Daniel Dorff

Premieres

In 2002, Daniel Dorff's It Takes Four to Tango, for clarinet, bass clarinet, and two mimes, was played first at the University of Oklahoma annual clarinet symposium, with clarinetists Teresa Reilly Yeh and John Bruce Yeh, July 9; and in a version for flute and string quartet, with Mimi Stillman and members of the Philadelphia Orchestra in Ocean Grove, NJ, July 18. Helene Williams, soprano, and Leonard Lehrman, piano, presented Ki Tovim, from Four Hebrew Love Songs, July 14, 2002, in New York, NY. On November 4, 2002, Say Hey! Homage to William Mays, for percussion trio with baseball bats and audience participation, premiered with members of the Haddonfield (NJ) Symphony. Violist Mara Gearman introduced Deep Funk, Part 2: Dance Sonata for Solo Viola, in Philadelphia, January 26, 2003. On March 29, 2003, Take the Orchestra Out to the Ballgame, a commission for the Philadelphia Orchestra's Sound All Around chamber series, will be heard first, with narrator Charlotte Blake Alston and members of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Performances

Sonatine de Giverny, for piccolo and piano, was a required competition piece at the National Flute Association annual convention, August 20, 2002. John Bruce Yeh soloed with the Lamont Symphony, conducted by Lawrence Golan, in Summer Solstice for Clarinet and String Orchestra, October 13, 2002. In 2002, Blast Off! was heard with the Orlando Philharmonic, October 13, and with the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, November 9. The Tortoise and the Hare will have eight performances with the Baltimore Symphony, Lara Webber conducting, Rheda Becker narrating, April 2003.

Publications

Blast Off!, orchestra study score; It Takes Four to Tango, string orchestra; both by Theodore Presser. The Kiss (after the painting by Klimt), Theodore Presser rental. Fast Walk for Saxophone Quartet, Tenuto Publications (Presser).

Recordings

Pastorale (Souvenirs du Frög), for clarinet and piano, David Hattner and Albert Tiu, Northbranch Records recital CD. Serenade to Eve, After Rodin for Flute and Guitar, Debora Coates and Mike Harris, Barking Dog Records CD.

The 2003 American Composers Update

Daniel Dorff

Premieres

Performances

Publications

Recordings

Further Information




		The 2003 American Composers Update as published in PAN PIPES, Volume 95, Number 2 Daniel Dorff Premieres In 2002, Daniel Dorff's It Takes Four to Tango, for clarinet, bass clarinet, and two mimes, was played first at the University of Oklahoma annual clarinet symposium, with clarinetists Teresa Reilly Yeh and John Bruce Yeh, July 9; and in a version for flute and string quartet, with Mimi Stillman and members of the Philadelphia Orchestra in Ocean Grove, NJ, July 18. Helene Williams, soprano, and Leonard Lehrman, piano, presented Ki Tovim, from Four Hebrew Love Songs, July 14, 2002, in New York, NY. On November 4, 2002, Say Hey! Homage to William Mays, for percussion trio with baseball bats and audience participation, premiered with members of the Haddonfield (NJ) Symphony. Violist Mara Gearman introduced Deep Funk, Part 2: Dance Sonata for Solo Viola, in Philadelphia, January 26, 2003. On March 29, 2003, Take the Orchestra Out to the Ballgame, a commission for the Philadelphia Orchestra's Sound All Around chamber series, will be heard first, with narrator Charlotte Blake Alston and members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Performances Sonatine de Giverny, for piccolo and piano, was a required competition piece at the National Flute Association annual convention, August 20, 2002. John Bruce Yeh soloed with the Lamont Symphony, conducted by Lawrence Golan, in Summer Solstice for Clarinet and String Orchestra, October 13, 2002. In 2002, Blast Off! was heard with the Orlando Philharmonic, October 13, and with the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, November 9. The Tortoise and the Hare will have eight performances with the Baltimore Symphony, Lara Webber conducting, Rheda Becker narrating, April 2003. Publications Blast Off!, orchestra study score; It Takes Four to Tango, string orchestra; both by Theodore Presser. The Kiss (after the painting by Klimt), Theodore Presser rental. Fast Walk for Saxophone Quartet, Tenuto Publications (Presser). Recordings Pastorale (Souvenirs du Frög), for clarinet and piano, David Hattner and Albert Tiu, Northbranch Records recital CD. Serenade to Eve, After Rodin for Flute and Guitar, Debora Coates and Mike Harris, Barking Dog Records CD. Further Information 2000-2001 American Composers Update 1999-2000 American Composers Update SAI's Composers Bureau Online. SAI's Music for Young People section
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