Music by Daniel Dorff
MUSIC FOR VOICE, CHORUS & OPERA
CHORUS
Alleluia in D
for S.A.T.B. Chorus with
opt. Keyboard (1988)
2
min.
“adds a further example to the growing
body of Alleluias to emerge from American organ lofts.” — Music Teacher
(UK) (Bannan), July 1991.
Recommended in The American Organist by Philip Brunelle, November 1991.
Performances include College Misericordia choir at St. Patrick’s Cathedral,
NYC, April 1997.
Here's an audio clip: (39
sec., 604K
MP3)
Published by Theodore Presser Company (312-41580) Here's
how to order it
Flames
for
S.A.T.B. Chorus, a
cappella (1979)
3 min.
Poem by Catullus, in translation.
Here's an audio clip: (38
sec., 596K
MP3)
Published by Theodore Presser Company (312-41406). Here's
how to order it
He Is Love
for Two-part Chorus and
Piano (1980/1997)
2 min.
Poem by Pat Silver.
Published by Elkan-Vogel (362-03404).
Also available for Voice with Brass Quintet.
Heaven-Haven
for
S.A.T.B. Chorus, a cappella (1980)
2 min.
Poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Premiered by Florence County (N.J.) Community Singers, Frank Bonanno conducting,
May 19, 1985.
Jabberwocky
for
S.A.T.B. Chorus, a cappella (1973)
2 min.
Here's
an audio clip: (31
sec., 486K
MP3)
Published by Theodore Presser Company (312-41725).
Here's
how to order it
Scholars’ Refrain
for
T.T.B.B. Chorus and
Piano (1978)
4
min.
Poem from Carmina Burana, in translation.
Composed for and premiered at Cornell University 1978 Commencement ceremony.
The Colors of Creation
for
S.A.T.B. Chorus, a cappella (2003) 6 min.
Commissioned by the Ithaca College School of Music, for premiere in November
2003.
Ambivalence of Opposites
for Voice and Piano (Winter 1978)
7 min.
Poem by Mary Frances Wack.
Premiere by Jeannie Clark Fisher and Clifford Earle, Ithaca, Spring 1978.
Ave Maria
for
Mezzo-soprano, Flute, Oboe, 2 Clars., and Glockenspiel (Summer 1980)
2 min.
Premiered by Christina Lynn, Philadelphia,
July 1980.
Published by Theodore Presser Company (111-40104P)
Piano/Organ reduction published by Theodore Presser Company (111-40104).
Dreams
for Voice and Piano
(October 1978)
Poem by Catullus, in translation.
Premiered by Candace Sassaman and Mary Murphy, Philadelphia, September 29, 1979.
Eyelash Wish
for Voice and Piano (Fall
1973)
Poem by Jessica Greenbaum.
Premiered by Diane Rama, New York, 1974.
Published by Theodore Presser Company.
CD available on Capstone Records, performed by Helene Williams and Leonard
Lehrman.
Four Hebrew Love Songs for Voice and Piano
(in progress, 2002)
Texts from Shir Ha-shirim (Song of
Songs).
1. Yi shakeni mineshikot, 2. Kumi lach, 3. Hadigah li she'ahavah, 4. Dodi li
Five Songs from the
Goliards
for Tenor, Clarinet/Soprano Sax, Bassoon, Trombone, Viola/Percussion, and
Cello/Percussion (Spring 1977) 10 min.
Poems from Carmina Burana, in translation.
Kokoro o Komete
for Voice and Piano (August 1982)
Poem by Eri Takahira; title means
"From the bottom of my heart" (Japanese).
Premiered by Christina Lynn and James Primosch, Philadelphia, October 23, 1982.
Click here for program notes about this song.
Kurontokai
for Tenor and Piano (Spring 1980) 12
min.
Cantata on Tamil love poems, translated by
A.K. Ramanujan.
Nature
for Voice and Piano (January 1979)
Poem by Arshile Gorky.
Premiered by Candace Sassaman and Mary Murphy, University of Pennsylvania,
September 29, 1979.
Newness
for Flute and
Baritone voice (January 1979, rev. September 2005)
3 min.
Poem from Carmina Burana, in translation.
On Drowning
for Tenor, Flute, Bass Clarinet, Viola, and Crotales (1980)
17 min.
Poem by Deborah Wong.
Si Linguis Angelicis
for Soprano, Flute or Clarinet, and Piano (Valentine's Day 1982)
Poem from Carmina Burana.
Premiered by Christina Lynn, Deborah Wong (Flute), and James Primosch,
Philadelphia, October 23, 1982.
Performances include October 1999 Derriere Garde festival in San Francisco.
CD on E.R.M. label, in prep.
The Center Ring
for Voice and Piano (Summer 1979)
Words by the composer.
Premiered by Jody Applebaum and Marc-André Hamelin, through Network for New
Music, Phila., February 3, 1985.
The Curse of Catullus
for Soprano, Tenor, Flute/Alto Flute, Soprano Sax/Alto Sax, Clarinet/Bass
Clarinet, Electric Piano, and 2 Percussion (Fall 1977)
14 min.
Poems by Catullus, in translation.
Premiered by Mimmi Fulmer and Jeffrey Rehbach, conducted by Duane Heller, at
Cornell University, Winter 1978.
Tidal Song
for Voice and Piano (Spring 1974)
Premiered by Diane Rama, New York, 1974.
Poem by Jody Tannenbaum.
Tobetara
for Voice and Piano (February 1986)
Poem by Eiko Fan; title means “To be
able to fly” (Japanese).
Premiere by Janis Sabatino Hills, soprano, and Jane Leslie, piano, Commack, NY,
October 22, 1998.
To Daffodils
for Baritone and Cello (1996)
3½ min.
Composed for and premiered at the
Orchestra 2001 AIDS Quilt concert, May 26, 1996, Philadelphia; Kevin McDowell,
Baritone, Lori Barnet, Cello.
Two Alphabetical Songs
for Voice and Piano (Fall 1993)
Texts by the composer, with the words in
alphabetical order.
Premiere by Helene Williams and Leonard Lehrman, August 20, 1999; Roslyn, NY.
Second song premiered November 11, 1995 by Manuela Ochakowski, soprano, and
Johannes Harneit, piano, and subsequently broadcast across Europe, as a winner
of the Neue Musik in Delmenhorst competition.
Wedding Songs
for Tenor, Flute, and Piano (1979)
14 min.
Cantata on poems by the composer and Mary
Frances Wack, and translations of Ausonius and Paulinus.
Yuki no Uta
for Voice and Piano (Fall 1999)
Poem by the composer about the comforting
beauty of snow, translated into Japanese by Eiko Fan Takahira.
Premiere by Yukiko Ishida May 25, 2000 in Suntory Hall, Tokyo.
Click here for program notes about this song.
OPERA for YOUNG AUDIENCES
Stone Soup: An Operatic
Fable in One Act
for SATB Soloists,
optional SATB Chorus, Piano Accompaniment or Chamber Orch. (1982, orch. 1983)
35
min.
Commissioned by Young Audiences of Greater
Philadelphia for in-school Opera Workshop repertory Continuous
run since 1983!
Ideal for school performances: story is about food, teamwork, not a love story.
Approximately 500 performances by Young Audiences of Greater Philadelphia,
ArtsLive (Arkansas), Ohio Lyric Theater, Regina Symphony (Saskatoon), Prairie
Opera (Saskatoon).
On rental from Theodore Presser Company.
last updated 9/4/05