Music by Daniel Dorff


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Selected Recent and Upcoming Performances

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APRIL 2012

15 
BILLY AND THE CARNIVAL for Narrator and Orchestra
Whatcom (WA) Symphony

28 
BLAST OFF! for Narrator and Orchestra
Winston-Salem (NC) Symphony

 

MARCH 2012

1
DANCE ETUDE NO. 1 for Two Marimbas
Mell Csicsilla & Andrew Pongracz (Duo Anime), Cleveland

FEBRUARY 2012


FLASH! for Piccolo and Band
Walfrid Kujala piccolo, with the Northwestern University symphonic wind ensemble conducted by Mallory Thompson

19
"Nature and Lyricism: The Flute Music of Daniel Dorff" 
THREE ROMANCES for Flute and Clarinet
WOODLAND REVERIE for solo Flute
TWEET for solo Piccolo
AUGUST IDYLL for solo Flute
NOCTURNE CAPRICE for solo Flute

Performance/presentation/masterclass by flutist Cindy Anne Broz
Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair, Reston VA

JANUARY 2012


22
THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT for 3 Flutes and Alto Flute
Volanti Flute Quartet (Barbara Highton Williams, Katherine McClure, Ellen Fisher Deerberg, Jill Crawford), Princeton NJ

23 (two performances)
TAKE THE ORCHESTRA OUT TO THE BALLGAME for Narrator and Orchestra
World premiere of orchestral version
Marcelo Bussiki conducting the Brazos Valley Symphony, narrated by Mike Wright,
College Station TX

26
TWEET for solo Piccolo
Lois Bliss Herbine, University of Texas - San Antonio

28
TWEET for solo Piccolo
Lois Bliss Herbine, Rice University, Houston TX

29
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for Narrator and Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic, Buffalo NY

 

DECEMBER 2011


10  
PACHELBEL'S CHRISTMAS: A Merry Melange for Orchestra
Port Angeles (WA) Symphony, conducted by Adam Stern

12  
PASTORALE (SOUVENIRS DU FRÖG) for Clarinet and Piano
Rose Sperrazza clarinet, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago

18
PERENNIALS for Flute, Clarinet in A, and Piano
West coast premiere, Cindy Anne Broz flute, Mark Margolies clarinet, Corry Bell piano; "Classics at the Merc," Temecula, CA

20 
DANCE ETUDE NO. 1 for Two Marimbas
Mell Csicsilla & Andrew Pongracz (Duo Anime), The Happy Dog, Cleveland

 

NOVEMBER 2011



WOODLAND REVERIE for solo Flute
Thomas Meany flute; St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia

28 
CONCERTO FOR CONTRABASSOON
Sarah Wildey contrabassoon, Jason Sifford piano; University of Iowa

 

OCTOBER 2011



TWEET for solo Piccolo
Nan Raphael piccolo, Australian Flute Festival

6
TWO CATS for Flute and Clarinet
Mvt. 1, "Hootie - Ginny Atherton flute, Diane Lang clarinet, southern California.

12
PERENNIALS for Flute, Clarinet in A, and Piano
World premiere, Sherry Kujala flute, Larry Combs clarinet, Nolan Pearson piano; Evanston, IL

14
PERENNIALS for Flute, Clarinet in A, and Piano
Philadelphia-area premiere, Lois Herbine flute, Arne Running clarinet, Charles Abramovic piano; Glenside, PA

21 
IT TAKES FOUR TO TANGO for Saxophone Quartet
Strait Saxophone Quartet, Villanova University, Villanova PA

23 
IT TAKES FOUR TO TANGO for 2 C Flutes, Alto Flute, and Bass Flute
Music at the Merc, Temecula, CA
Cindy Anne Broz flute; Angela Rowland flute; Marion Garver Fredrickson alto flute; Anne Levinson bass flute

24
FLASH! for Piccolo and Piano
Virginia Broffitt, University of Northern Iowa

25
FLASH! for Piccolo and Piano
Virginia Broffitt, Monmouth College, Monmouth IL

27
FLASH! for Piccolo and Piano
Virginia Broffitt, Cedarville University, Dayton, OH

 

AUGUST 2011


12 
WOODLAND REVERIE for solo Flute
Cindy Anne Broz, world premiere at National Flute Association annual convention, Charlotte, NC

13 
TWEET for solo Piccolo
Lois Bliss Herbine, world premiere at National Flute Association annual convention, Charlotte, NC

17 
THREE ROMANCES for Flute and Clarinet
Cindy Anne Broz flute, Mark Brownlee clarinet; Mvts. 2 & 3, Glendale, CA

24 
WOODLAND REVERIE for solo Flute
Thomas Meany flute; Church of the Holy Trinity at Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia

27 
THREE ROMANCES for Flute and Clarinet
Cindy Anne Broz flute, Mark Brownlee clarinet; Mvts. 2 & 3, Fallbrook, CA

 

