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june 2023
11

WE STAND TOGETHER

Arlington Chorale

Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington (4444 Arlington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22204)

5:00 pm

Ingrid Lestrud and the Arlington Chorale perform my work A Chain is Broken as part of their June concert, "We Stand Together." More information.

11

HAYDN'S MASS FOR TROUBLED TIMES

Choral Arts Society of Washington - Dr. André J. Thomas, conductor

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

5:00 pm

THE PROGRAM: Joseph Haydn: Missa in angustiis (Mass for Troubled Times/Lord Nelson Mass) Adolphus Hailstork: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes Dominick DiOrio: Solaris

FEATURED ARTISTS: Dr. André J. Thomas, conductor Symphonic Chorus Choral Arts Orchestra Dr. Dominick DiOrio, guest chorus master

Dr. André J. Thomas conducts the Choral Arts Society of Washington in a program of music designed to inspire and uplift. Learn more here.

11

18TH STREET SINGERS - 18TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

18th Street Singers

Washington DC

7:00 pm

The 18th Street Singers and director Benjamin Olinsky perform my work Day of Fire and Sun as part of their 18th Anniversary Spring Concert. More details here.

13

MENDELSSOHN CHORUS * ITALY TOUR

Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia - Dominick DiOrio, artistic director & conductor

Santa Croce in Gerusalemme - Rome, Italy

8:00 pm

In its first tour in over 40 years, singers from the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia travel internationally to Italy to sing in iconic spaces to celebrate the start of their 150th Anniversary Season, AS I LIVE AND BREATHE. Featuring music of Palestrina, Duruflé, Whitacre, Parker, Hogan, Lauridsen, and Handel, with the world premiere performance of Dominick DiOrio's A Bright Morning Dawns, with a new original commissioned poem by Philly-based writer and dramaturg Jacqueline Goldfinger. Tour hosted and organized by KI Concerts.

14

MENDELSSOHN CHORUS @ THE VATICAN

Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia - Dominick DiOrio, artistic director & conductor

St. Peter's Basilica - Vatican City

5:00 pm

Dominick DiOrio and Heather Mitchell conduct the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia as they sing for 5pm Evening Mass at the Vatican. Repertoire of Palestrina, Duruflé, Moses Hogan, and Alice Parker.

15

18TH STREET SINGERS - 18TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

18th Street Singers

Washington DC

7:00 pm

The 18th Street Singers and director Benjamin Olinsky perform my work Day of Fire and Sun as part of their 18th Anniversary Spring Concert. More details here.

16

MENDELSSOHN CHORUS * ITALY TOUR

Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia - Dominick DiOrio, artistic director & conductor

Chiesa di Ognissanti - Florence, Italy

6:00 pm

In its first tour in over 40 years, singers from the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia travel internationally to Italy to sing in iconic spaces to celebrate the start of their 150th Anniversary Season, AS I LIVE AND BREATHE. Featuring music of Palestrina, Duruflé, Whitacre, Parker, Hogan, Lauridsen, and Handel, with the world premiere performance of Dominick DiOrio's A Bright Morning Dawns, with a new original commissioned poem by Philly-based writer and dramaturg Jacqueline Goldfinger. Tour hosted and organized by KI Concerts.

october 2023
14

WE REPLY TO VIOLENCE

Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia - Dominick DiOrio, artistic director & conductor

The Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity - Rittenhouse Square - Philadelphia, PA

4:00 pm

Dominick DiOrio leads the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia in WE REPLY TO VIOLENCE, the first concert of MCP's 150th Anniversary Season. Featuring the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the program opens with Haydn's powerful Mass in Time of War (Paukenmesse), followed by Joel Thompson's visceral and moving Seven Last Words of the Unarmed for the tenors and basses, string orchestra, and piano. DiOrio's own We Reply concludes the concert with music of resilience and determination, as we work to end racial violence through awareness and action.

24

NOTUS: YOU THROUGH ME

NOTUS * Dominick DiOrio, director

Auer Concert Hall - Indiana University - Bloomington, IN

8:00 pm

NOTUS' first concert of the year, You Through Me, centers a performance of Caroline Shaw's To the Hands and a 100th anniversary mounting of Charles Ives' seminal Psalm 90 for chorus, organ, and tubular bells. The concert also features new works by IU alumni Kahan Taraporevala (Youth) and Alex Berko (You Through Me), as well as the world premiere of IU student composer Thejas Mirle's Du Silbena Datia (The Sighing Mists), which won Third Prize in the 2023 NOTUS Student Composition Contest. Free and open to all.

december 2023
9

A FEAST OF CAROLS

Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia - Dominick DiOrio, artistic director & conductor

St. Paul's Episcopal Church - Chestnut Hill - Philadelphia, PA

2:00 pm

Dominick DiOrio leads the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia in their beloved holiday tradition: A FEAST OF CAROLS. Featuring perennial performances by organist Andrew Kotylo, pianist Ting Ting Wong, and the majestic Timberdale Brass, this year's performance will also include a new commissioned world premiere work by composer Marques L.A. Garrett for chorus, brass, and organ, as well as premieres of DiOrio's four newest Postcard Carols.

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