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Mass for the New Jerusalem, 1st mvnt - Siena College Chorus

Welcome to DavidArbury.com!

I am a composer of many different styles of modern classical music for many different combinations of instruments and voices.

My style ranges from high church choral to avant-garde percussion to expansive orchestral to multimedia installations to rhythmically-charged string quartets. It is ever evolving and changing from piece to piece as I continue to grow and develop as an artist and a human.

Here you can find information about my life and music, upcoming performances, commissions, and ordering information for recordings and scores. Thank you for your support of new music!

Don’t forget to visit my frequently-updated blog in the Notes section; it’s a good reason to come back often.

Recordings

Christmas at St. Matthew’s
New Music from the Cathedral
Cathedral Favorites

Upcoming Events

New projects in the works!

Phoenix’s renowned ensemble Paradisa! will premiere a new Latin-Jazz-inspired suite for flute, piano, bass, and drums, taking it on tour with them in Australia this July. The U.S. premiere will be in Phoenix in August of 2012 and will feature several other works of mine.

Also in August, acclaimed trumpeter John Marchiando will record a new work for trumpet and piano to be featured on his upcoming solo recording.

Lots more coming for next season; too much to talk about in this space! Look for a new blog post soon!

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Latest News

Couch Surfers!

Ongoing – I am writing music for a very different kind of project: the webseries Couch Surfers! Kind of a little bit of everything (even a Wagnerian forest moment in one episode) but mostly a lot of punk rock surf with guitar help from my friend Carleton Ingram. www.couchsurferstv.com

Two Events in DC on one day!

April 27 – Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek premiered Latte, an art song with lyrics by Lisa Pegram, at Georgetown University’s Davis Performing Arts Center. On the same day, Maryland percussionist Tim McKay premiered my new percussion piece Tres Leches at Howard Community College in Columbia, MD. It was amazing to have two totally different premieres of totally [...]

March 24, 2012

The Siena College Chorus and Musicians of Ma’alwyck premiered new Mass for the New Jerusalem for chorus and string quartet at the Chapel at Carondelet Hospitality Center in Loudonville, NY under the direction of Tim Reno. Thanks to all the musicians for their excellent performance!