"David Brunner's music is lyrical, fresh-sounding and always creative. His music is a favorite with the choir as well as the audience!"
Lynne Gackle
School of Music
Baylor University
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 8:32PM The Children's Honor Choir at the national ACDA convention in Chicago sang a marvelous performance of SPIRITUAL MUSICK under the direction of Henry Leck on Saturday afternoon. My time with them on Friday was delightful and I was impressed by their engagement, enthusiasm, hard work, and musicianship. Though I'm a little late posting my impressions of their performance, the memory of their singing is strong.
Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 4:05PM I had a great time with the 216 honor choir singers of District 11 at T. D. Woodson School in Fairfax, Virginia last weekend. They were fantastic! Congrats to all involved in this event -- dedicated teachers, host director Michael Ehrlich, great accompanist Melvin Goodwyn. Bravo everybody!
Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 7:54PM Just home from two great days at the Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids, where I presented four sessions for the Michigan School Vocal Music Association. Thanks to Erich Wangeman for the kind invitation and warm hospitality, Adam Boyce and his fantastic singers from Williamston High School for collaborating on "When Words Sing: The Importance of Language and Ideas", and Todd Schreiber for great accompanying of the "Commodity, Integrity, Delight" repertoire session. It was wonderful to see many old friends, some from college days.
Monday, December 13, 2010 at 6:02PM The Fairfield County Children's Choir chose Winter Changes as the title of its concert on Sunday in Bridgeport, Connecticut, an afternoon full of music performed by its five choirs, under founding director Jon Noyes and his staff. The choirs joyfully sang a huge variety of pieces, including seven of mine, from YO LE CANTO to the first performance of SPIRITUAL MUSICK, the Chorus America commission for thirteen young choirs from across the U.S., Canada and Scotland. I had the opportunity to lead A SONG TO END ALL WAR to open the concert and WINTER CHANGES with all three hundred children near the end. I rarely have the opportunity to hear so many pieces on one concert and thank Jon and everyone at the FCCC for this tribute and a memorable afternoon in Connecticut!
Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 6:55PM An unexpected but wondrous surprise during my short stay in Clinton, Mississippi this weekend was a visit to the Clinton Community Nature Center on Friday afternoon and a return Saturday morning. I was virtually the only person on the trails, among them the Pioneer, Pine Woods, Grapevine, and a fragment of the Old Natchez Trace. The land is carefully preserved and lovingly care for. A profound morning of seeing, listening, and bearing witness, of solitude, dappled sunlight, wind rustling the upper branches of the trees, and everywhere the fall of leaves and an occasional acorn -- a gentle reminder of the impermanence of all things.