Dominick DiOrio

Anthem

• Instrumentation: double trombone choir
• Completed: September 2009
• Duration: 5 minutes
• Audio:
  • Anthem
    
    Ithaca College Trombone Troupe
    

    Hal Reynolds, director

• Based on:

  "I give you a new commandment" for SATB a cappella, DiOrio

• Commission:

  Commissioned by the Ithaca College Trombone Troupe, Hal Reynolds, director

• Program Note:

  Anthem was written for the Ithaca College Trombone Troupe and is based on one of my a cappella anthems, I give you a new commandment.

  Unlike the original anthem, the work has been reconceived in an antiphonal arrangement for two distinct choirs. I have always found the warm, lyrical sound of the trombone to be so evocative of the human voice and akin to the sound of a great mens chorus. This work is dedicated fondly to Hal Reynolds for inspiring me to transcribe the work for trombones.

• Performances:
  • November 12, 2009 (Premiere)
    Ithaca College Trombone Troupe
    Hal Reynolds, director; Erik Kibelsbeck, conductor 
    Ithaca College - Ford Hall - Ithaca, NY
  • November 1, 2012
    Indiana University Trombone Choir
    Carl Lenthe, director
    Indiana University - Auer Hall - Bloomington, IN