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American Composers Orchestra has awarded nearly 100 commissions to the composers listed below. Since the Orchestra's founding, it has awarded more commissions to American composers than any other orchestra in the world. Two of the ACO-commissioned works have won the Pulitzer Prize and many others have been recorded and performed frequently by orchestras throughout the United States. For many talented emerging composers, an ACO commission represents their first professional opportunity to write a new work for symphony orchestra. ACO commissions are often a catalyst for future performances by other orchestras around the country.   Muhal Richard Abrams John Adams Stephen Albert William Albright Laurie Anderson Robert Ashley Daniel Asia Milton Babbitt Louis Ballard Robert Beaser Derek Bermel Lisa Bielawa Susan Blaustein Jane Ira Bloom William Bolcom Henry Brant Martin Bresnick John Cage Paul Chihara Laura Clayton Dan Coleman Marc-Antonio Consoli Sebastian Currier Mario Davidovsky Anthony Davis David Diamond Charles Dodge Jacob Druckman George Edwards Michelle Ekizian Robert Erickson David Felder Vivian Fine Lukas Foss Ge Gan-ru Philip Glass Michael Gordon John Harbison Lou Harrison William Hibbard Jennifer Higdon Pierre Jalbert Laura Karpman Anthony Kelley Aaron Jay Kernis Jin Hi Kim Anthony Korf Arthur Kreiger Matthias Kriesberg Ezra Laderman Bun-ching Lam David Lang Libby Larsen Paul Yeon Lee Tania León George Lewis Robert Hall Lewis Erik Lundborg Tod Machover Steven Mackey Ingram Marshall David Olan Wayne Peterson Hannibal Peterson P.Q. Phan Tobias Picker Kevin Puts Shulamit Ran Roger Reynolds Terry Riley Brian Robison Manly Romero Daniel Bernard Roumain Nicolas Roussakis Joseph Schwantner Elliott Sharp Hsueh-Yung Shen Sheila Silver Alvin Singleton Stephen Sondheim Eric Stokes Elias Tanenbaum Stephen A. Taylor Augusta Read Thomas Les Thimmig Francis Thorne Michael Torke Joan Tower Stewart Wallace Richard Wernick Olly Wilson Julia Wolfe Charles Wuorinen Carolyn Yarnell Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

Last updated: 8/7/2003