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Below is a partial list of works performed by Dinosaur Annex since 1987. Over 470 performances are listed, of which 87 were world premieres, 15 were U.S. premieres, and 130 were Boston premieres. Venues have included the Goethe-Institut and First & Second Church in Boston, other locations in Boston and Cambridge including Jordan Hall, Paine Hall, Institute for Contemporary Art, Tremont Temple, Berklee College of Music, Killian Hall, Community Music Center of Boston, and the Holmes Elementary School; Goodman and Weill Halls in New York; Amherst and Smith Colleges, Clark University, Brown University, the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; the University of New Hampshire at Durham; the Provincetown Art Association, and on special tours to the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria and the Ijsbreker in Amsterdam.

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Composer Work Soloists, Conductor, Notes Date
John Adams Gnarly Buttons Diane Heffner, clarinet; Christopher Kendall, conductor September 15, 2001
Thomas Adès Court Studies Michael Adelson, conductor; Boston Premiere October 14, 2007
*Timothy Andres I Found It By the Sea Boston Premiere January 25, 2009
Theodore Antoniou Aphierosis November 8, 1987
Theodore Antoniou Aphierosis December 31, 1987
Milton Babbitt Homily Boston Premiere February 13, 1994
Milton Babbitt Septet But Equal Charles Fussell, conductor; World Premiere; Koussevitzky Foundation Commission February 13, 1994
Milton Babbitt Septet But Equal Gunther Schuller, conductor November 14, 1996
Milton Babbitt Souper Karol Bennett, soprano; Stephen Mosko, conductor; Boston Premiere April 14, 1991
David Baker Singers of Songs, Weavers of Dreams May 18, 2008
Elaine Barkin Three Rhapsodies Boston Premiere November 17, 2002
Béla Bartók Contrasts May 1, 1994
*Mason Bates String Band February 4, 2007
Ross Bauer Aplomb May 11, 1997
Ross Bauer Pulse Boston Premiere November 17, 2002
Richard Beaudoin Eunoia Songs Frank Kelley, tenor; First performance of orchestrated version September 19, 2008
*Richard Beaudoin Miniature Portraits March 5, 2006
Eve Beglarian Machaut in the Machine Age Boston Premiere October 24, 1993
Eve Beglarian Making Sense of It Boston Premiere February 12, 1989
Eve Beglarian Making Sense of It October 24, 1999
Eve Beglarian Preciosilla Boston Premiere October 14, 1990
Arthur Berger Three Poems of Yeats Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano May 1, 2011
Arthur Berger Collage III November 17, 2002
Arthur Berger Dyptich: Collages 1 & 2 World Premiere February 2, 1992
Arthur Berger Ode of Ronsard November 8, 1987
Arthur Berger Ode of Ronsard Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano; First performance of orchestrated version November 17, 2002
Arthur Berger Postcard World Premiere; Written for the 20th Anniversary of Dinosaur Annex February 12, 1995
Arthur Berger Three One-Part Inventions April 14, 1996
*Mark Berger Sugar High World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission January 27, 2008
Derek Bermel Thracian Sketches Diane Heffner, clarinet September 25, 2011
†Whit Bernard Make March 14, 2007
Lisa Bielawa Synopsis #11: It Takes One to Know One May 18, 2008
Ran Blake The Death of Billie Holiday Ran Blake, piano April 30, 1989
Ran Blake The Death of Billie Holiday Ran Blake, piano May 7, 1989
Pierre Boulez Dérive November 8, 1987
Pierre Boulez Dérive February 7, 1993
*John Bower Echo Over the Voice January 27, 2008
Martin Boykan For Yehudi at Eighty World Premiere November 1, 2009
Martin Boykan As once on a deserted street World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex Commission May 1, 2011
Martin Boykan City of Gold November 17, 2001
Martin Boykan City of Gold November 18, 2001
Martin Boykan Eclogue November 17, 2001
Martin Boykan Eclogue November 18, 2001
Martin Boykan Flume November 17, 2001
Martin Boykan Flume November 18, 2001
Martin Boykan A Packet for Susan Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano November 17, 2001
Martin Boykan A Packet for Susan Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano February 3, 2002
Martin Boykan Piano Trio #2 World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission January 25, 1998
Martin Boykan Piano Trio #2 July 12, 1998
Martin Boykan Soliloquies for an Insomniac Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano May 1, 2011
Martin Boykan Sonata for Violin and Piano February 4, 1996
Martin Boykan Sonata for Violin and Piano November 17, 2001
Martin Boykan Sonata for Violin and Piano November 18, 2001
Martin Boykan Usurpations May 6, 2001
*Daniel Bradshaw Synapse Boston Premiere January 25, 2009
