BRENT MICHAEL DAVIDS
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| Occupation | Professional Music Composer and Educator |
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| Location | Native Land |
| Introduction | Enrolled as a citizen of the Mohican Nation, Davids’ composer career spans 30 years, including awards from ASCAP, NEA, Rockefeller, Joffrey Ballet, Chanticleer, Kronos Quartet, Meet-The-Composer, Miró Quartet, National Symphony, and the Bush, McKnight and Jerome Foundations. His "Powwow Symphony” was premiered by New Mexico Symphony and Phoenix Symphony to rave reviews. The National Symphony commissioned his "Canyon Sunrise" premiering at the Kennedy Center on the 25th Anniversary of the Kennedy Center and the 60th Anniversary of the NSO. Garrison Keillor asked Davids for an orchestra work, "Prayer & Celebration," that premiered on “A Prairie Home Companion.” Davids has also been commissioned by Grammy Award-winning Chanticleer three times. In 2006, the NEA named Davids among the nation’s preeminent choral composers in its project “American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius” in all 50 states. As one of only 29 composers identified by the NEA, Davids was selected along with Leonard Bernstein, Chen Yi, Harry T. Burleigh, Libby Larsen, and Stephen Foster. |