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Four Angels (String Orchestra Version) (2021)

For Clarinet Solo and String Orchestra (12')

Commissioned by St. Matthew’s Music Guild for clarinetist Anthony McGill and the St. Matthews Chamber Orchestra

Premiered by Boris Allakhverdyan, clarinet and Dwayne Milburn, conductor

Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 11, 2022

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Songs of Love and Loss (2019)

For Soprano, String Orchestra, and Harp

Commissioned by Tuscon Desert Song Festival for Hila Plittman, soprano with strings and harp

Premiered by Hila Plittman, soprano and musicians of the Tuscon Desert Song Festival

Tucson, AZ, Jan. 17, 2020

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Ricordanza (2018)

For Baritone Solo and String Orchestra (25')

Commissioned by the American Youth Symphony and The Russian String Orchestra

Premiered by The Russian String Orchestra, Vladimir CHernov, Baritone, Misha Rachlevsky, Conductor

Edinburgh, Scotland, Aug. 10th, 2019

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The Passion of Yeshua (2017)

For Vocal Soloists, Choir, and Orchestra (100')

Commissioned by the Oregon Bach Festival, SDG Foundation, and the Buffalo Philharmonic

Premiered by the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra and Chorus, JoAnn Faletta, Conductor

Oregon Bach Festival, Eugene, OR, July 8th, 2018

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Piano Concerto No. 5 "Carnival of the Ancients" (2017)

For Piano Solo and Orchestra (22')

Commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra with the generous support of Nader Naidi

Premiered by Sarah Daneshpour, piano, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Sian Wang, Conductor

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ March 8th, 2018

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Concerto for Viola and Orchestra "The Voyager" (2017)

For Viola Solo and Orchestra (25')

Commissioned by Musique Sur Mer

Premiered by Brett Deubner, Viola and the Musique Sur Mer Orchestra, Marcy Sudock, Conductor

The Long Beach Aquarium, Los Angeles, CA March 7th, 2017

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Talking to Aphrodite (2016)

For Soprano, Solo Horn, and Chamber Orchestra (24')

Commissioned by Bonnie McElveen-Hunter for the Seijong soloists and Sarah Schaffer, Soprano

Premiered by the Seijong Soloists, Sarah Shafer, Soprano, David Jolley Horn Solo

Carnegie Hall, New York, NY,  December 17th, 2016

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Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra "The Wounded Healer" (2016)

For Percussion Solo and Orchestra (23')

Commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

Premiered by Lisa Pegher, Percussion and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Jacques Lacombe, Conductor

New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ  January 13th, 2016

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Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra "From the Mountaintop" (2013)

For Solo Clarinet and Orchestra (28')

Commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Kansas City Orchestra, and Orchestra 2001

Premiered by Orchestra 2001, James Freeman - Conductor, Anthony McGill - Clarinet

Philadelphia, PA, January, 2014

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War Songs (2013)

For Solo Baritone and Orchestra (21')

Commissioned by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra

Premiered by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero - Conductor, Thomas Hampson - Baritone

Nashville, TN, March 12th, 2015

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A Prayer for Our Time (2013)

For Solo Cello and Chamber Orchestra (9')

Commissioned by the Eastern Music Festival

Premiered by the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra , Gerard Shwartz, conductor; Julian Schwartz, cello

Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro, NC,  July 20, 2013

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Kaddish (2012)

For Violin and String Orchestra (16')

Commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony

Premiered by the New Jersey Symphony, Jacques LaCombe, music director; Gil Shaham, violin

New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ, April 27, 2012

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Toward a Season of Peace (2012)

For Solo Soprano, Chorus and Orchestra (52')

Co-commissioned by the Pacific Symphony and the Dallas Symphony

Premiered by the Pacific Symphony, Carl St. Clair, music director;

Hila Plittmann, soprano; the Pacific Chorale, John Alexander, director

Segerstrom Hall, Orange County, CA March 22, 2012

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Come Up From the Fields Father (2012)

Orchestral version (12′)

Co-commissioned by the Manhattan School of Music, the Wheeling Symphony and the Vermont Symphony

Premiered by the Manhattan School of Music Chamber Sinfonia, George Manahan, conductor;

Thomas Hampson, baritone; David Geber, cello

Borden Auditorium, New York, NY, March 1, 2012

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Darkness in the Ancient Valley (Symphony in Five Movements) (2011)

For Solo Soprano and Orchestra (36')

Co-commissioned by the Nashville Symphony and the Pittsburgh Symphony

Premiered by the Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero, music director; Hila Plittmann, soprano

Laura Turner Hall, Nashville, TN November 2011

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Piano Concerto No.4, “A Hero’s Journey” (2011)

For Piano and Orchestra (23′)

Commissioned by the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and International Performing Artists Company

Premiered by Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Phillipe Entremont, conductor; Xiayin Wang, piano

