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Past Season Highlights

January 13, 2019
2:00 PM
[Postponed due to weather]
Arts for Hearts Sake Presents
Solo Piano Recital

Solo Piano Recital
Works by Chopin, John Luther Adams, Theofanidis, Tchaikovsky
Villa Assumpta Baltimore, MD
Oct. 21, 2018
4:30 PM
St. David's Music Series Presents
Recital and Evensong, featuring David Witmer

Debussy: Prélude Canope (Book II)
Rachmaninov: Etudes Tableaux, Op. 33
Allegro in C major
Moderato in G minor
Non allegro-Presto in E-flat minor
Allegro con Fuoco in E-flat major
Witmer: Manifestations (2018)
St David's Episcopal Church
4700 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD
May 12, 2018
3 PM
Steinway Piano Gallery Presents
David Witmer Solo Piano Recital

This concert is free, but seating is limited. Please RSVP to reserve your seat!
Theofanidis: Statues
Rachmaninov: Etudes Tableaux, Op. 33
Allegro in C major
Non allegro-Presto in E-flat minor
Allegro con Fuoco in E-flat major
Moderato in G minor
Witmer: Improvisation for piano left hand
Witmer: Manifestations (2018) World Premiere
Rjewski: Piano piece #4, from Four Piano Pieces
Debussy: Préludes Book II
…Canope
…Feux d’artifice
Steinway Piano Gallery
118 Shawan Road
Suite J
Cockeysville, MD
February 4, 2018
2 pm
Arts for Hearts Sake Presents
Solo Piano Recital

Theofanidis: Statues (1992)
Rachmaninov: Etudes Tableaux, Op. 33
Allegro in C major
Non allegro-Presto in E-flat minor
Allegro con Fuoco in E-flat major
Moderato in G minor
Witmer: Improvisation for piano left hand (2002 rev. 2018)
Witmer: Manifestations (2018) Sneak Preview
Debussy: Préludes Book 2
…Canope
…Feux d’artifice
Villa Assumpta Baltimore, MD
June 18, 2017, 1 pm Arts for Hearts Sake Presents
Fauré: Berceuse from Dolly Suite Op. 56, for piano 4 hands
Christopher Theofanidis: Birichino
Mozart: Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in C Major, K. 521
Schumann: Papillons, Op. 2
Poulenc: Sonata for Piano 4 Hands
Fauré: Le pas espagnol from Dolly Suite Op. 56, for piano 4 hands
With Ying-Chen Kao, piano
Villa Assumpta Baltimore, MD
January 22, 2017, 1 pm Arts for Hearts Sake Presents
Brahmns: Op. 119
Rachmaninov: Etude Tableaux
No. 2 in C Major, Op. 33
No. 5 in g minor, Op. 33
No. 4 in E flat Major, Op. 33
Rjewski: Piano piece #4 from Four Piano Pieces
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata #4 , Op. 29
Villa Assumpta Baltimore, MD
February 21, 2016, 1 pm Arts for Hearts Sake Presents
Beethoven: Sonata in B flat Major, Op. 22, No. 11
Tchaikovsky: Dumka Op. 59
Chopin: Scherzo in b minor Op. 20, No. 1
Villa Assumpta Baltimore, MD
January 31, 2011, 7:30 pm Peabody Computer Music Consort Presents
Concert dedicated to Jean Eichelberger Ivey (1923-2010), founder of the Peabody Electronic Music Studio
Jean Eichelberger Ivey: Skaniadaryo
David Witmer, piano
Leith Symington Griswold Hall
Peabody Institute
Baltimore, MD
October 30, 2010, 7:30 pm Livewire
Livewire: Celebrating Music from the 21st Century
Miniatures for Piano Trio
The Damocles Trio
Post-concert question and answer session with composers and performers.
University of Maryland Baltimore, MD
October 8, 2010, 7:30 pm TSMSS Artist Performance Series
American Music of the New Millennium
Works by Dusman, Kaminsky, Nathan, and Witmer
Miniatures for Piano Trio
The Damocles Trio
Third Street Music School Settlement, 235 East 11th Street, New York, NY 10003 (between 2nd and 3rd Ave) New York, NY
May 5, 2010, 8 pm Moshe Cotel (1943 - 2008) Memorial Concert
Moshe Cotel: Haftarah
David Witmer, piano
Leith Symington Griswold Hall
Peabody Institute
Baltimore, MD
April 25, 2010, 7:30 pm Martha Morrison Violin Recital
Witmer: Miniatures for Piano Trio
Martha Morrison, violin
Alexandra Sia, cello
David Witmer, piano

George Crumb: Four Nocturnes (Night Music II) (1965)
Martha Morrison, violin
David Witmer, piano
Fine Arts Recital Hall at UMBC Baltimore, MD
March 3, 2010, 10 pm Zach Herchen and Guests at The Stone NYC
Witmer: Snake in the Grass [PREMIERE]
for alto saxophone, violin, viola, cello and piano
Commissioned by Zach Herchen
Zach Herchen, saxophones; Sean-David Cunningham, violin; Eran Sykes, viola; Isaiah Gage, cello; Stefan Petrov, piano

Ying-Chen Kao: I am Dancing Blue Flame
Bonnie Lander, voice; Zach Herchen, saxophone; David Witmer, piano

