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David Broome (br-roömee br-roönme) 1. n. a pianist and composer devoted to the absurd and bizarre 2. v. the act of inviting situations both fun and strange 3. v. to involve oneself in comedy, theatre, dance, and pamplemousse.

“… maybe the solo piano recital isn’t completely dead after all, as long as the pianist takes a page from the book of Broome.”

A diverse pianist/composer of great imagination, David Broome's curiosity for music has led him to create new possibilities for the concert stage. His recitals have been appreciated in America and across Europe and he has been described in the New York Times as a "deft and focused performer," as well as an artist who composes "juicily atmospheric music." As a New York-based performer, David has presented a wide variety of genre-bending, unclassifiable music at such venues as Merkin Hall, Le Poisson Rouge, The 92nd St. Y, The Whitney Museum, The Stone, and Issue Project Room, among others. He also frequently collaborates with dancers, video artists, actors, and comedians in performance.

David has worked with a wide array of composers from the up and coming to more established ones such as Beat Furrer, David Lang and Meredith Monk. He has recorded works by J.G. Thirlwell (now available on the Tzadik label), Reiko Futing and John Supko. Mr. Broome has also been invited to lecture on composition and music notation at the Art Institute of Chicago and Hartwick College.

David’s compositions have been presented by the MATA Festival, HI-Fi New Music, Red Light New Music, and the 92nd St. Y’s Fridays @ Noon. He has also received support from the Argosy Foundation, the Yvar Mikhashoff Trust for New Music, NYSCA, the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Conner Foundation, and Meet the Composer. David holds a Master’s of Music from the Manhattan School of Music and a Bachelor’s of Music from Towson University where he studied with Phillip Kawin and Reynaldo Reyes.

In addition to all these musical endeavors, David also likes watching movies, making games out of mundane activities, and is an amateur potter.

Some other ensembles with which David has involvement:
Corky Has A Band – a ridiculous and surreal interdisciplinary piano duo
Amaranth Duo – violin + piano duo which focuses on 21st and 20th century music
Red Light New Music – an ensemble, concert series, and composers collective
MishMash – improvisational musical comedy group
Newband – microtonal new music and home of the Harry Partch Instrument Collection
Manorexia – J.G. Thirlwell’s electronic explorations arranged for chamber ensemble

www.davidalanbroome.com

dave@broome.net