AUDIO

ELEVATION (2006) for Orchestra
David Gilbert conducts Manhattan Composers Orchestra
Dynamophone (1989) for piano solo
Jonathan Faiman, piano
Halo - Twelve Instruments and Piano (2018)
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello, Percussion, Piano
Barge Concerto I: Anchorage, Alaska (2005)
Mark Peskanov, solo violin Bargemusic String Sextet/Piano
Barge Concerto II: Wingate Cove, New Hampshire (2005)
Mark Peskanov, solo violin Bargemusic String Sextet/Piano
Barge Concerto III: The Anchorage in Brooklyn (2005)
Mark Peskanov, solo violin Bargemusic String Sextet/Piano
True North - Percussion Quartet (1998)
Pulse Percussion Ensemble
Cantata on Psalm139 (2018) for SATB Chorus, Twelve instruments & Organ
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Odes I: Aeolous (2001)
Windscape: Marya Martin, Randall Wolfgang, Alan Kay, David Jolley, Frank Morelli
Odes II: Boreas (North Wind) (2001)
Windscape: Marya Martin, Randall Wolfgang, Alan Kay, David Jolley, Frank Morelli
Odes III-Zephyr (West Wind) (2001)
Windscape: Marya Martin, Randall Wolfgang, Alan Kay, David Jolley, Frank Morelli
The Blue Guitar for Piano solo (2000)
Kathleen Supové, piano
Silhouette (2013)
Calvin Wiersma, violin; Margaret Kampemeier, piano/Locrian Chamber Players
The Distant Bell (1996) in memoriam Otto Luening
Marya Martin, flute; Melissa Meel, cello; Ursula Oppens, piano -Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival
Gravity and Levity (2008) for Piano Trio
Katie Lansdale, violin; Greg Hesselink, cello; Jonathan Faiman, piano/Locrian Chamber Players
Thy Peace for String Trio (2005)
Katherine Bormann, Violin; Rebecca Albers, Viola; Andrew P. Ford, Cello.
Gemini for Piano solo (2005)
Emily Wong, Piano/Locrian Chamber Players
Walt's Waltz for Piano solo (2005)
Emily Wong, Piano/Locrian Chamber Players
Cavato for Piano solo (2005)
Emily Wong, Piano/Locrian Chamber Players
Swan Dive for Flute and Vibraphone (2023)
midi simulation
Kindel Fugue for Organ (2023)
midi simulation
Preamble to Messiaen's 'O Sacrum Convivium' for Organ (2015)
midi simulation - Commissioned by Jeff Blocker
Honeymoon Suite for Violin and Cello (2012)
midi simulation - Dedicated to Caitlin McSherry and Andrew P. Ford
Three Preludes and Fugues on the name Del Tredici - for Piano (2019)
Marc Peloquin, Piano/Bargemusic
In Concert for Violin solo (2020) - I: Echo, II: Ritornello
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Snarl for two Bass Trombones (2014)
David Taylor and Felix Del Tredici, Bass Trombones
Mural for Viola solo (2022)
midi simulation
WTF Goldberg Canons for Piano solo (2016)
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What Is Known (2009) for Countertenor and small ensemble
Marshall Coid/Queen's Chamber Band
Written In Water for Guitar quartet (2004) I: Tombeau II: Forlana
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

VIDEO

SNARL (20014) for Two Bass Trombones
David Taylor and Felix Del Tredici, Bass Trombones, at Bargemusic

“Shohl and Trunk” (2023)
Video clip by Mary Trunk, soundtrack by David Shohl

“Waterspace,” 90 second clip by genius filmmaker Mary Trunk — soundtrack by David Shohl (2023)

“Marshland” — two minute video clip by filmmaker extraordinaire Mary Trunk, soundtrack by David Shohl and Mutant Freak (2023)

“Semplice” for String Quartet (2017)
Semplice Players (Setsuko Nagata, violin; Rachell Wong, violin; Matthew Cohen, viola; Ben Fried, cello), at Bargemusic

“An Hour Home,” a seven-minute clip from choreographer, filmmaker & longtime collaborator Mary Trunk — soundtrack by David Shohl (2023)

“Watch Your Balance,” three minute clip from acrobat filmmaker Mary Trunk, soundtrack by David Shohl (2023)

Tableau for Viola solo (2022)
Commissioned and premiered by Marjorie Schlossman, Fargo ND

“Keeping Going” — Two minute video by national treasure Mary Trunk, soundtrack by David Shohl (2023)

“You Are No Longer the Same,” a 5 minute clip by filmmaker Mary Trunk with soundtrack by David Shohl, Takamu, Monovista Bounce ‘Hail’

BIO

“Electrifying” said The New York Times' 1998 review of Dr. Shohl’s Dynamophone. Fanfare called him an “immensely talented” composer whose work is “dramatic and highly charged” in a 2000 review of music recorded by pianist Jonathan Faiman. In 2013, the Times again praised his “fresh, engaging work”.

As an instrumentalist, Dr. Shohl studied piano, guitar, and Sundanese gamelan. He received his BA in composition (1985) at the University of California at Santa Cruz, and completed his Masters and Doctoral degrees at the Manhattan School of Music in 1999, where his teachers included Nils Vigeland and Ursula Mamlok.

Winner of ASCAP’s Young Composer Award (1990) and recipient of two residencies from the Macdowell Colony (1995, 2001), Dr. Shohl’s music has been performed in Anchorage (1991), Buffalo (1991), Fargo (2022), Jerusalem (1999), New York City (1988-2023), Rome (2003), San Diego, San Francisco (1986-1988) and Verbier (2006).

He has been honored with commissions from Areopagitica (2003), Bargemusic (1991-2017), the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival (1996, 1999), Common Sense (2020), Composers’ Concordance (2021), Glass Farm Ensemble (2007), Harpsichord Unlimited (2009), the Locrian Chamber Players (2020), the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (2004), the New Music Consort (1994, 2000), the Otto Luening Trust (1999), The Queen’s Chamber Band (2009), the Sitka Music Festival (1991), Kathleen Supové (1998) and Windscape (2001).

In addition, many prominent musicians have premiered his music, including David Cossin (1994), Paul de Jong of The Books (1996), David Jolley (2003), Ursula Oppens (1996), Marc Peloquin (1990-2019), David Taylor (2014), and Gregory Zuber (2013). Dr. Shohl’s work has also been presented by Glass Farm (2009) and the Sitka Music Festival (1991). He is featured on pianist Jonathan Faiman’s CD “Hie Up the Mountain” on the MSR Classics label (1999) and his string quartet arrangements of J. G. Thirlwell’s Manorexia album “The Mesopelagic Waters” were released on Tzadik in 2010.

In 2002, Dr. Shohl was appointed Professor of Music at Concordia College, Bronxville. He has also served as a Contributing Editor at YahooNews.com (2019, 2020). Originally from Anchorage, Alaska, he lives in New York City.

CONTACT: DavidShohl@gmail.com