Among composers with premiers this month were Daron Hagen, Paul Gibson, and Gwyneth Walker.

Paul Gibson's piece Ring Out, Wild Bells! premiered on December 3 at Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles, performed by all five choirs of the Los Angeles Children's Chorus and members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The piece will be performed again in two concerts December 17 with the Children's Chorus and the Pasadena Symphony.