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"A Winter Pastorale" For Violin And Piano (Cambridge, Ma), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Vanessa Cedillos (violin, Master's degree recital) and Naoko Sugiyama (piano)

"Songs Of Sea And Life" For Tenor/Baritone Voice And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition Jose Dominguez (tenor, student senior recital presenter) and Dominic Dousa (piano).

Solo Composition Recital (November 9, 2006), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

Faculty Compositon Recital, presented by Elisa Wilson (mezzo soprano, UTEP), Lesley Chen (violin), and Dominic Dousa (piano). Performances of the following original compositions:

"Winter in the Country"

"Dream Land"

"Views from the Hills and Valleys"

A Quantitative Model Of Key Distance, With An Analysis And Performance Of Schumann’S "Märchenbilder", Op. 113 (Music Theory Presentation, Lecture-Recital), Dominic Dousa, Renee Skerik

Dominic Dousa

Musicians are familiar with the traditional categorizations of key relationships: closely related, parallel, relative, and foreign. While some of these terms do describe well the relatedness of keys, they do not provide a clear means of comparing the relative remoteness of all keys from a particular reference key. For example, how much “more distant” is E-flat major from C major than is G major or D minor? The model presented in this lecture includes a number of important factors that may affect the perception of key relationships and assigns numerical measures to those factors. These measures are then used in …

"Westward Journey" For Trombone Quartet (Original Composition), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my composition by the Continental Trombone Quartet. Presented at Concert I of Works by CMS Composers.

"The Winds Of A Summer Night" For Viola And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Stephanie Schweigart (viola) and Dominic Dousa (piano).

Recital, Utep Faculty Recital Series (September 8, 2006), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A faculty recital presentation by Stephanie Schweigart(violin and viola), Judi Wilkinson (harpsichord), and Dominic Dousa (piano).

'Iii. The Sky's The Limit' From "High Vistas" For Piano 4-Hands, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Dena Kay Jones (piano) and Dominic Dousa (piano) at the annual beginning-of-year Faculty Departmental Recital.

"A Winter Pastorale" For Violin And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Lesley Chen (violin) and Dominic Dousa (piano).

"New Day Dawning" For Orchestra, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras, conducted by Benjamin Loeb. Piece was commission as part of activities as EPSYOs Composer-in-Residence.

"In Song We Raise Our Voices" For Satb Choir And Piano (Coldwater And Bronson, Mi / 2 Performances), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the Branch County Community Chorus, conducted by Gerald Blanchard. Piece commissioned for the 5th anniversary of the BCCC. Also performed May 6, 2006 in Bronson, MI.

"Sail On!" For Satb Choir And Concert Band, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the UTEP University Chorale and University Wind Symphony, conducted by William McMillan. Commissioned by the UTEP Music Department for the annual Departmental Gala concert.

"Sculptors Of Life" For Satb Choir And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the UTEP University Chorale, conducted by William McMillan.

Recital, Music Forum Of El Paso, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

Compositon Recital, "A Musical Portrait of Winter in the Midwest" presented by Lesley Chen (violin) and Dominic Dousa, for a Music Forum of El Paso concert. Performances of the following original compositions:

"A Winter Pastorale"

"Five Winter Pieces"

"Winter in the Country"

The Poetry Of Langston Hughes, In Song (Presentation Of Original Compositions And Other Comteporary Works), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

The powerful and expressive poetry of Langston Hughes comes to life in song in a performance by baritone Gerald Blanchard and composer/pianist Dominic Dousa. The program includes works for solo voice and piano by Margaret Bonds and Robert Owens, and features Dousa’s song cycle "Six Songs on the Poetry of Langston Hughes". The presentation will include a brief commentary on the poetry and its influence on the compositional process.

"Westward Journey" For Trombone Quartet (Tallahassee, Fl), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the Continental Trombone Quartet at a recital presented by the FSU School of Music.

Solo Composition Recital (October 13, 2005), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

Faculty Compositon Recital, presented by Dena Kay Jones (piano, UTEP), John Siqueiros (guitar, UTEP), Christopher Meerdink (tenor, UTEP), Don Wilkinson (soprano saxophone, UTEP), Laurence Gibson (viola, UTEP), and Dominic Dousa (piano). Performances of the following original compositions:

"High Vistas"

"Suite for Solo Guitar"

"Songs of Sea and Life"

"Ludington Woods"

'Iii. Crossing The Bar' From "Songs Of Sea And Life" For Tenor/Baritone Voice And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Christopher Meerdink (tenor) and Dominic Dousa (piano).

"Little Suite - 'In Early Spring' " For Soprano Saxophone And Piano (Finland / 3 Performances), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Dan Gordon (soprano saxophone) and Jari Piikki (piano), as part of a recital of contemporary music for soprano saxophone and piano presented at three Finnish musical venues.

"Evening Piece And Summer Dance" For Viola And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by John Holguin (viola, student senior recital presenter) and Dominic Dousa (piano).

"Songs Of Sea And Life" For Tenor/Baritone Voice And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Christopher Meerdink (tenor) and Dominic Dousa (piano).

"The Tears Of Heaven" For Satb Choir And Piano, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the UTEP University Chorale, conducted by William McMillan.

"Songs Of Sea And Life" For Tenor/Baritone Voice And Piano (Fairbanks, Ak), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by Christopher Meerdink, tenor and Jamila Hla Shwe, piano at a Faculty/Guest Artist Recital.

Solo Composition Recital (February 11, 2005), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

Faculty Compositon Recital, presented Stephanie Schweigart (violin), and Dominic Dousa (piano). Performances of the following original compositions:

"A Festive Piece"

"Changes in the Air"

"A Winter Pastorale"

"Five Winter Pieces

"Soaring" For Concert Band, Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the UTEP Wind Ensemble, conducted by Ron Hufstader.

"Aedh Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven" For Satb Choir And Piano (South Bend, In), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the Vesper Chorale, conducted by Robert Briggs.

"Visions Of The American Great Plains" For Oboe, Two Horns, And String Orchestra (Lima, Peru / 2 Performances), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the National Symphony Orchestra of Peru, conducted by Jose-Luis Maurtua. (Two performances - March 2 & 4, 2003)

"Visions Of The American Great Plains" For Oboe, Two Horns, And String Orchestra (Toluca, Mexico), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the combined Chamber Orchestras of Mexico City, and of Central Michigan University, conducted by Jose-Luis Maurtua. Also performed at Tenango del Valle (March 8, 2003). Concerts were part of a series sponsored by the Mexican Institute for Culture.

"From The High Tatras" For Orchestra (Virginia Beach, Va), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia, conducted by Steven Loy. Presentation of winning piece for 2000 BYOV's Composition Competition.

"Five U.K. Pubs I Have Known Intimately - Jeff Foote" And "Three Songs Of Night", For Bass-Baritone Voice And Piano (Mt. Pleasant, Mi), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original compositions by Jeffrey Foote, bass-baritone, and Timothy Oonk, on a Faculty Recital at Central Michigan University.