Annual Commissioned Composers Project

Poster advertising a concert featuring a diverse group of musicians, with photos of the performers in black and white, event details including date, time, location, and the text 'Commissioned Composer New Works Concert'.

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 2026 New Works Concert will take place on Thursday, April 30, at 7pm in the Gordon Gamm Theatre.

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.

2026 Parlando Commissioned Composers

Solomon J. Chapman, Sr.

Blake Clawson

Kari Clifton

Nathan Hall

Peter Kennedy

Bruce Klepper

Cherise Leiter

JΓ©ssica Pacheco-Hjelmstad

Matthew Stuckey

Luka Vezmar

Sarah Whitnah