The New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra is committed to both the performance and creation of new music. Below is a list of commissions of new pieces and arrangements undertaken by the orchestra in line with its mission to reframe the classical music tradition.

We invite you to explore these pieces and support their composers.

  • Robert Langenfeld, Under the Night Sky in the Philippines (2025)

  • Julius Chajes, Hanukkah Song, arr. Marta (1941/2025)

  • Paul Barbarin, Bourbon Street Parade, arr. Marta (1949/2024)

  • Shruthi Rajesekar, Son of Pandu (2018)

    In collaboration with Middlesex County, New Jersey

  • Jinsel Lee, The Beginning (2016)

    In collaboration with Middlesex County, New Jersey

  • Liza Sobel, Skin (2015)

    In collaboration with Middlesex County, New Jersey

  • Edgar Girtain IV, Four Catalan Songs (2014)

    In collaboration with Middlesex County, New Jersey

  • Joel Phillips, Ark of My Dreams (2014)

    In collaboration with Middlesex County, New Jersey

  • Joel Phillips, Elegy (2009)

    In collaboration with Middlesex County, New Jersey

  • Brian Kershner, American Songs (2004)

    In collaboration with Middlesex County, New Jersey

We will continue to update this list as we explore further into the orchestra’s archives.