"A confident new musical voice."

The New York Times

"A prodigy in a field well-acquainted with prodigies."

The Chicago Sun-Times

"A confident, fully-grown composing talent."

The Washington Post

"Inspired, well-devised touches throughout. Mr. Rogerson has a gift for transitions, for moving us from moment to moment, section to section, while maintaining the coherence of the work as a whole.”
Anthony Tommasini
  —  The New York Times
“A confident, fully-grown composing talent.”
  —  The Washington Post
“A prodigy in a field well-acquainted with prodigies.”
  —  Chicago Sun-Times

Latest News

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October 16, 2024

Nu Deco Ensemble Releases Second Nature

Nu Deco Ensemble releases Second Nature, featuring "Sacred Earth," a work I wrote for mezzo-soprano J'Nai Bridges and Nu Deco Ensemble, premiered at the Arsht Center in Miami in December 2021. This work was made in collaboration with Keith Ladzinski of National Geographic who provided visuals for the work as well as album artwork. The album also features Gershwin's iconic work "Rhapsody in Blue."
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May 15, 2023

Chris Rogerson Awarded 2022 Stoeger Prize from Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

“We are personally delighted that this year’s Stoeger jury has selected Chris Rogerson as the 2022 recipient of the prize,” said CMS Artistic Directors Wu Han and David Finckel. “Chris’s music embodies all that we look for in the works of today’s chamber music composers: genuine inspiration; knowledgeable and skillful instrumental writing; a combination of immediate appeal and intriguing challenge which invites further hearings; and very importantly, a true sense of the very nature of chamber music as an art form of dialogue between equals. In addition, Chris has proven to be very much a ‘performer’s composer’ in that so many fine players have asked for works from him. Their advocacy and passion, combined with new music of real quality, is what truly drives our art form forward.”
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September 19, 2022

Anne-Marie McDermott and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Premiere "Samaa'"

In late June 2022, Anne-Marie McDermott and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra premiered "Samaa'", a new piano concerto commissioned by Bravo! Vail to commemorate Anne-Marie's 10 years as Artistic Director of the organization.

Upcoming Events

January 18, 2025

Air, for violin and piano

Ben Beilman, violin; Gloria Chien, piano

Maestro Foundation

Mendelssohn Hall, Santa Monica, CA, 4 P.M.

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February 4, 2025

Air, for violin and piano premiere

Ben Beilman, violin; Gloria Chien, piano

String Theory

Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN, 6:30 P.M.

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February 2, 2025

String Quintet premiere

Escher Quartet and Jordan Bak

Chamber Music Houston

Stude Concert Hall, Brockman Music and Performing Arts Center, Houston, TX, 7:30 P.M.

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Recent Works

Chamber Works
String Quintet

string quartet + viola

25 minutes

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Vocal Works
Sign for My Father, Who Stressed the Bunt

voice plus string quartet

8 minutes

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Vocal Works
Miserere

SATB chorus + orchestra

8 minutes

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Soloist + Orchestra
Violin Concerto No. 1

solo violin, 3-3-3-3, 4-3-3-1, timp+3 perc, hp, pno/cel, strings

25 minutes

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