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Dave Gerhart
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- Long Beach, CA
- United States
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This is a group for people who write for smaller groups and soloists or people who like a lot of small ensemble pieces or even just want to compare small ensemble pieces
For any composers who have delved into minimalism or generally compose or even people who just like to talk and analyse it
Composers for orchestra, choir, string quartet, or any other ensemble. Sheet Music, Finale, Sibelius, handwritten, music purists, electronic, acoustic.
From a six staff scribble to a full score.
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- What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
- Small Ensemble, Contemporary Ensembles, Other
- What is your favorite genre or style of music?
- Minimualism
- Is music your main income source?
- Yes!
- Where do you live?
- Long Beach, California
- About Me:
- Dr. Dave Gerhart holds a D.M.A. from the University of Southern California in Percussion Performance with a secondary emphasis in Music Education, Ethnomusicology, and Music Industry & Technology. Dr. Gerhart received a M.M. in Percussion Performance and Instrumental Conducting and a B.M. in Music Education from California State University, Long Beach. He has been featured on CDs with the Robin Cox Ensemble and most recently with Steven Hartke on Sonic Scenery for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. As a freelance musician, Dave has performed under Zubin Mehta, Mehli Mehta and has performed with Yo-Yo Ma, Bobby McFerrin, Michael Kamen, Yefim Bronfman, Ray Holman, and Robert Greenidge. His principle teachers include Dr. Michael Carney, Erik Forrester, Brad Dutz and Raynor Carroll, principal percussionist of the L.A. Philharmonic. Dave is currently the director of the CSULB University Percussion Ensemble where he is also a member of the applied music faculty. His arrangements for percussion ensemble are published by Go Fish Music.
- Website:
- http://ironworkspercussion.com
Tribute (African Drum Duo) by Dave Gerhart - Mvt. 1
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I'm loving this percussion stuff. Thanks for uploading these examples.
What drew me to this forum was diversity in what I heard and your input helps expand that attraction.
Ray
Ray
I see you're an ethnomusicologist. DRUMS have a special place in my heart. I salute you! ;-)
I blame my Dad --->:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx8Gu_HpNdY