CultureMap feature on Dominick
DiOrio conducting the premiere of Hora Stellatrix
with the Houston Chamber Choir in January 2011.
On "Stabat
mater dolorosa"...
The opening meditation displays
martial flourishes, a fitting introduction to Whitman’s
Civil War poem, in which the poet berates himself for his “callous
composure” in the face of carnage and death, only to
be pursued by the recurring nightmare
of what he saw. DiOrio’s setting is highly effective, in a lucid modern
idiom, with Near’s sweet tone well conveying the placid denial of brutal
reality... The Ave Maria is one of the
most striking modern settings we have heard, and was our favorite
bit of music for the evening.
-- Vance R. Koven, Boston Musical Intelligencer
On Klytemnestra...
Dominick’s music has a dramatic complexity and depth that really
resonates with me. Klytemnestra’s music has an interwoven quality – web-like,
veiled, cyclical, a masterful interplay between the parts. The music
is deeply psychological and reflective of a Greek heroine. -- Misha Penton, artistic director of Divergence
Vocal Theater, courtesy of Sequenza21
and Chris Becker
On Hora Stellatrixconducting
and premiere with Houston Chamber Choir...
Ithaca College and Yale Institute of Sacred Music do produce some mighty
talented composers and conductors. And Dominick DiOrio is right up
there with the best of them. -- YouTube public commentary, January 26, 2011
On I give you a new
commandment, published with Oxford...
This very fine a cappella anthem is in mixed meter, so conductor and
singers will need to pay attention to the many time changes from 4/4
to 3/4 to 5/4. He has fit the text so beautifully with the music. The
key change from Db major to A major, m. 28-31, is quite a nice surprise
for four measures before it goes back smoothly to Db major. Pay close
attention to the dynamics for they will really bring this piece to
life.
-- Creator / Monday Morning Emails, March 12, 2010
On conducting of Komm, Jesu, komm... Great, thanks for the very good performance!
Perfect tempi! Clear language!
-- YouTube commentary, February 2010
On conducting the Young People's
Chorus of NYC at the Transient Glory Symposium ... The Boatmen’s Song, commissioned
by the chorus, the first of two final works presented
tonight, was fascinating, with actual hand-clapping,
sticks, and shaker, in choral collaborative gestures
and very effectively directed.
- Roberta on the Arts, August 2005
Press
31 January 2012
- Carnegie Hall Choral Institute: An Unparalleled Opportunity (Carnegie Hall Choral Institute Blog) From February 16 to 18, 2012, Carnegie Hall is partnering with Young People’s Chorus of New York City™ (YPC) to produce the Transient Glory® Symposium. This three-day workshop will give eight selected conducting fellows the opportunity to work closely with the composers of new works for children’s chorus as well as top choral conductors in the field and Francisco J. Núñez, YPC’s founder and artistic director. Transient Glory (TG) is YPC’s long-standing program of commissioning new works from an all-star group of contemporary composers. One of the conductors from YPC's first TG Symposium in 2005, Dominick DiOrio, is also returning to this year’s workshop. We asked him to share some of his reflections from his first experience with Transient Glory.
1 September 2011
- Singing for His Supper by Marene Gustin (OutSmart
Magazine) The sound of music and more: it’s hard to determine what openly
gay Lone Star College-Montgomery associate professor of music, Dominick
DiOrio, is most passionate about—music, food, or his students,
who recently named him their favorite instructor for 2012.
26 May 2011 - LSC-Montgomery
students choose favorite faculty member by Kassia
Micek (Conroe
Courier) Dominick DiOrio, Lone Star College-Montgomery assistant professor
of music and choir director, was chosen by students to receive
the 2012 Student’s Star award, which students nominate faculty
for and an administrative team names.
