News
- Unquiet Hours wins the 2019 Sousa/Ostwald Prize from the American Bandmasters Association (12/25/2019) – Unquiet Hours was selected as the winner of the 2019 Sousa/Ostwald Prize from the American Bandmasters Association. Listen to Unquiet Hours.
- Premiere of new work with the San Juan Symphony (5/10/2019) – David is writing a new work to be premiered by Thomas Heuser and the San Juan Symphony, February 22 and 23, 2020. More information.
- Glowing reviews of Akropolis Quintet’s performance of Refraction (3/6/2019) – The Akropolis Reed Quintet‘s recent performance of Refraction at the Flagler Museum Music Series in Palm Beach, Florida garnered two fantastic reviews. Palm Beach Daily News The highlight of the program was another recent selection…David Biedenbender’s “Refraction.”…Biedenbender impressed thanks to his mastery of more »
- Fantastic review of David’s new trombone concerto in the Lansing City Pulse (11/26/2018) – Read Lawrence Cosentino’s entire review of Their Eyes Are Fireflies, David’s new concerto for trombone and orchestra, in the Lansing City Pulse.
- David is a mentor composer with the American Composers Orchestra Earshot Readings (8/22/2018) – David will serve as a mentor composer along with Bright Sheng, Derek Bermel, and Margaret Brouwer for the American Composers Orchestra EarShot Readings with the Grand Rapids Symphony, September 25-30. More information.
- Blog post by collaborator Robert Fanning (6/18/2018) – Check out this blog post by poet Robert Fanning on our collaboration Shell and Wing (for soprano and chamber ensemble), commissioned by the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble with the American Composers Forum CONNECT Program.
- Cyclotron wins the 2018 ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Prize (1/27/2018) – David is the recipient of the 38th annual ASCAP Foundation Rudolf Nissim Prize. Selected from 140 entries judged anonymously by a panel of conductors, the Prize was awarded for Cyclotron, a 10-minute work for winds and percussion. The Prize is presented more »
- Glowing review of Red Vesper with the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble (7/27/2017) – The Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble’s performance of Red Vesper was given a glowing review in the Pittsburgh Post–Gazette: The first piece, Mr. Biedenbender’s “Red Vesper,” stole the show. Spacious and ceremonious, the work is inspired by national parks in the more »
- David wins the 2017 Lake George Music Festival Composition Competition (5/18/2017) – David and Pascal Le Boeuf are the winners of the 2017 Lake George Music Festival Composition Competition. More information.
- Radiant Spheres review at San Francisco Symphony Soundbox (4/20/2017) – Philip Campbell of the Bay Area Reporter reviewed Tim Higgins performance of Radiant Spheres at the San Francisco Symphony Soundbox series: “…the contemporary pieces that came later proved to be both explosively dramatic and intriguingly experimental. Radiant Spheres (2014) by David Biedenbender, more »
- David receives commission from Albany Symphony (3/14/2017) – David has been commissioned by David Alan Miller and the Albany Symphony to write a new work for their American Music Festival.
- Refraction broadcast on WNYC’s New Sounds (3/7/2017) – Host John Schaefer broadcasts the Akropolis Reed Quintet‘s new Innova Recording of Refraction on WNYC’s New Sounds. Listen here.
- David has been given a Merit Award from the Tribeca New Music Young Composer Competition (3/5/2017) – David has been given a Merit Award from the 2017 Tribeca New Music Young Composer Competition. More information.
- Akropolis Reed Quintet’s performance of Refraction reviewed in Portland (10/21/2016) – Matthew Neil Andrews of Oregon ArtsWatch wrote a wonderfully descriptive review of the Akropolis Reed Quintet’s performance of Refraction. “Akropolis Reed Quintet: Strutting and strolling – Chamber Music Northwest stalwarts return for concert and community engagement” Biedenbender delivered three impressions of modern life, more »
- David’s Red Vesper featured on NPR’s Performance Today (8/19/2016) – Bill Ryan and the Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble are featured on NPR’s Performance Today, including David’s Red Vesper. Listen here.
- David joins the Michigan State University College of Music (6/5/2016) – In the Fall of 2016, David will join the Michigan State University College of Music as Assistant Professor of Composition. More information here.