Henry Brant All Souls Carnival April 14, 1991
Henry Brant Music for an Imaginary Ballet Boston Premiere December 31, 1987
Dana Brayton Bell Birds World Premiere May 6, 2001
Dana Brayton A Little Traveling Music World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission April 14, 1996
Martin Bresnick My Twentieth Century Boston Premiere September 17, 2006
†Martin Bresnick My Twentieth Century March 14, 2007
Martin Brody Reasons for Moving Lisa Saffer, soprano; Michael Adelson, conductor; World Premiere September 14, 2002
Jeffrey Brooks Composition for Pipes and Winds Boston Premiere April 8, 1990
Jeffrey Brooks Planting Tears Boston Premiere; Dinosaur Annex consortium commission February 4, 1996
Gerard Brophy Seraphita U.S. Premiere November 15, 1992
Margaret Brouwer Chamber Concerto Boston Premiere February 15, 1998
Margaret Brouwer Chamber Concerto March 22, 1998
Margaret Brouwer Chamber Concerto movt. 2 with Nicola Hawkins Dance Company October 14, 2003
Margaret Brouwer Chamber Concerto movt. 2 with Nicola Hawkins Dance Company October 15, 2003
*Ryan Brown Our Friend Adam First performance, 2009 version January 31, 2010
Richard Busch Dunes Jayne West, soprano; World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex Commission August 30, 1989
†Robert Griffin Byron Swarm March 14, 2007
John Cage Sonatas for prepared piano (IV, X, XI, XII) April 28, 1993
Edmund Campion Losing Touch James Russell Smith, vibes February 2, 1997
Edmund Campion Losing Touch James Russell Smith, vibes; Boston Premiere February 9, 1997
Edmund Campion A Treasured Collection of Eddies John Harbison, conductor; Boston Premiere May 7, 1995
Elliott Carter Canon for Four November 15, 1992
Elliott Carter Canonic Suite March 22, 1998
Robert Ceely Metamir World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission February 12, 1989
Evan Chambers The Fire Hose Reel November 13, 1998
Evan Chambers The Fire Hose Reel Boston Premiere November 15, 1998
*Chao-Jan Chang Beyond the Boundary January 25, 2004
Yu-Hui Chang Binge Delirium Chris Froh, Percussion; Asia Premiere; Beijing Modern Music Festival May 22, 2012
Yu-Hui Chang Lost Threads Michael Adelson, conductor; Boston Premiere October 14, 2007
†Eric Chasalow Due (Cinta)mani for Piano and Tape March 14, 2007
Eric Chasalow Due (Cinta)mani for Piano and Tape April 29, 2007
Eric Chasalow Yes, I really did World Premiere February 3, 2002
Chen Yi Qi Boston Premiere October 24, 1999
Chen Yi Qi Gunther Schuller, conductor April 10, 2005
Shih-Hui Chen Returnings World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex Commission April 11, 2010
*Anthony Cheung Swan and Shadow Robert Honeysucker, baritone January 25, 2004
Robert Cogan Events Dancing World Premiere April 28, 2002
Aaron Copland Two Threnodies October 23, 1988
Richard Cornell Nocturne September 18, 2005
Henry Cowell Iridescent Rondo in Old Modes February 15, 1998
Michael Daugherty Diamond in the Rough Boston Premiere April 29, 2012
Mario Davidovsky Chaconna October 30, 1994
Mario Davidovsky Flashbacks November 13, 1998
Mario Davidovsky Flashbacks November 15, 1998
Lyle Davidson Centering March 20, 1987
Lyle Davidson Furies of Complexity Marylène Altieri, mezzo-soprano February 7, 1993
Peter Maxwell Davies Le Jongleur de Notre Dame Paul Houghtaling, baritone, Mass. Youth Wind Ensemble, Nat Warren-White juggler October 23, 1988
Peter Maxwell Davies Le Jongleur de Notre Dame Paul Houghtaling, baritone, Mass. Youth Wind Ensemble, Nat Warren-White juggler December 31, 1988
Peter Maxwell Davies Le Jongleur de Notre Dame Paul Houghtaling, baritone, Mass. Youth Wind Ensemble, Nat Warren-White juggler March 1, 1989
Peter Maxwell Davies Runes from a Holy Island Adam Grossman, conductor; U.S. Premiere March 29, 1992
Peter Maxwell Davies Solita February 7, 1993
Tamar Diesendruck Being As How John Harbison, conductor; World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission May 7, 1995
Tamar Diesendruck On That Day Boston Premiere October 20, 1991
Tamar Diesendruck Sound Reasoning in the Tower of Babel April 28, 1993
Tamar Diesendruck Sound Reasoning in the Tower of Babel May 1, 1994
Tamar Diesendruck Strange Lines and Distances World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission October 24, 1999
Tamar Diesendruck When I woke up, the dinosaur was still there World Premiere April 10, 2005
Norman Dinerstein Zalmen Boston Premiere May 11, 1997
*Michael Djupstrom Walimai Boston Premiere January 30, 2011
Franco Donatoni Lumen Boston Premiere February 4, 1996
Sara Doncaster Rhapsody World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission March 22, 1998
Jacob Druckman Come Round Boston Premiere October 24, 1993
Jacob Druckman Lamia Lucy Shelton, soprano; Christopher Kendall, conductor September 15, 2001
