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'''David C. Sampson''' (born January 26, 1951, [[Charlottesville, Virginia]]) is an American contemporary classical composer.
'''David C. Sampson''' (born January 26, 1951) is an American contemporary classical composer.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Sampson earned a B.A. in music from the [[Curtis Institute of Music]], where he studied trumpet with Gilbert Johnson. He continued his studies with Donald Lybbert in composition at [[Hunter College]], earning an M.F.A. in composition, followed by a D.M.A. at the [[Manhattan School of Music]], where he studied composition with [[John Corigliano]] and trumpet with Robert Nagel and [https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/mase-raymond Raymond Mase]. He also attended the Ecole d’Art Americaines at [[Fontainebleau Schools|Fontainebleau]] as a composition student of [[Robert D. Levin|Robert Levin]].  Additionally, he has studied with [[Karel Husa]] and [[Henri Dutilleux]] in composition and [https://www.gerardschwarz.com/bio.html Gerard Schwarz] on trumpet.
Sampson earned a B.A. in music from the [[Curtis Institute of Music]], where he studied trumpet with Gilbert Johnson. He continued his studies with Donald Lybbert in composition at [[Hunter College]], earning an M.F.A. in composition, followed by a D.M.A. at the [[Manhattan School of Music]], where he studied composition with [[John Corigliano]] and trumpet with [[Robert Nagel]] and Raymond Mase. He also attended the Ecole d’Art Americaines at [[Fontainebleau Schools|Fontainebleau]] as a composition student of [[Robert D. Levin|Robert Levin]]. Additionally, he has studied with [[Karel Husa]] and [[Henri Dutilleux]] in composition and Gerard Schwarz on trumpet.


Sampson has received major grants from the [[National Endowment for the Arts]], [[American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medals|American Academy of Arts and Letters]], [[Chamber Music America]], [[Barlow Endowment]], [[New Jersey State Council on the Arts]], [https://www.jeromefdn.org/ Jerome Foundation], [https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=5026745 Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust], and the [[Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation]].
Sampson has received major grants from the [[National Endowment for the Arts]], [[American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medals|American Academy of Arts and Letters]], [[Chamber Music America]], [[Barlow Endowment]], [[New Jersey State Council on the Arts]], Jerome Foundation, Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, and the [[Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation]].


==Selected commissioned works==
==Selected commissioned works==
•     ''The War Prayer'' (1984-85) for soloists, chorus, and orchestra. Commissioned by the [[National Endowment for the Arts]] and premiered by Princeton Pro Musica.
*''The War Prayer'' (1984–85) for soloists, chorus, and orchestra. Commissioned by the [[National Endowment for the Arts]] and premiered by Princeton Pro Musica.
*''Hommage JFK''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wqxr.org/story/timeline-jfk-legacy-classical-music/|title=WQXR Timeline: JFK's Legacy to Classical Music|last=Wise|first=Brian|date=November 18, 2013|access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref> (1995) for 14 brass and three percussion. Commissioned by the [[National Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kennedy-center.org/Artist/C14129|title=Artist's Bio, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|access-date=January 16, 2019|archive-date=January 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117070121/http://www.kennedy-center.org/Artist/C14129|url-status=dead}}</ref>

*''Monument'' (1996–97). Commissioned by the Barlow Foundation for the [[Akron Symphony Orchestra|Akron]] and [[Memphis Symphony Orchestra]]s.
•     ''Hommage JFK''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wqxr.org/story/timeline-jfk-legacy-classical-music/|title=WQXR Timeline: JFK's Legacy to Classical Music|last=Wise|first=Brian|date=Nov. 18, 2013|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> (1995) for 14 brass and three percussion. Commissioned by the [[National Symphony Orchestra]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kennedy-center.org/Artist/C14129|title=Artist's Bio, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>.
*''Turns'' (1994) for violoncello and orchestra. Commissioned by the Bergen Foundation and cellist Paul Tobias and premiered by the [[New Jersey Symphony Orchestra]].

*''Triptych''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar?client=firefox-b-1-ab&um=1&ie=UTF-8&lr&cites=16095644265118967311|title=Trumpet Music of David Sampson: A Performer's Guide to "Breakaway," "Passage," and "Triptych"|last=Flynn|first=Michael Patrick|date=May 2010|access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref> (1991) for trumpet and orchestra. Commissioned by the [[International Trumpet Guild]]. Premiered by Raymond Mase at the [[Aspen Music Festival and School|Aspen Music Festival]] and with the [[American Composers Orchestra]] at Carnegie Hall.
•     ''Monument'' (1996-97). Commissioned by the Barlow Foundation for the [[Akron Symphony Orchestra|Akron]] and [[Memphis Symphony Orchestra]]s.
*''Dectet'' (1998). Commissioned by the Chicago Chamber Musicians.

•     ''Turns'' (1994) for violoncello and orchestra. Commissioned by the Bergen Foundation and cellist Paul Tobias and premiered by the [[New Jersey Symphony Orchestra]].
*''Strata'' (1999). Commissioned by the [[National Endowment for the Arts]] and the American Brass Quintet.
*''Jersey Rain'' (2001). Commissioned by the [[National Endowment for the Arts|NEA]] and the [[Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation]] and premiered by Harmonium and Masterworks Choruses and the Colonial Symphony.

