Symphonies and Major Works

Abril “Canciones y danzas para Dulcinea”
Adams “Shaker Loops”
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra • Dance Suite • Divertimento for Strings • Miraculous Mandarin Suite
Beethoven Symphonies 1-9 • Grosse Fuge
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Bernstein Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story” • Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town” • Symphonic Suite from “On the Waterfront”
Bizet Suites 1 and 2 from “Carmen”
Borodin Polovtsian Dances
Brahms Symphonies 1-4
Bresnick Angelus Novus
Britten Les Illuminations • Nocturne for Tenor, Solo Winds and Strings • Passacaglia from “Peter Grimes” • Sea Interludes • Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings • Simple Symphony • Sinfonia da Requiem • Variations on a theme by Purcell (Young Persons’ Guide)
Copland  Appalachian Spring • 4 Dance Episodes from “Rodeo” • Dance Panels • Music for Theatre
Corigliano Three Hallucinations for Orchestra
Crumb Ancient Voices of Children
Debussy La Mer
Diamond Symphony no. 4
Dvorak Symphonies 7,8,9 • Slavonic Dances op. 72 • Serenade for Strings
Elgar Enigma Variations • In the South • Introduction and Allegro for Strings
Falla Orchestral Suite no.1 and 2 from “The Three-Cornered Hat” • El Amor Brujo (complete—original version)
Franck Symphony in D Minor
Ginastera “Estancia” Suite • Pampeana No. 3 • Variaciones Concertantes
Grieg Norwegian Dances op. 35
Griffes The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan
Haydn Symphonies 6, 39, 44, 60, 82, 83, 92, 94,102,103,104
Hermann “Psycho” – A Symphonic NarrativeHolst St. Paul’s Suite
Holst The Planets
Janacek Sinfonietta
Koprowski Nordic Tales
Kodaly  Dances of Galanta
Liszt Les Preludes
Mácha Sinfonietta da Camera
Mahler Symphonies 1, 2, 3 and 5 • Rückert Lieder • Kindertotenlieder
Martinu Symphony no. 6 • “Allegro Symphonique” Rhapsody for Orchestra
Mendelssohn Symphonies 3, 4
Mozart Symphonies 10, 27, 31, 35, 38, 40, 41
Nielsen Symphony no. 4 “The Inextinguishable”
Part Fratres
Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires • Sinfonietta
Prokofiev Classical Symphony • Symphony no. 5 • “Lieutenant Kijé” Suite • Peter and the Wolf • Romeo and Juliet (complete ballet and excerpts from suites 1,2,3)
Purcell Gordian Knot Unty’d
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances • Symphony no. 2 • Symphony no. 3
Ravel Daphnis and Chloe • “Mother Goose” Suite • Rhapsodie Espagnol
Respighi Roman Festival • Pines of Rome
RimskyKorsakov Scheherazade • Capriccio Espagnol
Schnittke  Concerto Grosso no. 3
Schoenberg Verklarte Nacht
Schubert  Symphonies 3, 4, 5, 8 • Octet
Schuman W. Symphony no. 5
Schumann Symphony no. 2
Schwantner  Aftertones of Infinity
Sellars  Symphony
Sheng  China Dreams
Shostakovich  Symphonies  1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 15 •  Chamber Symphonies op.83a and op.110a
Sibelius Symphonies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, “Lemminkainen” Suite, “Pohjola’s Daughter”, “Tapiola”
Smetana Ma Vlast
Strauss, R.  An Alpine Symphony • Don Juan • Tod und Verklärung • Metamorphosen • Suite from “Der Rosenkavalier”, Til Eulenspiegel
Stravinsky  Danses Concertantes • “Firebird” Suite • L’Histoire du Soldat • Petrouchka • The Rite of Spring • “Pulcinella” Suite •  Symphony of Psalms
Tchaikovsky Symphonies 4, 5, 6 •  “Sleeping Beauty” Suite
Vaughan Williams  Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis • Symphony no.5
VillaLobos Fantasy for Saxophone and Orchestra • Bachianas Brasilieras nos 5 and 9 • Sinfonietta no.1
Vivaldi Four Seasons
Walton Symphony no.1
Weber  Selections from “Cats”, “Evita” and “Phantom of the Opera”
Webern  6 pieces for Orchestra, Passacaglia
Williams  “Star Wars” Medley, Olympic Fanfare