*Du Yun morsel.eroding Boston Premiere January 30, 2011
Paul Elwood Altars Altered U.S. Premiere April 30, 2000
Pozzi Escot Mirabilis (1990) Boston Premiere April 28, 2002
*Stephen Feigenbaum Tread Boston Premiere January 30, 2011
Richard Felciano Shadows Adam Grossman, conductor; Boston Premiere March 29, 1992
Morton Feldman The King of Denmark May 18, 2008
Tom Flaherty Moments of Inertia World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission May 4, 2003
Thomas Flaherty Quartet for Viola, 'Cello and Digital Processor Boston Premiere May 1, 1994
Peter Flint Migratory Routes (excerpts) with Nicola Hawkins Dance Company October 14, 2003
Peter Flint Migratory Routes (excerpts) with Nicola Hawkins Dance Company October 15, 2003
*Jean Foo Still Life Boston Premiere January 31, 2010
Lukas Foss Curriculum Vitae with Time Capsule February 3, 2002
Lukas Foss Fantasy Rondo April 29, 2007
Lukas Foss Time Cycle Jayne West, soprano; Christopher Kendall, conductor October 5, 1996
Lukas Foss Time Cycle Jayne West, soprano; Christopher Kendall, conductor October 6, 1996
Donal Fox improvisation the composer with members of Dinosaur Annex March 29, 1992
Donal Fox Toccata World Premiere March 29, 1992
Howard Frazin Some Thoughts on Good and Evil Boston Premiere April 29, 2012
David Froom Chamber Concerto Christopher Kendall, conductor; Boston Premiere October 8, 1995
David Froom Fantasy Dances Christopher Kendall, conductor September 15, 2001
Charles Fussell Piano Trio with Nicola Hawkins Dance Company October 14, 2003
Charles Fussell Piano Trio with Nicola Hawkins Dance Company October 15, 2003
*Tyler Futrell String Trio for Bill January 25, 2004
Michael Gandolfi To Yehudi: One in 42+ Million World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex Commission November 1, 2009
Michael Gandolfi Cable Ready April 29, 2012
Kyle Gann Chicago Spiral World Premiere February 2, 1992
Kyle Gann Chicago Spiral February 12, 1995
Stacy Garrop little bits Boston Premiere October 2, 2010
*Chris Gendall Three Scenes January 27, 2008
*Peter Gilbert Burn January 25, 2004
†Lyn Goeringer Kreis March 14, 2007
Michael Gordon The Low Quartet Boston Premiere February 2, 1992
Philip Grange Cimmerian Nocturne Boston Premiere November 8, 1987
Philip Grange Cimmerian Nocturne November 15, 1992
Philip Grange Des Fins sont des Commencements U.S. Premiere February 2, 1997
Philip Grange Des Fins sont des Commencements February 9, 1997
Tom Guralnick and the Mobile Saxophone and Mute Unit selections Tom Guralnick, guest artist February 2, 1992
*Trevor Gureckis Unsound Grounds Boston Premiere January 25, 2009
Mark Gustavson Quintet Boston Premiere February 4, 2001
Henry Gwiazda themusicofthefutureisnotmusic Boston Premiere October 24, 1993
Stefan Hakenberg Days Boston Premiere November 1, 2009
Stefan Hakenberg Emergence Boston Premiere September 18, 2005
John Harbison Between Two Worlds Kendra Colton, soprano February 26, 1999
John Harbison Between Two Worlds Kendra Colton, soprano; Boston Premiere March 7, 1999
John Harbison Due Libri dei Mottetti di Montale Lorraine Hunt, mezzo-soprano; John Harbison, conductor; Boston Premiere May 7, 1995
John Harbison Piano Quintet October 20, 1991
John Harbison Rot und Weiss; Im Spiegel Karol Bennett, soprano; Stephen Mosko, conductor; Boston Premiere April 14, 1991
John Harbison Songs America Loves to Sing John Harbison, conductor; Boston Premiere April 30, 2006
John Harbison Songs America Loves To Sing: Songs and Canons Beijing Modern Music Festival May 22, 2012
Stephen Hartke Beyond Words Boston Premiere May 4, 2003
Stephen Hartke The Horse with the Lavender Eye Boston Premiere October 14, 2007
Stephen Hartke The King of the Sun Boston Premiere October 14, 1990
Stephen Hartke The King of the Sun November 15, 1991
Stephen Hartke The King of the Sun April 11, 2010
John Hawkins Urizen April 28, 2002
John Heiss Bagatelles February 18, 1990
John Heiss Epigrams April 8, 1990
John Heiss Major Seconds World Premiere April 10, 2005
Franz Richter Herf Ekmelischer Gesang op.5 May 4, 1991
Jennifer Higdon rapid.fire Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin, flute April 29, 2012
Paul Hindemith March Mass. Youth Wind Ensemble October 23, 1988
Paul Hindemith Sonata for Viola Solo April 28, 2002
Peter Homans Reliquaire David Hoose, conductor; World Premiere April 11, 2010
Peter Homans Bridges U.S. Premiere October 19, 1997
Peter Homans Dialogs Will Frampton, viola; David Hoose, conductor; World Premiere March 22, 2008
Peter Homans Plie de Trois World Premiere May 4, 2003
Peter Homans Quintino World Premiere May 8, 2007
Peter Homans Tavistock Boston Premiere September 16, 2000
