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Commissioning program

Arizona Friends of Chamber Music has created a commissioning program for our audience members who wish to sponsor new chamber works with us.

Participation gives you the thrill of making a significant contribution to the creation of important new chamber music and of influencing what will be composed in the 21st century.

Please contact us at 520-577-3769 if you are interested in sponsoring exciting new chamber music.

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Sylvie Bodorova

Richard Danielpour

Tania Gabrielle French

Jennifer Higdon

Katherine Hoover

Anthony Iannaccone

Kelly-Marie Murphy

Raimundo Penaforte

Augusta Read-Thomas

Gerard Schurman

Thomas Schuttenhelm

R. Murray Schafer

Dmitri Tymoczko

Roel van Oosten

Patrick Zimmerli

Ellen Taafe Zwilich

Matthew Snyder,
recording engineer
Video Documentary
of 3 premieres

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The links on the left will take you to an individual composer's AFCM page, where you can listen to complete premiere performances, review program notes, and find out how our commissions have fared. We hope this compendium will be of some value to composers and those who commission their work.

Fazil Say, Sonata for violin and piano Premiered by Fazil Say and Mark Peskanov Sponsored by Jean-Paul and Chris Bierny	February 26, 1997
Fazil Say, Sonata for piano Premiered by Fazil Say Sponsored by Jean-Paul Bierny and Fred Chaffee	November 22, 1998
Gerard Schurmann, Piano Quartet No.2 Premiered by the Los Angeles Piano Quartet Sponsored by AFCM	March 6, 1998
Raimundo Penaforte, Piano Trio “An Eroica Trio” Premiered by the Eroica Trio Sponsored by Tony and Ellen Lomonaco and AFCM	February 10, 1999
Dan Coleman, Sonata No. 4 for violin and piano "Sad and Ancient Phrases" Premiered by Jennifer Frautschi, Violinist and Pedja Muzijevic, Pianist Sponsored by Jean-Paul Bierny and Chris Tanz	November 28, 1999
Raimundo Penaforte, Quartetice for four guitars and 'obligata et ad libitum' percussion Premiered by the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Sponsored by Susan Small, Anne Nelson, Richard & Judy Sanderson, and Jean-Paul Bierny, Chris Tanz	March 5, 2000
Stephen Paulus, Exotic Etudes for Viola and Piano Quartet Premiered by Cynthia Phelps, Elissa Lee Koljonen, Nicole Divall, Peter Rejto, and Rick Rowley Sponsored by John and Helen Schaefer	March 12, 2000
Elizabeth Raum, Sonata for Piano Four Hands Premiered by Bernadene Blaha and Kevin Fitz-Gerald Sponsored by Jean-Paul Bierny and Fred Chaffee	Festival 2001
Joelle Wallach, String Quartet 1999 Premiered by the Muir String Quartet Sponsored by Linda Friedman, Samuel and Jonathan Friedman, and Davina Friedman Doby, in memory of Lawrence Friedman	April 4, 2001
Reza Vali, String Quartet No.3 Premiered by Cuarteto Latinoamericano Sponsored by Faria Vahdat-Dretler	February 13, 2002
Curt Cacioppo, String Quartet "A Distant Voice Calling" Premiered by The American String Quartet Sponsored by Linda and Stuart Nelson	Festival 2002
Augusta Read-Thomas, Duo for Violin and Viola *"Rumi Settings"* Premiered by Ani and Ida Kavafian Sponsored by Marya and Robert Giesy, Henry Weiss for Marion Hersh, and Carla Rosenlicht in memory of Maxwell Rosenlicht, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peters, Jean-Paul Bierny, and Chris Tanz.	Festival 2002
Anthony Iannaccone, Clarinet Quintet Premiered by Arianna String Quartet with Richard Stoltzman, Clarinet Sponsored by Richard and Galina De Roeck, in memory of Francine Beekwilder De Roeck	November 13, 2002
