6 June 2010 Commonwealth Youthchoirs
premieres my new composition
The Cap and Bells at their annual Gala. View
the press release here. * Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - 5pm - Philadelphia,
PA
12-13 June 2010
The Rhinebeck Choral Club and Charles Kelley premiere my new commissioned
work Freedom's Plow. *Saturday at 8pm - Rhinebeck High School - Rhinebeck, NY
*Sunday at 3pm - New Hackensack Reformed Church - Wappinger Falls,
NY
19 June 2010
Misha Penton, the wildly-imaginative mezzo-soprano and creative mind
behind Houston's Divergence Vocal Theatre, premieres the first of my Five
Blake Lyrics at a private song salon and soirée. Also
featuring performances by Alison Greene, Michael Walsh, Dennis Arrowsmith
and Nicole Niederer. * Saturday at 7pm - Houston, TX
Tuesday, 31
Aug 2010 - Longy School of Music Convocation Kyle
Siddons, baritone, and Caroline Harvey, piano perform "Hear
the Voice" from my song cycle Five Blake Lyrics for
the Opening Convocation 2010 at the Longy School of Music. * Longy School of Music - Pickman Hall - 10am - Cambridge,
MA
Friday, 1
Oct 2010 - Savage/Rotary Club Fundraiser Doreen Alsen and the
Finger Lakes Women's Chorale perform I Will Arise in
Ithaca's historic State Theater. * Ithaca State Theater - Ithaca, NY
Wednesday,
6 Oct 2010 - Voices of America Grace Allendorf, mezzo-soprano, Kyle
Siddons, baritone, and Caroline Harvey, piano premiere my song
cycle Five Blake Lyrics in the version for 2 voices.
A repeat performance at the Longy School of Music is slated for early
October. * Cathedral Church of St. Paul - Noon - Boston, MA
Thursday,
22 Oct 2010 - Night Music I conduct a program
exploring the evocative nature of "night" with the Lone
Star College-Montgomery Choirs, featuring music of Brahms, Wilbye,
Lauridsen and my own Say On, Sayers! Also featuring
the String Ensemble, under the direction of Dr.
Lisa Burrell, and faculty soprano Lisa
Borik. * LSC-Montgomery Mainstage Theater - 7:30pm - Conroe,
TX
Friday, 5
Nov 2010 - Faculty Recital The faculty at LSC-Montgomery
present an afternoon recital of song and sounds, including performances
of my L'eau changeante for alto saxophone, trumpet,
and piano and the first of my Three Milton Sonnets for
soprano and piano. Featured artists include: Kris Chapman, trumpet;
Aaron Martinez, saxophone; Michael Walsh, baritone; Elizabeth Borik,
soprano; Amanda Waites, mezzo-soprano; and Nicole Niederer and Dominick
DiOrio, piano. * LSC-Montgomery Mainstage Theater - 1pm - Conroe, TX
Thursday,
2 Dec 2010 - Holiday Benefit Concert The LSC-Montgomery
Choirs and String Ensemble join together for a special performance
of the Vivaldi Gloria, under my
direction. Proceeds benefit Interfaith of the Woodlands.
General admission $10. * LSC-Montgomery Mainstage Theater - 7:30pm - Conroe,
TX
Wednesday,
8 Dec 2010 - Winchester Holiday Concert Winchester
HS Choirs--Christopher Nickelson, director--- premiere my commissioned
work Woods in Winter, on a text of Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow during their holiday concert. * 7:30pm - Winchester High School Auditorium - Winchester,
MA
Saturday,
18 Dec 2010 - BCE Holiday Concert Winchester
HS Choirs--Christopher Nickelson, director--and the Boston
Choral Ensemble--Miguel Felipe, director-- join together
for a light and spirited holiday concert, that will feature
the premiere of my commissioned work Woods in Winter,
on a text of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. * 2pm Old South Church - Boston, MA
* 7pm St. Mary's Church - Winchester, MA
Sunday, 30
Jan 2011 - Hear the Future
12th Annual Invitational School Choral Festival
Watch the preview
video by CultureMap and
Joel Luks!
