Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:25:15 -0800WeeblyWed, 14 Mar 2012 20:52:21 -0800http://www.jamesmdavid.com/1/post/2012/03/presentations-at-the-north-american-saxophone-alliance-conference.htmlI will be participating in two presentations at this week's North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference which is being held on the campus of Arizona State University.  This Friday at 2:00 PM, Peter Sommer and I will be discussing my electroacoustic works for jazz saxophone.  Also, Sunday, March 18 at 11:00 AM, there will be a panel discussion on the upcoming International Saxophone Symposium and Competition (which I was selected to compose a work for the competition's final round). ]]>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:23:28 -0800http://www.jamesmdavid.com/1/post/2012/02/new-video-and-audio-for-auto-66.htmlI've just added video and audio recordings of last Friday's premiere performance of AUTO '66.  Head to the clarinet concerto page for a look and/or listen... ]]>Tue, 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. ]]>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:28:46 -0800http://www.jamesmdavid.com/1/post/2011/11/the-kafka-project-world-premiere.html"The Kafka Project" is an amazing new play written and directed by Walt Jones that will recieve its premiere this month at Colorado State University.  Walt was kind enough to ask me to write the music and it was a thrilling process.  Peter Sommer contributed an original work of his own and performed brilliantly on all of the music.  You can read more about the whole endeavor 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. ]]>