Overtures and Short Pieces

Adams “Short Ride in a Fast Machine” • “Tromba Lontana”
Arriaga Overture “Los Esclavos felices”
Bach Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major • Brandenburg Concerti 5 and 6
Barber Adagio for Strings
Bartok Romanian Dances
Beethoven Coriolan • Egmont • Fidelio • Leonore no. 3 • Prometheus
Berlioz Béatrice et Bénédict
Bernstein Halil • Candide
Brahms Tragic • Academic Festival
Bruch “Ave Maria” for Cello and Orchestra
Cabruja Prelude and Fugue for Strings
Castillo-Oliveri Elegy for Strings
Copland “Fanfare for the Common Man” • Quiet City
Corigliano “Elegy” for Orchestra
Debussy L’Aprés-midi d’un Faune
Dvorák Carnival • “My Homeland” Overture, op.62
Elgar Serenade for Strings • Pomp and Circumstance March, op.39 no.4
Enesco First Romanian Rhapsody
Ewazen Septet for Percussion, Tuba and Piano
Falla “Ritual Fire Dance”
Fauré Pavane
Glazunov Chant du Menestrel   
Glinka Ruslan and Ludmilla
Gluck Iphigénie en Aulis
Gounod Funeral march of the Marionettes
Grieg Elegiac Melodies op. 34 • Peer Gynt Suite no.1
Honegger Pacific 231 “Pastorale d’Ete”
Ives The Unanswered Question •  Central Park in the Dark • Country Band March
Kernis, Aaron Jay “Musica Celestis” for string orchestra
Khachaturian Sabre Dance
Lehar The Merry Widow
Liszt Mephisto Waltz “The Dance in the Village Inn”
Mácha Variations for Orchestra (U.S. premiere)
Makris Fanfare
Marquez Danzon no. 2
Mendelssohn  The Fair Melusina • Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave)
Milhaud Suite from “Saudades do Brasil”
Mosolov Iron Foundry
Mozart Abduction from the Seraglio • Don Giovanni • Figaro • Impresario • Magic Flute • Eine Kleine Nachtmusik • Adagio & Fugue for Strings • Divertimento no 3 • Divertimento K.136 • Serenade K.239 “Serenata notturna”
Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain
Peck The Thrill of the Orchestra
Purcell/Britten—Chacony for Strings
Purcell Funeral March and Canzona on the Death of Queen Mary
Rachmaninov Vocalise
Ravel Don Quichotte a Dulcinée • Tzigane • “Pavane for a Dead Princess”
Revueltas Sensemaya
Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture
Rohe Land of Bottle
Rossini La Cenerentola • La Gazza Ladra • L’Italiana in Algeri • La Scala di Seta • Semiramide • William Tell
Ruggles Angels
Saint Saens Danse Macabre
Schedrin Symphonic Fanfares
SchnittkeMoz-ART a la Haydn”
Schubert Rosamunda
Schumann “Genoveva” Overture
Shostakovich Festive Overture
Sibelius Finlandia • Swan of Tuonela • Valse Triste • “Scene with Cranes”
Smetana Bartered Bride
Strauss, J  “Emperor” Waltz • Die Fledermaus • “Salome’s Dance” • Polkas (Champagne, Pizzicato, Tic-tac, Tritsch-tratsch)
Stravinsky Suites 1 and 2 for Orchestra • Dumbarton Oaks • Symphonies for Winds
Sukman High Chaparral Suite
Tan Dun Dragon and Phoenix
Tchaikovsky 1812 • Hamlet • Romeo and Juliet • The Tempest
Theofanidis “Muse” for Strings and Harpsichord • “Rainbow Body”
Tower “Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman” nos 1 and 2
Tucapsky Candlelight Procession
Varese Hyperprism
Vaughan-Williams  Wasps Overture
Verdi La Forza del Destino • i Vespri Siciliani • Sinfonia to Aida (original version)
Wagner The Flying Dutchman • Prelude und Liebestod • Lohengrin, Prelude to Act III • Overture to “Die Meistersinger”
Walton Johannesburg Festival
Weber Der Freischütz
Wirén Serenade for Strings

