Dominick DiOrio

Capturing both the wonder and the joy and optimism of winter. Words and music of possibility and energy of life in motion. Unlike many of Sara Teasdale's poems which struggle with depression, here she...

This is a bold reimagining of Hildegard's chant, both tune and text. Actively quoting the source material, DiOrio's setting takes Hildegard's music as a launching point from which to imagine new sonic...

A modern poem is set to music in this choral work. Its sense of nostalgia and child-like wonder is carried along in both the text and melody, taking both the singer and listener back in time. A work o...

Composer Dominick DiOrio has been call a forward-thinking young composer, ready to tackle anything and this exciting piece definitely falls under anything. Written for the virtuosic Houston Chamber Ch...

This is a setting of an Irish Blessing but no THE Irish Blessing. This musical tapestry is one of unadorned a cappella mixed chorus, using soft dissonances and free-flowing counterpoint. Together in s...

A setting of a sonnet by Amy Lowell commissioned by the Smith College Chorus explores conflicting emotions one finds in a relationship. The broad and lyrical music evokes the passion of new love and t...

A setting of a sonnet by Amy Lowell commissioned by the Smith College Chorus explores conflicting emotions one finds in a relationship. The broad and lyrical music evokes the passion of new love and t...

Commissioned for the 2015 Texas Choral Director's Middle and Junior High School Honor Choir conducted by Andrea Ramsey, Dominick DiOrio's setting of this well-known blessing is poignant and hopeful. A...

Composer Dominick DiOrio has been called "a forward-thinking young composer, ready to tackle anything" and this exciting piece definitely falls under "anything. " Written for the virtuosic Houston Cha...

As one of America's exciting young composers, Dominick DiOrio is stretching the boundaries of choral music. In "Alleluia", he explores the percussive qualities of the voice and the lyrical quality of...

A setting of a sonnet by Amy Lowell commissioned by the Smith College Chorus explores conflicting emotions one finds in a relationship. The broad and lyrical music evokes the passion of new love and t...

This is the third work by DiOrio for chorus and marimba. Where "A Dome of Many Coloured Glass" (50498607) explores the virtuosic capabilities of this combination and "Alleluia" (50498734) is a work of...