Lee Hyla At Suma Beach Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano; Boston Premiere September 17, 2006
Lee Hyla Ciao, Manhattan World Premiere; Meet the Composer/Dinosaur Annex commission February 17, 1991
Lee Hyla Dinosaur Cocktail World Premiere April 10, 2005
Lee Hyla In Double Light November 15, 1992
Lee Hyla Pre-Pulse Suspended Gunther Schuller, conductor April 30, 1989
Lee Hyla Pre-Pulse Suspended Gunther Schuller, conductor May 7, 1989
*Davide Ianni Transients U.S. Premiere January 22, 2012
Kamran Ince Hammer Music Christopher Kendall, conductor October 8, 1995
*Michael Ippolito Nocturne Boston Premiere January 22, 2012
Charles Ives Five Takeoffs October 23, 1988
Charles Ives Five Takeoffs April 14, 1996
Charles Ives Studies nos. 16,20,23 April 28, 1993
Charles Ives Studies nos. 16,20,23 April 14, 1996
Charles Ives Trio August 30, 1989
Charles Ives Trio February 18, 1990
*Derek Jacoby Harmonic Crisis February 4, 2007
David Jaggard Quartet April 30, 2000
Pierre Jalbert Sonata for Piano Hugh Hinton, piano; Boston Premiere April 29, 2012
Arthur Jarvinen Isoluminaries Michael Adelson, conductor September 14, 2002
Hunter Johnson Sonata for piano May 6, 2001
*Eric Jorgensen Aaponi’s Destiny March 5, 2006
Mauricio Kagel Phantasiestück February 2, 1997
Mauricio Kagel Phantasiestück Boston Premiere February 9, 1997
*Eva Kendrick Against the Grain World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex Commission January 25, 2009
*Paul Kerekes hail Boston Premiere January 22, 2012
Aaron Jay Kernis Mozart en Route with Nicola Hawkins Dance Company October 14, 2003
Aaron Jay Kernis Mozart en Route with Nicola Hawkins Dance Company October 15, 2003
Guy Klucevsek Loosening up the Queen April 5, 2009
Guy Klucevsek The Return of Lasse April 5, 2009
Guy Klucevsek Flying Vegetables of the Apocalypse Boston Premiere April 10, 2005
Guy Klucevsek Loosening Up the Queen Boston Premiere April 10, 2005
†Brian Knoth Bokeh March 14, 2007
Oliver Knussen Trumpets Karol Bennett, soprano; Stephen Mosko, conductor; Boston Premiere April 14, 1991
*Daniel Kohane Obsession Boston Premiere January 22, 2012
Barbara Kolb Homage to Keith Jarrett and Gary Burton September 25, 2011
Vance Koven Collectibles D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano February 15, 1998
*Matti Kovler Shoresh Nishmat First performance, 2009 version January 31, 2010
Ernst Křenek String Trio Boston Premiere March 20, 1987
Ian Krouse Tientos Boston Premiere October 8, 1995
Ian Krouse Tientos February 3, 2002
Maria Lambertini Misa de Pájaros Boston Premiere February 18, 1990
*Peter Van Zandt Lane Beacons World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex Commission January 30, 2011
David Lang Burn Notice World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission October 29, 1989
David Lang Vent Boston Premiere February 13, 1994
David Lang Vent July 14, 2000
David Lang Vent August 12, 2000
Alcides Lanza Acufenos III U.S. Premiere October 14, 1990
Libby Larsen Corker November 13, 1998
Libby Larsen Corker Boston Premiere November 15, 1998
Libby Larsen Slang Boston Premiere May 4, 2003
Forrest Larson The Crows Return World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex Commission April 11, 2010
Billy Jim Layton Three Studies for piano op.5 Boston Premiere April 29, 2007
Tania Léon Parajota de la te Boston Premiere October 14, 1990
Fred Lerdahl Marches John Harbison, conductor April 30, 2006
Arthur Levering Tesserae April 11, 2010
Arthur Levering Catena Donald Berman, piano; World Premiere September 16, 2000
Arthur Levering Clarion/Shadowing April 9, 1998
Arthur Levering Cloches II World Premiere April 9, 1998
Arthur Levering School of Velocity April 28, 1993
Arthur Levering School of Velocity April 9, 1998
Arthur Levering Still Raining, Still Dreaming September 18, 2005
Arthur Levering Twenty Ways Upon the Bells World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission October 30, 1994
Arthur Levering Twenty Ways Upon the Bells January 25, 1998
Arthur Levering Twenty Ways Upon the Bells April 9, 1998
Arthur Levering Uncle Inferno April 9, 1998
George E. Lewis Les Exercices Spirituels Julian Pellicano, guest conductor; U.S. Premiere April 8, 2011
*Lei Liang Lake March 5, 2006
Peter Lieberson Fantasy Pieces Donald Berman, piano May 1, 2011
György Ligeti Etudes (2) Boston Premiere February 17, 1991
György Ligeti Poème Symphonique New England Metronome Ensemble; Boston Premiere November 8, 1987
György Ligeti Ramifications September 16, 2000
Magnus Lindberg Ricorrente Michael Adelson, conductor; U.S. Premiere September 14, 2002
Scott Lindroth Bell Plates May 18, 2008
Scott Lindroth Light D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano; Boston Premiere February 12, 1995
