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Program Koussevitzky Music Foundation Commissions for Composers

Complete Koussevitzky Commissions List

Serge Koussevitzky, conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1924 to 1949, was a champion of contemporary music. Throughout his distinguished career, he played a vital role in the creation of new works by commissioning such composers as Béla Bartók, Leonard Bernstein and Igor Stravinsky. He established the Koussevitzky Foundation in the Library to continue his lifelong commitment to composers and new music.

Composers' original manuscripts of commissioned works are housed in the Koussevitzky Collection in the Library of Congress.

This list is updated annually.  Dates indicate year the commission was granted, and year the manuscript was received by the Library of Congress.

Please consult Recent Grants listing for composers who are not eligible for consideration during the current application cycle.

  • Adams, John, Eros Piano, piano, orchestra (1984/1990)
  • Adler, Samuel, Symphony No. 6 (1983/1985)
  • Alexander, Peter, Ferrafunx, drum set, brass quintet (1997/1998)
  • Amy, Gilbert, Echos XIII, chamber ensemble (1973/1977)
  • Anderson, Allen, String Quartet (1987/1991)
  • Anderson, Julian, Van Gough Blue, chamber ensemble (2013/2016)
  • Andriessen, Louis, Zilver, chamber ensemble (1993/1994)
  • Antoniou, Theodore, Fluxus, orchestra (1972/1976)
  • Arrigo, Girolamo, Petit Requiem pour une Troisième Possibilité, chamber ensemble (1966/1968)
  • Asia, Daniel, Piano Quartet (1987/1989)
  • Avshalomov, Aaron, Symphony No. 3 (1953/1954)
  • Aylward, John, Aura, saxophone and flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano (2011/2012)
  • Babbitt, Milton, Relata I, orchestra (1964/1966)
  • ______, Septet, But Equal (1991/1992)
  • Baird, Tadeusz, Symphony No. 3 (1968/1969)
  • Baker, Claude, Märchenbilder, orchestra (2002/2005)
  • Balassa, Sándor, Glarusi ének (Chant of Glarnerland), op. 29, orchestra (1977/1978)
  • Barber, Samuel, Prayers of Kierkegaard, soprano, chorus, orchestra (1942/1954)
  • _______, Die Natali, op. 37, orchestra (1954/1960)
  • Bartók, Béla, Concerto for Orchestra (1943/1943)
  • Bassett, Leslie, Sextet, strings, piano (1968/1971)
  • _______, Concerto for Orchestra (1990/1992)
  • Bates, Mason, Mercury Soul, clarinet, piano (2001/2002)
  • Bauer, Ross, Halcyon Birds, chamber orchestra (1994/1994)
  • Becerra Schmidt, Gustavo, Alturas de Macchu Picchu, narrator, soprano, chorus, orchestra (1965/1967)
  • Ben-Haim, Paul, The Sweet Psalmist of Israel, vocal soloists, orchestra (1952/1953)
  • Bennett, Richard Rodney, Woodwind Quintet (1965/1968)
  • Berezowsky, Nicolai, Symphony No. 4, op. 29 (1942/1943)
  • Berger, Arthur, Septet, chamber ensemble (1965/1966)
  • Bergsma, William, String Quartet No. 2 (1943/1944)
  • Berio, Luciano, Traces, opera in one act (1961/1964)
  • Bermel, Derek, A Shout, a Whisper, and a Trace, chamber orchestra (2008/2009)
  • Bernstein, Leonard, Serenade, solo violin, string orchestra, percussion (1951/1954)
  • _______, Symphony No. 3, "Kaddish" (1954/1963)
  • Birtwistle, Harrison, Silbury Air, chamber ensemble (1974/1977)
  • Biscardi, Chester, Sailors and Dreams, voice and chamber ensemble (also voice and piano) (2007/2011)
  • Blackwood, Easley, String Quartet No. 2, op. 6 (1958/1959)
  • Blitzstein, Marc, Regina, opera in three acts (1958/1959)
  • Bloch, Ernest, Sinfonia Breve (1952/1953)
  • Bolcom, William, Piano Quartet (1974/1977)
  • _______, Lyric Concerto, flute, orchestra (1992/1993)
