David Hunter
will complete his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in Music
Composition and Ethnomusicology during the fall of 2007. One of
Mr. Hunter’s specialties is composing and improvising with
instruments from non-Western cultures, such as, Indonesian Gamelan,
Australian Didgeridoo, Chinese Gu-Zheng, West African drumming,
and Native American instruments. He did field work in Java, Indonesia
in 1995-1996. One of his special interests is in musical tuning
systems and intonation theories.
His teaching experience includes
classes in world music, American popular music, digital audio and
music theory. For 9 years Mr. Hunter also hosted the “Music
of Our Time” radio program on WHBK in Chicago.
Mr. Hunter also attended University of Washington
in the Master’s program studying Music Composition and Ethnomusicology.
While in Seattle, Mr. Hunter performed with the Spirit Darts, an
“all-instrumental Afro-Klezmer” band.”
David received his Bachelor of Music degree
at Northern Illinois University in Music Composition and an Associates
Degree from Harper Community College in Palatine, IL.
Most recently David participated in the University
of Chicago’s Contempo Tomorrow’s Music Today Concert
and the Firewire Ensemble concerts with the world premier of his composition “…and the
wind blew the door shut”, a solo piece employing the Gu-Zheng,
gong, Romanian zither, Didgeribone, Dvoyanka, vocalization and digital
signal processing. This piece was also performed at Oakton's Cultures Week. David also produces, performs and records with
the Digitally Correct Meta-Troubadours (DCMT) in a structured improvisational
format where they combine instruments from around the world with
digital signal processing.
David also has two CDs of his recent music, "Pangaea" and "No More Moon in the Water," and is working on a third CD with his good friend Mike Becker to be entitled "Septendecim." |
