SFCO commissions & premieres

Harold Melzer

Gabriela Ortiz

Valerie Coleman

Yu-Hui Chang

Gloria Justen


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

Still, Rise, Fall Again

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


Wayne Wallace

Amy X Neuburg

Gabriela Lena Frank

Michael Gilbertson

Evan Price

Cindy Cox

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


Jonathan Bingham

Jessica Hunt

Carlos Simon

Sumi Tonooka

Peter Josheff

Darcy Rindt

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

…and beyond!