Music by Daniel Dorff
Selected Recent and Upcoming Performances
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APRIL 2010
1
IN A DEEP FUNK: Dance Suite for unaccompanied
Contrabassoon
Sarah Wildey, DMA Recital, University of Iowa
20
THREE ROMANCES for Flute and Clarinet
Cindy Anne Strong flute and Daniel Dorff clarinet, St. Peters Church, New York
City
FEBRUARY 2010
13
FLASH! for Piccolo and Piano
Jennifer Bouton, Hampton Roads (VA) Flute Faire
27
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for Narrator and
Orchestra
Loudon Symphony, Leesburg, VA
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
DECEMBER 2009
5
PACHELBEL'S CHRISTMAS for
Orchestra
Kennett Symphony, Kennett Square, PA, conducted by Sal Scarpa
6
PACHELBEL'S CHRISTMAS for
Orchestra
Hilton Head Orchestra, SC, conducted by Mary Green
NOVEMBER 2009
6
YUKI NO UTA
KOKORO O KOMETE
Yukiko Ishida soprano, Neumann University, Aston PA
15
BLAST OFF! for
Narrator and Orchestra
Augusta (GA) Symphony
17
FAST WALK for
Clarinet Quartet
Troy University, Troy AL
22
SPARK for unaccompanied Viola
Yvonne Smith, Shepherd School of Music, Houston, TX - World premiere
OCTOBER 2009
3
FLASH! for Piccolo and Piano
Walfrid Kujala piccolo, Morgantown, WV
4 (2 performances)
FLASH! for Piccolo and Piano
Patty Davila Lazzara and Elisabeth Martyn, Ridgewood, NJ
25
IT TAKES FOUR TO TANGO for String
Orchestra
Lori McKinney conducting the Baker University String Orchestra, Baldwin City, KS
28
TWO CATS for Flute and Clarinet
University of Central Florida, Orlando
SEPTEMBER 2009
20
TREES (AFTER THE POEM BY JOYCE KILMER) for solo
Flute with narration
Patty Davila Lazzara, Mahwah, NY (flute and narration)
23
FAST WALK for Clarinet Quartet
OWU Clarinet Collection, Ohio Wesleyan University
29
DANCE MUSIC FOR MR. MOUSE for Eb Clarinet and
Piano
Diane Cawein Barger, Millersville University, PA
AUGUST 2009
14
TREES for solo
Flute with narration
Tiffany Holmes flute, Cindy Anne Strong narration; National Flute Association
national convention, NYC.
16
FLASH! for
Piccolo and Piano
Kate Prestia-Schaub piccolo. Martin Amlin piano; National Flute Association annual convention,
NYC.
JULY 2009
9
IT TAKES FOUR TO TANGO
for Flute and Guitar
Laura Schulkind flute, Red Cedar Music Festival, IA
21
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for
Narrator and Mixed Octet
Aspen Music Festival
21
THE ADVENTURES OF MARY'S LITTLE LAMB for
Narrator and Mixed Quintet
Aspen Music Festival
25
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS for
Narrator, Violin, and Cello
Society for New Music, Syracuse NY. Gerard Abrams narrator, Alyssa Blount
violin, Elinor Frey cello
JUNE 2009
4
TWO CATS for
Flute and Clarinet
Sandra Saathoff flute, Mary Kantor clarinet; Seattle Pacific University
6
PASTORALE (SOUVENIRS DU FRÖG) for
Clarinet and Piano
Carron Shankland clarinet, Martin Davies piano; Kilbryde Castle, Stirling,
Scotland
9
FLASH! for
Piccolo and Piano
Walfrid Kujala piccolo.
