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DAVID ERNST (b. 1947)
 David
Ernst has an extensive and varied background in
the music field. His compositions have been performed worldwide, he has written
music for television and radio (MTV and WABC) and he's created "sound
environments" for painter, Ernest Garthwaite.
David's music has been broadcast across the globe, including the National Radio
of Argentina, Radio ROKS in Moscow, and the Foundation Gaudeamus in the
Netherlands. His recordings include Four Preludes for Piano (Jeff Jacob,
pianist, Contemporary American Eclectic Music for the Piano, Ariel
Records, 1995), Crossover for Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony, MMC
New Century - Volume 1, 1995), and Exit for Trumpet and Tape (Jack
Logan, trumpet, New Music for Trumpet, Orion, 1972). He was also
pianist for the Crown Heights Affair Sure Shot album (De-Lite, 1979).
David wrote two songs and three string arrangements for jazz pianist Mark Adams'
CD Aesticitism (MCC Recordings).
Earning his PhD in Music Composition from Rutgers University in 1978, David is
currently Professor of Music at York College, (CUNY), where he teaches
composition, computer music and music theory.
Website: http://www.angelfire.com/ny2/demusic/
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