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"Onward!" For Orchestra, Dominic Dousa Dec 2006

"Onward!" 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.


"A Winter Pastorale" For Violin And Piano (Cambridge, Ma), Dominic Dousa Dec 2006

"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 Nov 2006

"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).


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 Sep 2006

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 Sep 2006

"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 Sep 2006

"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 Sep 2006

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 Sep 2006

'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 Jul 2006

"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 Jun 2006

"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 May 2006

"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.


"The Tears Of Heaven" For Satb Choir And Piano (Winona, Mn), Dominic Dousa Apr 2006

"The Tears Of Heaven" For Satb Choir And Piano (Winona, Mn), Dominic Dousa

Dominic Dousa

A performance of my original composition by the St. Mary's University Concert Choir, conducted by Patrick O'Shea. A program from the concert is not available. For more information about the performance, please see the entry under '2006.05.05' on the website that is linked.


"Sail On!" For Satb Choir And Concert Band, Dominic Dousa Apr 2006

"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 Apr 2006

"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 Mar 2006

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 Jan 2006

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 Jan 2006

"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.


Jigs And Airs, Doug Lofstrom Dec 2005

Jigs And Airs, Doug Lofstrom

Doug Lofstrom

An extended fantasy for orchestra based on Celtic airs and dances commissioned by Old St. Pat’s church, 2006.