Current Projects
New Work Commissioned by musicology prof. Andrew Talle
(for bariton, clarinet, cello and piano) (2009)
poem by Hollis Robbins
New Work for Zach Herchen
Sax and mixed chamber ensemble
Suite for Solo Piano
Piano Preludes Book I
Past Projects
Albertine's mole
Animation by Karla Cott / Music by David Witmer
BASS QUARTET
for four double basses / written for Jeff Weisner
WALTERS ART MUSEUM COLLABORATION
COURBET AND THE MODERN LANDSCAPE IS THE FIRST MAJOR EXHIBITION TO EXAMINE COURBET’S PIVOTAL LANDSCAPES
David Witmer- Spring
click here to visit the official website and listen to the music
The Walters has partnered with The Peabody Conservatory to create a unique musical experience for visitors to the exhibition. The installation is grouped into four sections, each with a seasonal theme and mood. Students from the Peabody ’s renowned composition department have drawn inspiration from Courbet’s paintings to create original, ambient music that will encourage the visitor’s complete sensory immersion into the landscape. The music, which is intertwined with sounds such as wind and water, is complemented by subtle lighting effects designed by lighting artist Paul Deeb (founding CEO of the Baltimore-based lighting corporation Vox) that will simulate almost imperceptibly the changing intensity of light from dawn to dusk.
Art Review | 'Courbet and the Modern Landscape' (New York Times)
A Burly Father of Modernism, Presented With Accompaniment By ROBERTA SMITH Published: October 13, 2006
“… an amazing and beautiful show at the Walters Art Museum, where the magnificence of the artist’s vision is complemented by a magical exhibition design.”
– Glen McNatt, Baltimore Sun, October 15, 2006 read more
LIVING MUSIC CONCERT SERIES (Baltimore / New York)
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Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 8:00pm (Baltimore)
An die Musik
409 North Charles Street Second Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
A wine reception will follow the concert!
Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at 8:00pm (New York)
Christ&St. Stephen's Church
120 W 69 St New York ,NY 10023
Ying-Chen Kao and David Witmer, composers
Artists:
Jesse Irons, violin
Martin P. Shultz, violin
Yang Lu, viola (Baltimore)
/ Karin Hardin, viola (NY), Jason Fisher, viola (NY)
Karin Hardin, viola
Caleb Jones, cello
Sam Matthews, cello
Hui-Chuan Chen, piano
David Witmer, Piano
Stephen Pfleiderer, clarinet
Guest composers:
Christopher Theofanidis, Osvaldo Golijov
$8 / $5 Student