JULY 2011

28 
IT TAKES FOUR TO TANGO for 2 C Flutes, Alto Flute, and Bass Flute
World premiere, Flūtes de Salon, San Diego
Angela Rowland flute; Cindy Anne Broz flute; Marion Garver Fredrickson alto flute; Anne Levinson bass flute
MAY 2011


1
PEACEFUL JOURNEY for Cello and Piano
Janine Ehrlich cello; Steve Steely piano; Temple Emanuel, Davenport IA

2 (4 performances)
THREE FUN FABLES for Narrator and Mixed Octet
Minnesota Orchestra Kinder Konzert series

10 (4 performances)
THREE FUN FABLES for Narrator and Mixed Octet
Minnesota Orchestra Kinder Konzert series

16 (3 performances)
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS for Narrator, Violin, and Cello
Delaware Chamber Music Festival; Barbara Govatos violin, Yumi Kendall cello; library performances in Delaware

17 (4 performances)
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS for Narrator, Violin, and Cello
Delaware Chamber Music Festival; Barbara Govatos violin, Yumi Kendall cello; library performances in Delaware; 1 performance with Daniel Dorff as guest narrator.

 

APRIL 2011


1
BLAST OFF! for Narrator and Orchestra
Philip Mann conducting the San Diego Symphony

3
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for Narrator and Orchestra
Rochester Philharmonic, Rochester NY

5 
IN A DEEP FUNK: Dance Suite for unaccompanied Contrabassoon
Sarah Wildey, DMA Recital, University of Iowa

5 (4 performances)
THREE FUN FABLES for Narrator and Mixed Octet
Minnesota Orchestra Kinder Konzert series

6 (4 performances)
THREE FUN FABLES for Narrator and Mixed Octet
Minnesota Orchestra Kinder Konzert series

15 (4 performances)
THREE FUN FABLES for Narrator and Mixed Octet
Minnesota Orchestra Kinder Konzert series

14
THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT for 3 Flutes and Alto Flute
Volanti Flute Quartet (Barbara Highton Williams, Katherine McClure, Ellen Fisher Deerberg, Jill Crawford), Princeton NJ

15 
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS for Narrator, Violin, and Cello
Dolce Chamber Ensemble, Dallas TX

17
DANCE ETUDE NO. 1 for Two Marimbas
Duo Anime (Mell Csicsilla and Andrew Pongracz), Cleveland

28
THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT for 3 Flutes and Alto Flute
University of Virginia, Charlottesville; students of Angela Kelly

FLASH! for Piccolo and Piano
Texas A&M 

 

MARCH 2011


9 
IN A DEEP FUNK: Dance Suite for unaccompanied Contrabassoon
Sarah Wildey, DMA Recital, University of Iowa

10 
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS for Narrator, Violin, and Cello
Delaware Chamber Music Festival; Barbara Govatos violin, Yumi Kendall cello; Wilmington DE

11 (4 performances)
THREE FUN FABLES for Narrator and Mixed Octet
Minnesota Orchestra Kinder Konzert series

19 
SONATINE DE GIVERNY for Piccolo and Piano
Gillian Sheppard piccolo, Krista Vincent piano, St. Johns, Newfoundland

20 
AVE MARIA for Flute (originally Voice) and Piano
Marian Concus flute; Melanie Dresbach-Castillo piano; St. Matthias Catholic Community, Redwood City, CA

26
THREE ROMANCES for Flute and Clarinet
David Wright, senior flute recital at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA

26
FLASH! for Piccolo and Piano
Janet Stodd piccolo, Mary Neil piano, Augustana College

28
THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT for 3 Flutes and Alto Flute
Flūtes de Salon (Cindy Anne Strong, Angela Rowland, Jason Rossi, Marion Garver Fredrickson) Fay Elementary School, San Diego

31
BLAST OFF! for Narrator and Orchestra
Philip Mann conducting the San Diego Symphony

 

FEBRUARY 2011



SONATINE DE GIVERNY for Piccolo and Piano
Elizabeth Shuhan piccolo, faculty recital, Ithaca College

4 (4 performances)
THREE FUN FABLES for Narrator and Mixed Octet
Minnesota Orchestra Kinder Konzert series

25 (4 performances)
THREE FUN FABLES for Narrator and Mixed Octet
Minnesota Orchestra Kinder Konzert series

 

DECEMBER 2010

5  
PACHELBEL'S CHRISTMAS: A Merry Melange for Orchestra
Toledo Symphony, conducted by Jeffrey Pollock

 

NOVEMBER 2010


5 (4 performances)
THREE FUN FABLES for Narrator and Mixed Octet
Minnesota Orchestra Kinder Konzert series

12 (4 performances)
THREE FUN FABLES for Narrator and Mixed Octet
Minnesota Orchestra Kinder Konzert series

18 
FLASH! for Piccolo and Band
Linda Toote piccolo, with the Boston University wind ensemble conducted by David Martins; east coast premiere

18 
THROUGH A MISTY ARCH... for Flute Ensemble and Narration
Tiffany Holmes conducting the flute students of Eastern New Mexico University, with the Chair of the Arts Department narrating

