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Daniel Dorff’s music has been performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Wolfgang Sawallisch, commissioned three times by the Philadelphia Orchestra’s education department and twice by the Minnesota Orchestra’s Kinder Konzert series which has performed his music over 100 times. Dorff’s works have also been performed by the Baltimore Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Eastman Wind Ensemble, chamber concerts of the Chicago Symphony, St. Louis Symphony and Oregon Symphony, on the 1998 Chicago Symphony Radiothon, by clarinetists of the Berlin Philharmonic and Vienna Philharmonic, and by pianist Marc-André Hamelin and clarinetist John Bruce Yeh. Other commissions have come from the Colorado Symphony’s Up Close and Musical series, Sacramento Symphony, Young Audiences, American Wind Symphony Orchestra, Ithaca College School of Music, Haddonfield Symphony, Network for New Music, flutist Mimi Stillman, National Flute Association Piccolo Committee, Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, and other organizations. Born in New Rochelle, NY in 1956, Dorff’s acclaim came early with First Prize in the Aspen Music Festival’s annual composers’ competition at age 18. Originally a saxophonist, Dorff received degrees in composition from Cornell and Univ. of Pennsylvania. His teachers included George Rochberg, George Crumb, Karel Husa, Richard Wernick, Ralph Shapey, Elie Siegmeister, and Henry Brant. He studied saxophone with Sigurd Rascher and is an active bass clarinetist. In 1996, Dorff was named Composer-In-Residence for the Haddonfield Symphony. In 2002 the Philadelphia Orchestra's education department premiered The Adventures of Mary's Little Lamb for narrator with mixed quintet, and a sequel Take The Orchestra Out to the Ballgame has been commissioned for March 2003. Other recent and upcoming premieres include Mimi Stillman's performances of Nocturne Caprice for unaccompanied flute, members of the Haddonfield Symphony in Say Hey! (Homage to Willie Mays for Percussion Trio with Baseball Bats and Audience Participation), Mara Gearman of the Oregon Symphony performing Deep Funk Pt. 2: Dance Sonata for Solo Viola, and a commissioned work for the 2003 Ithaca College Choral Festival. Other recent & upcoming highlights include 8 performances by the Baltimore Symphony of The Tortoise and the Hare, clarinetist John Yeh's performances of Summer Solstice in Chicago and Denver, and many orchestras' performances of Blast Off! In 2002, Dorff received his fifth Fellowship from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and his music was performed at annual conventions of the National Flute Association and International Clarinet Association. Daniel Dorff has been Director of Publications for Theodore Presser Company since 1985; he is a sought-after lecturer on music engraving and notation, having spoken on these topics at many colleges as well as Carnegie Hall. Dorff’s compositions have been published by Theodore Presser Company, MMB Music Inc., Elkan-Vogel, Shawnee Press, Mel Bay, Kendor Music, Carl Fischer, Tenuto Publications, and Golden Music, and recorded on the Crystal, Silver Crest, Barking Dog, Capstone, Orange Note, Farao Classics, Northbranch, Sea Breeze, and Meister labels. For most current information please visit www.danieldorff.com

Title	Ensemble Type	Composed	Duration	Media
Four idylls	Keyboard		00:00:00
Summer strut	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:02:10
Summer strut : grade 2	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:02:10
Taps	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:00:00
Dreams	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:00:00
Sonatina d'amore	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:00:00
Snowy evening	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:00:00
Jabberwocky	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices		00:03:00
Newness	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:00:00
Eyelash wish	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:00:00
Spiritual	Solo instrument, non-keyboard		00:00:00
Pachelbel's Christmas : a merry melange	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:04:00
Three dance etudes	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:21:00
Through a misty arch--	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:04:00
Flames	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices		00:03:00
Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices		00:03:00
Wedding songs (cantata)	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:00:00
Allegro volante : Movement III from Concerto for solo .	Orchestra		00:04:30
Kuruntokai, book 1	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:00:00
Cool Street	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:01:15
Scholar's refrain	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices		00:04:00
Barnyard bash	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:02:00
Dance music	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:00:00
Fantasy, scherzo, and nocturne	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:09:30
Andante con varazioni for flute and clarinet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:04:30
Dark romance	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:00:00
Kokoro o komete	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:00:00
Si linguis angelicis	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:00:00
Sunshine rondo	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:00:00
Ave Maria	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:01:30
Heaven-haven	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices		00:00:00
Look what I can play	Keyboard		00:00:00
Four Hebrew Love Songs	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2003	00:11:00
Nocturne Caprice	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	2002	00:07:45
Deep Funk, Pt. 2 (Dance Sonata for Solo Viola)	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	2002	00:15:30
Say Hey! Homage to Willie Mays	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2002	00:03:30
The Kiss (after the painting by Gustav Klimt)	Orchestra	2001	00:14:00
Sonatine de Giverny	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2000	00:10:00
Yuki No Uta	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2000	00:03:45
