SDG COMMISSIONS (alphabetically by composer)
Arasimowicz, George (USA, b. 1954)
Window Rock - Peter's Dawn
Ayres, Paul (UK, b. 1970)
Brethren
Bancks, Jacob (USA, b. 1982)
Lumen de Lumine (“Light from Light”)
Mass for All Saints
Bannister, Peter (UK, b. 1966)
Et Iterum venturus est ("And he shall come again")
Hermosura de Dios (“The Beauty of God”)
Psalm 96
Quatre Psaumes
Spiritus divinae lucis gloriae
Beaser, Robert (USA, b. 1954)
Song of the Ascents
Bond, Victoria (USA, b. 1945)
How Lovely Is Your Dwelling
Bryars, Gavin (UK, b. 1943)
Psalm 141
Cooper, William David (USA, b. 1986)
Psalm 148
Dubugnon, Richard (France, b. 1968)
Psalm 10
Ešenvalds, Ēriks (Latvia, b. 1977)
Psalm 67
Grigorjeva, Galina (Ukraine, b. 1962)
Bless the Lord, o my soul
Harnly, Neal (USA, b. 1960)
The Lost Son
Kellogg, Daniel (USA, b. 1976)
Children of God
The Fiery Furnace
From Everlasting to Everlasting
O Greening Branch
Preserve Me, O God
Kernis, Aaron Jay (USA, b. 1960)
Glorious Majesty
Lee III, James (USA, b. 1975)
Psalm 111
MacMillan, James (Scotland, b. 1959)
Alpha and Omega
St. Luke Passion
Since it was the day of Preparation...
WORLD PREMIERE
Since it was the day of Preparation...
U.S. PREMIERE
Metcalf, John (UK, b. 1946)
Laudate
Moravec, Paul (USA, b. 1957)
I Will Fear No Evil
Panufnik, Roxanna (UK, b.1968)
Love Endureth
Rouse, Christopher (USA, b. 1949)
Requiem - WORLD PREMIERE
Requiem - NEW YORK PREMIERE
Sandström, Sven-David (Sweden, b. 1942)
God Be Merciful
Schoenfield, Paul (USA, b. 1947)
D'vorah
Sharafyan, Vache (Armenia, b. 1966)
Have Mercy on Me, O God
Shohat, Gil (Israel, b. 1973)
Songs of Bathsheba
Thomas, Augusta Read (USA, b. 1964)
Daylight Divine
Wyner, Yehudi (USA, b. 1929)
The Lord is close to the heartbroken
Commissioned Works
SDG commissions to date are listed below in chronological order, starting with the most recent premieres. If you would like information on performing any of these works or obtaining a perusal score, please contact SDG.
 |
Robert Beaser
Song of the Ascents
Mixed chorus (SATB) and organ, with 4 soloists
DURATION: 6 minutes
TEXT: Psalm 121
A choral setting posing the age-old question, "From where does my help come" and the comforting response. Psalms Project commission.
 |
Paul Moravec
I Will Fear No Evil
Mixed chorus (SATB), a cappella
DURATION: 2.5 minutes
TEXT: Psalm 23 (King James Version)
A poignant, powerful choral setting of one of most beloved Psalms, emphasizing its spirit of courage. Psalms Project commission.
 |
Victoria Bond
How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place
Mixed chorus (SATB) and organ
DURATION: 6 minutes
TEXT: Psalm 84 (translation by the composer)
A choral hymn of praise, extolling the beauty of God’s presence within the living earth. Psalms Project commission.
 |
Richard Dubugnon
Psalm 10
Solo tenor (or soprano) and mixed chorus (SATB), a cappella
DURATION: 10 minutes
TEXT: Psalm 10
The choir becomes the voice of "crowd" amplifying the leader's expressive questions and pleas to God. Psalms Project commission.
 |
James MacMillan
Since it was the day of Preparation...
U.S. PREMIERE
Bass-baritone soloist, SATB chorus and
quintet (clarinet, horn, harp, theorbo, cello)
DURATION: 80 minutes
TEXT: The Gospel of John, chapters 19, 20, 21
with Latin liturgical texts from Easter and Pentecost.
A contemporary chamber setting of the Resurrection narrative.