Performances
& Events

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Karena Ingram, RAINN

Inner Landscapes: Depths of Expression‍

Orchestra Nova Northwest

Roosevelt High School | North Portland, OR (Nov 15 at 7:30 PM)

Link: https://novanw.org/events/inner-landscapes-depths-of-expression/ 

Program

KARENA INGRAM, RAINN

LŪCIJA GARŪTA, Piano Concerto in F-sharp Minor

ANTONIN DVORAK, Symphony No. 8 in G Major
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‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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‍RAINN was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Karena Ingram, RAINN

Inner Landscapes: Depths of Expression‍

Orchestra Nova Northwest

The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts | Beaverton, OR (Nov 16 at 3:00 PM)

Link: https://novanw.org/events/inner-landscapes-depths-of-expression/ 

Program

KARENA INGRAM, RAINN

LŪCIJA GARŪTA, Piano Concerto in F-sharp Minor

ANTONIN DVORAK, Symphony No. 8 in G Major
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‍‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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‍RAINN was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Ottawa, Ontario

Link TBA

Henry Kennedy, conductor

Featured Artists and Works:
Luis Ramirez, Chido

Brian Awad, Claveles de Pasión

Inga Chinilina, Pagan Peal

Kathryn Knowles, A Strange and Preposterous Affair

Mentor Composers:

Ana Sokolovic

Ian Cusson

Kelly-Marie Murphy

Ottawa, Ontario

Link TBA

Henry Kennedy, conductor

Featured Artists and Works:
Luis Ramirez, Chido

Brian Awad, Claveles de Pasión

Inga Chinilina, Pagan Peal

Kathryn Knowles, A Strange and Preposterous Affair

Mentor Composers:

Ana Sokolovic

Ian Cusson

Kelly-Marie Murphy

Ottawa, Ontario
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Link TBA
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Henry Kennedy, conductor

Featured Artists and Works:
Luis Ramirez, Chido

Brian Awad, Claveles de Pasión

Inga Chinilina, Pagan Peal

Kathryn Knowles, A Strange and Preposterous Affair

Mentor Composers:

Ana Sokolovic

Ian Cusson

Kelly-Marie Murphy

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Moni Jasmine Guo, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)

Luisi Conducts Mozart‍

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center | Dallas, TX

Link: https://www.dallassymphony.org/productions/luisi-conducts-mozart/ 

Program

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, Leonore Overture No. 3
JON CZINER, Clarinet Concerto (World Premiere)
MONI JASMINE GUO, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, Symphony No. 40 in G minor

Fabio Luisi, conductor
Gregory Raden, clarinet

‍‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.

‍the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn) was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Moni Jasmine Guo, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)

Luisi Conducts Mozart‍

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center | Dallas, TX

Link: https://www.dallassymphony.org/productions/luisi-conducts-mozart/ 

Program

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, Leonore Overture No. 3
JON CZINER, Clarinet Concerto (World Premiere)
MONI JASMINE GUO, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, Symphony No. 40 in G minor

Fabio Luisi, conductor
Gregory Raden, clarinet
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‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.

‍the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn) was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Moni Jasmine Guo, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)

Luisi Conducts Mozart‍

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center | Dallas, TX

Link: https://www.dallassymphony.org/productions/luisi-conducts-mozart/ 

Program

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, Leonore Overture No. 3
JON CZINER, Clarinet Concerto (World Premiere)
MONI JASMINE GUO, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, Symphony No. 40 in G minor

Fabio Luisi, conductor
Gregory Raden, clarinet

‍‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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‍the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn) was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Moni Jasmine Guo, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)‍‍

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‍Heartsong: Mendelssohn, Guo, & Rachmaninoff‍

Lexington Philharmonic

Singletary Center for the Arts | Lexington, KY

Link: https://lexphil.org/heartsong‍

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Program

MONI JASMINE GUO, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN, Violin Concerto

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF, Symphony No. 2

Mélisse Brunet, conductor 
Tai Murray, violin
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‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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‍the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn) was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Wang Jie, The Winter that United Us‍

Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes

Clemens Center | Elmira, NY

Link: https://www.osfl.org/2025-2026-osfl-season.html/#orchestraseries 

WANG JIE, The Winter that United Us

TRADITIONAL, Angels We Have Heard on High, Joy to the World, Sleigh Ride 

ANVER FINBERG, Dances in Freygish

‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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‍The Winter that United Us was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Andreia Pinto Correia, Ciprés

Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto

Princeton Symphony Orchestra

Richardson Auditorium | Princeton, NJ

Link: https://www.princetonsymphony.org/performances/prokofievs-first-violin-concerto/2026-01-10 

Program

ANDREIA PINTO CORREIA, Ciprés

SERGEI PROKOFIEV, Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19

DIMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10

Rossen Milanov, conductor 

Bella Hristova, violin
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‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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‍Ciprés was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Andreia Pinto Correia, Ciprés

Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto

Princeton Symphony Orchestra

Richardson Auditorium | Princeton, NJ

Link: https://www.princetonsymphony.org/performances/prokofievs-first-violin-concerto/2026-01-10 

Program

ANDREIA PINTO CORREIA, Ciprés

SERGEI PROKOFIEV, Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19

DIMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10

Rossen Milanov, conductor 

Bella Hristova, violin

‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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‍Ciprés was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

EarShot Readings: Lawrence University 

Lawrence University | Appleton, WI

Link TBA

Mark Dupere, conductor

Featured Artists and Works:

Alicia Castillo, Billow

Matthew Mason, Downhill from Breathing

Lila Meretzky, To crave and to have

Logan Rutledge, Grad Workers Union

‍Mentor Composers:

Marcos Balter

Asha Srinivasan

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Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Angel Lam, New Work

Masterworks IV: The Rite of Spring

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Alder Theater | Davenport, IA

Link: https://qcso.org/event/masterworks-iv-the-rite-of-spring/ 

Program

MODEST MUSSORGSKY, Dawn on the Moskva River

ANGEL LAM, New Work [World Premiere]

IGOR STRAVINSKY, The Rite of Spring

‍‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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‍Angel Lam’s New Work was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Angel Lam, New Work

Masterworks IV: The Rite of Spring

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Alder Theater | Davenport, IA

Link: https://qcso.org/event/masterworks-iv-the-rite-of-spring/ 

Program

MODEST MUSSORGSKY, Dawn on the Moskva River

ANGEL LAM, New Work [World Premiere]

IGOR STRAVINSKY, The Rite of Spring

‍‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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‍Angel Lam’s New Work was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Julia Aldolphe, Unearth, Release

Experience the Intrigue

Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra

Lied Center for Performing Arts | Lincoln, NE

Link: https://lincolnsymphony.com/experience-intrigue/ 

Program

JEAN SIBELIUS, Finlandia

JULIA ALDOLPHE, Unearth, Release

NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Scheherazade
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‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.

‍Unearth, Release was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Angel Lam, Please let there be a paradise…

Masterworks III - Regeneration

Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra

Capitol Theater | Madison, WI

Link: https://www.overture.org/tickets-events/2025-26-season/wisconsin-chamber-orchestra-regeneration/ 

Program

ANGEL LAM, Please let there be a paradise… 

DAN CAVANAGH, Concerto for Jazz Trio  

MICHAEL BELL, Regeneration: A Pentalogy

‍‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.

‍Please let there be a paradise… was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Meilina Tsui, Floridian Symphony

MasterWorks V: Alpine Symphony

Canton Symphony Orchestra

Zimmermann Symphony Center | Canton, OH

Link: https://cantonsymphony.org/masterworks-an-alpine-symphony/ 

Program

JEAN SIBELIUS, Karelia Overture

MEILINA TSUI, Floridian Symphony

RICHARD STRAUSS, An Alpine Symphony

Jeri Lynne Johnson, conductor

‍‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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‍Floridian Symphony was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Moni Jasmine Guo, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)

Symphony Series: Brahms & Dvořák
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Richmond Symphony

Carpenter Theatre | Richmond, VA

Link: https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/brahms-dvorak-2/2026-03-07/# 

Program

MONI JASMINE GUO, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)

ANTONIN DVORAK, Cello Concerto

JOHANNES BRAHMS, Symphony No. 4

Valentina Peleggi, conductor

‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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‍the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn) was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Cindy Cox, Dreaming a world’s edge

ORIGINS

North Corner Chamber Orchestra

Rainier Arts Center | Seattle, WA

Link: https://www.nocco.org/upcoming-events/2025/3/7-th4ya 

Program

CINDY COX, Dreaming a world's edge

FELIX MENDELSSOHN, Symphony No. 1

‍‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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‍Dreaming a world’s edge was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Cindy Cox, Dreaming a world’s edge

ORIGINS

North Corner Chamber Orchestra

Rainier Arts Center | Seattle, WA

Link: https://www.nocco.org/upcoming-events/2025/3/7-th4ya 

Program

CINDY COX, Dreaming a world's edge

FELIX MENDELSSOHN, Symphony No. 1

‍‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.

‍Dreaming a world’s edge was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Stacy Garrop, Goddess Triptych
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Beethoven Symphony No. 9

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

Orpheum Theater | New Orleans, LA

Link: https://lpomusic.com/events/os08-beet-mar12 

Program

LOUISE FARRENC, Overture No. 1, in e minor

STACY GARROP, Goddess Triptych

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, Symphony No. 9, Op. 125

Matthew Kraemer, conductor

‍‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.

