Today, Del Tredici continues to draw on literature for his song cycles. His work has continued to draw on Lewis Carroll (particularly "Alice in Wonderland"), but he has also been inspired by contemporary American poets. He has also created works celebrating "gayness", acknowledging that many great composers were gay and that "it's something to be celebrated". A reviewer has noted that themes in his work examine "tormented relationships, personal transformations, and the joys and sorrows of gay life". He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and has held additional residencies at Yaddo, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and the MacDowell Colony.