Robert S. Cohen | composer

Archive of Past Performances

2005-2010

- 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.

    2011-2015

    - 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

      2011-2015

      - 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

        2016-2019

        - 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

          2020-2023

          - 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
          - 2125 Burdett Ave., Troy, NY
          - 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.

            2024-2026


            - 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.
            - March 14, 2026 — Performance of Truth Be Told for SATB chorus by Sacramento Singers, First United Methodist Church (21st and J Streets), Sacramento, CA.
            - March 15, 2026 — Performance of Truth Be Told for SATB chorus by Sacramento Singers, First United Methodist Church (21st and J Streets), Sacramento, CA.
            - March 16, 2026 — Performance of The Majestic Tapestry of Creation by Cascade Chorale, James Knox, Artistic Director, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon, 61980 Skyline Ranch Road, Bend, Oregon.