David Fields

David Felder (born November 27, 1953 in Cleveland / Ohio ) is an American composer and music teacher.

Felder took private composition lessons with Donald Erb until 1979 and studied at the University of California, San Diego with Roger Reynolds , Bernard Rands , Robert Erickson and Jōji Yuasa until 1983 . He teaches composition at the University of Buffalo . Since 1985 he has been Artistic Director of the June University Music Festival in Buffalo . In 1996 he founded the professional chamber orchestra Slee Sinfonietta , which he has directed ever since, in 2006 he became director of the Robert and Carol Morris Center for 21st Century Music , and in 2008 he was appointed SUNY Distinguished Professor . From 1992 to 1996 he was composer in residence with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra . In 2010 he received the Music Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters for his lifetime achievement .

Works

Nexus for bass trombone solo (1975)
Rondage / Cycle for trumpet or trombone, piano, percussion, synthesizer and tape (1977, 1983)
Rocker summer for piano (1979, 1983)
Passeways II for Ensemble (1980)
Coleccion Nocturna for clarinet, piano, orchestra and tape (1984)
La Dura Fria Hora for chamber choir and orchestra (1986)
BoxMan for amplified trombone and computer (1986-88, 1999)
Crossfire for trombone, violin, flute and percussion (1986–1992)
Three Lines from Twenty Poems for chamber orchestra (1987)
Another Face for violin solo (1987)
Journal for Chamber Orchestra (1990)
Between for percussion and large orchestra (1990)
Six Poems from Neruda's Alturas… for orchestra (1990–92, 1998)
Passeways IIa for Ensemble (1991)
November Sky for flute (1992)
Canzone XXXI for two trumpets, horn, trombone and bass trombone (1993)
Linebacker Music for Orchestra (1994)
Inner Sky for flute, two percussionists, piano, strings and computer (1994, 1998)
Three Pieces for Orchestra (1996, 2008)
a pressure triggering dreams for orchestra (1997, 1998)
Third Face for string quartet (1998)
In Between for solo percussion and chamber orchestra (1999–2000)
Incendio for winds (2000)
shredder for wind ensemble, timpani and electric bass (2001)
Partial [Dis] res [s] toration for ensemble (2002)
Gone gray for chamber string orchestra (2003)
RRRings t {h} RRR (o) u [gh] e for electronics (2004)
Memento mori for sixteen-part mixed choir (2004)
Dionysiacs for flute ensemble "gli altri" (minimum 14) (2005)
So Quiet Here for Electronics (2006)
Chashmal for bass voice, video and electronics (2006)
Sa'arah for bass voice, video and electronics (2007)
Stuck-Pieces for String Quartet (2007)
Rare Air for bass clarinet, piano and electronics (2008)
Black Fire / White Fire for bass voice, video and electronics (2008)
Insomnia for bass voice and percussion (Text: Dana Gioia ) (2008)
Requiescat for bass flute, double bass clarinet, percussion, guitar, two violins, viola, bass and electronics (2010)
Tweener for percussion, chamber ensemble and electronics (2010)
Funfares (2012)
A Garland (for Bruce) for cello and electronics (2012)
Green Flash for Electronics (2012)
Nomina Sunt Consequentia Rerum for choir (2012–13)
Les Quatre Temps Cardinaux for large chamber orchestra with electronics, soprano and bass (2013)

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personal data
SURNAME	Fields, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American composer and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH	November 27, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cleveland