Scott Lindroth Light D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano January 25, 1998
Scott Lindroth Relations to Rigor Boston Premiere February 18, 1990
Scott Lindroth Relations to Rigor February 7, 1993
Scott Lindroth Stomp Boston Premiere September 16, 2000
David Liptak Melissa’s Quilt Boston Premiere November 1, 2009
David Liptak Ancient Songs William Sharp, baritone November 13, 1998
David Liptak Ancient Songs William Sharp, baritone; Boston Premiere November 15, 1998
David Liptak Ancient Songs William Sharp, baritone October 3, 2004
Rodney Lister Another Faith-Based Initiative World Premiere April 10, 2005
Rodney Lister The Ballad of the Children of the Czar D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo soprano; World Premiere February 12, 1995
*David Little Piano Trio March 5, 2006
Theo Loevendie Dance Gabriela Diaz, violin September 25, 2011
Ruth Lomon Esquisses Boston Premiere April 28, 1993
Ruth Lomon Shadowing September 18, 2005
Ruth Lomon The Talisman World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission February 12, 1989
Witold Lutoslawski Dance Preludes February 15, 1998
Witold Lutoslawski Dance Preludes March 22, 1998
Witold Lutoslawski Subito Boston Premiere May 11, 1997
David Macbride Shape Notes Boston Premiere May 2, 1999
Tod Machover Yoku Mireba First performance of revised version April 30, 2000
Steven Mackey Indigenous Instruments Adam Grossman, conductor March 29, 1992
Keeril Makan 2 October 2, 2010
Ursula Mamlok Five Bagatelles Boston Premiere May 1, 1994
Ursula Mamlok When Summer Sang August 30, 1989
Ursula Mamlok When Summer Sang Boston Premiere October 29, 1989
Salvatore Martirano Phleu Wendy Rolfe, flute November 15, 1991
William Mayer Distant Playing Fields Kurt Phinney, tenor December 14, 1995
William Mayer Messages Boston Premiere February 4, 1996
*Melissa Mazzoli Interruptions February 4, 2007
Lansing McCloskey blur World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex Commission April 5, 2009
Elizabeth McConchy Five Sketches April 28, 2002
John McDonald Aubade with Merengue World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission April 14, 1996
Lansing McLoskey Requiem, ver. 2.001 February 3, 2002
Lansing McLoskey Requiem, ver. 2.001 October 14, 2007
Harold Meltzer Exiles Paul Sperry, tenor; Boston Premiere February 4, 2001
Harold Meltzer Sindbad Will LeBow, narrator; Boston Premiere September 17, 2006
†Harold Meltzer Sindbad Harold Meltzer, narrator March 14, 2007
Darius Milhaud Suite Française Mass. Youth Wind Ensemble October 23, 1988
James Mobberley In Bocca del Lupo Cyrus Stevens, violin; Boston Premiere February 13, 1994
Eric Moe Dance of the Honey Monkey Boston Premiere April 29, 2007
Eric Moe Grande Etude Brilliante Boston Premiere April 14, 1996
Eric Moe Hey Mr. Drummachine Man (piano and boombox) April 29, 2007
Eric Moe On the Tip of my Tongue February 12, 1995
Eric Moe On the Tip of my Tongue (excerpts) with Nicola Hawkins Dance Company October 14, 2003
Eric Moe On the Tip of my Tongue (excerpts) with Nicola Hawkins Dance Company October 15, 2003
Eric Moe Riprap Boston Premiere April 14, 1991
Eric Moe Where Branched Thoughts Murmur in the Wind April 29, 2007
John Howell Morrison Ember World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex Commission April 5, 2009
Stephen Mosko Schweres Loos Karol Bennett, soprano; Stephen Mosko, conductor; Boston Premiere April 14, 1991
*Florie Namie P for Y January 31, 2010
*Clint Needham Viola Music Anne Black, viola; Boston Premiere January 30, 2011
Jeff Nichols Caracole World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission April 14, 1996
Jeff Nichols The Light Fantastic World Premiere; Fromm Foundation commission February 7, 1993
Jeff Nichols The Light Fantastic March 22, 1998
Jeff Nichols A Metaphysician in the Dark World Premiere April 28, 2002
Jeff Nichols Wakefulness Ellen Rabiner, contralto; World Premiere September 18, 2005
*Elizabeth Ogonek Three Scarlet Moods January 30, 2011
Seung-Ah Oh Black Crow World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex Commission May 1, 2011
*John Orfe Sonata Boston Premiere January 25, 2009
Gabriela Ortiz Torres Trifolium Boston Premiere September 25, 2011
Juliet Palmer Skirt Boston Premiere October 24, 1993
†Kevin Patton The Sun is Fire March 14, 2007
*Kevin Patton The Sun is Fire January 27, 2008
Danilo Perez & Steve Turre improvisation October 14, 1990
George Perle Sextet Christopher Kendall, conductor October 5, 1996
George Perle Sextet Christopher Kendall, conductor October 6, 1996
Malcolm Peyton Four Songs from Shakespeare D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano February 17, 1991
Malcolm Peyton Sonnets from John Donne David Ripley, baritone; Malcolm Peyton, conductor November 15, 1991
