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audio
Feeling Infinite
William Sauerland, conductor
I Can Change the World
D. Jason Bishop, director
We Reply
Brett Karlin, conductor
Day of Fire and Sun
Sharon Paul, conductor
Down Deep
Mary Colleen, soprano
Mark Mummert, director and conductor
When I Was Eight
Robert Bode, conductor
When did we see you?
Deanna Tausch, soprano
Eric Johnson, conductor
Broken
William Bausano, conductor; Cloie Dobias, piano
World premiere recording
Psalm 105
Richard Pearce, organist; Bob Chilcott, director
Gathering
UI Wind Symphony & Chamber Singers
Nathan Gunn, baritone & Yvonne Gonzales Redman, soprano
Andrew Megill, conductor & director (Chamber Singers)
Stephen Peterson, director (Wind Symphony)
World Premiere Recording - Chicago, IL - Feb 11, 2018
videos
Daydreamers
World premiere virtual recording by Children's Chorus of Washington (Margaret Nomura Clark, artistic director & conductor) in collaboration with Dance Institute of Washington (choreography by Ashanté Green) and pianist Dr. Lester Green. Film direction, audio and video editing and mastering by Arts Laureate. Premiered on June 13, 2021 as part of CCW's 25th Anniversary Gala.
A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass - I. Listening
The Gustavus Adolphus Choir
Virtual Choir Tour - 2021
Melissa Dunphy - A Slice of Pie
Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia
Dominick DiOrio, artistic director & conductor
A SLICE OF PIE
Music by Melissa Dunphy * Poetry by Feminista Jones
World premiere recording.
Trumpet: Eric Schweingruber
Bass: Nathan Pence
Drums: Travis Goffredo
Producers: Dominick DiOrio and Tolsma Productions
Video Editing: Rich Tolsma
Audio Editing: John Groome
Musical and Production Assistant: Ting Ting Wong
Commissioned by and dedicated to the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia.
Copyright © 2020 Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia and posted with permission.
The commissioning and premiere performance of “A Slice of Pie” was made possible with the support of the Robert Black Foundation Trust, with additional support provided by Frank Cassel, Jon Kochavi, and John Kohlhas.
We Reply
We Reply for SATB and string orchestra (or string quintet)
Recording by Master Chorale of South Florida; Brett Karlin, cond.
Published by ECS Publishing
Hear the Song Begin
Jolle Greenleaf, soprano & Christian Lane, organ
Youtube virtual world premiere recording: Music at Emmanuel.
Released December 16, 2020.
Commissioned by Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Baltimore.
5 Questions to Dominick DiOrio
Pablo Gómez-Estévez from Bowling Green State University asks me about being a composer. (April 2019)
Moses Hogan - Hold On
Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia sings Moses Hogan's arrangement of "Hold On."
Dominick DiOrio, Artistic Director & Conductor
Featuring Section Leaders Jina Jang, Alize Rozsnayi, Abigail Chapman, John Meyer, and D'Quan Tyson.
Produced by Tolsma Productions.
"Hold On!" Copyright © 2002 Hal Leonard Corporation and posted with permission.
Behind the Music Interview
Arts and culture expert St. John Flynn chats with conductor, composer and educator Dominick DiOrio. Deemed a "triple threat", Dominick is a former member, guest composer and guest conductor of the Houston Chamber Choir.
Moira Smiley "Wire You Here" feat. NOTUS
A new music video for a time of disconnection...
"Wire You Here" by Moira Smiley
World premiere recording and virtual release: August 6, 2020.
Written for, performed and recorded virtually in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic by NOTUS (Dominick DiOrio, director).
Featuring soprano Leigha Amick, tenor Elijah Bowen, violinist Agatha Blevin, violist Mason Spencer, cellist Adrian Golay, and dancers Arlene Howell, Nikola Palivoda, and Kendall Wiedow. All musicians and speakers are students from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. All models and dancers are unaffiliated with Indiana University.
Produced by D. James Tagg, Samantha Dowd, Moira Smiley, and Dominick DiOrio.
Down Deep
Choral Arts Initiative
Brandon Elliott, artistic director
Emmalee Wetzel, soprano solo
Recorded November 2018
image gallery
With Flo Gardner & Charlotte Sibley at the premiere
May 2021
Mendelssohn Chorus Board Members Ellie Elkinton, Monte Partee, Linda Lipscomb, and Russ Harris attend the sound installation at the Rail Park
May 2021
The Rail Park, Philadelphia
May 2021
The Rail Park, Philadelphia
May 2021
Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelpha "Dialogues with Dominick" featuring Melissa Dunphy and Texu Kim
October 2020
IU Choral Conductors, after a socially-distanced pandemic concert with Vocal Chamber Ensembles: DD, Peter Kadeli, Anthony Ferreira, Lawrence Abernathy, Nicholas Sienkiewicz, Betsy Burleigh, and Katie Gardiner.
September 2020
IU Choral Dept End-of-Spring 2020 Zoom Gathering
May 2020
Ovation at Carnegie Hall after the performance of A World Aglow with Jeremy Mims.
May 2019
With Major General James Kessler, Colonel Jason Fettig, and Scott Tucker.
March 2019
After the premiere with "The President's Own" USMB and Choral Arts Society of Washington.
March 2019
