BRASS

Duration: c. 7'

COMMISSIONED by a consortium led by Therese Wacker and Kevin Eisensmith.
PREMIERED by Therese Wacker alto flute, Kevin Eisensmith flugelhorn, Evan Engelstad, in an all-Dorff concert at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, November 18, 2019.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser effective June 2021.

YOUTUBE of Tabatha Easley, Rex Richardson, and Magdalena Adamek in live performance.

WINNER, 2022 NFA Newly Published Music award for the Low Flutes category.

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Duration: c. 18'

1. Breezing Into Town (Exit 0)
2. Autumn Monarch Migration
3. Victorian Garden Party
4. Dusk at Sunset Beach
5. Night Breezes on the Boardwalk

COMMISSIONED by The Monmouth Winds.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.

WINNER, 2016 Newly Published Music award, National Flute Association.

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Duration: c. 2'

COMPOSED for and PREMIERED by the Curtis Institute's Community Artist Program.

Duration: c. 40"

COMMISSIONED by the Haddonfield (NJ) Symphony to commemorate Music Director Arthur Cohn’s retirement, and the installation of Music Director Alan Gilbert.
PERFORMED to call the audience to their seats twice per concert, at every concert for several seasons.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser

"Dorff's dynamic and articulation intentions are very clearly marked. The piece is easily accessible to players at the college level, and is effective, festive, and interesting. It is a good-of-kind composition, with a few tricky rhythms and a practical range.
            – ITG Journal, September 1994
AUDIO EXCERPT (midi demo)

Duration: c. 7'

COMMISSIONED by a consortium led by the Astralis Chamber Ensemble.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser

YOUTUBE of World Premiere by Angela Massey flute, Kris Marshall trumpet, and Rachel O'Brien harp

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Duration: c. 4½'
Canon and quodlibet combining 44 Christmas melodies with the Pachelbel Canon.

AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
RECORDED by the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble (UK) on Isis 028.
Also available for Orchestra (published by Presser).
AUDIO EXCERPT by Chestnut Brass

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