Symphonic Commissioning Project
Bravo! Vail's Symphonic Commissioning Project
In 2021, Bravo! Vail deepened our commitment to supporting living composers and their work by launching the Symphonic Commissioning Project. The new works will be written for, and performed by our resident orchestras. All performances are meant to be attended by the composers who, along with musicologists and other speakers, will present educational programs for audiences of all ages throughout the community.
In 2026, Bravo! Vail commissions the world premiere of Prayer for the Living by Aaron Jay Kernis, featuring McDermott, and celebrates its fifth Symphonic Commissioning Project with co-commissioned works by John Adams (in partnership with The Philadelphia Orchestra) and Caroline Mallonee (in partnership with the New York Philharmonic). Four additional works by living composers receive Bravo! Vail premieres.
PREVIOUS SYMPHONIC COMMISSIONING PROJECT WORKS
2022
- Samaa’ for solo piano, gongs, and strings by Chris Rogerson*
- music for young water that danced beneath my feet by Katherine Balch*
- Profiles by Carlos Simon*
2023
- Arquitecta by Angélica Negrón
- This Moment by Anna Clyne*
- The Mother is Standing by Nina Shekhar*
2024
- Lift Off by Jeff Tyzik
- ATLAS by Anna Clyne
- To See the Sky by Joel Thompson
2025
- I Wish You Daisies and Roses by Sophia Jani
- Picaflor: A Future Myth by Gabriela Lena Frank
- CHEMILUMINESCENCE by Jessie Montgomery
*Indicates world premiere at Bravo! Vail