Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:35:03 -0800WeeblyTue, 21 Feb 2012 15:15:45 -0800http://www.jamesmdavid.com/1/post/2012/02/consortium-premiere-of-auto-66-february-24.htmlI am pleased to announce that the Colorado State University Wind Ensemble will be performing my clarinet concerto "AUTO '66", Friday, Feb 24.  The group will be under the baton of Dr. Christopher Nicholas and the work features the brilliant playing of CSU's new clarinet professor Wesley Ferriera.  ]]>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:19:58 -0800http://www.jamesmdavid.com/1/post/2012/02/new-commission-for-the-international-saxophone-symposium-and-competition.htmlI am honored to have been selected to write a new concertino for alto saxophone and percussion ensemble for the International Saxophone Symposium and Competition (ISSAC).  Watch this space for more info... ]]>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:01:25 -0800http://www.jamesmdavid.com/1/post/2012/01/auto-66-concerto-for-clarinet-is-complete.htmlYou can hear recordings and check out the reduced chamber version score at the link at the top of the page or just click here. ]]>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:44:23 -0800http://www.jamesmdavid.com/1/post/2011/09/kafka-page-now-added.htmlMy latest composition "KAFKA - Concerto for Saxophone" is almost complete and you can hear some samples here.  This piece will be premiered at the upcoming Aries Composers Festival this November. ]]>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0800http://www.jamesmdavid.com/1/post/2011/08/sheets-of-sound-at-electronic-music-midwest.htmlMy good friend Peter Sommer will be performing "Sheets of Sound" for tenor saxophone and digital audio at the upcoming Electronic Music Midwest conference held in Kansas City, September 30 and October 1.  This will be the fifth major conference performance of the piece since it was premiered back in 2009.  Head to the electroacoustic page to here a recording. ]]>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0800http://www.jamesmdavid.com/1/post/2011/08/duke-front-five-at-the-international-clarinetfest-in-los-angeles.htmlMy 2008 work "Duke Front Five" will be performed on August 7 by 10th and Broadway Clarinet Quartet at the International Clarinet Fest.  This young group of clarinetists commissioned the work and have performed it many times over the past few years.  Congratulations guys, and good luck! ]]>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0800http://www.jamesmdavid.com/1/post/2011/07/first-post.htmlThe renowned World Youth Wind Symphony will perform "Octarine Spark" July 16 at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan.  This group is widely considered one of the best high school bands in the world and will be under the baton of Dr. Robert Rumbelow, director of bands at the University of Illinois. ]]>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0800http://www.jamesmdavid.com/1/post/2011/06/aries-composers-festival-website-now-live.htmlThis fall, Colorado State University will be presenting a brand new national festival dedicated to the music of living American composers.  You can learn more about this exciting event at the link.
]]>Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 -0800http://www.jamesmdavid.com/1/post/2011/05/recording-of-trinity-now-online.htmlYou can listen to the premiere performance of "Trinity," my latest work for chorus and percussion, which was performed by the CSU Concert Choir and Percussion Ensemble with Dr. Leila Heil conducting.  Go to the choral/vocal page and check it out!
]]>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0800http://www.jamesmdavid.com/1/post/2011/04/new-work-for-chorus-and-percussion-finished.htmlMy latest work, "Trinity" for SATB chorus, piano, and percussion is finally complete and in the capable hands of the Colorado State University Concert Choir and Percussion Ensemble.  Dr. Leila Heil will conduct the world premiere performance on April 30 in Griffin Concert Hall here in Fort Collins.
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