  • Boykan, Martin, Symphony (1985/1989)
  • Brant, Henry, Plowshares and Swords, orchestra (1995/1996)
  • Bresnick, Martin, Pontoosuc, chamber orchestra (1986/1989)
  • Brief, Todd, Idols, chamber ensemble (1984/1988)
  • Britten, Benjamin, Peter Grimes, opera in three acts (1942/1944)
  • Brown, Earl, Cross Sections and Color Fields, orchestra (1972/1974)
  • Cage, John, Cheap Imitation, orchestra without conductor (1965/1972)
  • Campion, Edmund, Small Wonder, two violins, 2 clarinets, 2 percussion (2009/2012)
  • Castiglioni, Niccolò, Carmina (changed to Masques), for chamber ensemble (1966/1968)
  • Cerha, Friedrich, Curriculum, chamber ensemble (1971/1973)
  • Chaitken, David, Trio, violin, cello, piano (1997/2002)
  • Chang, Yu-Hui, At the Brink of the Chill, chamber ensemble (2008/2010)
  • Chasalow, Eric, Flute Concerto, chamber ensemble (2005/2006)
  • Chávez, Carlos, Sinfonía No. 5, string orchestra (1952/1953)
  • Chen Yi, Chinese Folk Dance Suite, violin, orchestra (1997/2001)
  • Cheung, Anthony, SynchroniCities, eight players, electronic processing, playback (2011/2012)
  • Chevreuille, Raymond, Short Symphony (Symphony No. 4), op. 54 (1952/1952)
  • Chong Kee Yong, Yun Yong (Clouds Surging),String Quartet No. 4 (2009/2011)
  • Chou, Wen-chung, Twilight Colors, double trio for winds, strings (2005/2008)
  • Chuaqui, Miguel, Desde el Limite (From the Border), chamber ensemble (2004/2007)
  • Consoli, Marc-Antonio, Afterimages, orchestra (1981/1983)
  • Copland, Aaron, Symphony No. 3 (1944/1946)
  • _______, Symphonic Ode (1954/composed 1929; revised 1955)
  • Cordero, Roque, Concierto, violin, orchestra (1961/1962)
  • Corigliano, John, One Sweet Morning, mezzo soprano and orchestra (2010/2011)
  • Cowell, Henry, Symphony No. 14 (1959/1960)
  • Crumb, George, Three Madrigals, Books I and II (1964/1966)
  • Current, Brian, Concerto for Accordion and Orchestra (2006/2009)
  • Currier, Sebastian, Broken Consort, chamber ensemble (1994/1996)
  • Dahl, Ingolf, Trio, violin, cello, piano (1957/1962)
  • D’Alessio, Gregory, Symphony, orchestra (2002/2004)
  • Dallapiccola, Luigi, Tartiniana, violin, orchestra (1950/1951)
  • Dashow, James, Far Sounds, Broken Cries, chamber ensemble (1997/1999)
  • Davidovsky, Mario, Synchronisms No. 7, orchestra, electronic sounds (1964/1974)
  • _______, Divertimento, cello, orchestra (1981/1984)
  • Davies, Peter Maxwell, Offenbarung und Untergang (Revelation and Fall), soprano, chamber ensemble (1964/1966)
  • Dawe, Jonathan, Lieber de Arte Contrapuncti 1477/2001, string quartet (2001/2002)
  • Del Tredici, David, Syzygy, soprano, chamber orchestra (1966/1967)
  • _______, Wondrous the Merge, string quartet, baritone (2000/2008)
  • Diamond, David, Symphony No. 4 (1945/1945)
  • Dick, Robert, A New Prehistory, chamber ensemble (2001/2002)
  • Diesendruck, Tamar, Such Stuff, string quartet (1987/1989)
  • Dobbins, Lori, Tres Recuerdos del Cielo, soprano, chamber ensemble (1988/1990)
  • Dodge, Charles, Changes, tape (1969/1970)
  • Donatoni, Franco, Orts (Souvenir No. 2), chamber ensemble (1968/1969)
  • _______, Esa, orchestra (1996/2000)
  • Druckman, Jacob, Windows, orchestra (1969/1972)
  • Drummond, Dean, Dance of the Seven Veils, chamber ensemble (1992/1992)
  • Dugger, Edwin, Matsukaze, soprano, chamber orchestra (1973/1977)
  • Durkó, Zsolt, Chamber Music, two pianos, string ensemble (1972/1973)
  • Dutilleux, Henri, Concerto for Two Orchestras (Symphony No. 2) (1954/1959)
  • _______, Ainsi la nuit, string quartet (1977/1977)
