past events

PYO closes its season with a powerful program of American signature works, in celebration of America’s 250 birthday! Joined by the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia, the orchestra presents Thompson’s moving The Testament of Freedom and Copland’s triumphant Third Symphony. The evening also features Schuman’s New England Triptych and Stravinsky’s arrangement of The Star-Spangled Banner. More information and tickets.

The Festival Choir performs by work We Will Do Miracles as part of Youth Choir Festival NW 2026. More information here.

The Arlington Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Ingrid Lestrud, brings to Italy and Tunisia a vibrant program of contemporary choral music centered on hope, compassion, resilience, and human connection. Featuring works by Melanie DeMore, Dominick DiOrio (We Reply), Jake Runestad, Jocelyn Hagen, Selima Terras, Reena Esmail, Moses Hogan, and Christopher Tin, the program offers a rich and uplifting musical journey across diverse voices and traditions.

The Arlington Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Ingrid Lestrud, brings to Italy and Tunisia a vibrant program of contemporary choral music centered on hope, compassion, resilience, and human connection. Featuring works by Melanie DeMore, Dominick DiOrio (We Reply), Jake Runestad, Jocelyn Hagen, Selima Terras, Reena Esmail, Moses Hogan, and Christopher Tin, the program offers a rich and uplifting musical journey across diverse voices and traditions.

The Arlington Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Ingrid Lestrud, brings to Italy and Tunisia a vibrant program of contemporary choral music centered on hope, compassion, resilience, and human connection. Featuring works by Melanie DeMore, Dominick DiOrio (We Reply), Jake Runestad, Jocelyn Hagen, Selima Terras, Reena Esmail, Moses Hogan, and Christopher Tin, the program offers a rich and uplifting musical journey across diverse voices and traditions. More information.

Pianist Hedy Rothfuss, conductor Becky Thorn, and the St. Charles Community College Chamber Choir perform my work An Irish Blessing as part of their 2026 Commencement exercises at St. Charles CC.

The Road Home celebrates 10 years of the Lehigh Valley Chorale, joined for this historic moment by the Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra. Works will include choral-orchestral pieces by George Frideric Handel, Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn, Stephen Sondheim, and Christopher Tin, plus the world premiere of LVC’s first-ever commission The Forest Always Sings by Dominick DiOrio.

"This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before." Leonard Bernstein spoke these words after President Kennedy's assassination, and they inspire this powerful concert exploring how artists throughout history have chosen to answer darkness with beauty. From Palestrina, J.S. Bach, and Brahms to contemporary composers like Sarah Quartel, Reena Esmail, Ysaÿe Barnwell, and Dominick DiOrio (We Reply) experience how music becomes humanity's most powerful response to suffering. Tickets and more info.

The Road Home celebrates 10 years of the Lehigh Valley Chorale, joined for this historic moment by the Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra. Works will include choral-orchestral pieces by George Frideric Handel, Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn, Stephen Sondheim, and Christopher Tin, plus the world premiere of LVC’s first-ever commission The Forest Always Sings by Dominick DiOrio.

The University of Iowa Camerata and conductor Jeena Jang perform my work, Are You Looking for Me? as part of their Spring ensemble concert.