JAMES M. DAVID, composer
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      • Song of the Valar
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      • Garden of the Gods
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Works for Chamber Ensemble


Garden of the gods (2012)

for solo trombone and trombone choir

commissioned by Dr. Brad Palmer and dedicated to Joseph Alessi

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Paraphrase (2009)

for trombone choir
commissioned by Dr. Philip Jameson and the University of Georgia Trombone Choir
duration ca. 3 minutes

Quartet no. 3 - "Yog-Sothoth" (2008-09)

for horn, piano, contrabass, and drum set
commissioned by Matthew Scheffelman (principal horn, Colorado Springs Philharmonic)
duration ca. 14 minutes

Duo Toccata (2008)

for piano and percussion
commissioned by STRIKE (Paul Vaillancourt and Jeff Meyer)
duration ca. 12 minutes

recorded on the album "Convergence" published by Luminescence Records

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Recording: STRIKE recording session in 2009 (movement I: Campanello d'allarme)

Shifting Cells (2008)

for percussion quartet
commissioned by the Columbus State University Percussion Ensemble
duration ca. 7 minutes

selected for performance at the 2010 Percussive Arts Society International Convention, New Music Showcase Concert
selected for performance at the 2010 Society of Composers, Inc. National Conference

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Recording: Columbus State University Percussion Ensemble

Quartet no. 2 - "Found Objects" (2005)

for flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, and percussion
commissioned by the Fountain City Ensemble
duration ca. 12 minutes

national first-place winner, 2005 National Association of Composers, USA Young Composers Competition
selected for performance at the 2005 International Clarinet Fest in Tokyo, Japan

Recording: Fountain City Ensemble in Tokyo

Quartet no. 1 - "Watchmen" (2004-05)

for string quartet
duration ca. 14 minutes

winner, 2005 Eppes String Quartet Competition

Sonata for Three Players (2003)

for violin, piano, and percussion
duration ca. 13 minutes

selected for performance at the 2005 Florida State University Festival of New Music

Prufrock Seven (2002)

for strings, winds, brass, and piano
duration ca. 20 minutes

Master's thesis, University of Georgia

Spirituals (2001)

for violin, violoncello, contrabass, and percussion
duration ca. 12 minutes

Three Pieces for Winds, Brass and Piano (2000)

for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, and piano
duration ca. 15 minutes

Game of Pairs (1999)

for percussion ensemble
duration ca. 6 minutes

commissioned by the Georgia Governor's Honors Percussion Ensemble
  • Home
  • about
  • wind ensemble
    • Message from Arecibo
    • Flying Jewels
    • Urban Light
    • Troublesome Fire
    • Symphony no. 1
    • Ghosts of the Old Year
    • Call to Commitment
    • With Soul Serene
    • March Tumbao
    • Lookfar
    • Menlo Park, 1879
    • Zephyrus
    • Flexible Instrumentation
    • Heartland Verses
    • Swing Landscape
    • I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold
    • Concerto for Vibraphone
    • The Moorlands
    • Big Four on the River
    • All Dark Is Now No More
    • Temple's Grace
    • From the Shaken Tower
    • Two-Lane Blacktop
    • Sinfonietta no. 3
  • compositions
    • wind ensemble
    • clarinet >
      • all clarinet works
      • clarinet sonata
      • AUTO '66 - Clarinet Concerto
    • saxophone >
      • all saxophone works
      • Saxophone Sonata
      • L'oiseau dans l'espace
      • Saxophone/Percussion Double Quartet
    • trombone >
      • all trombone works
      • Trombone Sonata
      • Five American Dances
      • Song of the Valar
      • Bass Trombone Sonata
      • Partiels 2
      • Garden of the Gods
    • Other Brass Works >
      • Of Unsurpassed Heroes
      • Trumpet Sonata
    • Percussion >
      • The Dandelion
      • NOLA - BELA - SOWEGA
    • large ensemble >
      • Tin Lizzies on Old Fall River
      • LASCAUX
      • KAFKA - Sax Concerto
    • chamber ensemble >
      • Clarinet and Horn Trio
    • solo / electroacoustic
    • choral / vocal >
      • KUBLA KHAN
  • contact
  • Report Performance