  • Eaton, John, Mass, soprano, clarinet, syn-kets, synthesizer, tape recorders (1969/1970)
  • Eckardt, Jason, Tongues, soprano, chamber ensemble (1999/2001)
  • ______, Pulse-echo, piano, string quartet (2011-2013)
  • Edwards, George, Moneta's Mourn, orchestra (1981/1983)
  • von Einem, Gottfried, Symphonic Scenes, op. 22, orchestra (1954/1956)
  • Erb, Donald, String Quartet No. 3 (1994/1996)
  • Fang Man, Earth, song cycle for soprano, bass baritone, sextet (2010/2012)
  • Felciano, Richard, An American Decameron: Songs from the Interviews of Studs Terkel, soprano, chamber ensemble (1999/2001)
  • Felder, David, Inner Sky, chamber ensemble (1992/1994)
  • _______, Les Quatre Temps Cardinaux, solo soprano, solo bass, large chamber orchestra, electronics (2010-2013)
  • Feldman, Morton, Instruments (II), chamber ensemble (1975/1975)
  • Fennelly, Brian, Fantasy Variations, orchestra (1983/1985)
  • ______, Arias and Interludes (String Quartet No. 2) (1999/2001)
  • Fernández, Agustín, String Quartet No. 2, “Sin tiempo” (2011/2013)
  • Festinger, Richard, Tapestries, violin, cello, piano (1997/1998)
  • Fine, Irving, String Quartet (1949/1952)
  • Fine, Vivian, Poetic Fires, piano, orchestra (1984/1985)
  • Finney, Ross Lee, Symphony No. 2 (1958/1959)
  • Fitelberg, Jerzy, Concertino da Camera, violin, piano (1950/1951)
  • Fontyn, Jacqueline, Rêverie et Turbulence, piano, orchestra (1988/1990)
  • _______, Tree of Life, percussion quartet (2004/2005)
  • Foss, Lukas, Capriccio, cello, piano (1945/1946)
  • _______, Symphony of Chorales (1956/1958)
  • _______, String Quartet No. 5 (2000/2000)
  • Franchetti, Arnold, Concerto in Do, orchestra (1961/1962)
  • Frohne, Vincent S., String Quartet (1964/1968)
  • Froom, David, Emerson Songs, soprano, chamber ensemble (1995/1996)
  • Furman, Pablo, Vox Chordae, chamber orchestra (1999/2001)
  • Gaburo, Kenneth, Subito (Theater for Four Instruments) (1959/1977)
  • Galindo, Blas, Sonata, cello, piano (1947/1948)
  • Gandolfi, Michael, Caution to the Wind, flute, chamber ensemble (1990/1992)
  • Garrido-Lecca, Celso, Cuarteto No. 1, strings (1962/1964)
  • George, Earl, Arioso, cello, piano (1947/1952)
  • Gerhard, Roberto, Collages, orchestra, tape (1959/1961)
  • Ginastera, Alberto, Concierto, piano, orchestra (1958/1961)
  • Godfrey, Daniel, String Quartet No. 3 (1998/2000)
  • Goehr, Alexander, Concerto, piano, orchestra (1969/1972)
  • _______, Colossos or Panic, orchestra (1990/1993)
  • _______, Marching to Carcassonne, piano, twelve instruments (2001/2003)
  • Greenbaum, Matthew, Es ist zum Lachen, chamber ensemble (2007/2008)
  • Greenberg, Robert, Among Friends (String Quartet No. 3) (1994/1995)
  • Gruber, H.K., Cello Concerto (1984/1999)
  • Guarnieri, M. Camargo, Brasiliana, orchestra (1950/1950)
  • Gustavson, Mark, Quartet, strings (1988/1989)
  • Haddad, Saed, On Silence, bass voice, chamber ensemble (2014/2014)
  • Haieff, Alexei, Eclogue, cello, piano (1945/1945)
  • _______, Éloge, chamber ensemble (1964/1967)
  • Halffter, Cristóbal, Symposion, baritone, chorus, orchestra (1965/1966)
  • Hamilton, Iain, Symphony No. 2, op. 10 (1951/1951)
  • Hanson, Howard, Concerto, piano, orchestra, op. 36 (1945/1948)
  • _______, Elegy to the Memory of My Friend, Serge Koussevitzky, op. 44, orchestra    (1954/1955)
  • Harbison, John, Ditima, orchestra (1973/1976)
  • _______, The Seven Ages, mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble (2006/2010)
  • Harris, Donald, Prelude to a Concert in Connecticut, orchestra (1977/1981)
  • _________, Symphony No. 2 (2006/2012)
