David Liptak (born December 18, 1949 in

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, USA) is a composer and music teacher living in

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Music career

Since 1987, Liptak has been a member of the composition faculty of the

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of the

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, where he holds the position of Professor of Composition and Chair of the Composition Department.David Liptak
Eastman School of Music, 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011. From 1976–1980, Liptak was a member of the composition and theory faculty of

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, where he initiated and taught courses in Schenker analysis and conducted the student New Music Ensemble. In 1980 he joined the faculty of the

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, where his duties included directing the Contemporary Chamber Players, a professional new music ensemble, with which he presented a number of premiere performances. Recent residencies have included the Seal Bay Music Festival in the summer of 1999 and the

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during the summer of 1998, where he served as Composer-in-Residence and taught composition. Liptak’s music has been performed by such ensembles as the

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, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra,

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, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Youngstown Symphony, Sinfonia da Camera of Illinois, and the New England Philharmonic, to name a few. His principal publisher is MMB Music.

Awards and honors

His composition awards include prizes in the 1986 Georges Enesco International Composition Competition and the 1978 Minnesota Orchestra 75th Anniversary Composers Competition, and he was a finalist in the 1982 St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Composition Competition.

References

External links

David Liptak Official SiteEastman School Faculty Webpage
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