Commissioned pieces
David Carrier, Director with Patricia Van Ness, Composer
Newton Choral Society is proud to have commissioned works by accomplished contemporary American composers. Here are the works NCS has commissioned and the year of their world premier:
1990-Alan Fletcher (b. 1956 ), That Hour of Gentleness
1995- James Woodman (b. 1957), Narcissus
2000-Patricia Van Ness (b. 1951), Nocturnes
2001- Julian Wachner (b. 2001), Rilke Songs
2002- Charles Shadle (b. 1960), A New England Seasonal