  • Harris, Roy, Symphony No. 7 (1947/1952)
  • Harrison, Lou, Elegiac Symphony (1973/1976)
  • Hartke, Stephen, Concerto, violin, orchestra (1992/1993)
  • ______, A Brandenburg Autumn, chamber orchestra (2005/2007)
  • Hartley, Walter Sinclair, Chamber Symphony (1953/1954)
  • Hartmann, Karl Amadeus, Symphony No. 7 (1957/1958)
  • Harvey, Jonathan, Timepieces, orchestra (1985/1988)
  • ______, Tranquil Abiding, small orchestra (1997/1998)
  • Helps, Robert, Piano Quartet (1997/1999)
  • Henze, Hans Werner, Being Beauteous, soprano, harp, four celli (1961/1963)
  • Higdon, Jennifer, In the Shadow of Sirius, soprano and string quartet (2011/2012)
  • Hill, Edward Burlingame, Prelude, orchestra (1952/1953)
  • Holloway, Robin, Double Concerto, op.67, clarinet, saxophone, two chamber orchestras       (1982/1989)
  • Honegger, Arthur, Symphony No. 5, "di tre re," orchestra (1948/1950)
  • Horne, David, Five Divisions of Time, wind quintet (1995)
  • Hovhaness, Alan, Magnificat, op. 157, vocal soloists, chorus, orchestra (1957/1958)
  • Husa, Karel, Sonata, violin, piano (1971/1973)
  • _______, Five Poems, woodwind quintet (1993/1995)
  • Hyla, Lee, The Dream of Innocent III, amplified cello, piano, percussion (1985/1987)
  • _______, Violin Concerto (1999/2002)
  • Hyo-Shin, Na, Cycle of Sixty, string orchestra, percussion, komungo solo (2002/2003)
  • Ibert, Jacques, Caprilena, solo violin; Ghirlarzana, solo cello; Impromptu, trumpet, piano      (1950/1951)
  • _______, Symphonic Movement (First movement of Symphony No. 2) (1954/1962)
  • Imbrie, Andrew, Concerto, violin, orchestra (1953/1954)
  • Ince, Kamran, Waves of Talya, chamber ensemble (1987/1988)
  • Irino, Yoshir, Wandlungen, orchestra (1962/1973)
  • Jarvinen, Arthur, The Modulus of Elasticity, viola, chamber ensemble (1991/1992)
  • Jolas, Betsy, O Wall, chamber ensemble (1974/1976)
  • Jones, Christopher Wendell, Liquid Refrains, string and wind ensemble, percussion, piano (2009/2012)
  • Kaminsky, Laura, Piano Concerto, soloist and chamber orchestra, (2011/2012)
  • Kampela, Arthur, “…B…” ten instruments, video, electronics (2008/2012)
  • Karchin, Louis, Quartet for Percussion (1998/2000)
  • Kassern, Tadeusz, The Anointed, opera in four acts (1949/1952)
  • Kay, Ulysses, The Boor, opera in one act (1953/1956)
  • Keleman, Milko, Floreal, orchestra (1969/1970)
  • Keren, Jonathan, On the Bridge of Words, chamber orchestra with narrator, clarinet, and piano solo (2007/2009)
  • Kernis, Aaron Jay, Songs of Innocents, Book I, high voice, piano (1988/1989)
  • Kim, Earl, Earthlight, soprano, violin, piano, lights (1969/1973)
  • Kim, Hi Kyung, Isles of Light, string quartet, percussion (2000/2013)
  • Kirchner, Leon, Concerto, piano, orchestra (1951/1953)
  • Kirchner, Leon, Of things exactly as they are, orchestra (1992/1997)
  • Klebe, Giselher, Missa "Misere Nobis," op. 45, for chamber orchestra (1962/1964)
  • Knussen, Oliver, Ophelia Dances I, chamber orchestra (1974/1975)
  • Kolb, Barbara, Soundings, chamber ensemble (1971/1973)
  • Korf, Anthony, Cantata, chorus, chamber ensemble (1991/1992)
  • Kraft, William, Encounters X, violin, marimba (1992/1992)
  • _____, Vintage Renaissance and Beyond, chamber ensemble (2003/2005)
  • Kramer, Jonathan, Imagined Ancestors, chamber ensemble (2001/2003)
  • Krenek, Ernst, Fivefold Enfoldment, orchestra (1962/1969)
  • Krieger, Arthur, Unlimited Partnerships, chamber ensemble (1998/2000)
  • Kui Dong, Fantasia: A Dialogue with Wind, chamber ensemble (2001/2003)
  • Laderman, Ezra, Duo, cello, piano (1984/1984)