Malcolm Peyton Suite for Seven Players World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission February 2, 1997
Malcolm Peyton Suite for Seven Players Boston Premiere February 4, 1997
Malcolm Peyton Suite for Seven Players February 9, 1997
Malcolm Peyton Tango Steps World Premiere April 10, 2005
Astor Piazzolla Etudes Tanguistiques February 18, 1990
*Andrea Pinto-Correia Four Portuguese Folk Tales & A Lullaby Community Music Center Youth Chorus; Samuel Martinborough, conductor; World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex Commission January 31, 2010
Geoffrey Poole Septembral U.S. Premiere October 24, 1999
Mel Powell Die Violine Karol Bennett, soprano; Stephen Mosko, conductor; Boston Premiere April 14, 1991
Anthony Powers Another Part of the Island U.S. Premiere April 8, 1990
Qu Xiaosong An Ancient Melody World Premiere; Beijing Modern Music Festival; BMMF 2012 Commission May 22, 2012
David Rakowski Imaginary Dances Donald Palma, conductor October 19, 1997
David Rakowski Two New Etudes (#71, 72) World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission April 29, 2007
David Rakowski Twofer with Nicola Hawkins Dance Company; World Premiere October 14, 2003
David Rakowski Twofer with Nicola Hawkins Dance Company October 15, 2003
Shulamit Ran Mirage October 5, 1996
Shulamit Ran Mirage October 6, 1996
*Jeff Roberts Wandering (in the footsteps of Li Po) (2003) World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission January 25, 2004
Brian Robison Danca da Tranquilidade World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission September 19, 2008
Ned Rorem Serenade on Five English Poems D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo-soprano; Boston Premiere January 25, 1998
Ned Rorem Serenade on Five English Poems February 15, 1998
Mathew Rosenblum Circadian Rhythms Boston Premiere October 20, 1991
Robert Rowe Hall of Mirrors Boston Premiere March 20, 1987
Poul Ruders Corpus cum Figuris Boston Premiere September 16, 2000
Elena Ruehr The Law of Floating Objects World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission April 30, 2000
Elena Ruehr The Law of Floating Objects with Nicola Hawkins Dance Company October 14, 2003
Elena Ruehr The Law of Floating Objects with Nicola Hawkins Dance Company October 15, 2003
†Elena Ruehr The Law of Floating Objects March 14, 2007
Carl Ruggles Evocations April 28, 1993
Laurie San Martin Dawn Song World Premiere November 1, 2009
Laurie San Martin Bone Dance Dinosaur Annex commission February 4, 2001
Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez Trio-Variations Boston Premiere October 2, 2010
David Sanford Dogma74 Julian Pellicano, guest conductor; Boston Premiere September 25, 2011
*Dominique Schafer Fluchtpunkte March 5, 2006
Arnold Schoenberg Suite, Op. 29 Pascal Verrot, conductor March 20, 1987
Arnold Schoenberg Suite, Op. 29 Gunther Schuller, conductor April 10, 2005
Gunther Schuller Duo Sonata October 14, 1990
Gunther Schuller and Ran Blake The Trial Ran Blake, piano; Gunther Schuller, conductor; World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission April 30, 1989
Gunther Schuller and Ran Blake The Trial Boston Premiere May 7, 1989
Laura Elise Schwendinger Magic Carpet Music Boston Premiere May 4, 2003
Roger Sessions, arr. Richard Aldag Two Tableaus and Malinche's Aria from Montezuma February 26, 1999
Roger Sessions, arr. Richard Aldag Two Tableaus and Malinche's Aria from Montezuma Boston Premiere March 7, 1999
Harold Shapero String Trio August 30, 1989
Ralph Shapey Dinosaur Annex World Premiere; Written for the 20th Anniversary of Dinosaur Annex October 30, 1994
Ralph Shapey Dinosaur Annex May 2, 1999
Ralph Shapey Dinosaur Annex in memory of the composer September 14, 2002
Ralph Shapey Evocation #1 February 25, 1997
Ralph Shapey Evocation #1 May 11, 1997
Ralph Shapey Three for Six Boston Premiere October 29, 1989
Ralph Shapey Variations for Viola and 10 instruments Walter Trampler, viola; Ralph Shapey, conductor; Boston Premiere February 17, 1991
Judith Shatin Akhmatova Songs Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano; Michael Adelson, conductor; Boston Premiere October 14, 2007
Judith Shatin Fasting Heart Boston Premiere February 12, 1989
Allen Shearer We Three Boston Premiere October 14, 1990
Bright Sheng Four Movements for Piano Trio November 15, 1992
Seymour Shifrin Trio May 1, 2011
Ezra Sims AEDM in Memoriam Europe Premiere September 30, 1994
Ezra Sims AEDM in Memoriam October 2, 1994
Ezra Sims Alice Hawthorne in Memoriam Frank Kelley, tenor; David Kravitz, baritone; Scott LaFeber, narrator September 19, 2008
Ezra Sims All Done From Memory May 1, 1994
Ezra Sims Duo '97 World Premiere April 28, 2002
