Robert S. Cohen | composer

Past Performances

  • April 2005 — Premier performance of Edison Invents, Ron Bohmer, baritone, Westfield Symphony Orchestra, David Wroe, conductor, Union County Arts Center, Rahway, New Jersey.
  • February 5, 2007 — Premiere performance of Of Eternity Considered as a Closed System, Westfield Symphony & Pro Arte Chorale, Carnegie Hall, New York, New York.
  • 2008 — Performance of Of Eternity Considered as a Closed System, Sofia National Opera Chorus & Orchestra, Sofia Opera House, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • October 9, 2009 — Susquehanna Valley Chorale, William Payn, conductor, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
  • April 27, 2010 — Performance of String Quartet No. 2 “A Day in the Life,” Dynamic Motion Company Quartet, Saint Peter’s Church at Citicorp, New York, New York.
  • November 19, 2010 — San Antonio Mastersingers, John Silantien, conductor, San Antonio, Texas
  • December 2010 — Premiere performance of Before the Paling of the Stars, St. Martin’s Chamber Choir, Denver, Colorado.
  • June 2010 — Premiere performance of Into the Light, the Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • June 4, 2011 — Premiere performance of Five Nights in Sofia, Stanichka Dimitrova, violin, Nana Shi, piano, Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony  Hall, New York, New York.
  • February 26, 2012 — Fort Dodge Chorale, Bruce Perry, conductor, Fort Dodge, Iowa
  • February 27, 2012 — Wayne State College Choir & Orchestra, Ronald Lofgren, Detroit, Michigan
  • June 9, 2012 — Angeles Chorale, John Sutton, conductor, Pasadena, California
  • September 5, 2012 — Performance of Ant’s World, Simon Boyar, marimba, Crystal Chu, marimba, St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, New York, New York.
  • October 14, 2012 — Bach Choir of Pittsburgh, Thomas Douglas, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • October 28, 2012 — Chamber Choir of Grand Rapids, Mark Webb, conductor, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • November 11, 2012 — Minnesota Choral, Nancy Menk, conductor, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • June 8, 2013 — Performance of Dream Journal for Brass Quintet, New Age Brass, Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony  Hall, New York, New York.
  • November 18, 2013 — Choral Arts Society, Martin Kessler, conductor, Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
  • January 25, 2014 — Tallahassee Community Chorus, Andre Thomas, conductor, Tallahassee, Florida
  • March 6, 2014 — Performance of Parable, Valerie Gonzalez, soprano, Craig Ketter, piano, Saint Peter’s Church at Citicorp, New York, New York.
  • June 13-15, 2014 — VedMed Choir, Kurt-Martin Herbst, conductor, Vienna, Austria
  • March 13, 2015 — Performance of Ant’s World, Lynn Bechtold, violin, Stanichka Dimitrova, violin, Benzquen Hall, The DiMenna Center for the Performing Arts, New York, New York.
  • March 22, 2015 — Fresno Community Chorus Master Chorale, Anna Hamre, conductor, Fresno, California
  • April 12, 2015 — University of Texas Choir, John Silantien, conductor, San Antonio, Texas
  • May 3, 2015 — Premiere performance of The Beauty of Life, Young Voices of Colorado, Newman Center for the Performing Arts, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado.
  • May 9, 2015 — Choral Art Masterworks Chorus, Robert Russell, conductor, Portland, Maine
  • May 30, 2015 — Premiere performance of Galapagos Suite, Jonathan Singer, marimba, Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony  Hall, New York, New York.
  • December 6, 2015 — Montclair State University Choir, Heather Bucanan, conductor, Montclair, New Jersey
  • January 30-31, 2016 — Durham Community Church Choir, David Erwin, conductor, Durham, New Hampshire
  • February 16, 2016 — Performance of Yellow Alert, Daniel Pate, percussion, Saint Peter’s Church at Citicorp, New York, New York.
