America at 250

In 2026, we salute the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. We invite musicians and institutions around the world to join us in celebrating American composers. Explore composers’ music and other resources below.

 

 

Selected American composers

 

Michael Abels Mark Adamo John Adams George Antheil Matthew Aucoin
Katherine Balch Samuel Barber Derek Bermel Leonard Bernstein Marc Blitzstein
Margaret Bonds Henry Brant Nicholas Britell Tamar-kali Brown Courtney Bryan
John Cage Elliott Carter Daniel Catán Kebra-Seyoun Charles Chen Yi
Michael Colgrass Edward Collins Aaron Copland John Corigliano Henry Cowell
George Crumb Douglas J. Cuomo Sebastian Currier Paquito D’Rivera Michael Daugherty
Anthony Davis William Dawson Miguel del Águila David Del Tredici Donnacha Dennehy
Bryce Dessner David Diamond Jacob Druckman Michael R. Dudley, Jr. Tan Dun
Julius Eastman Duke Ellington Reena Esmail Mohammed Fairouz inti figgis-vizueta
Stephen Flaherty Béla Fleck Lukas Foss Gabriela Lena Frank Kenneth Frazelle
Nancy Galbraith Stacy Garrop George Gershwin Philip Glass Osvaldo Golijov
Ricky Ian Gordon Michael Gordon Brittany J. Green Daron Hagen Adolphus Hailstork
Howard Hanson John Harbison Lou Harrison Lee Hoiby Alan Hovhaness
Charles Ives Vijay Iyer Pierre Jalbert Joan Tower Aaron Jay Kernis
Jerome Kitzke Barbara Kolb Bun-Ching Lam David Lang Libby Larsen
Han Lash Morten Lauridsen James Lee III Tania León George Lewis
Lei Liang Lowell Liebermann Peter Lieberson David T. Little Dan Locklair
Tod Machover Steven Mackey Wynton Marsalis Ingram Marshall David Maslanka
Missy Mazzoli Steven Mercurio Edgar Meyer Carman Moore Paul Moravec
Nico Muhly John Musto Angélica Negrón Trevor New Andrew Norman
Nkeiru Okoye Shawn Okpebholo Carter Pann Stephen Paulus Julia Perry
Joseph C. Phillips, Jr. Tobias Picker Walter Piston André Previn Florence Price
Kevin Puts Shulamit Ran Bernard Rands Alyssa Regent Steve Reich
Ellen Reid Roger Reynolds Robert Xavier Rodríguez Ned Rorem Daniel Bernard Roumain
Christopher Rouse Huang Ruo Adam Schoenberg William Schuman Joseph Schwantner
José Serebrier Bright Sheng Sean Shepherd Roberto Sierra Alvin Singleton
Sarah Kirkland Snider Tyshawn Sorey Gregory Spears William Grant Still Nathaniel Stookey
Peggy Stuart Coolidge Morton Subotnick Augusta Read Thomas Virgil Thomson Michael Tilson Thomas
Horacio Fernández Vázquez Melinda Wagner George Walker Kurt Weill Richard Wilson
Olly Wilson Julia Wolfe Nina C. Young Judith Zaimont Frank Zappa
Zhou Long Ellen Taaffe Zwilich      

 

Listen to a selection of orchestral works by American composers

 

 

Contact these music publishers for more information about programming and commissioning music by American composers

 

Additional Resources

 

Boosey & Hawkes:
“America at 250” website and Programming Guide		 Wise Music Group’s
Independent Repertoire Programming Guide