Ezra Sims Duo for flute and cello World Premiere October 2, 1994
Ezra Sims Flight April 14, 1991
Ezra Sims Flight Europe Premiere September 30, 1994
Ezra Sims Flight October 2, 1994
Ezra Sims furthermore World Premiere April 10, 2005
Ezra Sims Night Piece Boston Premiere October 29, 1989
Ezra Sims Night Piece May 4, 1991
Ezra Sims Night Piece September 30, 1994
Ezra Sims Quintet for clarinet and strings World Premiere March 20, 1987
Ezra Sims Quintet for clarinet and strings May 4, 1991
Ezra Sims Stanzas World Premiere; Written for the 20th Anniversary of Dinosaur Annex May 7, 1995
Ezra Sims Twenty Years After Europe Premiere September 30, 1994
Ezra Sims Twenty Years After February 15, 1998
Ezra Sims Twenty Years After March 22, 1998
Ezra Sims Two for One May 4, 1991
Ezra Sims Two for One September 30, 1994
Robert Sirota Seven Picassos World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission December 31, 1987
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski String Trio Boston Premiere April 30, 2006
*Gabriella Smith Away, You Rolling River World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex Commission January 22, 2012
James Russell Smith A Lion at the Window World Premiere April 10, 2005
James Russell Smith The Presence of Things James Russell Smith, conductor; World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission May 2, 1999
James Russell Smith Triple Helix October 30, 1994
*Sarah Snider Until I Became Human World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission February 4, 2007
*Kate Soper Door Kate Soper, soprano January 27, 2008
Lewis Spratlan A Few Delectable, if Moody, Goodies World Premiere November 1, 2009
Lewis Spratlan Images Christina Bouras, soprano January 28, 2000
Lewis Spratlan Images Christina Bouras, soprano January 30, 2000
Lewis Spratlan Life is a Dream, Act II, concert version Allan Glassman, tenor; John Cheek, bass-baritone; Christina Bouras, soprano; William Hite, tenor; David Ripley, bass-baritone; J. David Jackson, conductor; World Premiere January 28, 2000
Lewis Spratlan Life is a Dream, Act II, concert version Allan Glassman, tenor; John Cheek, bass-baritone; Christina Bouras, soprano; William Hite, tenor; David Ripley, bass-baritone; J. David Jackson, conductor; Boston Premiere, winner of Pulitzer Prize January 30, 2000
Lewis Spratlan Penelope's Knees Gunther Schuller, conductor April 30, 1989
Lewis Spratlan Penelope's Knees Gunther Schuller, conductor May 7, 1989
Lewis Spratlan Sojourner World Premiere; Commissioned by Koussevitzky Foundation for Dinosaur Annex January 28, 2000
Lewis Spratlan Sojourner Boston Premiere January 30, 2000
Lewis Spratlan When Crows Gather February 13, 1994
Lewis Spratlan When Crows Gather October 3, 2004
Manfred Stahnke Viola Sonata in Just Intonation May 4, 1991
Manfred Stahnke Viola Sonata in Just Intonation U.S. Premiere October 20, 1991
Kurt Stallman Metaphysical Miniatures World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission May 4, 2003
*Chris Stark Soledad Boston Premiere January 31, 2010
Karlheinz Stockhausen Tierkreis Boston Premiere May 7, 1995
Gordon Stout Two Mexican Dances May 2, 1999
Igor Stravinsky Élégie October 23, 1988
Igor Stravinsky Duo Concertante May 11, 1997
Donald Sur A Neo-Platonic Epistrophe: While Crossing Times Square John Harbison, conductor February 26, 1999
Donald Sur A Neo-Platonic Epistrophe: While Crossing Times Square John Harbison, conductor; Boston Premiere March 7, 1999
Su Lian Tan Invention and Sinfonia July 14, 2000
Su Lian Tan Invention and Sinfonia August 12, 2000
Su Lian Tan Invention and Sinfonia Boston Premiere February 4, 2001
Su Lian Tan U-Don Rock World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission April 29, 2007
Hilary Tann From the Song of Amergin Boston Premiere April 30, 2000
Hilary Tann Of Erthe and Air Boston Premiere October 19, 1997
Alexander Tcherepnin The Lute Donald Berman, piano; Beijing Modern Music Festival May 22, 2012
Ivan Tcherepnin Cadenzas in Transition February 2, 1997
Ivan Tcherepnin Cadenzas in Transition February 9, 1997
Ivan Tcherepnin Pensiamento February 2, 1997
Ivan Tcherepnin Pensiamento February 9, 1997
Ivan Tcherepnin Prelude and March April 30, 2000
*Sergei Tcherepnin Look up firefly the night is calling February 4, 2007
Augusta Read Thomas Rumi Settings Boston Premiere October 3, 2004
Virgil Thomson Five Phrases from The Song of Solomon Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano November 17, 2002
Virgil Thomson Mostly About Love August 30, 1989
Virgil Thomson (arr. Wheeler) Northeastern Suite October 29, 1989
*Montserrat Torras Havanera d’Hivern March 5, 2006
Joan Tower Fantasy (…those harbor lights) April 5, 2009
Joan Tower Amazon October 8, 1995