  • Lancino, Thierry, Requiem, orchestra, chorus, soloists (2007/2009)
  • Lansky, Paul, As It Grew Dark, tape (1981/1983)
  • Lee, Thomas Oboe, Waltzes, op. 26, chamber ensemble (1984/1985)
  • Leon, Tania, Desde, orchestra (2000/2002)
  • Lerdahl, Fred, Eros, voice, chamber ensemble (1974/1977)
  • Leroux, Philippe, De la Texture, chamber ensemble, (2003/2007)
  • Levinson, Gerald, Symphony No. 2, orchestra (1990/1997)
  • Lewis, Robert Hall, String Quartet No. 3 (1977/1981)
  • Lieberson, Peter, Horn Concerto (1994/1999)
  • Ligeti, György, Ramifications, string ensemble (1964/1969)
  • Lindberg, Magnus, Sculpture, orchestra (2002/2005)
  • Lindroth, Scott, Duo, two violins (1988/1990)
  • Lindsay, Eric, So I want to Write a Piece About John Cage, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, prepared piano, percussion, electronics (2008/2011)
  • Liptak, David, Focusing, chamber ensemble (2013/2014)
  • Lister, Rodney, Where I Say Hours, clarinet, strings (1984/1985)
  • Lombardo, Robert, Dialogues of Lovers, chamber ensemble (1965/1966)
  • London, Edwin, Federico’s Follies, chamber ensemble (1997/1998)
  • Lopatnikoff, Nikolai, Concertino, orchestra (1944/1944)
  • Lourié, Arthur, The Blackamoor of Peter the Great, opera in three acts (1949/1961)
  • Lunel, Armand, Libretto for Darius Milhaud's opera David (1951/1952)
  • Machover, Tod, Nature's Breath, chamber ensemble (1983/1984)
  • Mackey, Steven, Moebius Band, soprano, chamber ensemble (1986/1988);
  • _______, Ars Moriendi, string quartet (1999/2000)
  • Malipiero, Gian Francesco, Symphony No. 4, "in memoriam" (1946/1946)
  • Mamlok, Ursula, Girasol, chamber ensemble (1988/1991)
  • Mantovani, Bruno, Concerto de Chamber No. 2, alto flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, piano (2008/2011)
  • Marsalis, Wynton, All Rise, symphony orchestra, jazz orchestra, chorus (1998/2003)
  • Martino, Donald, Fantasies and Impromptus, solo piano (1976/1981)
  • _______, Serenata Concertante, octet (1996/1999)
  • Martinu, Bohuslav, Symphony No. 1, (1942/1942)
  • Martirano, Salvatore, Octet, chamber ensemble (1957/1963)
  • Matsudaira, Yoritsune, Suite, chamber ensemble (1961/1963)
  • Maw, Nicholas, Trio, violin, cello, piano (1990/1991)
  • _____, Cor Anglais Concerto, orchestra (2003/2005)
  • McKinley, William Thomas, Symphony No. 3, chamber ensemble (1983/1984)
  • McPhee, Colin, Transitions, orchestra (1954/1954)
  • Meltzer, Harold, The Obscure of Desire, violin, viola, chamber orchestra (2012/2013)
  • Mennin, Peter, String Quartet No. 2 (1949/1951)
  • Mennini, Louis, Sonatina, cello, piano (formerly Three Short Pieces, cello, piano) (1950/1952)
  • Mernier, Benoît, String Quartet No. 3 (2011/2013)
  • Messiaen, Olivier, Turangalîla-Symphonie, orchestra (1945/1948)
  • Milhaud, Darius, David, opera in five acts (1951/1952)
  • _______, Symphony No. 2 (1944/1944)
  • _______, Symphony No. 6 (1954/1955)
  • Miller, Edward, Orchestral Fantasies, orchestra (1968/1968)
  • Miroglio, Francis, Eclipses, string orchestra (1972/1973)
  • Mobberley, James, Vox Inhumana, soprano, chamber ensemble (2001/2003)
  • Moe, Eric, Up and At 'Em, chamber ensemble (1987/1989)
  • _______, Danger: Giant Frogs, four percussionists (2010/2011)
  • Moevs, Robert, Fourteen Variations, orchestra (1954/1952-54)
  • Moore, Douglas, The Ballad of Baby Doe, opera in four acts (1953/1956)
  • Murail, Tristan, De Terre et de Ciel, orchestra (1983/1987)
  • _______, Travel Notes, two pianos, two percussion (2012/2015)
