Colombian composer Alba Lucía Potes Cortés composed "Toques de Arrullos" (Touches) in 2001. The work was commissioned and premiered by Charles Forges at the Trinity Center for Urban Life in Philadelphia on 28 October 2001.
Brazilian composer João Luiz is a two-time Latin Grammy nominee guitarist, educator and composer. As written in the liner notes of an album by Luiz's ensemble Trio Virado, "Todas as Manhãs-Homenagem a Luiz Bonfá" was orginally for three guitars and…
Chinese American composer Zhou Long composed "Tipsy Howl" for horn solo in 2016. The work was commissioned by Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD in September 2016.
Black and Latino composer Michael Frazier specializes in acoustic, electronic, and electroacoustic music. As described on his website, Frazier is invested in "exploring a kind of music that has a connection to a broader history of Black creative…
Black composer William Grant Still (known as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers") wrote the "Three Visions" suite in 1935 for solo piano. As written in the Wikipedia article on this work, the composer's daughter Judith Anne Still indicated that…
Black composer Jeffrey Mumford's "Three Short Duos for Violin and Harp" was commissioned by a consortium consisting of Pamela Johnson, Philip Berlin, Otho Eskin. Eve Sandberg and Mika Hornyak. It was premiered by violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins and…
Black composer Zenobia Powell Perry wrote her "Three Pieces for Horn and Piano" between 1973 and 1983.According to the composer's biographer Dr. Jeannie Gayle Pool: "It seems that Zenobia Perry wrote these pieces for performance by Central State…