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

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

Sometime In The 20th Century

A score to this piece can be made available upon request.

Nocturnality

A modern "classical" Chamber Quintet for Piano, Clarinet, Flute, Violin, and Cello.  I'm looking for ensembles to play it live.  Score available on request.

Quintet Wall

Hymn to the Earth was conceived and commissioned by Linda Diamond in the fall of 2023.  It  is a pastiche of worldwide indigenous music and modern styles performed by acoustic and sampled instruments supplemented by sound design.  We wish to thank the BBC sound effects library for use of their SFX, including the wonderful recordings of Indigenous singing performed by members of the Haida tribe, an Indigenous group who have traditionally occupied Haida Gwaii, an archipelago just off the coast of British Columbia, Canada.
Voiceover performed by Terry Blaine.

Hymn To The Earth

This Septet is scored with the same instrumentation as Stravinky's  "L'Histoire du soldat" (The Soldier's Tale).
 Score available upon request.  I would be willing to adapt the music to appropriate alternative instruments for an ensemble that is serious about performing this piece.

The Deva Dreams Of Deviance

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)

Composed and produced over several months in 2018, Multivocality is an amalgamation of styles and sounds conveying one's journey to  numerous realizations of personal significance.  
 Designed specifically for the needs of choreographer Linda Diamond, director of the Woodstock Diamond Sokolow Dance Theater http://diamonddanceny.com.  Performances of the work start in October 2018.

Multivocality

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.

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