In 1962 MMTA established a program of commissioning works by Missouri composers; the first such commission was awarded to Merrill Ellis, a former president of the Association. Commissioned compositions are performed that the
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Year |
Composer |
Compositions |
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1963 |
Merrill Ellis |
"Scintillation" for piano |
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1968 |
Donald A.J. Bohlen |
"Autumn Generation" (joint commission MTNA/MMTA) Robert Jones, text; Richard Manson, film, string orchestra |
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1969 |
David Alex Gordon |
"Bright Halls of Freedom" for voice |
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1970 |
W. Thomas McKenney MTNA COMPOSER OF THE YEAR |
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1971 |
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performance of McKenney's "Three Miniatures" (piano); "One Electronic Piece" (synthesizer); "Three Trajectories" (quartet) |
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1972 |
Walter Kaufmann |
string quartet |
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1973 |
John E. Cheetham |
orchestral suite |
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1974 |
Robert Wykes |
"Fantasy No. 2" for piano |
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1975 |
Gerald Kemner |
"Sonata for Violin and Piano" |
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1976 |
Walter J. Halen |
"Two Poems of Dance" Pas de Deux and Tarantella" to texts by Robert C. Jones |
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1977 |
F. M. Gilmour |
"Variations (Etude) for Piano" |
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1978 |
Rhian Samuel |
"Intimations of Immortality" for tenor, string orchestra & five solo instruments |
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1979 |
Ronald Shroyer |
"Trio for Trombone, Percussion, and Piano" |
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1980 |
John Akins |
Movement for Woodwind Quintet |
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1981 |
Harold Blumenfeld |
"La Face Cendree" - Two Prose Poems from Arthur Rimbaud's "Illuminations" - for medium voice with cello and piano |
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1982 |
None |
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1983 |
Charles W. Smith |
"Golden Geometrics" - Suite for Organ |
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1984 |
works performed by previous commissioned composers |
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1985 |
W. Thomas McKenney |
"Circles" for electronic tape and laser beam |
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1986 |
None |
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1987 |
James Mobberly |
MTNA COMPOSER OF THE YEAR "Caution In the Wind" for piano and tape |
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1988 |
John Cheetham |
"Amulets" |
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1989 |
John Prescott |
"New Mosses from an Old Manse" for violin, cello, piano and computer electronics |
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1990 |
Michael F. Hunt |
"Mini-Merica" for brass quintet |
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1991 |
Renee Silas Waters |
"Meditation and Frenzy" for alto saxophone and piano |
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1992 |
Kim Portnoy |
"Blues for LA" for brass ensemble |
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1993 |
Warren Gooch |
"Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano" |
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1994 |
Reynold Simpson |
"Heroic Journey: Concerto for Solo Piano, Winds, and Percussion" |
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1995 |
James Crowley |
"The Knotted Chord's Untying" for clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano |
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1996 |
Robert Cooper |
"Purse Coins" for marimba and interactive electronics |
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1997 |
Robert Fruehwald |
"Vibrations" for voice, flute and tape |
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1998 |
Kelly Vernon Mahon |
"Five Etudes" for piano |
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1999 |
Paul D. Rudy |
"Church Keys" for piano and tape |
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2000 |
John Akins |
"Striking Resemblance" for Multi-percussion soloist and 2-channel electronics |
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2001 |
Allen Myers |
"Trio of Time" for flute, cello, and piano |
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2002 |
Leonard Mark Lewis |
"Mirror Scherzo" for string trio |
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2003 |
Stephen Prutsman |
for piano |
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2004 |
Stefan Freund |
"Screams and Grooves" for saxophone and piano |
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2005 |
Mukai Kohei |
"Fantasie-Bagatelles on Japanese Children's Songs" for piano |
