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Boosey & Hawkes Signs David T. Little

Currently director of composition at Shenandoah Conservatory and composer-in-residence with Opera Philadelphia, Little’s complete catalog is now represented worldwide by Boosey & Hawkes.

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NewMusicBox Staff

David T. Little

David T. Little
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Boosey & Hawkes has announced the addition of David T. Little to its roster of composers. By exclusive publishing agreement, Little’s complete catalog is now represented worldwide by Boosey & Hawkes.


“Watching [David’s] career take off has been exhilarating,” said Zizi Mueller, president of Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. “He constantly challenges his own musical boundaries, while creating astute and relevant works that touch us all. From his stage works to his chamber music, David has captured the attention of artists and audiences from diverse musical arenas.”

Little, the composer of such works as the opera Dog Days and the multi-media music theatre piece Soldier Songs, often explores political concerns in his music. Recent and upcoming works include AGENCY (Kronos Quartet), CHARM (Baltimore Symphony/Marin Alsop), Hellhound (Maya Beiser), Haunt of Last Nightfall (Third Coast Percussion), the opera JFK with Royce Vavrek (Fort Worth Opera/ALT), a new opera commissioned by the MET Opera/Lincoln Center Theater new works program, and the music theatre work Artaud in the Black Lodge with Outrider legend Anne Waldman (Beth Morrison Projects).

His music has been heard at Carnegie Hall, the Park Avenue Armory, the Bang on a Can Marathon, and elsewhere. Educated at University of Michigan and Princeton, Little is co-founder of the annual New Music Bake Sale, has served as executive director of MATA and is currently director of composition at Shenandoah Conservatory and composer-in-residence with Opera Philadelphia. The founding artistic director of the ensemble Newspeak, his music can be heard on New Amsterdam and Innova labels.

(from the press release)