Robert Maggio, String Quartet No.1 "Songbook for Annamaria" Premiered by Colorado String Quartet Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Peters	January 8, 2003
Jiri Gemrot , Piano Quintet Premiered by the Prazak String Quartet with Ewa Kupiec, Pianist Sponsored by members of the Czech community of Tucson, Jean-Paul Bierny, Chris Tanz, Fred Chaffee, and Diana Chaffee	Festival 2003
Sylvie Bodorova, Quintet for harp and strings "Mysterium druidum" Premiered by Katerina Englichova and Festival musicians Sponsored by Bob and Connie Foster	Festival 2003
Ezra Sims, String Quartet Premiered by the Pacifica String Quartet Sponsored by George and Elinor Marcek, members of the Arizona Senior Academy and Academy Village, and the estate of Carol Kramer.	November 19, 2003
Stephen Gryc, String Quartet Premiered by the Avalon String Quartet Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Peters	February 18, 2004
Joan Tower, Piano Trio "For Daniel" Premiered by Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio Sponsored by John and Helen Schaefer	Festival 2004
Gerard Schurmann, Trio for Piano, Cello and Clarinet Premiered by Festival musicians Sponsored by Jean-Paul Bierny and Chris Tanz	Festival 2004
Katherine Hoover, Piano and Cello Duo "El Andalus" Premiered by Sharon Robinson and Joseph Kalichstein Sponsored by Paul and Dorothy Olson	Festival 2004
Roel van Oosten, Piano Trio "American Dances" Premiered by the Osiris Trio Sponsored by members of the Arizona Senior Academy and the Academy Village	February 16, 2005
Lee Hoiby, String Quartet with Soprano "Sonnet and Soliloquies on William Shakespeare" Premiered by Jennifer Foster, soprano, and the Miami String Quartet. Sponsored by the estate of Maxwell Rosenlicht, the Aasheghan e Aavaaz Group ("Lovers of Song" in Persian), and Richard and Judy Sanderson.	Festival 2005
Steven Stucky, Piano Quartet Premiered by the Los Angeles Piano Quartet Sponsored by members of the Arizona Senior Academy and the Academy Village, by the estate of Carol Kramer, and Dan Coleman.	Festival 2005
Jeffery Cotton, Duo for violin and percussion "Meditation, Rhapsody, and Bacchanal" Premiered by Joseph Lin and Svetoslav Stoyanov Sponsored by the Linda Friedman family.	Festival 2005
Dmitri Tymoczko, Piano Quintet, "The Eggman Variations" Premiered by the Pacifica Quartet and Ursula Oppens Sponsored by Walt Swap	January 18, 2006
Lera Auerbach, Sonata for piano and violin Premiered by Lera Auerbach and Vadim Gluzman Sponsored by the Harry and Lea Gudelsky Foundation, in memory of H. Paul Gudelsky.	Feb 5, 2006
Jennifer Higdon, String Quartet "An Exaltation of Larks" Premiered by the Tokyo String Quartet Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Peters	Festival 2006
Tania Gabrielle French, String Quartet No.3 "Luminescence" Premiered by the Artis Quartet of Vienna Sponsored by the estate of Carol Kramer	February 21, 2007
Jiri Gemrot, Clarinet Quintet Premiered by the Prazak String Quartet with Richard Stoltzman, clarinetist Sponsored by Joan Jacobson	Festival 2007
Richard Danielpour, Piano Quartet "The Book of Hours" Premiered by the Kalichstein Laredo Robinson Trio and Michael Tree Commissioned by 10 organizations, including the AFCM, in honor of the Trio's 30th anniversary; AFCM's portion of the commission sponsored in memory of Paul N. Olson	April 18, 2007
R. Murray Schafer, String Trio Premiered by the Divertimento Trio. Sponsored by Bill and Lotte Copeland	October 17, 2007
Ellen Zwilich, Quintet for Alto Saxophone and String Quartet Premiered by Ashu and the Chicago Chamber Musicians. Commissioned by AFCM, Fontana Chamber Arts, Michigan State University, Detroit Chamber Music Society. AFCM sponsors: the Brussels Sprouts (Ghislaine Polak, Richard De Roeck, Jean-Paul Bierny)	January 16, 2008
