Projects: upcoming, current and recent

April 3, 2008:  Premiere of Concerto for Cello and Orchestra by Paul Marleyn and the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Geoffrey Moull.  This 20 minute work is in two movements: I, Intrados; II, Extrados and is dedicated to the memory of my father who passed away in June 2007.

December (2007) to February, 2008: work is underway on a new piece for wind ensemble.  This piece, entitled Pluto's Moons, is being composed with the help of students from the Vincent Massey Collegiate Wind Ensemble.  David and the Ensemble are working out many of the preliminary ideas for this piece on a Facebook site called "Pluto's Moons."  Pluto's Moons is in three-movements: 1) Charon; 2) Nix; 3) Hydra, and is approximately 9 minutes in duration.  It will be premiered at the Rocky Mountain Band Festival in Banff, Alberta in April 2008.

June 11, 2007: Premiere of String Quartet #2 on the Agassiz Music Festival in Winnipeg.  Work commissioned by Agassiz Music with funding provided by the Manitoba Arts Council.  Yehonatan Berick & Kerry DuWors, violins; Jethro Marks, viola; Paul Marleyn, cello.

April 17-20, 2007: SOCAN Composer Residency with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra.

April 18, 2007: Premiere of Dwarf Planets by the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra and the Winnipeg Youth Symphony Orchestra.  This work was part of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra's ongoing outreach and education activity.  The process involved young musicians in the planning and creation of a new piece for the two orchestras.  Dwarf Planets was premiered in Winnipeg at Westminster United Church on April 18, and toured to Gretna, Manitoba on April 20.

January 12, 2007: Premiere of After Miguel de Fuenllana commissioned by GroundSwell for Winnipeg-based guitarist, Ian Hodges. Other performers include: Laurel Ridd, flute; Daniel Scholz, viola; Ben Reimer, percussion.  This work was recorded by CBC Radio and broadcast on April 29 on the national program The Signal.

November 26, 2006: Premiere of Four Bagatelles commissioned by the Manitoba Registered Music Teachers Association.  This work was composed for euphonium student Vanessa Nowostawski and was presented on a special concert during Canada Music Week.

September 24, 2006: Premiere of The Rising Curve of Day for mezzo-soprano and orchestra.  This work was commissioned by CBC radio as part of a special birthday celebration of Canadian poet and visual artist, P. K. Page.  The Rising Curve of Day was premiered by mezzo-soprano Rosemarie Vanderhooft and the Victoria Symphony under the direction of Tania Miller.  The premiere was broadcast on CBC Radio's Symphony Hall (Oct. 1); In Performance (Nov. 15) and Two New Hours (Nov. 19).

March 24, 2006: Premiere of a new Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and 13 Strings commissioned by Brandon-based violin/cello duo Kerry DuWors and Mark Rudoff. This work was premiered by the Brandon Chamber Players.

March 18, 2006:  David gave two composition workshops with Suzuki students at the University of Manitoba.   The younger group of students (aged 4 to 5) worked on narrative-based soundscape compositions using voice, body sounds and Orff instruments.  The older group (aged 6 to 12) explored the raw materials of music, the nature of sound, control of texture, and simple formal principles.

February 12, 2006: Premiere of Tranquility and Order for SATB choir, viola and percussion on the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's New Music Festival. This work, using text by Winnipeg-based poet Ariel Gordon, was commissioned by CBC radio to commemorate the 2004 Asian tsunami disaster.  It was premiered by the Winnipeg Singers, violist Daniel Scholz and percussionist Ben Reimer.  Yuri Klaz conducted the ensemble.

February 6-10, 2006: Short-term composer residency at Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland. During this 5-day visit, David  worked with children of Larkhall Academy on creative music projects, gave public lectures and masterclasses, and took part in the annual NewFound Music Festival. Two of David's works were presented at the Festival: Balance (2004) and citron aveugle....(2000). This latter performance was a world premiere given by Timothy Steeves.

October, 2005 to March, 2006: Eckhardt-Gramatté winner's tour showcasing Montreal soprano, Layla Claire. David Scott's Disordered Songs (2005) was included in each program twenty Canadian cities coast to coast:

May, 2005: Premiere of Disordered Songs (2005) for voice and piano at the 2005 Eckhardt-Gramatté Competition in Brandon. The new work, which is a setting of text by Prince Edward Island writer Steven Mayoff, was performed by numerous semi-finalists and included in the winner’s tour of Canada during the 2005-06 season.

March-April, 2005: Touring of a school project with members of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. The project takes students through a whirlwind tour of musical style and prepares them for a stage production of The Great Mozart Hunt, written and performed by world-class bassoonist George Zukerman.

April, 2005: Performance of Balance (2004) by Duo Concertante on a GroundSwell Concert in Winnipeg.

February, 2005: $25,000 Major Arts Award. This award will allow David Scott to concentrate on a large-scale composition project for a period of 10 months. The support of the Manitoba Arts Council is much appreciated.

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