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Lipten, David (b. 1961, New York City). American composer of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed throughout the USA and elsewhere.
Dr. Lipten had private jazz piano studies from 1980-88 and earned his BA in composition and jazz piano performance at Hampshire College in 1985. He studied composition with Thea Musgrave at Queens College, where he received his MA in 1989, and with Stephen Jaffe and Scott Lindroth at Duke University and there earned his PhD in 1998, on the Mary Duke Biddle Fellowship.
His honors include the Music Associates of Aspen Fellowship from the Aspen Music Festival (1994), the William Klenz Prize in Composition from Duke University (1996, for Without a Word), four ASCAP StandardPlus awards (2000-03), and residencies at the Yaddo Colony (2002) and the MacDowell Colony (2003). He has received commissions from Duo 46, the Fromm Music Foundation, the composers collective Locus and pianist Christopher Adler, the ensemble NOISE, the Verdehr Trio and Michigan State University, and pianist Scott Walton.
He is also active in other positions. He worked as a free-lance jazz pianist from 1982-89.
He taught ear training, harmony and sight singing as an adjunct lecturer at Queens College from 1989-91 and counterpoint, jazz history and other subjects at Duke University from 1993-97. He then taught composition and music theory as a visiting assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1998-99, composition, 20th-century techniques and other subjects at Michigan State University in East Lansing from 1999-2001 and American popular music history, composition and other subjects at Grand Valley State University in 2003 and 2004-05.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: dlipten@yahoo.com
Street address: Dr. David Lipten, 515 S. Kinney St., Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858, USA
Telephone/fax: 989 773 8595
Cellular phone: 989 400 3193
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Ruckus, symphonic band, 1994; Rhapsody, 1998
CHAMBER MUSIC: Prolepsis, violin, cello, piano, 1993; Vicissitude, flute, bass clarinet, viola, cello, piano, percussion, 1994; Stunt Double, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 1996-97; Skein, 2 violins, 1999; Ictus, string quartet, 2000-01; Whirl, clarinet, violin, piano, 2001-02; Slipstream, flute, electric jazz guitar, vibraphone (+ marimba), 2002; Snap, flute, guitar, cello, piano, percussion, 2004; Time Served, guitar, violin, 2004
CHORAL: Time's Dream (text by E.E. Cummings), mixed chorus, 2003
VOCAL: Without a Word (song-cycle, text by Pablo Neruda [translated by W.S. Merwin]), baritone, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, trombone, violin, viola, cello, piano, percussion, 1995
PIANO: Like Carbon and Snow, 1994; Best Served Cold, 2003; Ever Since, 2004
(Last updated on September 10, 2004)
