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Stephen Paulus, Philip Brunelle, Victoria Parker and choristers at the premiere of Paulus' When Music Sounds


Jeffrey Douma, Jorge Cordoba, Neeta Helms and Alessandra D'Ovidio at the premiere of Cordoba's Tu


Oscar Escalada and the participants of the 2006 Melodia! South American Music Festival at Argentina's Teatro Colon


Premier of Letlang Bana by Imilonji kaNthu Choral Society of Soweto during Ihlombe 2010 concert in Regina Mundi RC Church in Soweto. Founder, conductor and Music Director George Gobingca Mxadana conducting and Mokale Koapeng, acclaimed South African musician, director and composer of Letlang Bana at the piano.



Classical Movements Commissions
Eric Daniel Helms New Music Program

Since the founding of the Eric Daniel Helms New Music Program in 2005, Classical Movements has been commissioning works for their own festivals and top clients as well as in support of composers world-wide.

Commissions through the Eric Daniel Helms New Music Program:

2012: Chinese Bright Sheng - A Porter's Song
  • Commissioned in collaboration with and for Yale Glee Club
  • In celebration of their 2013 concert tour to China
  • United States Premiere November 2012, China Premiere May/June 2013

2012: Canadian Aaron Jensen - We are as one
  • For Serenade! Washington DC Choral Festival 2012 Celebration Concert
  • World Premiere July 2012 by Serenade! Festival Choirs

2012: American Stephen Paulus - When Music Sounds
  • For VocalEssence in honour of their performance at Chorus America 2012 conference
  • World Premiere June 2012 by selected Chorus America Choirs

2012: Eight one-minute commissions for the Transient Glory® Symposium 2012 with Artistic Director Francisco J. Núñez, presented by Carnegie Hall Choral Institute and YPC-NYCT
  • World Premieres February 2012 conducted by Transient Glory student conductor finalists and performed by Young Peoples Chorus of New York City
       American Derek Bermel - YPChant
       American John Corigliano - Upon Julia's Clothes
       American Douglas J. Cuomo - How to Survive in the Woods
       American David Del Tredici - Credo Fugue
       Cuban American Paquito D'Rivera - UN Minuto
       American Michael Gordon - Cinnamon
       Chinese American Bright Sheng - Thirty-Mile Village
       American Joan Tower - Descent

2012: American Ken Berg - The Cremation of Sam McGee
  • For Florida's Singing Sons Boychoir in honour of their 35th anniversary
  • World Premiere on 5th May 2012 at Parker Playhouse, Fort Lauderdale, by Florida's Singing Sons Boychoir

2011: Finnish Olli Kortekangas - Three Studies
  • For Children's Chorus of Washington in honour of their 15th anniversary
  • World Premiere May 2011 at National City Christian Church, Washington, DC by Children's Chorus of Washington

2011: Cuban-American Tania Leon - Rimas Tropicales
  • For San Francisco Girls Chorus
  • World Premiere June 2011 at Chorus America Conference in San Francisco, USA by San Francisco Girls Chorus

2011: American David Rimelis - OrchKids Nation
  • For Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in honour of Marin Alsop
  • World Premiere March 2011 at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, USA by Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop

2010: South African Mokale Koapeng - Letlang Bana
  • For Ihlombe! South African Choral Festival
  • World Premiere July 2010 at the Regina Mundi RC Church in Soweto, South Africa by Imilonji ka'Nthu Choral Society

2009: South African Stephen Carletti - Evening Canticles
  • In honour of Florida's Singing Sons Boychoir visit during their SA tour
  • World Premiere September 2009 at St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town, South Africa by St George's Cathedral Choir

2009: Mexican Jorge Cordoba Valencia - Tu
  • For Yale Alumni Chorus' tour to Mexico
  • World Premiere August 2009 at Sala Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico City by Yale Alumni Chorus

2008: American Daniel Brewbaker - El Angel
  • for Melodia! South American Music Festival 2008
  • World Premiere July 2008 at La Plata Cathedral, La Plata, Argentina by Festival Choirs

2006: Argentinean Oscar Escalada - Eulogy to Childhood
  • For Melodia! South American Music Festival
  • World Premiere July 2006 at Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires by 2006 Festival Choirs

Commissions through the Eric Daniel Helms New Music Program to be announced soon for:
  • Pacific Boychoir Academy
For more information please contact us.



Grant Gershon, Janet Galvan, Douglas J. Cuomo, Johan van Zyl, John Schaefer, Neeta Helms, John Corigliano, Francisco J Nunez, and Young People's Chorus of New York City Choristers at the premiere of the 2012 Transient Glory Symposium


Marin Alsop, David Rimelis, Dan Trahey at the premiere of Rimelis' OrchKids Nation


Aaron Jensen with conductor Philip Brunelle at Jensen's premiere We Are As One at the Serenade! Washington DC Choral Festival 2012


Tania Leon, Susan McMane and Sara Casar at the premiere of Leon's Rimas Tropicales at the 2011 Chorus America Conference


Stephen Carletti and Conductor David Orr with the St George's Cathedral Choir at the premiere of Carletti's Evening Canticles


Neeta Helms Daniel Brewbaker and Doreen Rao


Ollie Kortekangas, Joan Gregoryk and Johan van Zyl at a workshop for Kortekangas' Three Studies



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