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Ring Out, Ye Bells!
Sleep, Sleep, Happy Child
I held a rose on Christmas Day
Wondrous love, this dawn becomes
A winter birth adorns this day
A Yuletide Carol
Hear the Song Begin
Feeling Infinite
William Sauerland, conductor
I Can Change the World
D. Jason Bishop, director
We Reply
Brett Karlin, conductor
videos
A Chain is Broken (world premiere)
A Chain Is Broken (2019) NOTUS Nicholas Stevens, tenor Erina Buchholz, violin Rees Taylor Roberts, piano Dominick DiOrio, conductor & composer On an original commissioned poem, “Earth’s Anthem” by Khashayar Tonekaboni. World premiere performance.
FETTER & AIR
Fetter & Air · Abigail Chapman · Lucas DeJesus · Sierra Fox · Donald Hunt · Jina Jang · Kelsey Lewis · John Meyer · Langelihle Mngxati · Alize Rozsnyai · Michael Robert Smith · Karina Sweeney · D’quan Tyson · Sandy Rea · Ting Ting Wong · Brendan Fullam · Kyle Conner · Amanda Pfannenstiel · Albert Crawford · Mark Davidson · Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia · Dominick DiOrio
Fetter & Air ℗ 2022 Navona Released on: 2022-01-28
Splitting the Sunlight
Truman State University Cantoria and Dr. Mark Jennings, director perform the world premiere of Dominick DiOrio's commissioned working "Splitting the Sunlight" for the North Star Music Festival - October 9, 2021 at Ophelia Parrish Music Hall, Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.
Come, Great Love
Commissioned for the dedication of the Fisk organ at Northminster Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, IN. October 1, 2021. Premiere performance.
Sleep, Sleep, Happy Child
World premiere performance of Dominick DiOrio's "Sleep, Sleep, Happy Child" for SATB chorus, soprano solo, violin, cello, and chimes. Premiered by the South Bend Chamber Singers and Nancy Menk, director, Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 7:30pm at the Church of Our Lady of Loretto, St. Mary's College, South Bend, Indiana.
Corey K. Rubin - Concerto for Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Concerto for Chorus and Chamber Orchestra (2020) Corey K. Rubin
0:13 I. An Address to My Muse 4:27 II. The Very Coinage of Your Brain 8:56 III. Do Dreams Lie Deeper?
World Premiere Performance: NOTUS Contemporary Vocal Ensemble; Indiana University New Music Ensemble; Dominick DiOrio, conductor (Bloomington, IN, September 23, 2021)
Daydreamers
World premiere virtual recording by Children's Chorus of Washington (Margaret Nomura Clark, artistic director & conductor) in collaboration with Dance Institute of Washington (choreography by Ashanté Green) and pianist Dr. Lester Green. Film direction, audio and video editing and mastering by Arts Laureate. Premiered on June 13, 2021 as part of CCW's 25th Anniversary Gala.
A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass - I. Listening
The Gustavus Adolphus Choir
Virtual Choir Tour - 2021
Melissa Dunphy - A Slice of Pie
Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia
Dominick DiOrio, artistic director & conductor
A SLICE OF PIE
Music by Melissa Dunphy * Poetry by Feminista Jones
World premiere recording.
Trumpet: Eric Schweingruber
Bass: Nathan Pence
Drums: Travis Goffredo
Producers: Dominick DiOrio and Tolsma Productions
Video Editing: Rich Tolsma
Audio Editing: John Groome
Musical and Production Assistant: Ting Ting Wong
Commissioned by and dedicated to the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia.
Copyright © 2020 Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia and posted with permission.
The commissioning and premiere performance of “A Slice of Pie” was made possible with the support of the Robert Black Foundation Trust, with additional support provided by Frank Cassel, Jon Kochavi, and John Kohlhas.
We Reply
We Reply for SATB and string orchestra (or string quintet)
Recording by Master Chorale of South Florida; Brett Karlin, cond.
Published by ECS Publishing
image gallery

Mom, Dad, John and me after my Mendelssohn Chorus debut "A Feast of Carols" concert. December 2021

IU organists (John Morrow, David Boeckh, Elijah Buerk, Katie Hughes, and Rees Roberts) after our NOTUS concert "return" in 2021. October 2021

My bow with the Philadelphia Orchestra after the Mendelssohn Chorus "Glorious Sound of Christmas" concert with Bramwell Tovey December 2021

With Flo Gardner & Charlotte Sibley at the premiere
May 2021

Mendelssohn Chorus Board Members Ellie Elkinton, Monte Partee, Linda Lipscomb, and Russ Harris attend the sound installation at the Rail Park
May 2021

The Rail Park, Philadelphia
May 2021

The Rail Park, Philadelphia
May 2021

Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelpha "Dialogues with Dominick" featuring Melissa Dunphy and Texu Kim
October 2020

IU Choral Conductors, after a socially-distanced pandemic concert with Vocal Chamber Ensembles: DD, Peter Kadeli, Anthony Ferreira, Lawrence Abernathy, Nicholas Sienkiewicz, Betsy Burleigh, and Katie Gardiner.
September 2020

IU Choral Dept End-of-Spring 2020 Zoom Gathering
May 2020