Kelly-Marie Murphy, String Quartet "Ashes" Premiered by the Borealis String Quartet Sponsored by Hal Myers, in memory of Gene Loring	Festival 2008
Ross Edwards, "Tucson Mantras" Premiered by Australia's Synergy Percussion, Festival string players, and William Barton , (didjeridu). Sponsored by Karen Sternal, Richard and Judy Sanderson, Jean-Paul Bierny and Chris Tanz.	Festival 2008
Jiri Gemrot, Bass Quintet Premiered by Volkan Orhon and the Prazak String Quartet Sponsored by Milos and Milena Chvapil and Joan Jacobson	Oct. 29, 2008
Robert Maggio, String Quartet No. 2, "Rain and Ash" Premiered by the Borromeo String Quartet Sponsored by Herschell and Jill Rosenzweig, Helmut Abt, Harold G. Basser in memory of his wife Suzanne	January 14, 2009
Jiri Gemrot, Sonata for Piano Four Hands Premiered by Martin and Kristina Kasik Sponsored by Joan Jacobson	February 8, 2009
Dominik Maican, Quintet for Strings and Clarinet Premiered by Richard Hawkins and Pacifica String Quartet Sponsored by Hal Myers	Festival 2009
Thomas Schuttenhelm, Duo for Violin and Bass, "Lyric serenade" Premiered by Joseph Lin and Volkan Orhan Sponsored by Karen Sternal	Festival 2009
*Raimundo Penaforte, Mandoline* for String Orchestra** Premiered at Crowder Hall by student members of OMA Sponsored by OMA (Opening Minds through the Arts) and AFCM For more info go to the OMA website	September 13, 2009 Sunday, 3p.m.
Patrick Zimmerli, Trio for Flute, Viola, and Harp Premiered by Carol Wincenc, Roger Chase, Katerina Englichova Sponsored by Carla Rosenlicht, Jill and Herschel Rosenzweig	Festival 2010
Kamran Ince, Piano Quartet Premiered by the Los Angeles Piano Quartet Sponsored by Sherrill Akyol, in memory of Dr.Salim Akyol	March 31, 2010
Daniel Asia, Mixed Nonet Premiered by the Czech Nonet Commissioned by AFCM and the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition Sponsored by Wesley C. Green, in memory of his wife Pearl Green	October 13, 2010
Olli Mustonen (website), Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Piano Premiered by Alan Vogel, Axel Strass, Paul Coletti, and Xak Bjerken. Sponsored by Charles and Suzanne Peters, Serene Rein, Carla Zingarelli-Rosenlicht, Jean-Paul Bierny and Chris Tanz.	Festival 2011
Joseph Lin, Trio for strings Premiered by Joseph Lin, Paul Coletti, Antonio Lysy Sponsored by Bob Foster	Festival 2011
Ellen Zwilich, Quintet for Piano Trio, Viola and Bass To be premiered by the KLR Trio, Michael Tree, Harold Robinson Commissioned by AFCM and 11 other presenters. AFCM's portion of the commission sponsored by Jean-Paul Bierny and Chris Tanz	February 22, 2012
Lera Auerbach (website), *Piano Trio "This Mirror has Three Faces"* To be premiered by members of the Tokyo String Quartet and the composer. Sponsored by Dr. Jim M. Cushing	Festival 2012
Pierre Jalbert (website), Piano Quartet To be premiered by festival musicians. Sponsorship available	Festival 2012
Jiri Gemrot, String Quartet To be premiered by the Prazak String Quartet. Sponsored by Joan Jacobson	2012-2013 season
Lowell Liebermann (website), Piano Trio To be premiered by the Trio Solisti. Sponsored by David and Joyce Cornell	2012-2013 season
Carl Vine (website) , Piano Quintet To be premiered by the Shanghai String Quartet and Bernadette Harvey Sponsored by Wesley C. Green, in memory of his wife Pearl Green.	Festival 2013
Sylvie Bodorova, Clarinet Quartet To be premiered by David Shifrin, Ani Kavafian, Cynthia Phelps, and Colin Carr. Partial sponsorship available.	Festival 2013
Michael Ellison, String Quartet To be premiered by the Fry Street Quartet. Sponsored by Hal Meyers and the Nova Chamber Music Series.	2013-2014 season

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