| Composition | Composed | Premier / Performer / Hall | Commissioning Agent | Recording |
| Orchestra/Large Ensemble | ||||||||
| Each Moment is a New Discovery | 2024 | Carnegie Hall | Co-commission for the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra | N/A | ||||
| Diaspora: Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra – soloist: Steven Banks | 2023 | National Symphony Orchestra Kennedy Center |
Consortium commission including the Detroit Symphony, the National Symphony, the Minneapolis Symphony, the Kansas City Symphony, and others (10 orchestras total) | N/A | ||||
| Violin Concerto #2 | 2022 | Grant Park Orchestra – Rachel Barton Pine, soloist Jay Pritzger Amphitheater, Millenium Park |
Consortium commission for the Grant Park Orchestra, the Boulder Philharmonic, the Anchorage Symphony, and the Interlochen Orchestra | N/A | ||||
| Of Darkness and Light | 2018 | Los Angeles Philharmonic – Billy Childs, soloist Disney Concert Hall |
Los Angeles Philharmonic | N/A | ||||
| The Vistas of America | 2012 | Oregon State University Wind Ensemble (Dr. Chris Chapman) Benton Hall |
Oregon State University Wind Symphony | N/A | ||||
| Concerto for Violin and Orchestra | 2009 | Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Leonard Slatkin – Regina Carter, soloist) Orchestra Hall |
Detroit Symphony | N/A | ||||
| If, To The Color of Midnight | 2003 | Los Angeles Philharmonic w/Dianne Reeves and Billy Childs Disney Concert Hall |
Los Angeles Philharmonic | N/A | ||||
| The Distant Land | 1995 | Akron Symphony Orchestra w/ Carmen Lundy and Billy Childs (Alan Balter) EJ Thomas Hall |
Akron Symphony Orchestra | American Voices (Telarc Records, 1995) | ||||
| Fanfare for the United Races of America | 1994 | Los Angeles Philharmonic (Esa-Pekka Salonen) Dorothy Chandler Pavillion |
Los Angeles Philharmonic | N/A | ||||
| Tone Poem for Holly | 1993 | Los Angeles Philharmonic (Esa-Pekka Salonen) Dorothy Chandler Pavillion |
Los Angeles Philharmonic | N/A | ||||
| Concerto for Percussion and Wind Symphony | 1986 | Steve Houghton – North Texas Wind Symphony (Eugene Corporan) Murchison Performing Arts Center |
Steve Houghton | Wildflowers (Klavier Records, 1996) | ||||
| The Coming of Spring (premiere) | 1983 | Billy Childs Ensemble with Dianne Reeves Comeback Inn – Venice, California |
N/A | Self Recorded (no label) | ||||
| Lunacy | 1982 | Billy Childs, Billy Carroll, Joey Heredia Comeback Inn – Venice, California |
N/A | Self Recorded (no label) | ||||
| Choral Works | ||||||||
| In the Arms of the Beloved | 2023 | Los Angeles Master Chorale (Grant Gershon) featuring Anne Akiko Meyers, the Lyris Quartet, and the Billy Childs Jazz Chamber Ensemble Disney Concert Hall |
Los Angeles Master Chorale | N/A | ||||
| Sympathy | 2017 | The Golden Bridge – Billy Childs, piano (Suzi Digby) All Saints Episcopal Church, Beverly Hills |
Suzi Digby | N/A | ||||
| In Gratitude | 2017 | Los Angeles Master Chorale (Grant Gershon) Disney Concert Hall |
Los Angeles Master Chorale | N/A | ||||
| The Voices Of Angels | 2005 | Los Angeles Master Chorale (Grant Gershon) Disney Concert Hall |
Los Angeles Master Chorale | N/A | ||||
| Just Like Job | 1997 | Akron Symphony Orchestra and Chorus /(Alan Balter) EJ Thomas Hall |
Akron Symphony Orchestra | N/A | ||||
| Chamber Music | ||||||||
| The Inexorable Motion of Time (premiere) | 2022 | Eastman Percussion Ensemble (Michael Burritt) Kilbourne Hall – Eastman School of Music |
Eastman School of Music | |||||
| Ecosystems | 2019 | Dorian Wind Quintet Macao, China |
Dorian Wind Quintet in conjunction with Chamber Music America | |||||
| Incident on Larpenteur Avenue (sonata for piano and violin) | 2018 | Rachel Barton Pine – soloist, Matthew Hagle – piano | Rachel Barton Pine | Blues Dialogues (Cedille Records) | ||||
| Four Portraits for Solo Violin | 2017 | Rachel Barton Pine Berea College |
Rachel Barton Pine | N/A | ||||
| The River, The Bird, and the Storm (string quartet and piano) | 2017 | Ying Quartet and Billy Childs Kilbourne Hall – Eastman School of Music |
Ying Quartet | N/A | ||||
| Unrequited – String Quartet #3 | 2015 | Lyris Quartet/Jacarinda series | Lyris Quartet | Intimate Letters (Naxos) | ||||