‍Goddess Triptych was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Marina López, Moño

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto + Sibelius Symphony No. 7

Monterey Symphony

Sunset Center | Carmel, CA

Link: https://www.montereysymphony.org/events/tchaikovsky-violin-concerto-and-sibelius-symphony-no-7/ 

Program

MARINA LOPEZ, Moño

JEAN SIBELIUS, Symphony No. 7

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY, Violin Concerto

Jayce Ogren, Music Director and Conductor

‍‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.

Moño was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Stacy Garrop, CHROMA

Gardens of Spain

Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra

The Schrott Center for the Arts | Indianapolis, IN

Link: https://www.icomusic.org/concerts/gardens-of-spain/ 

AARON COPLAND, Three Latin American Sketches

MANUEL DE FALLA, Nights in the Gardens of Spain

LOUIS GOTTSCHALK, Symphony No. 2 (Montevideo)

STACY GARROP, CHROMA

Matthew Kraemer, conductor

The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established a third national consortium, featuring three new commissions of full-length, 25- to 30-minute concert works. World premieres and repeat performances of the new works by a consortium of nine orchestras will occur during the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons.

‍CHROMA was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Marina López, Moño

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto + Sibelius Symphony No. 7

Monterey Symphony

Sunset Center | Carmel, CA

Link: https://www.montereysymphony.org/events/tchaikovsky-violin-concerto-and-sibelius-symphony-no-7/ 

Program

MARINA LOPEZ, Moño

JEAN SIBELIUS, Symphony No. 7

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY, Violin Concerto

Jayce Ogren, Music Director and Conductor

‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.

‍Moño was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Jasmine Guo, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)

‍‍Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto: Radiant Vision

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

Powell Hall | St. Louis, MO

Link: https://shop.slso.org/8647/8696 

Program

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, The Consecration of the House Overture

JASMINE GUO, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)

KEVIN PUTS, Concerto for Orchestra

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”

Stéphane Denève, conductor

‍‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.

‍the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn) was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Jasmine Guo, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)

‍‍Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto: Radiant Vision

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

Powell Hall | St. Louis, MO

Link: https://shop.slso.org/8647/8696 

Program

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, The Consecration of the House Overture

JASMINE GUO, the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn)

KEVIN PUTS, Concerto for Orchestra

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”

Stéphane Denève, conductor

‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.

‍the sound of where i came from (乡音 Xiāng Yīn) was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Karena Ingram, RAINN

Masterworks 7: Unbroken

Asheville Symphony

First Baptist Church of Asheville | Asheville, NC

Link: https://ashevillesymphony.org/event/masterworks-7-unbroken/ 

Program

KARENA INGRAM, RAINN

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, Piano Concerto No. 12

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No. 10

Darko Butorac, conductor

‍‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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‍RAINN was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Karena Ingram, RAINN

Masterworks 7: Unbroken

Asheville Symphony

First Baptist Church of Asheville | Asheville, NC

Link: https://ashevillesymphony.org/event/masterworks-7-unbroken/ 

Program

KARENA INGRAM, RAINN

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, Piano Concerto No. 12

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No. 10

Darko Butorac, conductor

‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.

‍RAINN was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Brittany J. Green, TESTIFY!

‍Percussion & Rhythm with Andy Akiho

Oregon Symphony

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | Portland, OR

Link: https://www.orsymphony.org/productions/2526/percussion-and-rhythm-with-andy-akiho 
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Program

BRITTANY J. GREEN, TESTIFY!

ANDY AKIHO, Percussion Concerto

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY, Symphony No. 4

The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2024–25 season, ten composers have their works performed by fifteen orchestras across the U.S.

TESTIFY! was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Brittany J. Green, TESTIFY!

‍Percussion & Rhythm with Andy Akiho

Oregon Symphony

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | Portland, OR

Link: https://www.orsymphony.org/productions/2526/percussion-and-rhythm-with-andy-akiho 
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Program

BRITTANY J. GREEN, TESTIFY!

ANDY AKIHO, Percussion Concerto

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY, Symphony No. 4

‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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TESTIFY! was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

TBD, Conductor

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Featured Artists and Works:

TBD

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Mentor Composers:

TBD

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Featured Artists and Works:

Malachi Brown

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TBD, Conductor

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Featured Artists and Works:

TBD

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Mentor Composers:

TBD

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Virginia B. Toulmin Commission Concert

Melody Eötvös, Red Dirt | Silver Rain

Stanford Philharmonia
Bing Concert Hall | Stanford, CA

Paul Phillips, conductor

‍‍The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program: American Composers Orchestra and League of American Orchestras have established two 30-orchestra consortiums, each supporting commissions by six women and nonbinary EarShot alumni. Each composer writes a 6–8 minute orchestral work and develops an educational or community-focused program presented in partnership with each orchestra. In the 2025–26 season, composers have their works performed by nineteen orchestras across the U.S.
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‍Red Dirt | Silver Rain was commissioned by the League of American Orchestras with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.