  • Musgrave, Thea, Space Play, chamber ensemble (1972/1974)
  • _______, The Mocking-Bird, chamber ensemble (2000/2001)
  • Nabokov, Nicolas, The Return of Pushkin, high voice, orchestra (1945/1947)
  • Nono, Luigi, Canciónes á Guiomar, soprano, chamber ensemble (1962/1962)
  • Norman, Andrew, Switch, solo percussion, orchestra (2013/2017)
  • O'Brien, Eugene, Dédales, soprano, chamber orchestra (1972/1973)
  • Olah, Tiberiu, The Time of Memory, chamber ensemble (1971/1974)
  • Olan, David, String Quartet No. 2 (1987/1993)
  • Olivero, Betty, Bashrav, chamber ensmeble (2000/2004)
  • Orbón, Julián, Concerto Grosso, string quartet, orchestra (1957/1958)
  • Orrego-Salas, Juan, Concerto a Tre (Concerto Grosso), op. 52, violin, cello, piano, orchestra (1960/1962)
  • Ortiz, Pablo, Raya en el Mar, chamber ensemble (1999/2000)
  • Osborne, Nigel, Zansa, orchestra (1982/1985)
  • Overton, Hall, Symphony for Strings (1954/1955)
  • Palmer, Robert, String Quartet No. 2 (1943/1943; revised 1948)
  • Panufnik, Andrzej, Arbor Cosmica, string ensemble or string orchestra (1981/1983)
  • Partch, Harry, Delusion of the Fury, orchestra (1966/1974)
  • Penderecki, Krzysztof, Concerto, cello, orchestra (1966/1973)
  • Perle, George, Serenade No. 2, chamber ensemble (1968/1968)
  • _______, Concerto No. 2, piano, orchestra (1991/1992)
  • Persichetti, Vincent, Quintet, op. 66, piano, strings (1954/1955)
  • Peterson, Wayne, Diptych, chamber ensemble (1990/1992)
  • _______, A Three Piece Suite, chamber ensemble (2002/2004)
  • Petrassi, Goffredo, Quinto Concerto, orchestra (1954/1955)
  • Phillips, Burrill, Tom Paine, orchestra (1944/1946)
  • Piston, Walter, Symphony No. 3 (1946/1947)
  • _______, Symphony No. 6 (1954/1955)
  • Poulenc, Francis, Gloria, soprano, chorus, orchestra (1959/1960)
  • Pousseur, Henri, Couleurs croisées, orchestra (1966/1967)
  • Powell, Mel, Quintet, two violins, viola, cello, piano (1958/1958)
  • Primosch, James, Five Meditations, orchestra (1987/1993)
  • Quigang Chen, Iris Dévoilée, orchestra, women’s voices, Chinese instruments (2000/2002)
  • Rakowski, David, Sesso e Violenza, chamber ensemble (1996/1996)
  • ______, Piano Concerto (2006/2007)
  • Ran, Shulamit, Under the Sun’s Gaze, chamber ensemble (1999/2005)
  • Rands, Bernard, Suite No. 2, "Le Tambourin," orchestra (1983/1985)
  • _______, Canzoni, orchestra (1994/1995)
  • _______, “now again” Fragment from Sappho, mezzo soprano, chamber ensemble (2005/2006)
  • Reck, David, Number 3 - MeteMusic, chamber ensemble (1966/1974)
  • Reich, Steve, Three Movements, orchestra (1981/1986)
  • _______, Cello Counterpoint, eight cellos (1996/2003)
  • Reynolds, Roger, Illusion, chamber ensemble, vocalists, electronics (2005/2006)
  • Riegger, Wallingford, Sextet, op. 53, woodwind quintet, piano (1952/1953)
  • Riley, Terry, June Buddhas, "The Mexico City Blues," chorus, orchestra (1991/1991)
  • Rindfleisch, Andrew, The Light Fantastic, wind ensemble (2000/2001)
  • Rochberg, George, Dialogues, clarinet, piano (1957/1957, 1958 [2 versions])
  • Rohde, Kurt, Minerva’s Pool, string orchestra (1998/1999)
  • Rogers, Bernard, Trio, violin, viola, cello (1952/1953)
  • Rohde, Kurt, Minerva's Pool, string ensemble (1998/1999)
  • Rorem, Ned, Paris Journal, "Letters from Paris," chorus, chamber orchestra (1965/1966)
  • Rosenzweig, Morris, Quartet, string quartet (1996/1997)
  • Rouse, Christopher, Compline, chamber ensemble (1996/1996)
  • Ruders, Poul, Symphony No. 2, "Symphony and Transformation" (1994/1996)
  • ______, Symphony No. 3 “Dreamcatcher” (2006/2006)
