DAVID EDGAR WALTHER DEEP PASSIONATE NIGHT MUSIC
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​                             Education:
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under the name: David Walter (the 'h' was added later, to return to the original spelling).

Juilliard School of Music: Bachelor of Music in musical compostion; Acedmic Scholarship in Junior year. Placed out of secondary piano, and Theory I & II. Studied composition with Vincent Persichetti, Otto Leuning, & David Diamond; & voice with Oren Brown.

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Boston University: PhD work in musical composition; teaching fellowship: taught courses in Ear Training and Keyboard Harmony;
Studied with David del Tredici, Joyce Mekeel, & John Thow.


The State College of New Jersey: Master's of Arts degree in vocal performance; Teaching Assistant in Ear Training: administered ear training tests.

Boston Conseratory & New England Conservatory: scholarships offered for post-graduate work in opera.

Rutger's Graduate School: towards a Master's Degree in Philosophy. Opera workshops of Valerie Goodal and Emile Renan.



                               Teachers:

Composition: Maryln Keiser (harmony; counterpoint & composition; Cathederal of St. John The Divine), Robert Hufstader (Juilliard Preparitory School); Robert Moevs (contemporary counterpoint; Rutgers); Vincent Persichetti (Juilliard); Otto Leuning (Juilliard); David Diamond (Juilliard); Calvin Hampton (Calvary Episcopal Church, NYC); David Del Tredici (Boston University); Joyce MeKeel (Boston University); & John Thow (Boston Univerity).

Guitar: Martha Blackman (Stanford; Pro Music).

Piano: Dr. Thomas Ritchner (Rutgers; Mother Church Christian Science, Boston); Dr. James Scott (Rutgers); Philis Lehrer (accompanying; Westminster Choir College; Hunter College);
& Kyriena Siloti (Imperial Conservatory of St. Petersburg)

Script and libretto writing: William Driver (Bard College).

Voice: John Powell (Rutgers); Oren Brown (Juilliard); Jeffrey Gall (Metropolitan Opera); & Jerome Hines (Metropolitan Opera).

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                 Jeffrey Gall, Countertenor                                       Jerome Hines, Bass

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David Edgar Walther Copyright 2023
  • Listen
    • Opera & Oratorio
    • Song Groups & Cycles
    • Orchestral Music
  • Watch
    • Watch & Animation
    • Dance & Ballet
  • About
    • Biography
    • Résumé: 2010-2023
    • Education
    • Teachers
    • Press
    • Family
    • Activism
    • Crazy Dinosaurs >
      • Watch Crazy Dinosaurs
      • Watch Eurydice
      • Watch Dynosaur
  • 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