Brian Raphael Nabors: Composer

2026 activities are shaping up! Log on to briannabors.com/schedule for more info and updates:

Jan. 11 - The Cleveland Orchestra, "Pulse" for orchestra, Taichi Fukumura, conductor.

Jan. 31 - LSU Faculty Composers Concert, Digital Media Center, LSU. "...and Beyond" for cello & electronics, Dennis Parker, cello.

Feb. 1 - Poiesis Quartet, "String Quartet," Evergreen Museum, Baltimore.

Feb. 21-22 - The Florida Orchestra, "Pulse" for orchestra, Kensho Watanabe, conductor.

Mar. 23 - MTNA National Conference, world premiere "Piano Sonata No. 3," Lewis Warren Jr., piano.

Mar. 26 - Michael Delfín, piano. Guest Artist Recital, University of Alabama. "Polaris" for piano.

Mar. 27 - Oakland Symphony, "Hammond Organ Concerto," Brian R. Nabors, soloist; Kedrick Armstrong, conductor.

Apr. 10 - Poiesis Quartet, "String Quartet"
Kaufman Music Center, Merkin Hall, New York, NY.

May 31 - Berkeley Symphony Musicians, "I, Too, Sing America." "String Quartet." Piedmont Center for the Arts, Berkeley, CA

Jun. 18 - Minnesota Orchestra, "Hammond Organ Concerto," Brian R. Nabors, soloist; Kedrick Armstrong, conductor.

Jun. 18-19 - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, "Pulse" for orchestra, Antony Hermus, conductor.

Oct. 17 - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Carnegie Hall. World premiere of commissioned work. Program to be announced.

Dec. 9, 2026 - Verona Quartet, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. World premiere of new string quartet.

This week! Nabors “Upon Daybreak” with Seattle Symphony! March 13-15th, Peter Oundjian, conducting. If any of you are in the area, check the link in the comments for tickets!

Learn more about & listen to the work here:
https://www.briannabors.com/upondaybreak

This will be the culminating set of performances of this co-commissioned work through the New Music USA Amplifying Voices Consortium. The other participating orchestras were Detroit Symphony, ROCO, Berkeley Symphony and Boston Landmarks Orchestra.

A wholehearted thanks to New Music USA, artistic administration and staff of all involved who made this groundbreaking initiative possible. Regardless of the times, I know these efforts will persist to ensure equity and representation across our art form.

Upon Daybreak | Brian Raphael Nabors Upon Daybreak for Orchestra is a 15-minute orchestral journey whose commission was made possible through New Music USA's Amplifying Voices program; commissioning a total of 9 composers from underrepresented groups who each have their own respective consortium of co-commissioning orchestras.