The Grossman Ensemble with conductor Luke Poeppel premieres City of Big Shoulders by Shawn E. Okpebholo on May 22, 2026 at the University of Chicago's Logan Center for the Arts in Chicago, IL.

The Lexington Philharmonic + Will Liverman with conductor Mélisse Brunet premieres Two Black Churches by Shawn E. Okpebholo on May 18, 2024 at the Singletary Center of the Arts in Lexington, KY.

The Santa Fe Desert Chorale with conductor Joshua Habermann premieres The American Road by Shawn E. Okpebholo on July 24, 2025, Santa Fe, New Mexico.