Dominick conducts
the Houston Chamber
Choir as they premiere "Hora Stellatrix", a movement
from A dome of many-coloured glass, my new cantata-concerto
for mixed chorus, soprano, and marimba on texts of Amy Lowell. Free--no
ticket required! * South Main Baptist Church - 4:00pm - Houston, TX
Friday, 4
Feb 2011
Journeys - Finger Lakes Women's Chorale Doreen Kelly Alsen
leads the Finger Lakes Women's Chorale as they perform my work I
Will Arise as part of their winter concert program. * Community School for Music and the Arts - 8pm - Ithaca,
NY
Tuesday, 15
Feb 2011 - New Music Hall
Opening Concert Celebration The Lone Star College-Montgomery
Music Department starts a new chapter in its history with the opening
of the New Music Hall.
This state-of-the-art new facility houses a 175-seat recital hall
with acoustical design by noted firm JaffeHolden. This special concert
will feature the college's diverse ensembles, faculty artists, and
student performers, as well as the premiere of my Shine Out,
Stars! for mixed chorus, trumpet, and piano. * LSC-Montgomery Recital Hall - 7:30pm - Conroe, TX
Wednesday,
23 Mar 2011 - Home Concert
LSC-M Chamber Singers Tour to Austin, TX I direct the Chamber
Singers in a special home concert before we leave on tour to
Austin. The program will explore the edgier side of contemporary
choral repertoire and it will include a special new commissioned
work, Three Madrigals, by talented and emerging
composer Zachary Wadsworth,
as well as Rautavaara's Suite de Lorca. Free and
open to all. * LSC-Montgomery Recital Hall - 7:30pm - Conroe, TX
Chamber Singers
Tour Itinerary Thursday, March 24 - Montgomery, TX
Friday, March 25 - Austin, TX
Saturday, March 26 - San Marcos, TX
Sunday, 3
Apr 2011 - Julia Killey Senior Recital Pianist Julia Killey premieres my solo piano work, L'Homme
Armée Variations at the College of St. Rose. * College of St. Rose - 12:30pm - Albany, NY
Wednesday,
6 Apr 2011
Kyle Siddons Masters Recital
Grace Allendorf, mezzo-soprano, Kyle
Siddons, baritone, and Mark McNeill, piano premiere my song cycle Five
Blake Lyrics in the original version for 2 voices. Listen
to Kyle perform Hear the Voice from the set. * Longy School of Music - Pickman Hall - 8pm - Cambridge, MA
Friday 8 Apr,
Sat 9 Apr, and Sunday 10 Apr 2011
AGAMEMNON In tandem with the upcoming premiere of Klytemnestra,
I am writing incidental music for the University of Houston Honors
College Dionysia Festival for a performance of John Harvey's new
translation of Agamemnon. Not to be missed at the
University of Houston Wortham Center! * UH Wortham Center - Houston, TX
Thursday,
14 Apr 2011 - American Folk Music I direct the Lone
Star College-Montgomery Concert Choir in a program of 20th
Century American Folk Music in April, featuring selections of
Copland, Gershwin, Moses Hogan, and music from the Gospel tradition.
Free and open to the public. * LSC-Montgomery Recital Hall - 7:30pm - Conroe, TX
Friday, 15
Apr 2011
Saturday, 16 Apr 2011 KLYTEMNESTRA Divergence Vocal Theater debuts
its new performance space with a signature interdisciplinary world premiere.
Inspired by John
Harvey and the University of Houston Honors College Center for Creative
Work, artistic director Misha Penton leads
this collaboration and creates a new theatrical, opera, and dance work with
Dominick DiOrio. Klytemnestra exemplifies DVT's artistic philosophies
and features a host of exceptional artists. More
details here. * Divergence Music and Arts at Spring Street Studios
8pm - Houston, TX
Friday, 6
May 2011 - Opera Gala
Handel: Acis and Galatea To close the season, the Chamber Singers perform Handel's charming
opera-serenata, Acis and Galatea. The performance will feature Kerry
Jennings, tenor and director of opera at Lamar University; faculty vocal
artists Lisa Borik, soprano, and Michael
Walsh, baritone; and a stylish ensemble of professional instrumentalists
provided by Divisi Strings. Proceeds go to benefit the Music Department Student
Scholarship Fund. Purchase
tickets here! * LSC-Montgomery Recital Hall - 7:30pm - Conroe,
TX
Saturday,
21 May 2011
DIVERGENCE ARTS SOIREE & OPEN HOUSE Misha Penton and
a host of talented artists present an hour of songs, music, and performance
followed by yummies and libations in celebration of their new performance
space, Divergence Music and Arts. Admission is free, but RSVP required.