John Crouch: William Faulkner's Answer to the Perennial Question
Zach Herchen, alto saxophone; Isaiah Gage, cello; David Witmer, piano
The Stone
16 Avenue C
New York, NY
December 2, 2009, 7:30 pm Composition Department Recital
Witmer: Solitary for bariton, clarinet, cello and piano [PREMIERE]
Commissioned by Dr. Andrew Talle
Poem by Dr. Hollis Robbins
Richard Giarusso, baritone; Miles Jaques, clarinet; Andrew Talle, cello; Timothy Hoft, piano
Leith Symington Griswold Hall
Peabody Institute
Baltimore, MD
October 6, 2009, 7:30 pm Caleb Vaughn-Jones Solo Recital
Witmer: Dune Dust for unaccompined cello
Caleb Vaughn-Jones, cello
Smith Hall, The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities Greenville, SC
April 16, 2009, 12 pm Prix D'Ete Awards Ceremony Concert
Witmer: Bass Quartet for four double basses
Second Prize of the 2009 Prix D'Ete composition Competition
Mary Reed, Matthew Brvenik, Joy Rowland, David Connor, basses
Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall Baltimore, MD
April 13, 2009, 5 pm Zach Herchen Recital
John Anthony Lennon: Distance Within Me
David Witmer, Piano
Goodwin Recital Hall Baltimore, MD
March 12, 2009, 8 pm Ligetisplit Ensemble
Coca-Cola
David Witmer, Piano
An die Musik Baltimore, MD
March 8, 2009, 3 pm Concert at Evensong
Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel
Schumann: Violin Sonata in a minor
With Martha Morrison, violin
An die Musik Baltimore, MD
February 1, 2009, 8 pm REDSHIFT ensemble - East Coast Tour
Witmer: Miniatures for Piano Trio
St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery
131 East 10th St, New York
New York, NY
January 30, 2009, 8 pm REDSHIFT ensemble - East Coast Tour
Witmer: Miniatures for Piano Trio
Recital Hall, Towson University
Center for the Arts, 2nd Floor
Towson, MD
January 29, 2009, 8 pm REDSHIFT ensemble - East Coast Tour
Witmer: Miniatures for Piano Trio
2640 Sunday Room Baltimore, MD
April 21, 2008, 6:30 pm Bonnie Lander Voice Recital
Witmer: Dark Moon Murmurs [PREMIERE]
Bonnie Lander, soprano; David Witmer, piano

Ying-Chen Kao: I am Dancing Blue Flame
Bonnie Lander, voice; Zach Herchen, saxophone; David Witmer, piano
Leith Symington Griswold Hall Baltimore, MD
April 17, 2008, 12 pm Prix D'Ete Awards Ceremony Concert
Matt Diamond: Piano-Shaped Object
David Witmer, piano
Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall Baltimore, MD
April 11, 2008, 8 pm Jeff Weisner Bass Recital: New Music for Bass by Peabody Composers
Witmer: Bass Quartet for four double basses [PREMIERE]
Leith Symington Griswold Hall Baltimore, MD
December 8, 2007, 1 pm Jenny Beck Composition Recital
David Witmer, Piano
Leith Symington Griswold Hall Baltimore, MD
April 3, 2007, 6:30 pm Bonnie Lander Voice Recital
David Witmer, Piano
Leith Symington Griswold Hall Baltimore, MD
October 15, 2006–
January 07, 2007


Walters Art Museum Collaboration
Courbet and The Modern Landscape is the First Major Exhibition to Examine Courbet's Pivotal Landscapes
Witmer: Spring (2006)
Art Review | 'Courbet and the Modern Landscape' (New York Times)
“ … an unusual truce between what might be called the purist and populist approaches to art exhibitions.”— Roberta Smith, New York Times, October 13, 2006
Walters Art Museum Baltimore, MD
October 22, 2006, 8 pm 24 hc The Twenty-Four Hour Concert
John Crouch: William Faulkner's Answer to the Perennial Question [Premiere]
Zachary Herchen, saxophone; Rachel Gawell, cello; David Witmer, piano
Leith Symington Griswold Hall
Peabody Institute
Baltimore, MD
May 23, 2006, 8 pm Living Music Concert Series
Music of composer Ying-Chen Kao and David Witmer
Jesse Irons, violin; Martin P. Shultz, violin; Karin Hardin, viola; Jason Fisher, viola; Caleb Vaughn-Jones, cello; Sam Matthews, cello; Hui-Chuan Chen, piano; David Witmer, Piano; Stephen Pfleiderer, clarinet
Guest composers: Christopher Theofanidis, Osvaldo Golijov
Christ & St. Stephen's Church New York, NY
May 13, 2006, 8 pm Living Music Concert Series
Music of composer Ying-Chen Kao and David Witmer
Jesse Irons, violin; Martin P. Shultz, violin; Yang Lu, viola; Jason Fisher, viola; Caleb Vaughn-Jones, cello; Sam Matthews, cello; Hui-Chuan Chen, piano; David Witmer, Piano; Stephen Pfleiderer, clarinet
Guest composers: Christopher Theofanidis, Osvaldo Golijov
An die Musik Baltimore, MD
February 20, 2005, 8 pm 24 hc The Twenty-Four Hour Concert
Witmer: Zwalt I, II [Premiere]
Cohen-Davison Family Theatre Baltimore, MD
April 30, 2002, 6:30 pm New Music by Longy Student Composers
Jose Atnonio Elguezabal: Four Miniatures for Piano
David Witmer, piano
Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall Cambridge, MA
April 29, 2000, 6:30 pm Composition Recital of Ivan Masha Kuenzli
Kuenzli: Tagebuch
David Witmer, piano
Concert Room of the Boston Conservatory Boston, MA