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CMS Commissions

As part of our mission to support the art of chamber music, CMS frequently commissions new works to ensure the continued vitality of the art form. Since our opening season in 1969, CMS has commissioned nearly 200 works for a wide variety of instrumentations. Enjoy a selection of commissioned pieces here, brought into the world by CMS.

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Wang Jie: Blame the Obituary for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano, and Narrator (CMS Co-Commission, NY Premiere)

Nov 9, 2023 0:22:58

Nathan: My Grandfather Played the Piano for Piano (CMS Commission, World Premiere)

Mar 30, 2023 0:12:35

Adolphe: Etched in Smoke and Light for Piano, Violin, and Cello (CMS Commission, World Premiere)

Feb 23, 2023 0:20:07

Di Castri: Hypha: 5 Miniatures for Suzanne Simard for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano (CMS Commission, World Premiere)

Dec 8, 2022 0:20:47

Clyne: Breathing Statues for String Quartet (CMS Co-Commission)

Apr 28, 2022 0:20:46

Liebermann: Sonata No. 5 for Cello and Piano, Op. 136 (CMS Co-Commission, World Premiere)

Feb 24, 2022 0:22:59

du Bois: Heron. Rain. Blossom. for Flute, Clarinet, Viola, and Cello (CMS Commission, World Premiere)

Mar 12, 2020 0:18:41

Adolphe: Are There Not a Thousand Forms of Sorrow for Two Violins, Viola, and Two Cellos (CMS Co-Commission, NY Premiere)

Oct 27, 2019 0:15:54

Turnage: Massarosa for Bassoon, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello (CMS Co-Commission, World Premiere)

May 16, 2019 0:17:02

Harbison: Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano (CMS Co-Commission)

May 9, 2019 0:14:31

Watkins: Quintet for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello (CMS Co-Commission, US Premiere)

Feb 22, 2019 0:22:12

Cheung: All Roads for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello (CMS Co-Commission, NY Premiere)

Jan 17, 2019 0:26:15

Currier: Etudes and Lullabies for String Quartet (CMS Commission, World Premiere)

Jan 25, 2018 0:15:24

Fung: Clarinet Quintet: Frenetic Memories for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello (CMS Co-Commission, World Premiere)

Nov 9, 2017 0:15:47

Hallman: short stories for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano (CMS Co-Commission, NY Premiere)

Jan 24, 2017 0:28:08

Tower: Simply Purple for Viola (CMS Commission) & Purple Rush for Viola (CMS Commission, World Premiere)

Apr 24, 2016 0:09:00

Liebermann: Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 114 (CMS Co-Commission, NY Premiere)

Feb 11, 2016 0:17:42

Grime: Aviary Sketches (after Joseph Cornell) for Violin, Viola, and Cello (CMS Co-Commission, US Premiere)

Nov 10, 2015 0:14:19

Lansky: The Long and Short of It for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn (CMS Co-Commission, NY Premiere)

Nov 5, 2015 0:25:09

Hefti: Monumentum—Music for String Sextet (CMS Co-Commission, US Premiere)

May 7, 2015 0:18:44

Silver: Nocturne, Based on Raga Jog for Piano (CMS Co-Commission, World Premiere)

Apr 30, 2015 0:11:17

Goldstein: ...shreds and patches... for Piano (CMS Co-Commission, World Premiere)

Apr 30, 2015 0:12:46

Bermel: Death with Interruptions for Piano, Violin, and Cello (CMS Co-Commission, NY Premiere)

Apr 2, 2015 0:16:19

Watkins: Blue Shadows Fall for Cello and Piano (CMS Co-Commission, US Premiere)

May 22, 2014 0:10:49

Currier: Parallel Worlds for Flute, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello (CMS Co-Commission, NY Premiere)

Apr 17, 2014 0:23:35

Carlos Chávez Variations for Violin with Piano

Performed at Alice Tully Hall, 12/12/1969

Michael Colgrass New People Seven songs for Mezzo-soprano, Viola and Piano

Performed at Alice Tully Hall, 10/17/1969, 10/18/1969

Darius Milhaud Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano Inaugural Subscription Concert 1

Performed at Alice Tully Hall, 10/31/1969