Of Eurasian heritage (his mother was born in Beijing), David Macbride was born in Berkeley, CA in 1951. His principal teachers include Edward Diemente (of the Hartt College of Music), and Jack Beeson and Chou Wen-Chung (of Columbia University). He has written numerous works, ranging from solo, chamber and orchestral music to music for film, TV, dance and theatre, with particular emphasis on music for percussion and music for voice. His works have been performed extensively in the United States and abroad: recent performances include the Hartford Symphony, the Arditti String Quartet, League ISCM, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, World Saxophone Congress, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Upcoming performances include the Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center premiere of A Muse, written for the Avalon String Quartet and commissioned by Concert Artists Guild. The Royal Spanish Chamber Orchestra performed Poet in New York on its tour of Spain during the Garcia Lorca Centennial in 1998-99. (From the composer's website.)
Printed Music Held in Allen Library
Accompanying My Self
Alone Together (1)
Amanaplanacanalpanama
Angel Fare
As Before
Balanza
Campanile
Chamber Field
Chartres
Children's Songs
Closing Inn
Confessions
Dance Interlude
Envelop
Envelop
Evensong
Eyestairs
For Becky + John
For Four: for four marimbas
Four Sonnets
Fourth Way
From A Rose Garden II
From Without (Conundrum 2)
Gageego
Haze
Illegal Tender: a bad crime in 3 steps
In Common
In Passing
Inner Voices
Inside the Ring
It Figures
Love Spoons
A Lullaby
The Lute Song
Melody Wave: to Obata
Murder by Macbride
No Problem
Noche
Nocturnos de la Ventana
Nycteris and the Lamp
Once Removed
One by One
Parallax
Permit Me Voyage
Poet In New York
Poet in New York
The Pond in a Bowl
Poughkeepsie + Back
Program
Quartet No. 3
Quiet
El Regreso (The Return)
River Dance
S.F. (Three Songs)
Second String Quartet
Shadow
Shape Notes
Show Off
Six Piano Pieces
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Spring Breeze
Stand Apart
Still Night Thoughts
Symphony
Three Dances
Three Poems of Ai Qing
Timing
To--
Total Recall
Trinity
Triptych
A Whole Sheet of Solitude
Woodwind Quintet
XYWAYZ
Yaddo