The GSA Choir is an established champion of contemporary music having commissioned 20 new works since the ensemble was founded in 2012. You can see the full list below.

• Making It New – Ken Johnston, lyrics by Liz Lochhead (2014)

• Light Through Tall Windows – Jamie Sansbury, lyrics by Muriel Gray (2016)

• Continuum – Shona Mackay (2017)

• The Unspoken – Jay Capperauld, lyrics by Edwin Morgan (2018)

• The Present – Sir James MacMillan, lyrics by Francis Henry Newbery (2022)

• The Alphabet of Jasmine – Dee Isaacs, lyrics by Gerda Stevenson (2023*)

• Angel of the Battlefield – Cecilia McDowall, lyrics by Seán Street (2023*)

• Brìdghe – Pippa Murphy, lyrics by Karine Polwart (2023*)

• Papilionum – Sarah Rimkus, lyrics by Maria Sibylla Merian (2023*)

• Margaret’s Moon – Ailie Robertson, lyrics by Jackie Kay (2023*)

• Within the Living Eye – Rebecca Rowe, lyrics by Kathleen Raine (2023*)

• 14 Weeks – Jane Stanley, lyrics by Judith Bishop (2023*)

• When You Go – Harry Baines, lyrics by Edwin Morgan (2024)

• The Burning Ladder – Sarah Rimkus, lyrics by Dana Gioia (2025**)

• The Stars Now Rearrange Themselves – Thomas LaVoy, lyrics by Dana Gioia (2025**)

• Christmas Eve – Ailie Robertson, lyrics by Christina Rossetti (2025)

• Turning Earth – Harry Baines, lyrics by Greta Stoddart (for premiere in 2026)

• Stars – Kim Porter, lyrics by Marjorie Pickthall (for premiere in 2026)

• Sun Path – Jay Capperauld, lyrics by Niall Campbell (for premiere in 2027)