Konzerthaus Vienna, Austria, June 18, 2011

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Mirrors (Suite in Five Movements for Piano and Orchestra) (2009)

For Piano and Orchestra (22′)

Commissioned by the Pacific Symphony

Premiered by the Pacific Symphony, Carl St. Clair, music director; Jeffrey Biegel, piano

Segerstrom Hall, Orange County, CA, February 28, 2010

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A Woman's Life (2008)

For Soprano Solo and Orchestra (28')

Commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra

Texts by Maya Angelou

Premiered by the Pittsburgh Symphony, Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Angela Brown, soprano

Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, PA, October 16, 2009

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Three Prayers (2007)

For Soprano & Orchestra (13')

Excerpt from Danielpour's opera Margaret Garner (2005)

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Pastime (2006)

Song-cycle for Baritone & Orchestra

Co-commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, and the Brooklyn Philharmonic

in celebration of the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on 10 July 2006

Premiered by the Atlanta Symphony, Robert Spano, conductor, Gregg Baker, baritone

May 2007

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Triptych (2006)

For Soprano & Orchestra (15')

Three arias from Danielpour’s opera Margaret Garner (2005)

Commissioned by the Wheeling Symphony

Premiered by Tracie Luck, soprano; André Raphael Smith, conductor

Wheeling, WV, May 19, 2006

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Washington Speaks (2005)

For Narrator & Orchestra (7')

Commissioned by the Knights of Columbus for the Orchestra of St. Luke’s

Premiered by Sir Gilbert Levine with Ted Koppel as narrator

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Washington, D.C., November 14, 2007

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Songs of Solitude (2004)

Song-cycle for Baritone & Orchestra (30')

Written for Thomas Hampson, baritone

Commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra

Premiered by David Robertson in Philadelphia, PA on 21 October 2004

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Piano Concerto No. 3, "Zodiac Variations" (2002)

For Piano Left-Hand & Orchestra (24')

Commissioned by Herbert R. Axelrod for pianist Gary Graffman

Premiered with the National Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, conductor

Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., April 4, 2002

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An American Requiem (2001)

for Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone soli, S.A.T.B. Choir & Orchestra (1 hour)

​Commissioned by the Pacific Symphony

Premiered by the Pacific Symphony, Carl St. Clair, conductor, Pacific Chorale, John Alexander, choral director, Soloists: Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano, Hugh Smith, tenor, Mark Oswald, barintone

November 2001

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Cello Concerto No. 2, "Through the Ancient Valley" (2001)

For Cello Solo, Kamancheh Soloists & Orchestra (29')

Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic for cellist Yo-Yo Ma

Premiered by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Kurt Masur

Avery Fisher Hall, NY, March 12, 2001

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In the Arms of the Beloved (2001)

Double Concerto for Violin, Cello & Orchestra (28')

Commissioned to celebrate the 25th wedding anniversary of Jaime Laredo (violinist) and Sharon Robinson (cellist)

Premiered by the IRIS Chamber Orchestra, Michael Stern, conductor

Germantown, TN, April 20, 2002

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A Child’s Reliquary (2000)

Double Concerto for Violin, Cello & Orchestra (29')

Premiered by Jaime Laredo, violin; Sharon Robinson, cello; Pacific Symphony; Carl St. Clair, conductor
Santa Ana, CA, November 2006

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Voices of Remembrance (1998)

Concerto for String Quartet & Orchestra (24')

Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra

Premiered by the National Symphony Orchestra, Guarneri Quartet, Leonard Slatkin, conductor;

Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.,/ Carnegie Hall, NY January 2000

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Elegies (1997)

Song-cycle for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone & Orchestra (33')

Commissioned by the Jacksonville Symphony

Premiered by the Jacksonville Symphony Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano, Thomas Hampson, baritone, Roger Nierenberg, conductor

Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, January 1998

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Piano Concerto No. 2 (1993)

For Piano & Orchestra (31')

Commissioned by Absolut Vodka for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

Premiered by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor, Christopher O’Riley, piano

Avery Fischer Hall, New York, NY, March 31, 1993

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Symphony No. 3, "Journey Without Distance" (1990)

For Solo Soprano, S.A.T.B. Choir & Orchestra (30')

Commissioned by the Akron, Stamford, and Jacksonville Symphony Orchestras

Premiered by the Akron Symphony, Alan Balter, conductor

Akron, OH, February 1990

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Cello Concerto No. 1 (1990)

For Cello & Orchestra (31')

Commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony

Premiered by the San Francisco  Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt, conductor, Yo-Yo Ma, cello

September 1994

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Piano Concerto No. 1, "Metamorphosis" (1990)

For Cello & Orchestra (28')

Commissioned by the New York Chamber Symphony

Premiered by Gerard Schwarz, conductor

92nd St. YMCA, New York, NY, April 1990

 

 

Symphony No. 2, "Visions" (1986)

For Soprano, Tenor and Orchestra (36')

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