Beautiful work! Reminds me of Debussy in places but also has its own language

Beautiful, Tom! I'm really impressed. Would love to hear this played by an orchestra.

simply gorgeous when the winds arrive!!!!

Lil Bit Films video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mybw8r8L_yE

Lifetimes

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKo-EEQPqss

Who U R

11:22 meditation for the Full Flower Moon - a super moon and the largest, closest full moon of the year.

Full Moon Sound Meditation

Dance of the Lone Wolf

Dance Of The Lone Wolf

A traditional orchestral piece composed in 2019 as a tribute to my mother, Lucy DeSisto, whose long life, well lived, was a cause for celebration, a Reason to Dance.  She passed away on January 21, 2020.

This piece will be part of the Diamond Dance Festival's annual presentation in 2023.

A Reason to Dance

A Reason To Dance

“Bloodstream” is hybrid composition encompassing several musical genres. The primitive flute and percussion that begin the piece give way to a jazz-fusion tinged cello solo which evolves to an orchestral dynamic crescendo.  Although this track was wholly created using synthesizers and samplers it would be possible to involve live performers on flute, cello, brass and percussion against a prepared electronic track. 
“Bloodstream” was written expressly for Linda Diamond and Company to be used for their 2023 season.

Bloodstream

“1924” was originally written in 2009 for a film about NYC which was never finished.   I was asked to compose a piece that sounds “Gershwin-esque” and 1924 was the result.  As you can hear, it is also an exercise in traditional orchestration and, although it is realized by sampled instruments, all of the parts could be played by real players if the budget allowed.

“1924” was also used by Linda Diamond and Company back in 2010 for the choreographed piece entitled “Cuisine Flambe”.  The original dance was performed on ice skates!

1924

String Quartet, adagio, with a thematic melody supported by developed harmonic movement.

The Lover

This hybrid orchestral/electronic composition was created for choreographer Linda Diamond and the Woodstock Diamond/Sokolow dance festival in 2005.  The troupe has since performed the choreography to Breath, Body, Birth several times to some acclaim.

Breath, Body, Birth

This short homage to Stravinsky was realized using the East West Gold Orchestral Library.

Sometime In The 20th Century

This piece is an update on the original "Nocturnality" posted below.  I adapted it for a smaller ensemble with more commonly found instruments:  Piano instead of harp, Clarinet instead of English Horn, etc.  The score is ready for any small orchestra who would want to perform it.  

Nocturnality (revised)

Tom Desisto is an accomplished composer, producer, sound designer, guitarist, arranger, and engineer working out of the Desisto Music studio in Woodstock, NY.  After studying composition with Mario Davidovsky, Miriam Gideon, and Stanley Persky, orchestration with Jan Meyerowitz, and jazz guitar with Barry Galbraith, Tom went on to make a name for himself in many different areas of the music business.  His credits include two Emmy nominations and range from serious music, jazz, rock, pop, dance, and children’s records to music of all types for film, advertising, and theater.

Nocturnality (revised)

Tom Desisto

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