AUGUST IDYLL for solo Flute
Texas A&M 

 

OCTOBER 2010


1 (4 performances)
THREE FUN FABLES for Narrator and Mixed Octet
Minnesota Orchestra Kinder Konzert series

8 (4 performances)
THREE FUN FABLES for Narrator and Mixed Octet
Minnesota Orchestra Kinder Konzert series

17 
TREES (AFTER THE POEM BY JOYCE KILMER) for solo Flute with Narration
Edgar Gutierrez Garcia flute, Ivan Martinez clarinet, Mexico City

17 
DANCE ETUDE NO. 3 for Two Marimbas
Mell Csicsilla & Andrew Pongracz (Duo Anime), Cleveland.

17 
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for Narrator and Mixed Octet
THREE FUN FABLES for Narrator and Mixed Octet
Ann Crumb narrator; Michael Parloff conductor; Parlance Chamber Concerts, Ridgewood, NJ

23 
THREE FUN FABLES for Narrator and Orchestra
Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Delta David Gier, featuring Sara Valentine narrator.

31 
SONATINE DE GIVERNY for Piccolo and Piano
Rochester (NY) Flute Association, Mvts 1 & 3, required competition repertoire

31 
IN A DEEP FUNK: Dance Set for Solo Contrabassoon
Sarah Laupp, Northwestern University, Evanston IL

 

AUGUST 2010


12 
THREE DANCE ETUDES for Marimba Duo (Movement 1)
Mell Csicsilla & Andrew Pongracz (Duo Anime), Cleveland.

12 
FLASH! for Piccolo and Band
Walfrid Kujala piccolo; Mitch Fennell conducting the California State University Northridge Wind Symphony; world premiere of band version

13 
SONATINE DE GIVERNY for Piccolo and Piano
Lois Herbine piccolo, Colette Valentine piano, at the National Flute Association annual convention, Anaheim

13 
THREE LITTLE WALTZES for Flute and Clarinet
Lois Herbine flute, Daniel Dorff clarinet; world premiere

20 
FLASH! for Piccolo and Piano
Sarah Jackson piccolo, at the British Flute Society annual convention

 

JULY 2010


20 
THE BEAR WENT UNDER THE MOUNTAIN for Narrator and Mixed Quintet
TAKE THE ORCHESTRA OUT TO THE BALLGAME
for Narrator and Mixed Quintet
THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT
for Flute Ensemble
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
for Narrator, Violin, and Cello
All-Dorff children's concert at the Aspen Music Festival

24
TREES for solo Flute with narration
Society for New Music, Cazenovia, NY

30 
SONATINE DE GIVERNY for Piccolo and Piano
Germaine Bacon, Winnipeg, Manitoba

 

JUNE 2010


13 
SUNSHINE RONDO for Violin and Piano
Jennifer LaCara violin, Leonard Lehrman piano; Huntington, NY

22 
CONCERTO FOR CONTRABASSOON
Roger Soren contrabassoon, at International Double Reed Society annual convention, Norman OK

23 
IT TAKES FOUR TO TANGO for 3 Bassoons and Contrabassoon
Roger Soren contrabassoon, at International Double Reed Society annual convention, Norman OK

 

APRIL 2010



IN A DEEP FUNK: Dance Suite for unaccompanied Contrabassoon
Sarah Wildey, DMA Recital, University of Iowa

23 (2 performances)
THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE for Narrator and Orchestra
Delaware Symphony

29 
SPARK for unaccompanied Viola 
Yvonne Smith, Shepherd School of Music, Houston, TX 

 

MARCH 2010


21 
THREE FUN FABLES for Narrator and Orchestra
San Antonio Symphony, Barbara Hailey narrator, Ken-David Masur conductor

29 
9 WALKS DOWN 7th AVENUE for Flute and Piano
Michele Frisch flute; Northwestern College, St. Paul MN

 

FEBRUARY 2010


9 
FAST WALK for Bassoon Quartet
Central Washington University bassoon studio ensemble

13 
SONATINE DE GIVERNY for Piccolo and Piano
Jennifer Bouton, Hampton Roads (VA) Flute Faire

21 
SERENADE TO EVE, AFTER RODIN for Flute and Guitar
Laura Schulkind flute, and Jeff LaQuatra guitar. Mountain Chamber Music Society, Denver CO

27 
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for Narrator and Orchestra
Loudon Symphony, Leesburg, VA, Laura Bobrow narrator, Don O'Brien conductor

 

JANUARY 2010


10 
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS for Narrator, Violin, and Cello
Canyon Wren Concert Series, Icicle Creek Music Center, Leavenworth, WA

10 
THE DAY THINGS WENT WRONG AT THE PET STORE: 11 Cartoons for solo piano 
Canyon Wren Concert Series, Icicle Creek Music Center, Leavenworth, WA

15 
FAST WALK for Saxophone Quartet 
Ouachita Saxophone Quartet; 33rd International Saxophone Symposium, George Mason University, Fairfax VA

 

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