31 December 2020
Holiday Concerts in Review: 6 shows that went on despite the pandemic
by Henrik Eger (Phindie.com)
07 August 2020
Behind the Music with St. John Flynn: Episode 54 - Dominick DiOrio
by St. John Flynn (Houston Chamber Choir - With One Accord)
01 March 2020
The Road Home - "Beautiful renditions of devotional American choral music"
by Henry Fogel (Fanfare)
13 December 2019
Seraphic Fire brings joy and gravitas to Christmas program
by David Fleshler (South Florida Classical Review)
18 March 2019
In Washington's crowded choral scene, too much is just enough
by Charles T. Downey (The Washington Post)
On A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass...
The Houston Chamber Choir premiered Dominick DiOrio's "A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass", a four-movement robust choral virtuosic showcase inspired by the imagist poetry of turn-of-the-century Nobel Laureate Amy Lowell. When he said that he had written for a professional choir who could do just about anything, he wasn't kidding."
-- Joel Luks, CultureMap
On Alleluia...
I personally remain suspicious when perusing any copy of new music with the title "Alleluia" after Randall Thompson as it is hard to say more than he did, strictly in the choral idiom, so long ago. That being said, I too can evolve and Dominick DiOrio has crafted a thrilling new treatment worthy of attention and praise."
-- Sean Burton, Iowa ACDA Summer Symposium
On "Stabat mater dolorosa..."...
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: the original subversive female...
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