- David is named the Idaho Music Teachers Association Composer of the Year (4/22/2016) – David has been named the Idaho Music Teachers Association Composer of the Year, which includes a commission for a new chamber work to be premiered at the 2016 Idaho Music Teachers Association Annual Conference.
- H2 Saxophone Quartet releases you’ve been talking in your sleep on new album (4/6/2016) – The H2 Saxophone Quartet releases you’ve been talking in your sleep on their latest album.
- David has received a commission to write a new work for the New York Virtuoso Singers to be premiered in Fall 2016 (8/21/2015) – David has received a commission to write a new work for Harold Rosenbaum and the New York Virtuoso Singers to be premiered in the Fall 2016.
- The Morning Call reviews PUBLIQuartet’s performance of Surface Tension (5/5/2015) – The Morning Call reviews the PUBLIQuartet‘s performance of Surface Tension, stating: “David Biedenbender’s ‘Surface Tension’ of 2012 roared forward with the urgency of a freight train (somehow, I kept thinking of ‘Orange Blossom Special’).” Read the full review here.
- Q2 Music broadcasts New Jersey Symphony performance of Strange, Beautiful Noises (4/27/2015) – New York City’s WQXR Q2 Music broadcasts the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Strange, Beautiful Noises along with works by Lembit Beecher, Daniel Choi, and Chris Rogerson. Listen to the archived recording online here.
- North Texas Wind Symphony releases new album “Canvases,” includes Melodious Thunk (1/31/2015) – The North Texas Wind Symphony (Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor) released their newest album entitled “Canvases,” which includes a fantastic recording of Melodious Thunk. It’s available on iTunes and through GIA Music.
- Melodious Thunk included in Volume 10 of Teaching Music Through Performance in Band (1/30/2015) – Melodious Thunk has been included in Volume 10 of Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, available January 2015. This is a great resource for music educators looking to enrich their rehearsals and performances.
- Preview of Collaboration with the Edge Ensemble (1/19/2015) – Check out this preview of David’s piece, Ampersand, created in collaboration with the Edge Ensemble (Netherlands).
- Radiant Spheres to be premiered at American Trombone Workshop by Tim Higgins (12/30/2014) – Radiant Spheres will be premiered at the American Trombone Workshop by Timothy Higgins in March 2015.
- Collaborative video featured in installation at the Allentown Museum of Art (12/11/2014) – Double Dutch is a collaboration between David Biedenbender (music) and Jennifer MacDonald (hand drawn animation) and was commissioned by Creighton Michael for an installation at the Allentown Museum of Art entitled “Double Dutch” as part of the Past Present: Conversations across Time Exhibit (2/22/2015-5/17/2015). The installation is inspired more »
- David Biedenbender and Jake Saunders launch contemporary music ensemble in Boise, Idaho (9/26/2014) – David Biedenbender and Jake Saunders launch 208 Ensemble, a contemporary music ensemble in Boise, Idaho.
- David has been selected as one of six fellows for the Aaron Copland House Cultivate Residency Program (5/25/2014) – David has been selected as one of six fellows for the 2014 Aaron Copland House Cultivate Residency Program. David’s work Red Vesper will be premiered along with works by Emily Cooley, Viet Cuong, Matthew Mendez, Steven Snowden, and Liza White by Music from Copland more »
- David has been selected for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Edward T. Cone Composition Institute (5/7/2014) – David has been selected for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s Edward T. Cone Composition Institute. In collaboration with Princeton University, this five day workshop with Steve Mackey and Jacques Lacombe will culminate in a performance with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
- Surface Tension has been selected for the PubliQuartet PUBLIQ Access program at DiMenna Center in New York City (4/17/2014) – David’s string quartet Surface Tension is among seven pieces that has been selected for the PUBLIQ Access program with the PubliQuartet. Other works on the program include: Eugene Birman – “String Quartet”Peter Christian – “Fast / Cheap / Out of more »
- The Grand Valley State New Music Ensemble takes Red Vesper on tour (4/14/2014) – The Grand Valley State New Music Ensemble takes Red Vesper on tour.
- David is one of six composers selected by Wild Rumpus New Music Collective for their 2013-2014 Commissioning Project (4/9/2014) – David is one of six composers selected by the San Francisco based Wild Rumpus New Music Collective for their 2013-2014 Commissioning Project. He will be writing a new work for their 2014-2015 season.
