100 for 100 - Curtis Institute of Music

Centennial Commission

Curtis presents the final works in our multi-year project to commission 100 works for the school’s centennial. 100 for 100 celebrates the music of our time with a showcase of fresh perspectives, featuring 36 original works inspired by and crafted for Curtis. Experience the cutting-edge of music creation as we mark this milestone year.

A Curtis Reflection

Solo Piano

Centennial Commission

For Tessa Seymour

Solo Cello

Centennial Commission

Reminisce

Solo Trombone

Centennial Commission

Cardinal Sonatina

Solo Piano

Centennial Commission

Echo's Lament

Solo Horn & Optl. Piano Pedal

Centennial Commission

Andante con moto

Solo Piano

Sebastian Chang

Centennial Commission

Prince of Clouds

2 Violins & String Orchestra

Satsang

Solo Double Bass

Centennial Commission

the music was so beautiful, that I realized I hadn't forgiven myself, and cried

Synthesizer

Centennial Commission

Come up from the Fields, Father (Chamber Version)

Chamber Ensemble

Richard Danielpour

String Quintet, "A Shattered Vessel"

String Quintet

Richard Danielpour

Canti Della Natura (Songs of Nature)

Chamber Ensemble

Richard Danielpour

Beloved Night

Chamber Ensemble

Richard Danielpour

Four Portraits

Solo Piano

Richard Danielpour

Darmok & Jalad

l'Histoire Septet

Nick DiBerardino

Untitled - Work in Progress

Brass Quintet & Orchestra

Nick DiBerardino

Lullaby-Nocturne

Solo Piano

Michael Djupstrom

Centennial Commission

Two Fantasies

String Trio

Michael Djupstrom

Rattle Songs (Orch. Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate)

String Quartet

Midnight in Medellin

Solo Trumpet

Steven Franklin

Centennial Commission

Book of Days

Chamber Ensemble

The Jungle Book

Chamber Ballet & Chamber Orchestra

Western Fronts (a)

Solo Horn

Centennial Commission

Hyacinth

Solo Viola

David Hertzberg

Viola Concerto

Solo Viola & Chamber Orchestra

Jennifer Higdon

Violin Concerto

Solo Violin & Orchestra

Jennifer Higdon

Tuba Concerto

Solo Tuba & Orchestra

Jennifer Higdon

String Quartet No. 2, "Forged Sanctuaries"

String Quartet

Jonathan Bailey Holland

A Bright Celebration

Organ

Centennial Commission

kenopsiac

String Quartet

Sparkle

Brass Quintet

Abokkoli' Taloowa' (Woodland Songs)

String Quartet

Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate

Meditation

Solo Bassoon

Centennial Commission

One Movement for Cello

Solo Cello

Centennial Commission

Prelude, Dream, and Fugue

Viola & Piano

Plainsong

Chamber Ensemble

Infernal Angel

Large Ensemble

Amy Beth Kirsten

Rittenhouse Square

Solo Piano

Centennial Commission

Tell Me What Democracy Looks Like

Pierrot Plus Ensemble

Double Concerto for Violin, Viola, & Orchestra

Solo Violin, Viola, & Orchestra

Jonathan Leshnoff

From the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam

l'Histoire Septet

Seasons Lost

2 Violins & String Orchestra

Fanfare for Samuel Barber, "Fanfare for Sam"

Orchestra & 3 Celesta Strings

Josquin Microludes

Saxophone Quartet

Untitled - Work in Progress

Woodwind Quintet & Orchestra

Memoir

Chamber Ensemble

Aluminum Flowers

Solo Electric/Acoustic Guitar & Orchestra

ash

Solo Trumpet

Riho Esko Maimets

Centennial Commission

Reset Your Watch

Solo Tenor

Centennial Commission

Self-replication Ex-Change

Bass Clarinet, Contact Microphone, & Unenclosed Speaker (Localized Feedback System)

Centennial Commission

Toccata

Saxophone Quartet

Thomas Oltarzewski

A Mother's Lullaby

Solo Harp

Whispers, Cries, Calls

Solo Horn

Centennial Commission

January River Songs

Voice & Piano

Sunday Variations

Solo Bassoon

Centennial Commission

Three Poems of Elizabeth Bishop

Soprano & Piano

Invocación y Zarabandas

Solo Cello

Luis Gustavo Prado

Centennial Commission

Reverie in Carmel

Solo Piano

Centennial Commission

Te Deum

Symphony Orchestra

Lamarck

Solo Piano

Christopher Rogerson

Centennial Commission

Lullaby: no bad dreams

Violin & Piano

Christopher Rogerson

Fractured Light

Solo Viola & Piano

Christopher Rogerson

Gyre - - - Tone

Multi-Track Bass Trombone & Film

Centennial Commission

From Corona Emerge

Electronics

Centennial Commission

Nostalgia

Solo Viola

José Serebrier

Centennial Commission

Shift and Riff

Guitar Quartet

Szélanya (Wind Mother)

Oboe & Harp

Centennial Commission

Caprice in G major

Solo Violin

Sheridan Seyfried

Centennial Commission

Caprice for Solo Viola

Solo Viola

Sheridan Seyfried

Sonata for Viola and Piano

Viola & Piano

DADA-jam

Solo Baroque Violin

Yevgeniy Sharlat

Centennial Commission

RIPEFG

String Quartet

Yevgeniy Sharlat

Of Time and Love, Concerto for Viola & Orchestra

Solo Viola & Orchestra

Argoru IX

Solo Violin

Alvin Singleton

Spring/Neap

Saxophone Quartet

Gabriella Smith

Carrot Revolution

String Quartet

Gabriella Smith

f(x)=sin^2 x-1/x

Symphony Orchestra

Gabriella Smith

Amethyst

Solo Piano

Katerina Souponetsky

Centennial Commission

The Dniester Flow

Saxophone Quartet

Katerina Souponetsky

Winter Winds

Woodwind Quintet

Katerina Souponetsky

Confusion

Viola & Piano

Katerina Souponetsky

Introspection

Solo Harp

Katerina Souponetsky

Melting Point

Solo Percussion

Centennial Commission

Blossoming

Saxophone Quartet

Drum Circles

Percussion Quartet & Orchestra

Christopher Theofanidis

Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs

Chamber Ensemble

Sonata for Piano (Come una Favola)

Solo Piano

Ishmael Wallace

Centennial Commission

Pattern

Voice & Film

Centennial Commission

Pitter-Patter

Solo Harp

Awakening Lion

Symphony Orchestra

Pieces of Light: Ultraviolet

Solo Cello

Alyssa Weinberg

Centennial Commission

Illuminating Arches

String Sextet

Alyssa Weinberg

Night Music

Solo Horn & Piano

Alyssa Weinberg

Four Miniatures

Saxophone Quartet

For Solo Viola

Solo Viola

Centennial Commission

A Mantra for Today

Chamber Ensemble

Five Minahan Songs

Chamber Ensemble

Fantasia No. IX

Solo Tuba

Elizabeth Younan

Centennial Commission

Litany

Viola & Double Bass Duo

Elizabeth Younan