DAVID EDGAR WALTHER DEEP PASSIONATE NIGHT MUSIC
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EDUCATION and RESIDENCIES:

EDUCATION :   
Post-Graduate Studies in Opera: New England/Boston Conservatory (Scholarship granted)
Doctoral work  in Composition:   Boston University (Fellow in Ear Training and Keyboard Harmony)
Master of Arts in Voice:  Trenton State Teacher’s College (Teaching Assistant in Ear Training)

Bachelor of Music  in Composition:  Julliard  (Honorary Scholarship: Sophomore year)

TEACHERS: 
Composition:    Calvin Hampton; Juilliard:  David Diamond, Otto Leuning, and Vincent Persichetti;  
Boston University:  Joyce Mekeel, John Thow, and David Del Tredici;  
Rutgers University: Contemporary Counterpoint:   Robert Moevs;  
Juilliard Prep (age 17):   Robert Huffstader and Lawrence Widdoes;   
University of Vermont Summer Session for High School Students (age 16):   Mel Solomon; 
Private Harmony, Counterpoint and Composition (age 13-16):   Marilyn Keiser.     
Voice:  Juilliard:  Oren Brown; Metropolitan Opera: Jeffrey Gall, Jerome Hines, and Valery Ryvkin (coach);  New England Conservatory:  Michael Strauss (coach);  Rutgers:  John Powel.  
Piano:   Kiriena Zilotti, Thomas Richner, James Scott, and Phyllis Lehrer (collaborative piano).   
Guitar (age 10-12):  Martha Blackman.


COMPOSER RESIDENCIES
Music Director:  Prime Time for Kids at Massasoit College, Brockton, MA
Composer and Singer:  Putnam Court Musicians, Marblehead, MA
Music Director:  Music Now and Now Dance, Boston, MA

Music Director:  Acting Singers Project, Boston, MA


David Edgar Walther Copyright 2023
  • Listen
    • Opera & Oratorio
    • Song Groups & Cycles
    • Orchestral Music >
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    • Opera & Animation
    • Dance & Ballet
  • About
    • Biography
    • Résumé: 2010-2023
    • Education
    • Teachers
    • Press
    • Activism
    • Family
    • Crazy Dinosaurs >
      • Watch Crazy Dinosaurs
      • Watch Eurydice
      • Watch Dynosaur
  • Vlog 1
  • Pieces
    • I. Chamber
    • II. Keyboard
    • III. Orchestra
    • IV. Dance
    • V. Voice
    • VI. Chorus
    • VII. Opera
    • VIII. Music Theater
    • IX. Critical Editions
    • James Joyce
    • Emily Dickinson
  • Photos
  • Contact