George Tsontakis The Past, the Passion Christopher Kendall, conductor September 15, 2001
various young composers from Weston School (Brian Hyett, Ryan Vigil, James Adler, Ashima Scripp and David Holland) various works April 8, 1990
various very young composers (age 11-16) various works under the direction of Rodney Lister April 14, 1991
Alejandro Vinao Cuaderno del Ritmo Michael Adelson, conductor; U.S. Premiere September 14, 2002
Alejandro Viñao Triple Concerto Boston Premiere November 8, 1987
Alejandro Viñao Triple Concerto October 30, 1994
Ezequiel Viñao The Conference of the Birds Boston Premiere April 14, 1996
Carl Vine Miniature IV April 8, 1990
Carl Voss Trip World Premiere February 26, 1999
Carl Voss Trip Boston Premiere March 7, 1999
Andrew Waggoner Soon, the Rosy-Fingered Dawn Boston Premiere October 2, 2010
Richard Wagner, arr. Judith Weir Waltraute’s Narration Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano April 18, 2004
Melinda Wagner Wick Julian Pellicano, guest conductor; Boston Premiere October 2, 2010
Wang Feinan Dancing Antelope on the Holy Mountain World Premiere; Beijing Modern Music Festival; BMMF 2012 Commission May 22, 2012
†Matthew Warne Traces March 14, 2007
Judith Weir Sketches from a Bagpiper’s Album April 5, 2009
Judith Weir The Art of Touching the Keyboard Donald Berman, piano April 18, 2004
Judith Weir Distance and Enchantment U.S. Premiere February 17, 1991
Judith Weir Distance and Enchantment April 18, 2004
Judith Weir Horse d'oeuvres Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano April 18, 2004
Judith Weir Serbian Cabaret U.S. Premiere October 5, 1996
Judith Weir Serbian Cabaret Boston Premiere October 6, 1996
Judith Weir Several Concertos U.S. Premiere February 12, 1989
Judith Weir Several Concertos October 24, 1993
Judith Weir Several Concertos July 14, 2000
Judith Weir Several Concertos August 12, 2000
Judith Weir Tiger Under the Table U.S. Premiere April 18, 2004
Judith Weir Trio Boston Premiere May 6, 2001
*Richard Whalley Twisted Variations February 4, 2007
Scott Wheeler Evidence Read at the Trial of the Knave of Hearts Sabrina Learman, mezzo-soprano; World Premiere November 1, 2009
Scott Wheeler Artist Proofs July 14, 2000
Scott Wheeler Dragon Mountain January 26, 1997
Scott Wheeler Flow Chart World Premiere April 28, 1993
Scott Wheeler The Gold Standard Frank Kelley, tenor; David Kravitz, baritone; Boston Premiere September 19, 2008
Scott Wheeler Granite Coast Asia Premiere; Beijing Modern Music Festival May 22, 2012
Scott Wheeler Night Owl Variations November 17, 2002
Scott Wheeler Shadow Bands Boston Premiere February 2, 1992
Scott Wheeler Shadow Bands January 26, 1997
Scott Wheeler Winter Hills April 8, 1990
Scott Wheeler Winter Hills February 12, 1995
Donald Wheelock Piano Quartet World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission November 13, 1998
Donald Wheelock Piano Quartet Boston Premiere November 15, 1998
Barbara White the mind's fear, the heart's delight October 3, 2004
Barbara White the mind's fear, the heart's delight Boston Premiere February 4, 2001
Barbara White My barn having burned to the ground, I can now see the moon Boston Premiere; Dinosaur Annex co-commission September 19, 2008
Amy Williams Cineshape I May 18, 2008
Mark Wingate Brahma Sleeps World Premiere; Dinosaur Annex commission April 29, 2007
Mark Wingate Sombras Boston Premiere May 6, 2001
Julia Wolfe East Broadway Donald Berman, toy piano September 25, 2011
Christian Wolff Peace March (Stop Using Uranium) Boston Premiere April 30, 2000
Stefan Wolpe Piece for Two Instrumental Units Donald Palma, conductor; Boston Premiere October 19, 1997
Randall Woolf Modern Primitive World Premiere February 2, 1992
Randall Woolf Modern Primitive February 4, 1996
Randall Woolf Quicksilver April 30, 2000
Charles Wuorinen Bearbeitungen über das Glogauer Liederbuch February 18, 1990
Yehudi Wyner Commedia Richard Stoltzman, clarinet, Yehudi Wyner, piano November 1, 2009
Yehudi Wyner A Mad Tea Party Sabrina Learman, mezzo-soprano; Frank Kelley, tenor; David Kravitz, baritone; Yehudi Wyner, piano; Boston Premiere November 1, 2009
Yehudi Wyner Tanz and Maissele Boston Premiere October 24, 1999
Iannis Xenakis Rebonds May 18, 2008
Xu Shuya In Nomine III World Premiere; Beijing Modern Music Festival; BMMF 2012 Commission May 22, 2012
*Michele Zaccagnini Ménage à Trois Boston Premiere January 25, 2009
*Zhou Jing Stuck in the Middle January 22, 2012
Evan Ziporyn Prayers for the Planet with Nicola Hawkins Dance Company and batik artist Mary Edna Fraser; World Premiere; Fromm Foundation commission June 8, 2005
*Hillary Zipper Cythera January 25, 2004
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Passages Nancy Armstrong, soprano May 2, 1999