(And Misha will perform the Weaving Aria from our recent production
of Klytemnestra!)
More at: www.divergencevocaltheater.org * Divergence Music and Arts - 6:00pm - Houston, TX
Sunday, 22
May 2011 - ESSEX CHILDREN'S CHOIR
SPRING CONCERT The Essex Children's Choir of Vermont and Constance J. Price,
artistic director perform My Shadow at their annual Spring
Concert at the McCarthy Arts Center at St. Michael's College. * St. Michael's College - 3:00pm - Colchester, VT
Monday, 23
May 2011 - Furnace Woods Elementary School Choir Concert Kimberly Salvatore and the Furnace Woods Elementary School
Choir perform My Shadow at their annual Spring Concert. * Furnace Woods Elementary - 7:30pm - Cortlandt Manor,
NY
Thursday,
9 June 2011 - Chorus America Conference
Choral-Orchestral Conducting Masterclass Dominick is one of three conductors chosen to take part in
a choral-orchestral masterclass with Jeffrey Thomas and the American
Bach Soloists. Repertoire by Bach. * Chorus America Annual Conference - San Francisco, CA
Friday, 10
June 2011 - Chorus America Conference
A Cappella Conducting Masterclass Dominick is one of three conductors chosen to take part
in an a cappella conducting masterclass with Ragnar Bohlin and the
International Orange Chorale. Repertoire to include a cappella works
by Swedish composers. * Chorus America Annual Conference - San Francisco, CA
Friday, 10
June 2011 - Evening Star, Beauty Bringer... A concert of contemporary art songs with Misha Penton and Divergence
Vocal Theater in Houston's historic Rothko
Chapel. Includes premiere of my song The Captured Goddess for
soprano and piano. * The Rothko Chapel - 7:00pm - Houston, TX
TEDxTheWoodlands
Saturday, 24 September 2011
Lone Star College-Montgomery Recital Hall - Conroe, TX Dominick is a featured speaker and presenter at the inaugural TEDxTheWoodlands
conference, where conference attendees will hear a variety of talks on the
theme "Kaleidoscope Mind". Read more at http://tedxthewoodlands.com/
LOVE AND LOSS
Thursday, 20 October 2011 - 7:30pm
LSC-Montgomery Recital Hall - Conroe, TX
Dominick leads the Lone
Star College-Montgomery Concert Choir and Chamber Singers in music by Byrd,
Mendelssohn, and others that explores the connectedness of love and loss. This
concert will also be the culminating recital for Dominick's Doctor of Musical
Arts from Yale University. Featuring Divisi Strings and soloists Kelli Shircliffe,
Kammi Estelle, L. Wayne Ashley, Joshua Wilson, and Daryl Robinson.
THROUGH THE LOOKING
GLASS: old sounds reinvented
Friday, 18 November 2011 - 8pm The Church of St. John the Evangelist - Boston, MA
Saturday, 19 November 2011 - 8pm First Unitarian Church - Providence, RI
Sunday, 20 November 2011 - 3pm
Seully Hall, The Boston Conservatory - Boston, MA
The Lone Star College-Montgomery Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Jazz Ensemble
and Brass present a concert of holiday music. Kris Chapman, director of instrumental
music, and Dominick DiOrio, director of choral activities, lead an evening of
musical treats and holiday favorites. Admission is $10.
FIFTH FLOOR
COLLECTIVE
Music for Solo Violoncello with Justin Dougherty
27 January 2012 - 8:00pm The Concert Room - Boston Conservatory - Boston, MA 28 January 2012 - 8:00pm Carroll & Sons Art Gallery - Boston, MA
Justin
Dougherty performs a program of solo violoncello music through
a special
engagement
with The
Fifth
Floor
Collective. Featuring works of Marcus Balter, Joseph M. Colombo, Andrew Paul
Jackson, and Tarantella by yours truly! Read more about the project
and a future commission for soprano and cello on Justin's
blog.
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