Composer Collaborations
Championing the voices of OUR GENERATION
Whether collaborating with students, emerging voices, or established artists, Clara finds deep joy in the creative process and in bringing new works to life on stage.
Her commissioning efforts give voice to today’s composers and help ensure that this vital repertoire continues to flourish.
clara has…
Commissioned works from:
Katherine Balch
Christopher Cerrone
Donald Crockett
Molly Herron
Leilehua Lanzilotti
Juri Seo
Christopher Stark
Dan Van Hassel
&
worked with:
Stephen Hartke
George Lewis
Andrew Norman
Roger Reynolds
Kaija Saariaho
Rand Steiger
Christopher Theofanidis
Augusta Read Thomas
upcoming commissions
thomas Osborne
Duo for violin and geomungo commissioned for East | West project
List of commissioned works
Jessica Ackerley: Shadow Drawing No. 5: Svalbard Fjords and Glaciers (2025)
Katherine Balch: drip music (2019) for Argus Quartet, made possible with the support of Concert Artists Guild, premiered at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall
Joseph Bohigian: Rerooted (2022) for Argus Quartet, a project about Syrian-Armenian refugees, funded by New Music USA Creator Development Fund
Christopher Cerrone: string quartet arrangement of How to Breathe Underwater (2016) for Argus Quartet
JunYi Chow: The Wind Sings III (2025) for solo violin
Donald Crockett: Travelling Symphony for string quartet (2017) for Argus Quartet, made possible by Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts
David Crowell: Cloud Forest (2021) for Argus Quartet, supported by Dumbarton Oaks
Eric Guinivan: String Quartet No. 1 (2014) for Argus Quartet, made possible by a classical commissioning grant from Chamber Music America; Autumn Dusk (2015) for Argus Quartet
Bobby Ge: new work for solo violin (2026)
Molly Herron: Orchesography (2023) for 48 St. Stephen
Noah K.: Jazz for solo violin (2021)
Thomas Kotcheff: scratch cradle (2015) for Argus Quartet
Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti: ahupaa’a for string quartet (2022) for Argus Quartet, funded by the National Performance Network (NPN) Creation & Development Fund
Yoon-Ji Lee: Getting Closer (2021) for 48 St. Stephen, funded by St. Botolph Club Foundation
Shuying Li: Miss Ying-Ning (2019) for Argus Quaertet, funded by the New Jersey Composer’s Guild
A.J. McCaffrey: Sometimes Even Music Cannot Substitute for Tears (2025) for solo violin and ensemble, written in memory of Sarah Gibson; Air, Ear, Ire, Hour, Aura (2018) for piano trio
Jessica Meyer: Of Being (2021) for Argus Quartet, made possible by a classical commissioning grant from Chamber Music America
Bongani Ndodana-Breen: Khanyisa (2020) for 48 St. Stephen, funded by St. Botolph Club Foundation
Jordan Nelson: eleven attempts at goodbye (2025) in memory of Sarah Gibson; Source, a concerto for solo violin, four singers, and chamber ensemble (2013); Interstellar Travel Itinerary for violin and live processing (2013); Two Mythological Birds for solo violin (2012); Three Mythological Cats for solo violin (2020)
Patrick O’Malley: Prelude (2020) for 48 St. Stephen; Violin Concerto “Between Two Chasms” (2018)
Thomas Osborne: Ke kai lipolipo polihua a Kāne / The Distant Deep Blue Sea (2025) for violin, geomungo, and piano
Christopher Stark: cocci di tempo (2022) for violin, piano, and electronics, for 48 St. Stephen
Juri Seo: String Quartet No. 1 (2017) for Argus Quartet, funded with the generous support from the Koussevitzy Foundation
Daniel Silliman: scanner/scrawler for violin and electronics (2016); scaffold for piano trio (2014)
Sepehr Pirasteh: new work for solo violin (2026)
Dan VanHassel: Sonata (2024) for 48 St. Stephen
support
Presenters, collaborators, and supporters are invited to get in touch to discuss future commissions. Opportunities to make tax-deductible contributions toward new works will be available soon.