  • Russo, William, Symphony No. 2, "Titans," op. 32 (1958/1958)
  • Rzewski, Frederic, Histories, saxophone quartet (1992/1994)
  • Saariaho, Kaija, Sombre, bass flute, voice, percussion, harp, double bass (2012/2012)
  • Saeverud, Harald, Concerto, op. 37, violin, orchestra (1953/1956)
  • Sanchez-Gutierrez, Carlos, ...[and of course Henry the Horse] Dances the..., piano duo, percussion, string quartet (2005/2007)
  • Sanford, David, Scherzo Grosso, cello, big band (2004/2005)
  • Sanguineti, Edoardo, Libretto for Luciano Berio's opera Traces (1964/1964)
  • Saygun, Ahmed Adnan, Symphonie No. 3, op. 39 (1959/1961)
  • Schafer, R. Murray, Sapho, chamber ensemble (1968/1970)
  • Scherchen-Hsiao, Tona, Lo, trombone, strings (1976/1979)
  • Schoenberg, Arnold, A Survivor from Warsaw, op. 46, narrator, male chorus, orchestra (1947/1947)
  • Schuller, Gunther, Concerto, double bass, chamber orchestra (1962/1968)
  • _______, Singing Poems, for soprano and chamber ensemble (2014/2015)
  • Schuman, William, Symphony No. 7 (1954/1960)
  • _______, Symphony for Strings (1943/1943)
  • Schwendinger, Laura, Celestial City, chamber ensemble (2001/2003)
  • _______, The Artist’s Muse, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion (2014/2017)
  • Selig, Robert, Concerto, two pianos (1983/1986)
  • Sessions, Roger, Symphony No. 3 (1954/1957)
  • Shapero, Harold, Symphony for Classical Orchestra (1945/1947)
  • Shapey, Ralph, Partita-Fantasia, cello, chamber ensemble (1965/1968)
  • Sheinfeld, David, Dear Theo, baritone, chamber ensemble (1993/1996)
  • Sheng, Bright, Tibetan Swing, orchestra (1996/2002)
  • _______, The Singing Gobi Desert, saxophone quartet, five traditional instruments, percussion (2010/2011)
  • Sheriff, Noam, String Quartet (1968/1983)
  • Shifrin, Seymour, String Quartet No. 3 (1962/1966)
  • Shinohara, Makato, Cooperation, chamber ensemble (1984/1992)
  • Sierra, Roberto, Concerto para Orquesta, orchestra (1999/2000)
  • Silverman, Stanley, Crepuscule, chamber ensemble (1971/1974)
  • Silvestrov, Valentin, Eschatophony, orchestra (1966/1967)
  • Sims, Ezra, String Quartet No. 4 (1983/1984)
  • Singleton, Alvin, When Given A Choice, orchestra (2002/2005)
  • Smit, Leo, Symphony No. 1 (1951/1955)
  • Soley, David, "de camara...," chamber ensemble (1991/1992)
  • Sollberger, Harvey, Flutes and Drums, chamber ensemble (1966/1984)
  • ________, Obsessions, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano (1997/2009)
  • Somers, Harry, Lyric, orchestra (1958/1960)
  • Soper, Kate, I Was Here I Was I, theater for singers, ensemble (2012/2014)
  • Spratlan, Lewis, Sojourner, chamber ensemble (1997/1999)
  • Stock, David, Parallel Worlds, chamber ensemble (1982/1984)
  • Stockhausen, Karlheinz, Mixtur, five orchestral ensembles, electronics (1964/1964)
  • Stravinsky, Igor, Ode, orchestra (1943/1943)
  • Street, Tison, Variations on a Ground, orchestra (1975/1984)
  • _____, Symphony V: Colonial Scenes, chamber orchestra (2003/2004)
  • Stucky, Steven, Four Poems of A.R. Ammons, baritone, chamber ensemble (1991/1993)
  • Sydeman, William, Texture Study No. 2, orchestra (1966/1970)
  • Taddie, David, Amazonia II,piano, harp, percussion, orchestra (2003/2007)
  • Takemitsu, Toru, Dorian, the Horizon, string ensemble (1965/1966)
  • _______, Fantasma/Cantos II, trombone, orchestra (1993/1994)
  • Talma, Louise, All the Days of My Life, tenor, chamber ensemble (1959/1967)
  • Taxin, Ira, Timpani in Solo and Ensemble, chamber ensemble (1975/1976)
  • Tcherepnin, Alexander, Symphony No. 4, op. 91 (1951/1965)
