Two World Premieres Commissioned by Classical Movements in 2009
Classical Movements' On-going Commissioning Project - Mexican & South African Composer
 For the past 4 years, Classical Movements has been commissioning works for their own choral festivals and top clients as well as to support composers world-wide. Classical Movements has commissioned 6 works in the past 4 years.
The most recent are commissions by Mexican composer Jorge Cordoba Valencia and South African composer Stephen Carletti. Classical Movements commissioned Jorge Cordoba Valencia for the Yale Alumni Chorus tour to Mexico and Guatemala this summer. The Yale Alumni Chorus premiered "Tu" in August 2009 at the Sala Nezahualcoyotl hall in Mexico City.
This September, South Africa heard a World Premiere by Stephen Carletti. "Evening Canticles" was commissioned by Classical Movements in 2008 on behalf of Florida's Singing Sons during their South Africa tour. Classical Movements presented the commission to the Choir of St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa who performed the World Premiere.
The company is currently developing a process for choosing composers, determining the types of works to be commissioned, selecting the organizations for which the works will be created, as well as setting premiere dates and venues.
- Argentinean Oscar Escalada - Eulogy to Childhood - World Premiere July 2006 at Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires for the Melodia! South American Music Festival
- American Daniel Brewbaker - El Angel - World Premiere July 2008 at La Plata Cathedral, Argentina for the Melodia! South American Music Festival
- Mexican Jorge Cordoba Valencia - Tu - World Premiere August 2009 at Sala Nezahualcoyotl in Mexico City for the Yale Alumni Chorus tour
- South African Stephen Carletti - Evening Canticles - World Premiere September 2009 at St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town, South Africa
- South African James Stephen Mzilikazi Khumalo for Ihlombe! South African Choral Festival - World Premiere July 2010 in South Africa
- Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in honor of Marin Alsop (World Premier TBA)
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