'' Javelin '' was commissioned by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympics , which was about to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra . It was premiered in the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta , by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra under Yoel Levi , on September 8 , 1994 . It was also performed in the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics , which took place in Atlanta . It was later published by Boosey and Hawkes
opening ceremony
1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Javelin (Torke)