Henry sat down with The New Yorker’s contributing writer Matthew Hutson to discuss how he found musical inspiration in the James Webb Space Telescope’s latest images of the Cosmos. They talked especially about Echoes of the Big Bang, the seventh movement of his new work, Cosmic Cycles, A Space Symphony.

Henry talks to NASA’s Wade Sisler to discuss “Scoring the Cosmos,” the latest episode of NASA Goddard’s StoryLab series. Henry discusses his unique collaboration with NASA and National Philharmonic, which culminated in the widely acclaimed premiere of Cosmic Cycles, A Space Symphony in May 2023.

Agence France-Presse - AFP News was at Capital One Hall on May 11, covering the dress rehearsal and world premiere of Cosmic Cycles. AFP News editor Daniel Stublen sat down with composer Henry Dehlinger, NatPhil conductor Piotr Gajewski and Producer Wade Sisler from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

In his latest review, The Washington Post's Michael Andor Brodeur calls Cosmic Cycles, A Space Symphony “a harmonically rewarding wander through the stars that finds the substantial 81-piece orchestra — commandingly conducted by Piotr Gajewski — achieving unexpected lightness.”

On May 11 and 13, NatPhil presents Cosmic Cycles, A Space Symphony, Dehlinger’s monumental suite of seven symphonic poems, with an HD screening of images captured by NASA's Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes and groundbreaking visualizations created by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

Vocal Arts DC presents Canciones de mi corazón on May 11, 2023 at the Mexican Cultural Institute of Washington, DC. The concert will feature soprano Danielle Talamantes, tenor David Portillo and pianist Ga Young Lee performing art songs sung in Spanish, including the premiere of Dehlinger’s Nocturno.

Vocal collaborators Danielle Talamantes and Kerry Wilkerson present a program of original art songs composed by Henry Dehlinger for their voices—with the composer at the piano. Selections include settings of poetry by Dante Alighieri, James Joyce, T.S. Eliot, and Biblical Hebrew texts from Song of Songs.

Choralis, the Washington, DC-area chorus praised by the Washington Post for “the power and rhythmic vitality of its singing,” premieres the Dehlinger Requiem for SATB chorus and orchestra on October 30, 2022. Met soprano Danielle Talamantes and bass-baritone Kerry Wilkerson are featured guest soloists.

The charming beach town of Lewes, Delaware will host a concert to benefit “Lewes in Bloom.” The concert features soprano Danielle Talamantes and bass-baritone Kerry Wilkerson singing tunes from the Great American Songbook, including Dehlinger's highly acclaimed Duke Ellington arrangements.

The American Choral Directors Association will spotlight Henry Dehlinger's choral works for TTBB voices at its 24th Annual Voices United Conference on August 6, 2022 at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, VA. Works includes Night Piece, Bahnhofstrasse and Memorial Day.

Henry was just on “Cooler Classics,” the UK Radio show about all things classical hosted by Peter Lewis. They discussed Kohelet, Henry's choral work that premiered in March, and Cosmic Cycles, a new symphonic project he's composing in partnership with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Listen here.

Return to the Moon, a fanfare for brass and percussion, premieres March 17. Heralding NASA’s historic Artemis missions to the moon and beyond, Dehlinger's powerful anthem will mark the space agency’s rollout of its Space Launch System, the world's most powerful rocket, at the televised Kennedy Space Center ceremony.

In collaboration with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, the National Philharmonic presents Dehlinger's Cosmic Cycles in May 2023. This musical exploration of the universe and its origins will be performed live against the backdrop of out-of-this-world images from the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes.

Next in the 2021-22 season’s slate of premieres is Kohelet. Commissioned by the Washington Master Chorale, Santa Clara Chorale and Santa Clara University Concert Choir, Dehlinger’s new major choral work premieres March 20, 2022, in Washington, DC, and enjoys its second performance on May 21, 2022, in Santa Clara, CA.

National Philharmonic's 2021-22 season opens October 16, 2021 with the premiere of Dehlinger’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, a large-scale rhapsody for voice and orchestra composed for soprano Danielle Talamantes. Music Director & Conductor Piotr Gajewski leads the orchestra.

On June 1, 2021, Kerry Wilkerson with Virginia ACDA—the Virginia chapter of the American Choral Directors Association—spoke with Dehlinger. In this insightful interview, Dehlinger discusses what inspires his choral works, large and small, and offers insight into his distinct compositional voice and aesthetic.

Tune in Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 2PM Eastern to National Philharmonic's FREE broadcast performance of Amore, Henry's new love duet for soprano, baritone, and orchestra. Amore kicks off NatPhil’s livestream concert, Amore & Mozart, which will be simulcast on WETA, Washington, DC's leading public broadcasting station.

Gramophone's Donald Rosenberg pens a rave review of Dehlinger's At That Hour in the February 2021 issue. Sung by Danielle Talamantes and Kerry Wilkerson, "The songs are diverse in atmosphere... and the writing is rich, often rapturous, as voices and piano meld with urgent purpose." Read the full review.

Henry's three-movement Cello Sonata in C Minor opens with images of wild, windy moors. The second movement is a mesmerizing fantasy with modal melodies and wistful phrases. The reverie yields to fitful bursts of serial arpeggios with a hint of funk in the final movement. Sheet music is now available at J.W. Pepper.

On November 15, 2020, Henry’s interview with Peter Lewis aired in the U.K. on NCCR Radio’s Cooler Classics program. They discussed Henry’s new album, At That Hour, his compositional voice, and the vocal talent of Danielle Talamantes and Kerry Wilkerson.

Henry's new choral memorial to the fallen men and women of the U.S. armed forces is available now from J.W. Pepper. Scored for TTBB chorus (An SATB version is on the way), Memorial Day is a setting of American poet and fallen hero Joyce Kilmer's solemn poem.

Henry is thrilled to announce that his new love duet, Amore, has been included in one of Spotify’s coveted playlists. The High Notes playlist spotlights the best new releases in opera and vocal music. Sung by soprano Danielle Talamantes…

On December 18, 2020, St. Pete Opera presents A Soprano’s Mosaic as part of its Artist Recital Series. Headlining soprano Danielle Talamantes with Henry at the piano, it will feature music by Puccini, Bizet, Granados, Turina, and, of course, Dehlinger…

Sheet music of seventeen new works from At That Hour: Art Songs by Henry Dehlinger are now available at J.W. Pepper. Henry’s art songs are popular among young classical singers, especially for recitals, competitions, and graduate school auditions.