- David has been appointed Assistant Professor of Music Composition and Theory at Boise State University (3/21/2014) – David has been appointed Assistant Professor of Music Composition and Theory at Boise State University. He will begin teaching at Boise State in the Fall of 2014.
- David receives honorable mention in the New York Youth Symphony’s First Music Commissioning Program (2/19/2014) – David received an honorable mention in the New York Youth Symphony’s First Music Commissioning Program.
- Grit awarded 2nd Prize in Michigan Music Teacher’s Association Composition Competition (2/7/2014) – Surface Tension was awarded 2nd prize in the 2014 Michigan Music Teacher’s Association Composition Competition.
- Jeannette Fang commissions David to write a new work for prepared piano (1/16/2014) – Jeannette Fang commissions David to write a new work for prepared piano. The premiere will take place on May 20th in Stamps Auditorium at the University of Michigan. More details will be posted soon.
- Schism selected Honorable Mention for the Red Note New Music Festival Composition Competition (12/30/2013) – Schism was given an Honorable Mention for the Red Note New Music Festival Composition Competition and will be performed by the Illinois State University Chamber Orchestra and Glenn Block.
- US Navy Band set to release Dreams in the Dusk on forthcoming CD (12/16/2013) – The US Navy Band (Captain Brian O. Walden, director) and soloist Jonathan Yanik are set to release Dreams in the Dusk on their forthcoming CD, which will be released in early 2014. Check back here for more details.
- This Night broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio (12/14/2013) – VocalEssence‘s performance of This Night broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio. Listen here.
- Randy Hawes and Kathryn Goodson to record Liquid Architecture for commercial release (12/2/2013) – Randy Hawes and Kathryn Goodson will be heading into the Clonick recording studio at Oberlin College to record Liquid Architecture for an upcoming commercial release. Paul Eachus will be producing the recording.
- The 2013 PARMA Recordings Anthology of Music is released and includes Surface Tension (11/24/2013) – The 2013 PARMA Recordings Anthology of Music is released and it includes Surface Tension.
- David has been commissioned by the Edge Ensemble (Netherlands) to write a new piece in 2014 (11/16/2013) – David has been commissioned by the Edge Ensemble (Netherlands) to write a new piece in 2014.
- Images released on recording of American sonatas for saxophone and piano by Kyle Hutchins and EunHye Grace Choi (10/10/2013) – Images has been released on a recording of American sonatas for saxophone and piano by Kyle Hutchins and EunHye Grace Choi. The disc also contains works by William Albright, Sy Brandon and Jennifer Higdon. Available on Amazon, CD baby and iTunes.
- New Recording features Images (9/24/2013) – Images for alto saxophone and piano has been released on a new recording by Jonathan Yanik and Joy Menzel. Available on CD Baby and iTunes.
- New Recording added – arrangement of Beck Hansen’s “I’m Down” from the SongReader Project (9/7/2013) – A new recordinghas been added: an arrangement of Beck Hansen’s “I’m Down” from the SongReader Project. Check it out.
- MiND Ensemble featured in National Geographic (8/30/2013) – The MiND Ensemble is featured in National Geographic: Five Incredible—and Real—Mind-Control Applications: Welcome to a dawning era of brain-controlled devices and actions.
- David is a featured composer at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (8/23/2013) – David is a featured composer at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
- David has been commissioned to write a new work for Christopher Lees and the University of Michigan Philharmonia Orchestra (7/28/2013) – David has been commissioned to write a new work for Christopher Lees and the University of Michigan Philharmonia Orchestra. The piece will be premiered in December 2014.
- Surface Tension selected by PARMA Recordings for 2013 Student Composer Competition (7/2/2013) – Surface Tension was selected by PARMA Recordings for their 2013 Student Composer Competition. David and nine other winners will have their compositions published in the 2013 PARMA Anthology of Music. The Anthology is available to educators and performers, free of charge, more »
- H2 Quartet’s performance of You’ve been talking in your sleep receives great review (5/11/2013) – The H2 Quartet’s Orlando, FL performance of You’ve been talking in your sleep receives a great review in Examiner.com. Also on the program was “Echolocation” by Takuma Itoh, David’s friend and fellow University of Michigan alumnus. Congratulations to the H2 Quartet and more »