  • March 13, 2016 — The Las Vegas Master Singers, David B. Weiller, conductor, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • May 2016 — Premiere performance of Serenade, Collegiate Chorale, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia.
  • May 8, 2016 — San Antonio Mastersingers, John Silantien, conductor, Basilica of the Little Flower, San Antonio, Texas
  • May 30, 2016 — San Antonio Mastersingers, John Silantien, conductor, Carnegie Hall, New York, New York
  • April 30, 2017 — Deer Creek Chorale & Goucher College Chorus, Daniel McDavitt, conductor, Towson, Maryland
  • May 24, 2017 — Premiere performance of Calder’s Circus, SoundMind Quintet, Saint Peter’s Church at Citicorp, New York, New York.
  • June 4, 2017 — Falmouth Chorale, John Yankee, conductor, Falmouth, Massachusetts
  • June 12, 2017 — Premiere performance on YouTube of Safe Places of the Heart, Harrisburg Gay Men’s Chorus, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
  • October 27, 2017 — Mississippi Chorus, Mark Nabholz, conductor, Jackson, Mississippi
  • March 25, 2018 — Voices of Canton, John Howard, conductor, Canton, Ohio
  • April 4, 2018 — Premiere performance of Love Triangles, Hansol Choi, Juan Herrera, and Patrick Kennedy, percussion, St. Peter’s Episcopal, Chelsea, New York, New York.
  • May 4-5, 2018 — University of San Francisco Choral Ensembles & Friends, Rebecca Seeman, conductor, San Francisco, California
  • May 15, 2018 — Performance of Peter Quince at the Clavier, SSAATTBB a cappella, Timothy Brown, conductor, Church of the Transfiguration, “Little Church Around the Corner,” New York, New York.
  • June 24, 2018 — Premiere performance of Stardate 101, Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • June 24, 2018 — Premiere performance of The Promise of Three Moments, Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • July 21-29, 2018 — Quintessence, Matthew Greer, conductor, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • February 27-March 2, 2019 — Tallahassee Community Chorus, Andre Thomas, conductor, ACDA 2019 National Conference, Helzberg Hall, Kansas City, Missouri
  • April 13, 2019 — Texarkana Regional Chorale, Marc-Andre Bougie, conductor, Perot Theater, Texarkana, Texas
  • April 23, 2019 — Premiere performance of Under the Blood Moon, The Sunderman Wind Quintet, Church of the Transfiguration, “Little Church Around the Corner,” New York, New York.
  • May 10, 2019 — Westmoreland Choral Society, Thomas Octave, conductor, Greensburg, Pennsylvania
  • September 22, 2019 — Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City Choir, Jet Propulsion Labs Choir, Donald Brinegar Singers, Nancy Holland, conductor, Los Angeles, California
  • January 24, 2020 — Premiere performance of Forest, Junges Consortium Berlin, Vinzenz Weissburger, conductor, Kammermusiksaal, Berlin, Germany.
  • February 2020 — Performance of Hope’s Whisper, the Hobart & William College Cantori, Robert Cowles, conductor, Geneva, New York.
  • April 19, 2020 — National Concerts, Bruce Rogers, conductor, Carnegie Hall, New York, New York
  • May 24, 2020 — Orange Community Master Chorale, Orange, California
  • April 24, 2020 — YouTube video premiere of Do Not Enter, Tim Buzbee, tuba; Stefan Cassomenos, piano, Melbourne, Australia.
  • May 29, 2020 — Premiere performance of Sibling Rivalry, Guido Arbonelli & Natalia Benedetti, clarinets, Perugia, Italy.
  • July 19, 2020 — YouTube video performance of Galapagos Suite, Craig Ketter, piano, Bronxville, New York.
  • August 6, 2020 — Performance of “Walking to School” from Suburb, YouTube performance, Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • September 25, 2020 — YouTube video performance of Galapagos Suite, Craig Ketter, piano, Bronxville, New York.
