King of Prussia, PA – Theodore Presser Company has published a new study score for Daniel Dorff's The Kiss (after the painting by Gustav Klimt) for orchestra (416-41329 - score - $35.00). Inspired by the passion and dazzle of the celebrated painting “The Kiss,” Dorff has created a dramatic and sensual tone poem capturing the growing thrill of the painting’s young lovers. The 14-minute work is suitable for choreography, and a favorite for Valentine’s Day programming. The composer's website offers full program notes and more. Sample pages are available as PDF here.

Daniel Dorff was born in New Rochelle, NY; acclaim came early with First Prize in the Aspen Music Festival’s annual composers’ competition at age 18 for his Fantasy, Scherzo and Nocturne for saxophone quartet. Dorff received degrees in composition from Cornell and University of Pennsylvania; teachers included George Crumb, George Rochberg, Karel Husa, Henry Brant, Ralph Shapey, Elie Siegmeister, and Richard Wernick. He studied saxophone with Sigurd Rascher. In 1996, Dorff was named Composer-In-Residence for Symphony in C (formerly Haddonfield Symphony), in which he played bass clarinet from 1980 through 2002. Dorff’s works have been performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Aspen Music Festival, Spoleto Festival, and Eastman Wind Ensemble, and many others. To learn more, visit www.danieldorff.com.

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