Ding, Dong, Bell

Commissioned by Earl Rivers and the CCM Chamber Choir with a text chosen to celebrate the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death. Composer DiOrio has chosen Bass Clarinet, Violin and Vibraphone to accompany while using a liberal dose of tenor solo alternating with the chorus to mirror the alternating representation of the original text. The chorus takes on many emotional frames, depicting the colours and shapes inherent in each line of the poetry. This music is “high” but never “serious”, just like Shakespeare himself.