Lara Urrutia piano, Denton, TX
13
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for
Narrator and Orchestra
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Rossen Milanov, Charlotte Blake Alston
narrating
14
FLASH! for
Piccolo and Piano
Kate Prestia-Schaub piccolo. Christi Zuniga piano; International Piccolo Symposium, Omaha, NE
13
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for
Narrator and Orchestra
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Rossen Milanov, Charlotte Blake Alston
narrating
MAY 2009
2
BLAST OFF! for
Narrator and Orchestra
Flower Mound Community Orchestra, Flower Mound, TX; Paul Bonneau conducting
2
TOBETARA for
Voice (or unison choir) and Piano
Aster, conducted by Christina Lynn, Broomfield, CO
6
PIANO VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY SIEGMEISTER for
Piano
Leonard Lehrman, piano, New York University
9
THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE for
Narrator and Orchestra
Baltimore Symphony, following by CD signing at Meyerhoff Hall
9
THE DAY THINGS WENT WRONG AT THE PET STORE 11
Cartoons for Piano
Sheryl Lee piano, Royal Albert Hall, London
10
TREES for solo
Flute with narration
Cindy Anne Strong flute (and narration), San Diego, CA
10
IT TAKES FOUR TO TANGO
for Flute and Guitar
Cindy Anne Strong flute, Fred Benedetti, San Diego, CA
15
BLAST OFF! for
Narrator and Orchestra
Main Line Symphony (PA) conducted by Henry Scott
APRIL 2009
2
FAST WALK for
Saxophone Quartet
Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR
11
FLASH! for
Piccolo and Piano
Walfrid Kujala piccolo.
Lara Urrutia piano, Redlands, CA
25
TOBETARA for
Voice (or unison choir) and Piano
Aster, conducted by Christina Lynn, Boulder, CO
28
ALLEGRO VOLANTE for
Xylophone and Piano
Mell Csicsila xylophone, Cleveland, OH
MARCH 2009
7
TAKE THE ORCHESTRA OUT TO THE BALLGAME for
Narrator and Chamber Ensemble
Altoona Symphony outreach, Jan Kinney narrator
28
THE ADVENTURES OF MARY'S LITTLE LAMB for
Narrator and Chamber Ensemble
Altoona Symphony outreach, Jan Kinney narrator
FEBRUARY 2009
1
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for
Narrator and Mixed Octet
First Unitarian Society of Rockland Country, Pomona, NY
3
DEEP FUNK, PT. 2: DANCE SONATA FOR SOLO VIOLA
Mvt. 1 (Salsa Grande), Aurelien Petillot viola, Fredonia, NY
14, 15
THE KISS (AFTER THE PAINTING BY KLIMT for Orchestra
Allentown Symphony, conducted by Diane Wittry
17
FANTASY, SCHERZO AND NOCTURNE for
Saxophone Quartet
Mvt. 1 (Fantasy); Rachel Rushing, Kathleen Orr, Ian Herbon, Jacob Nurse; Easterm
Michigan University
22
IT TAKES FOUR TO TANGO
for Clarinet Quartet
CarolinaClarinet, Holly Springs, NC; with dance by Tangophilia
22
TWO CATS for
Flute and Clarinet
Cindy Anne Strong flute, Daniel Dorff clarinet; Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair, Reston,
VA
22
THREE ROMANCES
for Flute and Clarinet
Cindy Anne Strong flute, Daniel Dorff clarinet; Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair, Reston,
VA
22
TREES for solo
Flute with narration
World premiere by Tiffany Holmes flute, Cindy Anne Strong narration; Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair, Reston, VA
25 (2 performances)
BLAST OFF! for
Narrator and Orchestra
Symphony In C, conducted by Rossen Milanov
JANUARY 2009
11
THREE ROMANCES
for Flute and Clarinet
Laura Finkelstein flute, Jeff Leiserson clarinet; Candlelight Vespers Concert,
Shirley, MA
Movement 1 only
24
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for
Narrator and Orchestra
Symphonicity (Virginia Beach Symphony)
31
FLASH! for
Piccolo and Piano
World premiere featuring Kate Prestia-Schaub piccolo, Jeanette-Louise Yaryan,
