Brent Michael Davids

Brent Michael Davids

Brent Michael Davids (b. Madison, Wisconsin, United States, June 4, 1959) is an American composer and flutist. He is a member of the Stockbridge Mohican nation of American Indians. He has composed for Zeitgeist, the Kronos Quartet, Joffrey Ballet, the National Symphony Orchestra, and Chanticleer.

He holds a B.M. degree in music composition from Northern Illinois University (1981) and an M.M. in music composition from Arizona State University (1990), and is currently pursuing an M.A. in American Indian religious studies from Arizona State University.

In addition to concert music, Davids writes music for films. He composed music for the 2002 film "The Business of Fancydancing" and has composed a new score for the 1920 film "The Last of the Mohicans".

Davids' Mohican name is Blue Butterfly . He lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota and is an active participant with the First Nations Composer Initiative. He has also served as Composer-in-Residence with the Native American Composers Apprenticeship Project.

Discography

*1992 - Brent Michael Davids. "Ní-tCâng". Blue Butterfly Group.
*2002 - "The Business of Fancydancing". FallsApart Records/RezRoad.
*2002 - Chanticleer. "Our American Journey". Contains "The Un-covered Wagon" by Brent Michael Davids. Teldec.
*2003 - The Nebraska Children's Chorus and Bel Canto, dir. Z. Randall Stroope. "Homeland". Contains "Zuni Sunrise Song" by Brent Michael Davids (1995).

External links

* [http://www.brentmichaeldavids.com/ Brent Michael Davids official site]
* [http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do;jsessionid=94100A071FE1FA0A292BF11EE3A0B46A?action=info&rid=8025 Brent Michael Davids biography]
* [http://www.voxnovus.com/composer/Brent_Michael_Davids.htm Brent Michael Davids biography]
* [http://members.tripod.com/~Debbie_Winchell/tanglewood.html Brent Michael Davids biography]
* [http://www.filmcomposer.us/davidspromo2.html Brent Michael Davids photo]

Listening

* [http://www.myspace.com/filmcomposerus Brent Michael Davids audio]
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5020435&ft=1&f=4805210 Brent Michael Davids interview] from NPR
* [http://www.oyate.com/artists/davids50/davids06.html Brent Michael Davids MP3 from Oyate Online]


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