Music by
DANIEL DORFF
Dissertations, Interviews, and Articles
SCHOLARLY DISSERTATIONS

"The flute in the work of Daniel Dorff - performance and interpretation aspects on the example of selected works by the composer" Agnieszka Bartoszewicz, Doctoral dissertation from The Feliks Nowowiejski, Academy of Music, Bydgoszcz, Poland (2024).
Written in Polish; also available in English.

"A Performance Guide to Daniel Dorff's Solo Flute and Piccolo Literature"
Ruth Washington Mayhew, DMA dissertation from University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (2020).

"A Research Paper and Compact Disc Recording of Three Works for Flute by Daniel Dorff: April Whirlwind, Nocturne Caprice, and 9 Walks Down 7th Avenue"
 Angela Marie Rich McCabe, for requirements of DMA, Arizona State University (2010).

VIDEO (and Audio) INTERVIEWS

Mariana Gariazzo interviews the composer (March 2026)
 Mariana interviews Daniel about composing for Low Flutes, in a stream from the 2026 International Low Flutes Society convention.
(Video link coming soon.)

Christopher Nichols interviews the composer (October 2025)
 Christopher interviews Daniel about composing flute and clarinet duets, in a stream from the 2025 International Clarinet Association's New Music Weekend.

Flute 360: Heidi Kay Begay interviews the composer (February 2019)
An extended Flute 360 audio interview between Heidi Kay Begay and Daniel Dorff.

Joan Sparks and Anne Sullivan interview the composer (September 2016)
Anne, Joan, and Daniel discuss the commission and premiere of Serenade for Flute and Harp.

Joan Sparks interviews Cindy Anne Broz and the composer (April 2014)
 Daniel and Cindy discuss the commission and performances of Sonata (Three Lakes).

  
ARTICLES & WRITTEN INTERVIEWS

International Clarinet Association's Composer-of-the-Month (April 2024)
Thomas Piercy's Q&A with the composer.

Jessica Dunnavant's interview (April 2024)
Jessica Dunnavant's Q&A with the composer.

"Premiering Concertino: Daniel Dorff and Jasmine Choi" (November 2018)
Viviana Guzman's article in The Flute View, interviewing Dorff and Choi about the August 2018 premiere of Concertino for Flute and Orchestra at the NFA Convention's Orchestral Gala.

Artist Interview in The Flute View (August 2016)
Barbara Siesel's interview with the composer in his 60th birthday year.

"A Sampling of Compelling Flute-Centered Composers" (The Flutist Quarterly, Spring 2016)
Francesca Arnone's article about 6 American composers enriching the flute repertory. Dorff is in good company.

Keith Hanlon's interview (March 2016)
Keith Hanlon's Q&A with the composer.

Cindy Anne Broz's Interview in Flute Talk (now The Instrumentalist) (July 2014)
Cindy Anne Broz's Q&A with the composer.

Peter Burwasser's article in Fanfare (July 2013)
 Peter Burwasser's deep interview with and article about the composer, in conjunction with the release of the all-Dorff Perennials CD.

Susan Fancher's article in The Saxophone Journal (September 2007)
Susan's two-page article about Dorff's music for saxophone.
(Scanned article link coming soon.)

"Confessions of a Contra-Loving Composer" (The Double Reed, 1999)
Roger Soren's Q&A with the composer.

last updated May 31, 2026
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