Robert Di Domenica (March 4, 1927, New York City-May 20, 2013, Needham, Massachusetts) received a degree in music education from New York University in 1951 and continued private study in composition with Wallingford Riegger and Josef Schmid. He studied the flute under Harold Bennett. His Sextet for Woodwind Quintet and Piano was written in 1957. Duration ca. 12'