Daniel
Dorff is a contemporary composer known especially for his flute and piccolo
music, having even worked on arrangements for Sir James Galway! He first came
on the scene at the age of 18 after winning first prize in the Aspen Music
Festival’s annual composer’s competition. One of his teachers was the famous
George Crumb, and over time his work has grown to be considered part of the
standard repertoire. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Seattle Symphony,
Philadelphia Orchestra, and Minnesota Orchestra are just a few of the
world-renown orchestras who have performed his work. Listen here to a fun little
work written for unaccompanied piccolo.
Tweet was inspired by robins that woke
Dorff up every morning during springtime.
Next
time, we look at a composer you’ve likely heard often on 90.9 – Peter Boyer.