piano; Murrieta, CA
31
SONATINE DE GIVERNY for
Piccolo and Piano
Kate Prestia-Schaub piccolo, Jeanette-Louise Yaryan,
piano; Murrieta, CA
NOVEMBER 2008
9
BLAST OFF! for
Narrator and Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic, conducted by Scott Bean
14
AUGUST IDYLL for
solo Flute
Andrea Ceccamori, University of Kentucky at Lexington
16
BLAST OFF! for
Narrator and Orchestra
Germantown Academy Chamber Society
16
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for
Narrator and Orchestra
Germantown Academy Chamber Society
16
THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE for
Narrator and Orchestra
Knoxville Symphony
22 (two performances)
THREE FUN FABLES for
Narrator and Orchestra
Charleston (SC) Symphony, Scott Terrell conductor
OCTOBER 2008
4
BLAST OFF! for
Narrator and Orchestra
Greenville Symphony (PA)
4
KOKORO O KOMETE for
Voice and Piano
Yukiko Ishida soprano, Neumann College, Aston, PA
8 (2 performances)
THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE for
Narrator and Orchestra
Baltimore Symphony
10 (2 performances)
THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE for
Narrator and Orchestra
Baltimore Symphony
18 (two performances)
THREE FUN FABLES for
Narrator and Orchestra
Charleston (SC) Symphony, Scott Terrell conductor
19
SONATINE DE GIVERNY for
Piccolo and Piano
Laura Schulkind piccolo, Colorado
19
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for
Narrator and Orchestra
Maple City Chamber Orchestra, Goshen IN
19
BILLY AND THE CARNIVAL for
Narrator and Orchestra
Maple City Chamber Orchestra, Goshen IN
24
IT TAKES FOR TO TANGO for
Saxophone Quartet
Straight Sax Quartet,Villanova, PA
25
THE BEAR WENT UNDER THE MOUNTAIN for
Narrator and Chamber Ensemble
Altoona Symphony outreach, Jan Kinney narrator
SEPTEMBER 2008
20
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS for
Narrator, Violin, and Cello
Altoona Symphony outreach, Jan Kinney narrator
20 (2 performances)
THREE FUN FABLES for
Narrator and Orchestra
Charleston (SC) Symphony, Scott Terrell conductor
27
BLAST OFF! for
Narrator and Orchestra
New Philharmonic, Irving TX, Marc Rouleau, narrator
AUGUST 2008
7
SONATINE DE GIVERNY for
Piccolo and Piano
6 complete performances at the National Flute Association annual convention,
Kansas City in conjunction with the Piccolo Young Artists' Competition (!) The 6
piccoloists were: Jihye Choi, Virginia Crabtree, Mackenzie Danner, Karen
Eichinger, Jennifer Teng, and Abigail Kegel Walsh
7
9 WALKS DOWN 7th AVENUE for
Flute and Piano
Nicole Esposito flute, Alan Huckleberry piano; National Flute Association annual
convention, Kansas City
8
TWO CATS for
Flute and Clarinet
Lois Herbine flute, Daniel Dorff clarinet; National Flute Association annual
convention, Kansas City
9
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for
Narrator and Orchestra
Kirk Trevor conducting the Missouri Symphony
31
THREE ROMANCES for Flute and Clarinet
Movement 1: Lois Herbine flute, Kim Herbine clarinet, Carmel Presbyterian
Church, Glenside, PA
JULY 2008
17
BILLY AND THE CARNIVAL for Narrator and
Orchestra
Grand Rapids Symphony
21
CONCERTO FOR CONTRABASSOON
Sarah Wildey contrabassoon, Indiana University (with piano accompaniment)
23
ALLEGRO VOLANTE for Xylophone and Band (Mvt. 3
for Concerto for Solo Percussion and Orchestra)
Mell Csicsila xylophone, Canton Concert Band, Patricia Olsson conducting, North
Canton, OH
26
IN A DEEP FUNK: Dance Set for unaccompanied
Contrabassoon
Juan deGomar, complete performance (!) at annual convention of the International
Double Reed Society, Provo, UT
26
THREE ROMANCES for Flute and Clarinet
Eric Stand, flute; Bill Stevens, clarinet; Mt. Kisco, NY