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DTL BIO-CV-Fall 2013 DAVID T. LITTLE Composer / Performer 93 Clifton Terrace, Apartment No. 5 - Weehawken, NJ 07086 - (908)-642-1736 [email protected] www.DavidTLittle.com EDUCATION Princeton University (2006-2011) Doctor of Philosophy, Composition, Spring 2011 Primary Teachers: Paul Lansky, Steven Mackey, Dmitri Tymoczko Thesis Paper: The Critical Composer: Political Music During And After “The Revolution” Thesis Composition: Soldier Songs Thesis Advisor: Paul Lansky Naumberg Fellow (2006-2008) The Princeton dissertation consists of two components, a written thesis, and a substantial composition. My paper is historical and analytic in nature. It explores the influence of leftist ideology and anti- communist political landscapes on activist-minded classical music throughout the 20th century. It further cites the emergence a new kind of composer/social-critic in the wake of the ended Cold War in the absence of said ideology. My composition was my first opera, Soldier Songs. Princeton University (2004-2006) Master of Fine Arts, Composition Primary Teachers: Steven Mackey, Paul Lansky, Dmitri Tymoczko, Barbara White Naumberg Fellow (2004-2006) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2001-2002) Master of Music, Composition Recipient of the Christine Rinaldo Memorial Scholarship Primary Teachers: William Bolcom, Michael Daugherty Thesis Composition: Screamer! – a three-ring blur for orchestra Susquehanna University (1997-2001) Bachelor of Music, Percussion Performance Music and Academic Scholarships magna cum laude, University Honors Primary Teachers: David Mattingly, Patrick Long ADDITIONAL STUDIES Bang on a Can Summer Music Institute (2011) Studies with Michael Gordon, David Lang and Julia Wolfe Princeton University Summer Language Institute (2004) German Studies with Michael Jennings Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music (2003) Composer/Conductor Institute; Studies with Michael Daugherty, Marin Alsop, Kevin Puts Osvaldo Golijov (Private Student, 2003-2004) Aspen Music Festival and School (2003) Schumann Composition Fellow; Studies with Christopher Rouse and Poul Ruders Tanglewood Music Center (2001) ASCAP/Leonard Bernstein Fellow in Composition Studies with Louis Andriessen, Osvaldo Golijov, Stefan Asbury and Michael Gandolfi Bowdoin Summer Music Festival (2000) Studies with Robert Beaser, Lee Hyla and Judith Weir Cincinnati College-Conservatory Music ’98 (1998) HONORS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS Opera Philadelphia, Composer-in-Residence 2014-2017 HERE Arts Resident Artist, New York, NY 2012-2013 New York City Opera VOX Program (Vinkensport) 2010 New York City Opera VOX Program (Dog Days) 2009 Dilettante Music Digital Composer-in-Residence Competition Winner 2009 Carnegie Hall Musical Connections Fellow 2009 Carnegie Hall Teaching Artist Collaborative Fellow 2009 Carnegie Hall Professional Training Workshop: Upshaw/Golijov 2008 Fellowship Recipient - Anna Sosenko Assist Trust 2008 Fellowship Recipient - New Jersey State Council on the Arts 2008 New York City Opera VOX Program (Soldier Songs) 2008 Opera Vista Opera Competition - Winner (Soldier Songs) 2007 ASCAP Morton Gould Award (Red Scare Sketchbook) 2006 American Music Center Composers Assistance Program Grant 2006 Harvey Gaul Prize, Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble 2005 Naumberg Fellowship, Princeton University (annually) 2004-08 Meet the Composer, Global Connections Grant (ensemble-courage) 2004 BMI Student Composer Award for Piano Trio 2004 Jacob Druckman Prize for Screamer! - Aspen Festival and School 2004 Aspen Music Festival, Schumann Composition Fellowship 2003 American Academy of Arts and Letters, Charles Ives Scholarship 2003 Rinaldo Fellowship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 2002 BMI Student Composer Award for hope in the proles. 2002 Tanglewood Music Center, Composition Fellow 2001 Susquehanna University, Stephen P. Freidler Award 2001 SELECTED COMMISSIONS London Sinfonietta – New Work TBA The Metropolitan Opera / Lincoln Center Theater – New Work TBA Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts – New Work* 2016 The Crossing / International Contemporary Ensemble – New Work* 2016 Fort Worth Opera – JFK 2013-16 Maya Beiser - Hellhound 2013 Christopher Lees - Haunted Topography (orchestral version) 2013 Kronos Quartet - AGENCY 2013 Peak Performances at Montclair - Dog Days (complete opera) 2012 Brooklyn Philharmonic / Brooklyn Youth Chorus - Am I Born 2012 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop - Charm 2011 Alarm Will Sound - haunted topography 2011 New World Symphony - Radiant Child 2011 Todd Reynolds - and the sky was still there 2010 Third Coast Percussion Quartet - Haunt of Last Nightfall 2010 Dawn Upshaw/Bard Conservatory - Vinkensport, or The Finch Opera 2010 Carnegie Hall - Scenes from Dog Days 2008 NOW Ensemble - Spalding Gray - for mixed quintet 2008 New World Symphony - 1986 for String Quartet 2008 Albany Symphony - Ashe for Amplified Ensemble 2007 