Goldilocks and the Three Bears	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2000	00:08:00
Goldilocks and the Three Bears	Orchestra	2000	00:08:00
Blast Off!	Orchestra	1999	00:09:30
Serenade to Eve, after Rodin	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1999	00:09:00
The Year of the Rabbit	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1999	00:07:00
Serenade to Eve, after Rodin	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1999	00:09:00
Sunburst	Orchestra	1998	00:03:30
April Whirlwind	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1998	00:07:00
Sonatina d'Amore	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1997	00:06:00
Pastorale (Souvenirs du Frög)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1997	00:06:00
Philly Rhapsody	Orchestra	1997	00:11:00
Philly rhapsody	Orchestra	1997	00:11:00
April whirlwind	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1997	00:08:00
Tortoise and the hare, The	Orchestra	1996	00:05:30
Three fun fables	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1996	00:11:00
Three Fun Fables	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1996	00:11:00
Three Fun Fables	Orchestra	1996	00:11:00
The Tortoise and the Hare	Orchestra	1996	00:05:30
In A Deep Funk: Dance Set for Solo Contrabassoon	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1996	00:14:30
It takes four to tango	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1995	00:00:00
Pastorale : souvenirs de Froeg	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1994	00:06:00
Three Mysteries	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1993	00:13:00
Three mysteries	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1993	00:12:30
Two Alphabetical Songs	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1993	00:02:00
Summer Solstice	Orchestra	1993	00:18:00
Allegro Volante	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1992	00:04:30
Allegro Volante	Band	1992	00:04:30
Allegro Volante	Orchestra	1992	00:04:30
Concerto for Solo Percussion and Orchestra	Orchestra	1992	00:21:30
Fanfare for Two Trumpets	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1992	00:00:45
Concerto for solo percussion and orchestra	Orchestra	1992	00:20:00
Fast Walk	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1991	00:02:30
Fast Walk	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1991	00:02:30
Fast Walk	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1991	00:02:30
Concerto for Contrabassoon	Orchestra	1991	00:12:30
Concerto for Contrabassoon	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1991	00:12:30
It Takes Four to Tango	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1990	00:02:30
It Takes Four to Tango	Orchestra	1990	00:02:30
It Takes Four to Tango	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1990	00:02:30
It Takes Four to Tango	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1990	00:02:30
It Takes Four to Tango	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1990	00:02:30
It Takes Four to Tango	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1990	00:02:30
Fast walk	Orchestra	1990	00:00:00
Peaceful journey	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1990	00:00:00
Fast walk	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1989	00:00:00
Piano variations on a theme by Siegmeister	Keyboard	1988	00:00:00
Pachelbel's Christmas	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1988	00:04:00
Alleluia in D	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1988	00:03:00
Sunburst	Orchestra	1988	00:03:30
Billy and the carnival : a children's guide to musical	Orchestra	1988	00:13:30
Romanza on a theme by Rochberg	Keyboard	1987	00:00:00
Romanza on a theme by Rochberg	Keyboard	1987	00:04:00
Peaceful Journey	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1987	00:08:00
Dark Romance	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1986	00:04:00
Billy and the Carnival	Orchestra	1985	00:13:30
Through A Misty Arch...	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1985	00:00:00
Three Dance Etudes	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1984	00:18:00
Stone Soup	Opera/Theater	1983	00:35:00
Stone Soup	Opera/Theater	1983	00:35:00
Fanfare	Orchestra	1983	00:00:00
Stone soup : an operatic fable in one act	Opera/Theater	1983	00:35:00
Stone soup : an operatic fable in one act	Opera/Theater	1982	00:35:00
Kokoro o Komete	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1982	00:02:30
Dance Music	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1981	00:10:00
Sunshine Rondo	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1981	00:02:00
Symphony of Delusions	Band	1981	00:18:00
Symphony of delusions	Band	1981	00:18:00
Ave Maria	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1980	00:02:00
Ave Maria	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1980	00:02:15
Ave Maria	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1980	00:02:15
Heaven-Haven	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1980	00:02:00
Flames	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1979	00:03:00
Four morsels	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1979	00:00:00
Nine scenes for piano	Keyboard	1979	00:11:00
Nature	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1979	00:02:30
Ambivalence of opposites	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1978	00:00:00
Taps for Tubas	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1978	00:02:00
Four Idylls	Keyboard	1978	00:07:00
Lamentations	Orchestra	1977	00:04:00
5 songs from the Goliards	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1977	00:10:00
Quartet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1976	00:00:00
Dances and Canons	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1976	00:07:00
Quartet (1976)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1976	00:18:00
Dances and canons for flute and clarinet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1976	00:06:30
Andante con Variazioni	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1975	00:04:30
Fantasy, Scherzo and Nocturne	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1974	00:11:00
Tidal song	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1974	00:00:00
Jabberwocky	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1973	00:01:30

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