Commissions & Premieres
The TCU School of Music is committed to the creation of new works by not only TCU composers but other composers throughout the world. In recent years, the School of Music has commissioned and/or premiered the following new musical compositions.
Alexeychouk, Irana
- From Shining Emptiness
Allen Jr., James P.
- Fanfare , Dance and Chorale
Alzuyet, Claudio
- Concerto for Bandoneon and Orchestra
Atehortua, Blas
- Cantata for Orchestra, Wind Symphony, Choir, Soloists and Orchestra
- Piano Concerto No. 3
Aspaas, Christopher
- Sing On! Dance On!
- De Profundis
Bach, Jan
- Clef Hanger
Barfield, Anthony
- Dreamcatcher
Beckel, Richard
- Trombone Concerto
Bell, Micah
- Hub-Songs
- Midnight
Binelli, Daniel
- Buenos Aires al Borde, for Bandoneon, Alto Saxophone and Orchestra
- Preludio Y Candombe
Blaha, Joseph
- Essay On Scottish Waters
Blessinger, Martin
- Image for Percussion Orchestra
- Paul Bunyan Suite
- Recursion
- Tapas Duo
- Celebrations
- Rhapsody for Flute and Orchestra
- Ave Maria
- Dark Energy
- Diversions and Escapes
- Fantasy On Ye Shanghai
- Legend Suite
- Shattered Dreamscapes
- Waltz
Broege, Timothy
- Enumeration of the Actual
Cangelosi, Casey
- Occhio
Chave, George
- Surfaces
Cheung, Pius
- Nocturne for Percussion Ensemble
Daughtrey, Nathanl
- Firefly
Day, Kevin
- Pyrotechnics: Concerto for Trumpet
Dooley, Michael
- Two Pennsylvania Scenes
Dychko, Lesya
- From “Alcazar … Campane de Aragon”
- Pastels
Eldridge, Andrew
- Heart of Darkness
Ewazen, Eric
- Symphony for Percussion
- Trio Con Brio
Ferrandino, Blaise
- Augenmusik
- Berceuse
- A Christmas Wish
- Crucible
- December Carol
- Duet for Bassoon and Double Bass
- Duet for French Horn and Trombone
- Fanfare for Trombone Octet
- Fantasy on “…to turn again”
- Memoir
- A Moment Suspended
- More than a Time
- Octet for Horns
- The Old Astronomer
- Petite Suite for Violoncello
- Pomes
- Prelude for Guitar
- Prologues
- Quintet for Violin, Oboe, Horn, Trombone, and Piano
- Retrieving the Spirit
- Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello
- Sonata for Voice
- Song of the Guerillas
- Stars
- Symphony for Violoncelli
- Symphony for Wind Ensemble
- Tian ya ge nu
- …to turn again
- Trio 2015
- Variations on an Old Friend
- A Cradle Song
Gabel, Gerald
- Pasadoble
- Three Pieces for Piano
Garwell, Robert
- Anxieties of the Heart
- Ballade for piano
- Broken Solitude
- A ‘Fair to Remember
- Fantasy Burlesque for two trumpets
- Fellini Remembered
- Fleeting Memories for trumpet and piano
- Inaugural Fanfare for Brass and Percussion
- Mozambique
- Points of Light
- Purple Mosaic
- Reflections on War for tenor and piano
- River Boat Sketches
- Spirited Horizons
- Uncertain Waltzes for two pianos
- 2nd Schooner to Papagayo
George, Ryan
- Consider the Birds
Gilbert, Ryan
- Sibling Rivalry
Gonzalez, Luis Jorge
- Tangos de una Pasion
Hall, Dave
- Death by Black Hole
- Doors
- Escape Velocity
Harder, Lane
- Kylwyria
Havrylets, Hanna
- Canticum for String Orchestra
- Expressions for String Quartet
Helble, Raymond
- Prelude and Rondo alla marcia
- La Danza Delle Streghe
Klophaus, Dennis C.
- Lasst uns erfreuen Flourish for Trumpets
- Stygian Fanfare
Lavenda, Richard
- Rhapsody
- Heat of the Moment
Leonova, Olena
- Hidden Secrets of the Desert
- Kanzone
Lopez, Jimmy
- Fiesta
Lunyov, Svyatoslav
- Eufonia for String Trio
Mackey, John
- Turning
Marquez, Arturo
- Conga de Fuego Nuevo
Maslanka, David
- Testament
McIntyre, John
- Eligio
Meyn, Till
- Brilliant Blue
- Celestial Mechanics
- Force of Nature
- Gypsy Dances (aka Wall of Babel The Lord to Me a Shepherd Is
- Lunaris
- Odyssey for Seven Composers
- Open Road
- Orion
- Overture and Tango
- Phoenix
- Red/Blue
- Revolutions
- Roxy’s Aria from Puddn’head Wilson
- Salut au monde
- Saxophone Concerto no. 2: Icon
- Scotia Songs
- Tango Royale
- Urban
- Vita Brevis
- With Pipes of Tin and Wood Make Known
- ZZZZing
- Auld Lang Syne
- More Than Love
Moore, Matt
- Critical Mass
Muchmore, Patrick
- [Ar]4s117d1
Perez, Francisco
- Volcan
- Citadel of the Stars
Plog, Anthony
- Concerto 2010 for Brass Quintet and Wind Ensemble
Pummill, Janet
- All the Things You Are
- Come and See
- Falling in Love With Love
- Gloria in Excelsis Deo
- Go Out With Joy
- Hear Our Prayer, O Lord
- Look for the Silver Lining
- Mansion Over the Hilltop
- Rapture of the Year
- Shout for Joy
- Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Reed, Alfred
- Russian Christmas Music
Remington, Jacob
- Prelude to Paradise
- Collide
- Volcan de Fuego
Rice, Dwayne
- I Ching
Richardson, Philip
- Transmigration
Rodriguez, Arturo
- Mosaico Mexicano
Sacco, Steven
- Imagination Studies
Sampson, David
- Changewater
Shcherbakov, Igor
- Piano-Gesang
Stitzel, Rick
- Dream On
Skoryk, Myroslav
- Partita #5
Sokolovsky, Elena
- Venice Suite
Souza, Ricardo
- Flor do Deserto
- Offerendas No. 3
Stankovych, Yevhen
- The Fruit Garden in Bloom…and Apples Falling into the Water
- Trio #3: Epilogue
Stephenson, James
- Concerto Braziliano
- Scenes from New England
- Tempest
- Red
Syler, James
- Gearbox
Talmelli, Andrea
- Trio Con Brio
Tsepkolenko, Karmella
- Im Träumen … Und Hier Unten Auf Der Erde
Tyson, Blake
- A Ceiling Full of Stars
Whaley, Marsha
- Sonata
Williams, Patrick
- The Sun Will Shine Today
Wilson, Curt
- Concerto For Trumpet and Wind Ensemble
- Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Symphony
- Fantasy Fare for Brass and Timpani
- Fantasy Variations
- Fantasy Variations for Wind Ensemble
- A Lite Touch for Jazz Ensemble
- A New Homeland
- A New Homeland for Wind Ensemble
- Prologue and Caprice
- Rainbows
- Rainbows- An Elegy for Tuba Solo and Band
- Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra
Yurina, Ludmila
- Gemma for Flauto
- Irrlicht
- Klangillusion
- Perseus-Beta-Algol
Zagortsev, Volodymyr
- Three Memorials for piano
- Trio
Zazhytko, Sergey
- Funeral Dances
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- Zbigniew Batjuk
Zyman, Samuel
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