Which composer created Requiem which was commissioned by Soli Deo Gloria for the 2003 bicentennial of the birth of French composer Hector Berlioz?
Requiem (Rouse) Requiem is a composition for solo baritone, children's choir, chorus, and orchestra by the American composer Christopher Rouse. The piece was commissioned by Soli Deo Gloria for the 2003 bicentennial of the birth of French composer Hector Berlioz. It was completed July 12, 2002 and premiered March 25, 2007 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, with conductor Grant Gershon leading the Los Angeles Master Chorale and their orchestra, the Los Angeles Children's Chorus, and baritone solo Sanford Sylvan.
Dialogues II Dialogues II is a composition for piano and chamber orchestra by the American composer Elliott Carter. It was composed in celebration of the conductor Daniel Barenboim's 70th birthday. The work was first performed at La Scala, Milan on October 25, 2012, by Barenboim on the piano and the Orchestra of La Scala under the conductor Gustavo Dudamel. Composed at the age of 103, "Dialogues II" was one of Carter's last completed orchestral compositions before his death in November 2012. The piece is a followup to the composer's 2003 "Dialogues", which was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Music.