Craig Hella Johnson Choral Series-This is a bold reimagining of Hildegard's chant both tune and text. 'Actively quoting' the source material DiOrio's setting takes Hildegard's music as a launching point from which to imagine new sonic possibilities. Thispiece is meant to be experienced in the round as the voices surround the audience and attempt to create an enactment of Hildegard's visions. Du…

DiOrio sets a biblical text appropriate for Holy Week and Easter in a fresh flowing harmonic style. This piece works well in concert settings and in church services.

Rollo Dilworth Choral Series-Dominick DiOrio's Cuckoo Cuckoo for SATB choir a cappella.This jaunty little work is a setting of text from William Shakespeare's “Love's Labour's Lost” one ofhis earliest comedies. The tongue-in-cheek text talks of married life and the woe that comes from being unable to pursue the frolicsome fruits of spring. Keeping with the profile of the Rollo Dilwor…

Dale Warland Choral Series-Composer Dominick DiOrio has been called a forward-thinking young composer ready to tackle anything and this exciting piece definitely falls under anything. Written for the virtuosic Houston Chamber Choir and theirartistic director Robert Simpson this piece makes use of a virtuosic Marimba player as well as choir. All musicians must be able to produce a stark pianissi…

Rollo Dilworth Choral Series-Using the image of barley bending in the breezes to represent overcoming struggle and adversity poet Sara Teasdale has created a pastoral and optimistic poem. This move from pain to joy is echoed in the music with the feisty and exuberant rhythms and harmonies of Latin jazz.

Craig Hella Johnson Choral Series-This setting of the poignant and evocative Christina Rossetti poem Dream Land paints dark and brooding images of shadows stars and sunless rivers.The center point of the poem is the sad singing of the nightingale whichthe composer underlines by the sound of the flute. This is a companion piece to I Am (G. Schirmer 50600076).

Craig Hella Johnson Choral Series-This setting of a traditional Irish blessing speaks of those who give support in times of trial with a musical tapestry of unadorned a cappella mixed chorus using soft dissonances and free-flowing counterpoint. The occasional divisi creates a sonic wash of color and overtones. Together in song we do not walk alone.

Fantastic Shapes in Vivid Blue

Craig Hella Johnson Choral Series-Setting an anonymous poem the message is beautiful and relevant. Music truly is a magical art. It has the power to move and transform us. It gives deeper meaning to the important milestones of our lives. It gives voice to feelings and emotions too complex to put into words. Powerful and insightful.

SATB choir, divisi - Late intermediate

SKU: GI.WW1755

Composed by Dominick DiOrio. Concert. Amanda Quist Choral Series. Classical. 20 pages. Walton Music #WW1755. Published by Walton Music (GI.WW1755).

UPC: 785147018360. English. Text by Sara Teasdale.

A gorgeous …

Choral SATB Choir and Piano

SKU: CF.CM9423

Composed by Dominick DiOrio. Arranged by Dominick DiOrio. Fold. Performance Score. With Standard notation. 12 pages. Carl Fischer Music #CM9423. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CM9423).

ISBN 9780825898211. UPC: 798408098216…

By Dominick DiOrio (1984-). For SATB choir with divisions, a cappella. Mixed Voices. Sacred, Choral Leaflet. Vocal score. 8 pages. Duration 4'. Published by Oxford University Press