  • February 25, 2022 — Performance of Ain’t I A Woman, University High School Cantoras, Yelitza Greene, conductor, Newark, New Jersey.
  • November 17, 2022 — Spartanburg Master Chorale, Spartanburg, South Carolina
  • October 14, 2021 — Premiere performance of Rabbi Schmuley Takes the Cyclone to Heaven, Claudia Dumschat, organ, Church of the Transfiguration, “Little Church Around the Corner,” New York, New York.
  • March 15, 2022 — Premiere performance of So You Think I’m Funny?, Will Short, bassoon, Craig Ketter, piano, Church of the Transfiguration, “Little Church Around the Corner,” New York, New York.
  • September 22, 2022 — Premiere performance of The Heart of the Trees, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  • January 10, 2023 — Performance of Variants, Natalia Benedetti, clarinet, Guido Arbonelli, bass clarinet, Church of the Transfiguration, “Little Church Around the Corner,” New York, New York.
  • February 4, 2023 — Premiere performance of Do Not Enter 9for wind ensemble), US Army Band, Washington, DC.
  • February 12, 2023 — Performance of Five Nights in Sofia, Ekaterina Gubanova, violin, Nadezhda Grebennikova, cello, Lermontov Library, Moscow, Russia.
  • March 18-19, 2023 — Sacramento Master Singers, Dr. Ralph Hughes, conductor, Sacramento, California
  • March 19, 2023 — Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, Buffalo, New York
  • March 27, 2023 — Performance of Do Not Enter, Wes Krygsman, tuba, Craig Ketter, piano, Marc A Scorca Hall at the National Opera Center, New York, New York.
  • July 9, 2023 — Premiere performance of We Lift Our Voices, Ocean Grove Festival Choir, Jason C. Tramm, Conductor, Gordon Turk, organ, Ocean Grove, New Jersey.
  • August 5, 2023 — Performance of Spirit of the Winding Water, The Hong Kong Children’s Choir, The Music Hall, Art and Culture Building, Chulalongkorn University.
  • October 2023 — Premiere performance of Eight: The Story of Hanukkah, Namaste Quintet in Perugia, Italy.
  • October 2023 — Premiere performance of Rest, Metropolitan State University of Denver Choir, MB Krueger, conductor, Denver, Colorado.
  • October 22, 2023 — Hickory Choral Society, Dr. Ryan Luhrs conducting, Hickory, North Carolina
  • November 15, 2023 — Premiere performance of The Mysterious Transformation of Johann B., David Valbuena, clarinet, Craig Ketter, piano, Church of the Transfiguration, “Little Church Around the Corner,” New York, New York.
  • November 19, 2023 — Performance of The Majestic Tapestry of Creation, University Singers of Texas State University, Jonathan Babcock, conductor, Evans Auditorium, Texas State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, Texas.
  • November 19, 2023 — Premiere performance of Fabric of Gratitude, Deer Creek Chorale, Marty Banghart, Conductor, St. Ignatius, Hickory, North Carolina.
  • November 19, 2023 — Performance of Restless Moon, New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra string quartet, Nicholas Music Center, Piscataway, New Jersey.
  • November 29, 2023 — Performance of The Heart of the Trees, Metropolitan State University of Denver Choir, MB Krueger, conductor, Denver, Colorado.
  • November 19, 2023 — Oratorio Society of Minnesota, Matthew Mehaddey, Artistic Director, Roseville Lutheran Church, W. Roseville, Minnesota
  • December 3, 2023 — World premiere of I Am a Face, Capital Pride Singers, Olga Martinez, Musical Director, Capital District Latinos, 150 Central Ave. Albany, NY
  • December 7, 2023 — Performance of I Am a Face, Capital Pride Singers, Olga Martinez, Musical Director, RPI Chapel & Cultural Center
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  • December 9 & 10, 2023 — World premiere of The Gift of Advent Waiting, The Houston Chamber Choir, Robert Simpson, Artistic Director, Chapel at the Villa de Matel, 6510 Lawndale St., Houston, Texas.
