Annual Commissioned Composers Project

This project connects students to the full artistic process-from the idea for a piece from its composition to its debut performance. Students have the opportunity to be the first person ever to perform their particular work, which is an incredibly empowering experience. We hope that anyone who participates in or encounters this project comes away feeling joy, wonder, excitement, and inspiration. We hope students, composers, and audiences walk away feeling hopeful about the future of classical music and inspired to go home and create something themselves!

Our 2024 New Works Performance will take place on Friday, April 26, 2024, in the Grace Gamm Theatre at the Dairy Arts Center.

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A special thank you to the Boulder Arts Commission (an agency of the Boulder City Council) for their support toward the Annual Commissioned Composers Project.

  • Solomon J. Chapman, Sr. (www.soloformdmusic.com)

    Kari Clifton (www.kariclifton.com)

    Stephanie Henry (www.stephaniehenrycomposer.com)

    Peter Kennedy

    Cherise Leiter (www.cherisedleiter.com)

    Andy Villemez (www.andyvillemez.com)

    Cordelia Zars (www.empathytheatreproject.org)

    Joel Zigman (www.joelzigman.com)

  • Greer’s Waltz by Kari Clifton

    Performed by Greer Livingstone-Bathie, violin, student of Larina Gray, & Larina Gray, violin

    A Tale of Two Cats by Stephanie Henry

    Performed by Ethan Stuckey, student of Elle Tyler

    A Wandering Duo by Kari Clifton

    Performed by Olivia Becker & Nora Landin, flutes, students of Carol Codrescu

    Brighter by Andy Villemez

    Performed by Charlotte Brown, piano, student of Travis LaBerge

    Sea Turtle Waltz by Peter Kennedy, with Amelia Roerich

    Performed by Amelia Roerich, violin, student of Andrew Giordano, with Anastasiia Pavlenko, piano

    King James by Solomon J. Chapman, Sr.

    Performed by James Churnside, trumpet & French horn, student of Bryan Powell, with Anastasiia Pavlenko

    Escapades by Andy Villemez

    Performed by Jacob & Elijah Casalaina, piano, students of Elizabeth Leger

    Sideways by Amiya Vashi with Cordelia Zars

    Performed by Amiya Vashi, voice & piano, student of Jeevee Balangan

    Pugnabimus by Joel Zigman, Alton Peacey, & Moto Kanda

    Performed by Moto Kanda & Alton Peacey, violins, students of Larina Gray

    Friends from my Childhood by Cherise Leiter

    Performed by Mari Kanda, violin, student of Larina Gray; Ravel LaBerge, piano, student of Elle Tyler; & Vivian Thomasset, voice, student of Courtney Navarre

    Forever by Solomon J. Chapman Sr.

    Performed by the Parlando Commissioned Composer Choir, conducted by Simon Daum

  • Solomon J. Chapman, Sr. (www.soloformdmusic.com)

    Kari Clifton (www.kariclifton.com)

    Stephanie Henry (www.stephaniehenrycomposer.com)

    Shelley Thomas (www.shelleythomasmusic.com)

    Andy Villemez (www.andyvillemez.com)

    Joel Zigman (www.joelzigman.com)

  • Icicles by Stephanie Henry

    Performed by Nora Landin, flute, student of Carol Codrescu

    Summer Rain by Ella Seng & Stephanie Henry

    Performed by Ella Seng, voice & piano, student of Courtney Navarre & Elle Tyler

    Milliard’s Mission by Solomon J. Chapman, Sr.

    Performed by Stephen Milliard, trombone, student of Bryan Powell, with Anastasiia Pavlenko, piano

    Vastorale by Joel Zigman, Lillie Thomasset, & Rose Churchill

    Performed by Lillie Thomasset, violin, student of Renée Hemsing & Rose Churchill, piano, student of Elizabeth Leger

    Evening Storm by Stephanie Henry

    Performed by Shay Johnson, piano, student of Elizabeth Leger

    Meme Museum by Solomon J. Chapman, Sr.

    Performed by Sven Vezmar, piano, student of Anastasiia Pavlenko, with Anastasiia Pavlenko

    Perfeita by Shelley Thomas & Victoria Bernardes

    Performed by Victoria Bernardes, voice & piano, student of Courtney Navarre & Katie Oaks

    Conversations by Andy Villemez

    Performed by Ben Arons, piano, student of Adam Coleman, & Jojo Follmar, piano, student of Anastasiia Pavlenko

    Snow Fields by Kari Clifton

    Performed by Moto Kanda, violin, Mari Kanda, violin, and Alton Peacey, violin, students of Larina Gray

  • Solomon J. Chapman, Sr. (www.soloformdmusic.com)

    Rebecca LaShelle (www.rebeccalashelle.com)

    Kameron Sheffield (www.kozmicmusic.com)

    Andy Villemez (www.andyvillemez.com)

  • Hindsight Is… by Solomon J. Chapman, Sr.

    Performed by Natalie Voida, piano, student of Katie Oaks

    A Night at the Cinema by Kameron Sheffield (with Nike P.C.)

    Performed by Autumn Baldwin, trumpet, student of Ryan Spencer

    The Lost River by Andy Villemez & Natasha Dickson

    Performed by Natasha Dickson, piano, student of Katie Oaks