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David Skidmore (1982-     )

David Skidmore, composerDavid Skidmore is active as both a performer and composer of music for percussion. He is a member of Ensemble ACJW, Third Coast Percussion, the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Ensemble XII, and the Signal Contemporary Ensemble. Skidmore is a dedicated advocate for the music of our time, having commissioned, premiered, and performed dozens of new works by many of the great composers of the 20th and 21st century. He has been featured as a soloist with the Royal Academy of Music Orchestra in London, the Pacific Soundings series in Sapporo, Japan, the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, and the Chicago Civic Orchestra LaSalle Bank Chamber Music Series. He has performed with So Percussion, Contempo (the University of Chicago Contemporary Chamber Players), and the Collide Trio. David has played under such conductors as Pierre Boulez, Valery Gergiev, Lorin Maazel, David Robertson, Peter Eötvös, and Michael Tilson Thomas. Skidmore's compositions are performed regularly in concert halls and universities across the country. Two of his pieces were performed in November 2007 at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, including the premiere of a new work for the Florida State University Percussion Ensemble. In May of 2007 his piece, Unknown Kind, was premiered at Carnegie Hall. Skidmore has received commissions from Michael Burritt, the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Mark Ford, Dr. John Parks, the Spindrift Percussion Quartet, and Peter Martin. He was awarded 1st prize in the 2005 Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest and 2nd prize in the 2004 contest. His piece Whispers – for 9 Percussionists was a finalist for an ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award in 2005, and has been recorded by the Northwestern University Percussion Ensemble. Skidmore received the Bachelor of Music degree from the Northwestern University School of Music and the Master of Music degree from the Yale School of Music. His teachers have included Robert Van Sice, Michael Burritt, James Ross, Paul Wertico, and Michael Hernandez.

COMPOSITIONS                                                            Skidmore Links     ~ ~ ~     Works by Genre
[under construction]
Whispers 2, marimba and vibraphone (2002) [the first in a series of pecussion pieces using the "Whispers" title]
Echoes, percussion quartet (2003)
Jade Circles, Five Songs, marimba and vibraphone (2003) [five songs]
    - Prologue
    - Dance
    - Blues
    - Rondo
    - Chorale fantasia
Ritual Music: Variations on the Numbers 2 and 4, percussion quartet (2004)
Strobes, dance piece, percussion quartet (2004) [written for the Chicago-based dance company, Raizel Performances]
Sonata for 2 Marimbas (2004)
Whispers, 9 percussionists (2005)
In Contact (3 mvts), percussion quartet (2006) [commissioned by the Spindrift Percussion Quartet]
An Argument or a Question?, solo timpani (2006)
From In Contact, 10 percussionists (2007) ["loosely described as a concerto for 3 percussion soloists w/an ensemble of 7 perc.]
Unknown Kind, percussion quintet (2007) [the latest installment in the "Whispers" series]
Fanfare for a New Audience, percussion quartet (2009)
Love Songs – Book One (4 mvts), pianist and percussion quartet (2009)
Requiem, solo percussionist (2009)
[New piece for solo timpani] (in progress) [for virtuoso timpanist David Herbert of the San Francisco Symphony]
[New work for percussion quartet] (in progress) [commissioned by Mark Ford and the Univ of North Texas Percussion Dept]
[New work for solo marimba] (in progress) [commissioned by Michael Burritt]
[New Work for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion] (in progress) [commissioned by Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble]


WORKS BY GENRE                                                            Skidmore Links     ~ top of page ~
Percussion
Whispers 2, marimba and vibraphone (2002) [the first in a series of pecussion pieces using the "Whispers" title]
Echoes, percussion quartet (2003)
Jade Circles, Five Songs, marimba and vibraphone (2003) [five songs]
    - Prologue
    - Dance
    - Blues
    - Rondo
    - Chorale fantasia
Ritual Music: Variations on the Numbers 2 and 4, percussion quartet (2004)
Strobes, dance piece, percussion quartet (2004) [written for the Chicago-based dance company, Raizel Performances]
Sonata for 2 Marimbas (2004)
Whispers, 9 percussionists (2005)
In Contact (3 mvts), percussion quartet (2006) [commissioned by the Spindrift Percussion Quartet]
An Argument or a Question?, solo timpani (2006)
From In Contact, 10 percussionists (2007) ["loosely described as a concerto for 3 percussion soloists w/an ensemble of 7 perc.]
Unknown Kind, percussion quintet (2007) [the latest installment in the "Whispers" series]
Fanfare for a New Audience, percussion quartet (2009)
Love Songs – Book One (4 mvts), pianist and percussion quartet (2009)
Requiem, solo percussionist (2009)
[New piece for solo timpani] (in progress) [for virtuoso timpanist David Herbert of the San Francisco Symphony]
[New work for percussion quartet] (in progress) [commissioned by Mark Ford and the Univ of North Texas Percussion Dept]
[New work for solo marimba] (in progress) [commissioned by Michael Burritt]
[New Work for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion] (in progress) [commissioned by Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble]

Chamber
Whispers 2, marimba and vibraphone (2002) [the first in a series of pecussion pieces using the "Whispers" title]
Echoes, percussion quartet (2003)
Jade Circles, Five Songs, marimba and vibraphone (2003) [five songs]
    - Prologue
    - Dance
    - Blues
    - Rondo
    - Chorale fantasia
Ritual Music: Variations on the Numbers 2 and 4, percussion quartet (2004)
Strobes, dance piece, percussion quartet (2004) [written for the Chicago-based dance company, Raizel Performances]
Sonata for 2 Marimbas (2004)
Whispers, 9 percussionists (2005)
In Contact (3 mvts), percussion quartet (2006) [commissioned by the Spindrift Percussion Quartet]
From In Contact, 10 percussionists (2007) ["loosely described as a concerto for 3 percussion soloists w/an ensemble of 7 perc.]
Unknown Kind, percussion quintet (2007) [the latest installment in the "Whispers" series]
Fanfare for a New Audience, percussion quartet (2009)
Love Songs – Book One (4 mvts), pianist and percussion quartet (2009)
[New work for percussion quartet] (in progress) [commissioned by Mark Ford and the Univ of North Texas Percussion Dept]
[New Work for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & percussion] (in progress) [commissioned by Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble]

Solo Instrument
An Argument or a Question?, solo timpani (2006)
Requiem, solo percussionist (2009)
[New piece for solo timpani] (in progress) [for virtuoso timpanist David Herbert of the San Francisco Symphony]
[New work for solo marimba] (in progress) [commissioned by Michael Burritt]


SKIDMORE  LINKS                                                            Works by Genre      ~ top of page ~

Composer's website    . . .   contact David Skidmore:  here

Skidmore @ American Composers Forum
Skidmore @ Facebook
Skidmore @ Vic Firth Presents
Skidmore @ Google+
Skidmore @ InstantEncore
Skidmore @ LinkedIn
Skidmore @ Mostly Marimba
Skidmore @ Peabody Institute
Skidmore @ Rush Hour Concerts
Skidmore @ Third Coast Percussion

Publisher
Skidmore @ Composer's website
Skidmore @ Keyboard Percussion Publications

Streaming Audio
Skidmore @ Composer's website  -  check under individual work listings
Skidmore @ MySpaceMusic

Recordings
Skidmore @ CD Baby
Skidmore @ CD Universe
Skidmore @ itunes

Video
Skidmore @ YouTube
Skidmore @ Google Video
Skidmore @ Vimeo
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