  • January 31, 2024 — Premiere performance of Attack of the Killer B’s, Claudia Dumschat, Church of the Transfiguration, “Little Church Around the Corner,” New York, New York.
  • February 23, 2024 — The Corvallis Repertory Singers, Jenna Skarphol, mezzo-soprano, Simon Staples, baritone, Stephen Zielke, Artistic Director, Detrick Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.
  • April 10, 2024 — Premiere performance of Sibling Rivalry, Mirror 2 Mirror Duo: Dan Qiao, violin; Carolyn Regula, cello, Church of the Transfiguration, “Little Church Around the Corner,” New York, New York.
  • May 22, 2024 — Premiere performance of Song of the Goddess Isis, Dominika Zamara, soprano; Craig Ketter, piano, Mary Flagler Cary Hall, The DiMenna Center
  • July 12, 2025 — Performance of Connecticut Autumn for SATB & orchestra, VoxO and the Orlando Chamber Orchestra, Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 60 New England Ave., Winter Park, Florida.
  • June 8, 2025 — Performance of Eternity is Forever for SATB, a cappella choir by Zoveel Hertz, at Heilige Familiekerk, Kerkplein, Edegem, Belgium.
  • April 8, 2025 — Performance of The Story of Hanukkah by Namaste Quintet, Universitatea de Vest Din Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania.
  • April 22, 2025—Performance of Strange and Wonderous Adventures in Space for string quartet at a concert of the New York Composers Circle, Little Church Around the Corner, 1 E. 29th Street, New York, New York.
  • April 23, 2025 — Performance of Strange and Wonderous Adventures in Space, Ji Hyun Baik, Roger Shao, violin; Carlos Walker, viola; Colin Guan, cello, Church of the Transfiguration, “Little Church Around the Corner,” New York, New York.
  • May 5, 2025 — Performance of Five Nights in Sofi by Gabriel Anker, violin; Ryan Bridge, piano; Montclair Music Club, Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair, 53 Norwood Ave, Upper Montclair, New Jersey.
  • May 16, 2025 — Performance of Rest for SATB a cappella chorus, Kansas City Chorale, Charles Bruffy, conductor, Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Road, Prairie Village, Kansas.
  • May 17, 2025—Performance of Alzheimer’s Stories for soloists, chorus, and large ensemble, Concert Singers of Cary Symphonic Choir, Westwood Baptist Church, 200 Westhigh Street, Cary, North Carolina.
  • May 17, 2025—Performance of Alzheimer’s Stories for soloists, chorus, and large ensemble, Concert Singers of Cary Symphonic Choir, Westwood Baptist Church, 200 Westhigh Street, Cary, North Carolina.
  • June 8, 2025—Performance of Eternity is Forever for SATB, a cappella choir by Zoveel Hertz, at Heilige Familiekerk, Kerkplein, Edegem, Belgium.
  • July 12, 2025—Performance of Connecticut Autumn for SATB & orchestra, VoxO and the Orlando Chamber Orchestra, Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 60 New England Ave., Winter Park, Florida.
  • October 8, 2025—Performance of Truth Be Told at Seton Hall University, Jason Tramm, Artistic Director, Jubilee Auditorium, Newark, New Jersey.
  • October 14, 2025—World premiere of Sunburst for treble choir, Children’s Choir of the State Opera Unterden Linden, Children’s Choir of Cordoba, Argentina, Vinzenz Weissenburger, Conductor, Lindenkirche, Homburger Street 48, Berlin, Germany.
  • December 6, 2025—Performance of The Serenity of Snow and The Moon by Putnum Chorale, Jason Tramm, Artistic Director, St. Joachim Church, Beacon, New York.
  • December 6, 2025—Performance of The Gift of Advent Waiting by Garelton Singers, Stephen Dougherty, Artistic Director, St. Mary’s Parish Church, Haddington, Scotland.