Concerti and Accompanied Works

Bach Concerto in D minor for Two Violins; Keyboard Concerto in G minor; Violin Concerto in A minor
Barber Piano Concerto • Violin Concerto • Andromache’s Farewell • Knoxville; Summer of 1915
Bartok Piano Concerto no. 3 • Viola Concerto
Beethoven Piano Concerti 2, 3, 4, 5 • “Triple” Concerto • Violin Concerto
Berg Violin Concerto
Bloch Schelomo for cello and orchestra
Brahms Piano Concerto no. 1 • “Double” Concerto • Violin Concerto
Britten  Violin Concerto
Chausson “Poeme” for Violin and Orchestra
Chopin Piano Concerto in F minor • Piano Concerto in e minor
Copland Clarinet Concerto
Corelli Concerto Grosso no. 8
Corigliano Oboe Concerto • “The Red Violin”, Chaconne for Violin and Orchestra
Debussy Rhapsody for Clarinet and Orchestra • Danses Sacre et Profane” for harp and strings
Dvorak Violin Concerto • Cello Concerto
Foss “Renaissance” Flute Concerto
Ginastera Harp Concerto • Piano Concerto No. 1
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue • Piano Concerto in F
Grondahl Trombone Concerto
Gryc Trombone Concerto “Passaggi”
Handel, Darrell“The Tyger” for Soprano, Oboe and Piano Quintet
Haydn Cello Concerto in C
Khachaturian Piano Concerto • Violin Concerto
Korngold Violin Concerto
Koussevitsky Double Bass Concerto
Liszt Piano Concerti 1 and 2
Lukás, Zdenek Concerto for Harpsichord & String Orchestra
Martinu Oboe Concerto
Moravec Oboe Concerto
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Milhaud Chansons de Ronsard
Mozart Piano Concerti 13, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23• Concerto for 2 Pianos, K.365 • Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola • Sinfonia Concertante for Winds • Serenata Notturna  • Clarinet Concerto
Peck “The Glory and the Grandeur” for Percussion Ensemble and Orchestra
Popper Hungarian Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra
Poulenc Organ Concerto in G minor • Concerto for Two Pianos
Prokofiev Piano Concerti 3 and 5 • Violin Concerti 1 and 2
Rachmaninov Variations on a theme by Paganini • Piano Concerti 2 and 3
Ravel Piano Concerto in G Piano • Concerto for the Left Hand
Rodrigo Guitar Concerto “Concierto de Aranjuez”
Rossini Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and orchestra
Saint Saens Piano Concerto no. 2 • Violin Concerto no. 3 • Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra
Sarasate “Carmen” Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra • “Navarra” for 2 Violins and Orchestra, op.33
Schönberg Piano Concerto
Schumann Cello Concerto • Piano Concerto
Sheng “Nanking Nanking!” for Pipa and Orchestra
Shickele/PDQ Bach Concerto for “Simply Grand Piano” and orchestra (World Premiere)
Shostakovich Cello Concerto no. 1 • Violin Concerto • Violin Concerto no.2 • Piano Concerto no.2
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Smith Saxophone Concerto
Spohr Clarinet Concerto no. 4
StravinskyViolin Concerto
Suchon Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1 • Violin Concerto • Rococco Variations
Turner Group of Seven for Viola and Orchestra
Vaughan-Williams Violin Concerto “Concerto Accademico”
Villa-Lobos Guitar Concerto • Saxophone Concerto
Vivaldi Guitar Concerto in D
Walton Viola Concerto • Violin Concerto
Wieniawski Violin Concerto no. 2

Choral Works

Brahms                              Requiem
Britten                               War Requiem
Byrd                                   Mass for Four Voices
Debussy                            La Damoiselle élue
Fauré                                 Requiem • Pavane
Grasbeck                         “Visan Från Molnet” for Soprano, Female Chorus and Orchestra
Haydn                               Seven Last Words of Christ
Mozart                              Requiem
Orff                                   Carmina Burana
Stravinsky                        Oedipus Rex • Symphony of Psalms
Verdi                                 Requiem • Te Deum • Stabat Mater

Operas and Ballets

Bizet                       Carmen
Britten                    Turn of the Screw
Carlisle Floyd        Susannah
Copland                 Grohg
Donizetti                Don Pasquale
Handel                   Julius Caesar
Mozart                   Don Giovanni • The Magic Flute
Ponchielli               La Gioconda
Prokofiev               Romeo and Juliet
Puccini                   Suor Angelica • Gianni Schicchi • Tosca • La Boheme
Bright Sheng         The Song of Majnun
Strauss, J              Die Fledermaus
Strauss, R              Salome
Tchaikovsky          The Nutcracker
Verdi                      La Traviata • Un Ballo in Maschera

Premiéres

Bodorová, Sylvie 
Dona Nobis Lucem
: U.S. Premiere
May 1996, Cincinnati, OH

Bodorová, Sylvie
Concerto dei fiori
: World Premiere
May 1997, Prague

Bodorová, Sylvie
Saturnalia: US premiere
January 2002, Beaumont, TX

Bodorova, Sylvie
Symphony no.1:
World Premiere
February 2015, Fairfax, Va.