| Awakening – String Quartet #2 | 2012 | Ying Quartet Kilbourne Hall – Eastman School of Music |
Ying Quartet | N/A | ||||
| Motion (for piano, guitar, and violin) | 2011 | Billy Childs, Larry Koonse, Timothy Fain Whaling Church- Martha’s Vineyard |
Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Series | N/A | ||||
| String Quartet #1 | 2008 | Pacific Serenades String Quartet Schoenberg Hall (UCLA) |
Pacific Serenades | N/A | ||||
| Two Elements (Brass Quintet and Piano) | 2007 | American Brass Quintet and Billy Childs Aspen Music Festival |
American Brass Quintet | State of the Art: The ABQ at 50 (Summit Records, 2010) | ||||
| Sonata for Bassoon and Piano | 2002 | David Breidenthal and Billy Childs | David Breidenthal – Principal Bassoon, Los Angeles Philharmonic) | N/A | ||||
| A Day In The Forest Of Dreams (Wind Quintet and Piano) | 1996 | Dorian Wind Quintet w/ Billy Childs Merkin Hall – New York City |
Dorian Wind Quintet | First Glimpses Of Sunlight (Summit Records, 1997) | ||||
| Music For Piano and Jazz Chamber Orchestra | 1994 | Billy Childs trio and various musicians Monterey Jazz Festival |
Monterey Jazz Festival (Tim Jackson) | N/A | ||||
| Fanfare For The United Races Of America | 1994 | Los Angeles Philharmonic (Esa-Pekka Salonen) Hollywood Bowl |
Los Angeles Philharmonic | N/A | ||||
| Sonata for Flute and Piano | 1979 | Hancock Hall – University of Southern California | N/A | N/A | ||||
| Jazz/Chamber Music | ||||||||
| My Roots Spread Far and Wide (premiere) | 2023 | Billy Childs trio with Delirium Musicum Soraya Center, California State University Northridge |
Treelogy Project | N/A | ||||
| Enlightened Souls | 2013 | Billy Childs Jazz/Chamber Ensemble, with Dianne Reeves and the Ying Quartet | Duke Peformances | N/A | ||||
| Music for Two Quartets | 2010 | Billy Childs Jazz/Chamber Ensemble with the Kronos Quartet | Monterey Jazz Festival | N/A | ||||
| The Red Wheelbarrow | 2008 | N/A | N/A | Autumn: In Moving Pictures (Artistshare, 2010) | ||||
| Goodbye, Friend | 2008 | N/A | N/A | Autumn: In Moving Pictures (Artistshare, 2010) | ||||
| Raindrop Patterns | 2008 | N/A | N/A | Autumn: In Moving Pictures (Artistshare, 2010) | ||||
| A Man Chasing The Horizon | 2008 | N/A | N/A | Autumn: In Moving Pictures (Artistshare, 2010) | ||||
| Prelude In E Minor | 2008 | N/A | N/A | Autumn: In Moving Pictures (Artistshare, 2010) | ||||
| The Path Among The Trees | 2007 | N/A | N/A | Autumn: In Moving Pictures (Artistshare, 2010) | ||||
| American Landscape | 1999 | N/A | N/A | Lyric (Artistshare, 2006) | ||||
| Quiescence | 1992 | Billy Childs, Steve Houghton, and various musicians/Grenoble Jazz Festival | Steve Houghton | Lyric (Artistshare, 2006) | ||||
| The Old Man Tells His Story | 2003 | Billy Childs Jazz-Chamber Ensemble/Schoenberg Hall (UCLA) | Herny Mancini Institute | Lyric (Artistshare, 2006) | ||||
| Prelude In Bb Major | 1999 | N/A | N/A | Lyric (Artistshare, 2006) | ||||
| Into The Light | 2001 | Billy Childs Jazz-Chamber Ensemble/Kuumbwa Jazz Club | Tim Jackson/Kuumbwa Jazz Society | Lyric (Artistshare, 2006) | ||||
| In Carson’s Eyes | 1998 | N/A | N/A | Lyric (Artistshare, 2006) | ||||
| Big Band | ||||||||
| Labyrinth | 2023 | Temple University Big Band and Orchestra | Terell Stafford and Dick Oatts | N/A | ||||
| Do You Know My Name? | 2015 | Michigan State University Big Band (Rodney Whitaker) Cook Recital Hall |
Michigan State University | N/A | ||||
| Arrangements | ||||||||
| Waltz For Debby | Autumn: In Moving Pictures (Artistshare, 2010) | |||||||
| Scarborough Fair | Lyric (Artistshare, 2006) | |||||||
| Lover Man | The Child Within (Shanachie Records) | |||||||
| Ten songs by Laura Nyro featuring Renee Fleming, Yo-Yo Ma, Wayne Shorter, & Alison Krause | Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro (Sony Masterworks) | |||||||
| Somewhere/Dirty Boulevard – soloist, Lisa Fischer and Jeffery Wright | New York Rhapsody (Sony Masterworks) | |||||||
| Tonight – soloist, Lang Lang and Sean Jones | New York Rhapsody (Sony Masterworks) | |||||||
| The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan (Dianne Reeves) | Blue Note | |||||||