The Young People's Chorus has a long history of commissioning exciting and challenging new works for young voices. More recently it has brought new works from major composers to a world-wide audience as part of its Transient Glory series. Through a series of concerts, symposiums and subsequent publishing, these pieces are paving the way for a new generation of young people to experience high-quality choral repertoire in rehearsals and concert halls.

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2007
Meredith Monk: Three Heavens and Hells
Ned Rorem: Afternoon on a Hill
Bruce Adolphe: Singing This Piece
Michael Gordon: Every Stop on the F Train
Tarik O'Regan: The Taxi

2006
Bobby Previte: My First and Greatest Love Affair
Mark Agamo: Garland
Thea Musgrave: Going North
John Corigliano: Sweet Morning
David Sawer: Mutability
Derek Bermel: A Child's War
Rufus Wainwright: Bloom

2004
Richard Rodney Bennett: The Ballad of Sweet William (Chester-Novello)
Judith Weir: Little Tree (Chester-Novello)
Bright Sheng: The Boatman's Song (G. Schirmer)
Benjamin Lees: The Nervous Family (Boosey & Hawkes)
Tod Machover: I Dreamt a Dream (Boosey & Hawkes)
Jim Papoulis: Panta Rhei (Boosey & Hawkes)

2003
Dominick Argento: Orpheus (Boosey & Hawkes)
Geoffrey Burgon: Shirtless Stephen and the Children’s Crusade (novello)
David Del Tredici: Four Heartfelt Anthems (Boosey & Hawkes)
Kevin James: NYC Playground (manuscript)
Michael Nyman: A Children's View of Color (novello)
Hans Krasa: Brundibár (Tempo Praha) first New York professional production
Nils Vigeland: Miracles (Boosey & Hawkes)
Jim Papoulis: Amani (Boosey & Hawkes)

2002
Jenny Johnson: The Smiling Eyes (Boosey & Hawkes)
Stephen Mackey: The Attic Which is Desire (Boosey & Hawkes)
James Papoulis: Libertatum (Boosey & Hawkes)
Walter Thompson: Colors (Boosey & Hawkes)
Nils Vigeland:
• re-orchestration of Claude Debussy's “Damoiselle Elue” (manuscript)
• Este Lado (manuscript)
• Viento, Agua Piedra (manuscript)
• Hermandad (manuscript)
Stephen Wolpe: Schone Geschetien (Schott) US Premiere

2001
Elena Kats-Chernin: Un-Labelled (Boosey & Hawkes)
Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum: Two Songs From e.e. cummings (Boosey & Hawkes)
John Tavener: Glory to God for This Transient Life (Chester)
Michael Torke: Song of Ezekiel (Boosey & Hawkes)

2000
Aaron Copland: Second Hurricane, a youth opera (premiere of new libretto)
Oscar Brand and Douglas Townsend: The Floating Geezle, a children's opera
Daniel Brewbaker: Fields of Vision (Boosey & Hawkes) Commissioned by the New York Chamber Symphony
Nils Vigeland: Some Seasons (Boosey & Hawkes)

1999
Nils Vigeland: Two Norwegian Folk Songs (Boosey & Hawkes)
• The Lake Isle of Innesfree (Boosey & Hawkes)
• A Prayer for My Daughter (Boosey & Hawkes)

1998
Stephen Hatfield: Run Children Run (Boosey & Hawkes)
• One Love (manuscript)
Seymour Bernstein: Animal Triptych (manuscript)1997
David Brunner: On Christmas Morn (Boosey & Hawkes)
Ken Sullivan: Jukebox Lovesong (manuscript)
Nils Vigeland: Three Shaker Songs (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Three Shaker Songs orchestration (Boosey & Hawkes)

1996
Morton Gould and Phil Galdston: There Are (No) Children Here (G. Schirmer/Hal Leonard)
Francisco J. Núñez: Misa Pequeña (Boosey & Hawkes)
Francisco J. Núñez: Three Dominican Folk Songs + orchestration (Boosey & Hawkes)

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