NYFOS Commissions & Premieres

Bastianello/Lucrezia by John Musto and William Bolcom, libretti by Mark Campbell (2008 Commission)

Two short comic operas for five singers and two pianos, Bastianello, by John Musto and Lucrezia, by William Bolcom, with libretti for both works by Mark Campbell. (Supported by a grant from the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors).

Parables, by Paul Moravec (2005-2006 Commission)
Song Cycle for Soprano and Solo Piano

Followers, by Robert Beaser (2002-2003 Commission)
Song Cycle for Tenor and Baritone

“Songbook for a New Century”* (2000-2001 Commissions)
Collection of 20 songs by American composers and American writers. Composers: Milton Babbitt, Robert Beaser, Eve Beglarian, William Bolcom, Susan Botti, Chen Yi, John Corigliano, Anthony Davis, Amy Denio, Paquito D’Rivera, Rick Ian Gordon, Lowell Liebermann, Peter Lieberson, David Ludwig, John Musto, Tobias Picker, Ned Rorem, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Zhou Long, John Zorn.
*In collaboration with Meet The Composer with additional support from The ASCAP Foundation Charles Kingsford Fund.

Evidence of Things Not Seen, by Ned Rorem (1997-1998 Commission)
Song Cycle for Four Singers

Appalachian Liebeslieder, Op.54 , by Lowell Liebermann (Laren Stover) (1996-1997 Commission)
Song Cycle for Two Singers

“American Love Songs” (1995-1996 Commissions)
Ten composers created ten individual songs for one to four singers and for two or four hands. Composers included John Corigliano, Richard Danielpour, Jane Kamarov, John Musto, Ned Rorem, James Seller, Bright Sheng, Jeffrey Stock, Dalit Hadass Warshaw, Davide Zannoni.

Arias and Barcarolles, by Leonard Bernstein (Premiere)
Song Cycle for Two Singers

“The Total Stranger in the Garden” , by William Bolcom (Arnold Weinstein) (Premiere)

Dove sta amore, by John Musto (Premiere)
Song Cycle for Soprano

Quiet Songs, by John Musto (Premiere)

The Old Gray Couple, by John Musto (Premiere)

Rags for the Richest, by John Musto (Denise Lanctot) (Commission)

The Voice of Temperance , by Jeffrey Stock (anonymous) (Premiere)
Song Cycle for Four Singers