University of Michigan - East Coast Attitude 2006 Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble - Soldier Songs 2005 New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble - shapeshifter 2005 ensemble-courage, Dresden - Valuable Natural Resources 2004 * unannounced or in negotiation David T. Little – C.V. Page 2 SELECTED PERFORMANCES OF NOTE The Holland Festival, Amsterdam 2014 Prototype Festival, NYC 2013 Bang on a Can Marathon, NYC 2012 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, conductor; Baltimore 2010, 2011 London Sinfonietta at Wilton's Music Hall, London UK 2009 New World Symphony at the Lincoln Theatre, Miami, FL 2009 Formalist Quartet at the Redcat Lounge, LA 2009 New Millennium Ensemble, Philadelphia, PA 2009 Newspeak/Beth Morrison Projects at Le Poisson Rouge, NYC 2008 MATA Festival, NYC 2008 NOW Ensemble at the Chelsea Art Museum, NY 2008 New York City Opera VOX, New York, NY 2008 Todd Reynolds, violinist/conductor, New York, NY 2008-pres. Boston University Percussion Ensemble, Boston, MA 2007 Newspeak at Tonic, NYC 2007 Sam Z. Solomon, percussionist, Boston, MA (various) 2007-pres. Red Chicken Soup Duo, Gaudeamus Performers Competition 2007 Red Chicken Soup Duo, Ysbrekker, Amsterdam 2007 Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble at the City Theatre, Pittsburgh 2006 Eighth Blackbird at the Look and Listen Festival, NY 2006 So Percussion at the Look and Listen Festival, NY 2006 Grand Rapids Symphony, Grand Rapids, MI 2006 Newspeak at The Knitting Factory, NYC 2005 Dinosaur Annex, Boston MA 2005 Eileen Mack, clarinetist, New York, NY (various) 2005-pres. Brian Sacawa, saxophonist, Baltimore, MD (various) 2005-pres. Newspeak, New York, NY (various performances) 2005-pres. Cincinnati College Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, Cincinnati, OH 2005 New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, Boston, MA 2005 Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, Marin Alsop, conductor; Santa Cruz, CA 2004 Aspen Concert Orchestra, Daniel Meyer conductor 2004 Ensemble Courage; Saxonian Academy of Arts and Science, Dresden 2004 Terpsichore's Kitchen Dance Theatre - Montreal Fringe 2004 Terpsichore's Kitchen Dance Theatre - Edinburgh Fringe 2003 Fellows of the Tanglewood Music Center – Seiji Ozawa Hall 2001 Fellows of the Tanglewood Music Center – Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2001 COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE / GUEST ARTIST Opera Philadelphia, Composer-in-Residence 2014-2017 Opera America: Creators in Concert 2011 University of Michigan 2014 Bucknell University 2014 Susquehanna University 2014 Florida State University 2013 Classical:NEXT Vienna (lecture on the “indie-classical” scene) 2013 HERE Arts – Artist-in-Residence 2012-13 Carthage College (composition seminar; public lecture) 2012 Opera America: Salon Series 2011 New York University (composition seminar) 2011 Warsaw University, Poland (lecture on music and politics) 2011 David T. Little – C.V. Page 3 COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE / GUEST ARTIST (cont.) Peabody Conservatory (composition seminar) 2011 Peabody Conservatory (lecture on music and politics) 2011 Opera America: Making Connections Seminar 2011 University of Miami (composition seminar) 2011 City University of New York Guest Lecture (composition seminar) 2010 Bard Conservatory Guest Lecture 2010 DilettanteMusic.com Digital Composer-in-Residence 2009-2010 New World Symphony, Composer-in-Residence 2009 University of Michigan Guest Lecture (composition seminar) 2009 Albany Symphony, Guest Artist 2007 Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Guest Artist 2006 Susquehanna University 2006 Philadelphia University 2004, 2005 Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, Composer-in-Residence 2004 Aspen Music Festival and School, Guest Artist 2004 Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble/Community Music Center of Boston 2004 Atlantic Center for the Arts, Associate Artist-in-Residence 2002 WRITING New Sounds, New Models, New York – Classical:NEXT, Vienna 2013 The Critical Composer Reconsidered - IAMIC Conference, Warsaw 2011 The Critical Composer - NYTimes.com "The Score" Composer Blog 2011 The Critical Composer - PhD Thesis 2010 DilettanteMusic.com "Composer's Corner" Blog 2009-10 The Closed Mouth Speaks - New York City Opera website 2008 Memories are Better Off Sung - New Music Box 2007 Variable Angels of Peace - The Importance of Flexibility in Harold J. Rome’s Pins and Needles. (ms) 2007 “Knowing Better”- the Politico-Personal Struggles of Charles Seeger (ms) 2007 PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE Newspeak New Music Ensemble (2006-present) Founding Artistic Director and drummer for this successful not-for-profit arts organization. Half-rock band, half new music ensemble, Newspeak performs contemporary political music— broadly defined—and encourages younger composers to consider and create works that define their own view of
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