertson-
commission and world premiere
Concerto for Guitar and String Orchestra
for Ben Pila and SFCO)
-Gabriela Lena Frank-
commission and world premiere
SFCO Composer in Residence
Isicha and the Pistaqo
for narrator and chamber orchestra
2013-2014
-Laurie San Martin-
commission and world premiere
layover/overlay:
Concerto for Two Marimbas
and Chamber Orchestra
for Mayuma Hama and Chris Froh, marimbas
2014-2015
-Amy X Neuburg-
commission and world premiere
Hunger Strike
for voice, electronics,
Squid Inc and the SFCO
2016-2017
-Evan Price-
commission and world premiere
Concerto for Jazz Violin
and Chamber Orchestra
-Peter Josheff-
commission and world premiere
The Dream Mechanic
for the SFCO
2017-2018
-Michael Gilbertson-
SFCO Composer in Residence
commission and world premiere
Graffiti
Commissioned by thhe BMI Foundation and the SFCO
2018-2019
-Michael Gilbertson-
SFCO Composer in Residence
commission and world premiere
The Beautiful and the Good
-Michael Gilbertson-
commission and world premiere
Jigsaw
-Darcy Rindt-
commission and world premiere
Positively Sinful
for string orchestra
2019-2022
-Carlos Simon-
commission and world premiere
Breathe
Commissioned by GLFCAM for the SFCO
-Jessica Hunt-
commission and world premiere
Heat
commissioned by GLFCAM for the SFCO
-Michael Gilbertson-
SFCO Composer in Residence
commission and world premiere
Denial
for Volti, Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir and the SFCO
2022-2023
-Jonathan Bingham-
commission and world premiere
String Quartet
with the NEA and Emerging Black Composers Project
-Sumi Tonooka-
commission and world premiere
For the SFCO
with the NEA and Emerging Black Composers Project