  • Tenzer, Michael, Sources of Current, orchestra (1995/1996)
  • Thomas, Augusta Read, ...dawn dream dazzle landscapes at twilight..., string quartet (1998/2000)
  • _______, Earth Echoes: Homage to Gustav Mahler, mezzo soprano, baritone, chamber orchestra (2010/2013)
  • Thompson, Randall, A Trip to Nahant, orchestra (1948/1954)
  • Thomson, Virgil, Lord Byron, opera in three acts (1949/1970)
  • Thorne, Francis, Rhapsodic Variations No. 5, violin, piano (1987/1987)
  • Thorne, Nicholas, From the Dying Earth, Books 2 and 3, chamber ensemble (1981/1983)
  • Tiensuu, Jukka, Hou, violin concerto with chamber ensemble (2010/2012)
  • Tippett, Michael, King Priam, opera in three acts (1957/1961)
  • Toch, Ernst, Peter Pan, op. 76, orchestra (1954/1956)
  • Torke, Michael, Chalk, string quartet (1986/1992)
  • Tosar Errecart, Héctor, Te Deum, brass, chorus, orchestra (1958/1961)
  • Tower, Joan, Music, cello, orchestra (1982/1984)
  • ______, Viola Concerto, “Purple Rhapsody,” viola, orchestra (2000/2013)
  • Trimble, Lester, Symphony No. 2 (1963/1968)
  • Tsontakis, George, Winter Lightning, orchestra (1987/1993)
  • Turnage, Mark-Anthony, Chicago Remains, orchestra (2004/2007)
  • Ung, Chinary, Mohori, mezzo soprano, chamber ensemble (1973/1974)
  • _______, Spiral VII, chamber ensemble (1993/1994)
  • _______, Spiral X “In Memoriam,” amplified string quartet (2005/2007)
  • Vayo, David, Signals, chamber orchestra (1997/1999)
  • Varèse, Edgard, Notturno, soprano, bass, percussion, chamber orchestra (1958/1961)
  • Viera, Julio Martín, Ricercare, orchestra (1998/2000)
  • Vieru, Anatol, Steps of Silence, string quartet, percussion (1966/1968)
  • Villa-Lobos, Heitor, Madona, orchestra (1945/1945)
  •       Sinfonia No. 11 (1954/1955)
  • Wagner, Melinda, Whirl’s End, chamber ensemble (2001/2005)
  • Walker, George, Sinfonia No. 2 (1988/1990)
  • ______, Wind Set, woodwind quintet (1998/1999)
  • Walton, William, The Bear, opera in one act (1958/1967)
  • Wang Jie, Oboe Concerto (“For the Genuine Heart of Sadness”) (2012/2015)
  • Weisgall, Hugo, Lyrical Interval, low voice, piano (1961/1984)
  • Wernick, Richard, Trio, violin, cello, piano (1996/1996)
  • Wheeler, Scott, Northern Lights, orchestra (1986/1988)
  • _______, Wakefield Doubles, double string orchestra (2002/2004)
  • White, Barbara, Enough Rope, soprano, flute (2003/2007)
  • Wilson, Olly, Expansions II, orchestra (1984/1988)
  • Wilson, Richard, Triple Concerto, horn, bass clarinet, marimba, orchestra (1996/1999)
  • Wolfe, Julia, Four Marys, string quartet (1990/1991)
  • Wolpe, Stefan, Chamber Piece No. 1, chamber ensemble (1961/1965)
  • Wood, Hugh, Trio, op. 29, horn, violin, piano (1985/1990)
  • Wuorinen, Charles, Chamber Concerto, oboe, chamber ensemble (1964/1966)
  • _______, Concertino, orchestra (1984/1985)
  • _______, Symphony Six, orchestra (1996/1997)
  • Wyner, Yehudi, Intermedio, soprano, string orchestra (1958/1975)
  • _______, Second Madrigal: Voices of Women, soprano, chamber ensemble (1992/1999)
  • Xenakis, Iannis, Akrata, chamber ensemble (1964/1965)
  • Yu-Hui Chang, At the Brink of the Chill, violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano (2009/2010)
  • Yuasa, Joji, Time of Orchestral Time, orchestra (1972/1977)
  • Yuhas, Dan, Collisions, chamber ensemble (2007/2009)
  • Yun, Isang, Konzert, oboe, orchestra (1987/1991)
  • Zhou Long, The Ineffable, chamber ensemble (1993/1994)
  • _________, Five Elements, concerto for flute and orchestra (2004/2009)
  • Zupko, Ramon, Canti Terrae, orchestra (1981/1983)