MWS Commissions and Premieres

Premiere Date Title Composer
* May 18, 2008 Suite From China West Chen Yi
* Jun. 2, 2007 Carefree Cacophony Jesse Brault
* May 20, 2007 The Guide Noah Taylor
+ May 6, 2006 Euphonium Concerto Kevin Kaska
* Oct. 29, 2005 Norman Rockwell Suite Hayato Hirose
* Mar. 12, 2005 Shake, Rattle & Roll David Dzubay
* May 8, 2004 Second Essay John Heins
+ May 3, 2003 Vientos y Tangos Michael Gandolfi
* May 5, 2002 The Wind in the Willows Johan de Meij
* Apr. 28, 2001 MeTro! Greg Sanders
* Nov. 6, 1999 Mountain Legends Marjorie Merryman
* Mar. 7, 1999 The Attic Allen Feinstein
* Nov. 8, 1998 French Impressions Guy Woolfenden
Mar. 1, 1998 A Symphony of Sounds: Crescendo Joel Biddle
Nov. 10, 1996 Selections from "The Song of Songs" Stanley M. Hoffman
* Apr. 20, 1996 Four Colonial Country Dances James Curnow
* Nov. 18, 1995 Metropolitan Wind Serenade Peter Schickele
* Mar. 4, 1989 In the Fading Light Greg Tucker
Mar. 20, 1988 Concerto for Tuba and 15 Instruments Valclav Nelhybel
* May 17, 1986 Symphonic Variations Elliot Del Borgo
* Mar. 17, 1982 Landmark Suite Peter Hazzard
Apr. 5, 1973 March No. 2, for the Wedding of the Duke of Orleans Gioachino Rossini

Works marked with * were commissioned by the Metropolitan Wind Symphony.

Works marked with + were commissioned by a group, of which the Metropolitan Wind Symphony was one member. Read the individual work's page for more details.