Bodorova, Sylvie
Lingua Angelorum
: World Premiere
July 2012, Litomysl, Czech Republic

Bolcom, William
Symphony no.6: Connecticut Premiere
December 2009, Hartford, CT

Botti, Susan
“EchoTempo” for soprano, percussion and orchestra:
Connecticut Premiere
December 2006, Hartford, CT

Breedon, Daniel
“Heart’s Ease” for String Orchestra
: World Premiere
January 2016, Fargo, ND

Breedon, Daniel
“Riding on a Pony: Yankee Doodle Variations” World Premiere
April 2018, Fargo, ND

Bresnick, Martin
One:  U.K. Première
September 1990, London

Bresnick, Martin
“The Way It Goes”:
  Professional Orchestra World Premiere, Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
April 2016, Fairfax, VA

Camphouse, Mark
“Resolutions”
: World Premiere
September 2017, Fairfax, VA

Carl, Robert
Death: World Premiere
March 2001, Hartford, CT
A Musical Enquiry: World Premiere
February 2008, Hartford, CT
Symphony no. 4: World Premiere
February 2009, Hartford, CT

Casken, John
Vaganza
: World Premiere of the complete work
January 1989, London

Copland, Aaron
Grohg: World Premiere of full ballet
February 2001, Hartford, CT

Dorman, Avner
Piano Concerto “Lost Souls”:  US East Coast Premiere
March 2010, Fairfax, VA

Farias, Javier
Concierto de Los Andes
(commissioned by Christopher Zimmerman and the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra)
World Premiere, October 2011, Fairfax, Va.

Físer, Lubos
Goodbye, My Love: World Premiere
May 1997, Prague

Glass, Philip
Piano Concert no. 3:
Virginia Premiere
April 2018, Fairfax, VA

Hellawell, Piers
Quadruple Elegy: World Première
April 1992, London

Higdon, Jennifer
Harp Concerto:
Consortium World Premiere
November 2018, Fargo, North Dakota
February 2004, Beaumont, TX

Janacek, Leos
The Overgrown Path
(arr. Bresnick): Texas Premiere
February 2004, Beaumont, TX

Leshnoff, Jonathan
Flute Concerto:
Virginia Premiere January 2013, Fairfax, Va.

Leshnoff, Jonathan
Starburst
: North DakotaPremiere January 2014, Fargo, N.D.

Macbride, David
“Lullaby for Chessa”

March 2007, World Premiere, Hartford, CT

Mácha, Otmar
Variations for Orchestra: U.S. Premiere
May 1998, Cincinnati, OH

Manzoni, Giacomo
Op. 50 Daunium: U.K. Première
December 1988, London

Morales Matos, José
Trombone Concerto: World Premiere
November 1994, Cincinnati, OH

Symphonic Suite: World Premiere
February 2003, Beaumont, TX

Peck, Russell
Harmonic Rhythm, Consortium World Premiere
January  2001, Beaumont, TX

Rouse, Christopher
Ogoun BadagrisKu-Ka-Ilimoku: European Premieres
September 1990, London

Salinas, Horacio
Danzas Peregrinas: U.S. Premiere
April 2006, Beaumont, TX

Sapp, Allen
Concerto for Clarinets and Orchestra: World Premiere
1997, Cincinnati, OH

Sheng, Bright
China Dreams: European Premiere
January 1997, Türku, Finland

Shickele, Peter/PDQ Bach
Concerto for “Simply Grand Piano” and orchestra: Consortium World Premiere
March 2017, Fargo, ND

Steen, Ken
Cello Concerto: World Premiere
May 2003, Hartford, CT

Theofanidis, Christopher
“Virtue”:
Consortium World Premiere
October, 2013, Fairfax, VA

Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Danças Africanas: U.K. Premiere
October 1987, London

Weir, Judith
Isti Mirant Stella: London Première
July1988, London

Williams, John
Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra ,“Escapades”

February 2007, Texas Premiere, Beaumont, TX

Yoshimatsu
Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra, “Cyber-bird”, op.50

October 2006, US premiere, Hartford, CT

Zivkovic, Nebojse
Tales from the Center of the Earth: Texas Premiere
November 2004, Beaumont, TX

Zwilich, Ellen Taafe
“Shadows” for Piano and Orchestra:
Virginia
Premiere September 2012,  Fairfax, VA.