*''Breathing Lessons'' (2006) for saxophone quartet. Commissioned by [[Chamber Music America]] for the Amherst Saxophone Quartet.
•     ''Triptych''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar?client=firefox-b-1-ab&um=1&ie=UTF-8&lr&cites=16095644265118967311|title=Trumpet Music of David Sampson: A Performer's Guide to "Breakaway," "Passage," and "Triptych"|last=Flynn|first=Michael Patrick|date=May, 2010|website=https://scholar.google.com/scholar?client=firefox-b-1-ab&um=1&ie=UTF-8&lr&cites=16095644265118967311|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> (1991) for trumpet and orchestra. Commissioned by the [[International Trumpet Guild]]. Premiered by Raymond Mase at the [[Aspen Music Festival and School|Aspen Music Festival]] and with the [[American Composers Orchestra]] at Carnegie Hall.
*''Short Stories'' (1994). Commissioned by [[Chamber Music America]] and the [[The Pew Charitable Trusts|Pew Charitable Trust]].

•     ''Dectet'' (1998). Commissioned by the Chicago Chamber Musicians.
*''Elements'' (2002) for string quartet. Commissioned by the Elements String Quartet.
*''Double Back'' (2015) for trumpet, trombone, and wind ensemble. Premiered by Rex Richardson, [[Joseph Alessi]], and the VCU Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Terry Austin, director.

•     ''Strata'' (1999). Commissioned by the [[National Endowment for the Arts]] and the American Brass Quintet.
*''Simple Lives'' (1990). Commissioned by the Colonial Symphony.
*''Duncan Trio'' (2002) for brass trio. Commissioned by Dorothy Duncan.

*''Breakaway''<ref name=":0" /> (2004) for two trumpets and electronics. Commissioned by Raymond Mase and [[Kevin Cobb]].
•     ''Jersey Rain'' (2001). Commissioned by the [[National Endowment for the Arts|NEA]] and the [[Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation]] and premiered by Harmonium and Masterworks Choruses and the Colonial Symphony.
*''Smoky Mountain Fanfare'' (2010) for brass quintet. Commissioned by the [[Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet]].

•     ''Breathing Lessons'' (2006) for saxophone quartet. Commissioned by [[Chamber Music America]] for the Amherst Saxophone Quartet.
*''Like the Risen Grain'' (2011) for mixed chorus, brass quintet, timpani, and organ. Commissioned by [[Bucknell University]].
*''Legend'' (2011) for wind ensemble. Commissioned by [[Texas A&M University–Commerce|Texas A&M Commerce University]].

•     ''Short Stories'' (1994). Commissioned by [[Chamber Music America]] and the [[The Pew Charitable Trusts|Pew Charitable Trust]].
*''Still'' (2013) for brass quintet. Commissioned by the Gaudete Brass Quintet.
*''Mock Attack!'' (2014) for clarinet. Commissioned by the [[Montclair Art Museum]].

•     ''Elements'' (2002) for string quartet. Commissioned by the Elements String Quartet.
*''Memories To Keep Awhile'' (2014) for trumpet/flugelhorn, violin, violoncello, and piano. Commissioned by David Elton and the [[Australian Festival of Chamber Music]].
*''Random Acts'' (2018) for trumpet and piano. Commissioned by a consortium of 15 trumpets players organized by [[Kevin Cobb]].

•     ''Double Back'' (2015) for trumpet, trombone, and wind ensemble. Premiered by Rex Richardson, [[Joseph Alessi]], and the VCU Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Terry Austin, director.

•     ''Simple Lives'' (1990). Commissioned by the Colonial Symphony.

•     ''Duncan Trio'' (2002) for brass trio. Commissioned by Dorothy Duncan.

•     ''Breakaway''<ref name=":0" /> (2004) for two trumpets and electronics. Commissioned by Raymond Mase and [[Kevin Cobb]].

•     ''Smoky Mountain Fanfare'' (2010) for brass quintet. Commissioned by the [[Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet]].

•     ''Like the Risen Grain'' (2011) for mixed chorus, brass quintet, timpani, and organ. Commissioned by [[Bucknell University]].

•     ''Legend'' (2011) for wind ensemble. Commissioned by [[Texas A&M University–Commerce|Texas A&M Commerce University]].

•     ''Still'' (2013) for brass quintet. Commissioned by the Gaudete Brass Quintet.

•     ''Mock Attack!'' (2014) for clarinet. Commissioned by the [[Montclair Art Museum]].

•     ''Memories To Keep Awhile'' (2014) for trumpet/flugelhorn, violin, violoncello, and piano. Commissioned by David Elton and the [[Australian Festival of Chamber Music]].

•     ''Random Acts'' (2018) for trumpet and piano. Commissioned by a consortium of 15 trumpets players organized by [[Kevin Cobb]].


== Discography ==
== Discography ==


* '''''Monument''''' ([[Summit Records]] DCD237), 1999.''Triptych, Simple Lives, Hommage JFK, Three Portraits, Monument.'' [[Czech Philharmonic|Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra]], Alan Balter, conductor; Raymond Mase, trumpet;Scott Mendoker, tuba.
* '''''Monument''''' ([[Summit Records]] DCD237), 1999.''Triptych, Simple Lives, Hommage JFK, Three Portraits, Monument.'' [[Czech Philharmonic|Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra]], Alan Balter, conductor; Raymond Mase, trumpet;Scott Mendoker, tuba.
* '''''[https://www.albanyrecords.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AR&Product_Code=TROY780&Category_Code=a-BS Dectet]''''' (Troy 780), 2005. ''Serenade'' for flügelhorn and string orchestra, Raymond Mase, flügelhorn; [[Czech Philharmonic|Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.audaud.com/dectet-music-of-david-sampson-czech-philharmonic-orchestra-paul-polivnick-american-brass-quintet-albany-records/|title=Review by Mel Martin, Audiophile Audition|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>. ''Sonata Forty'' for horn and piano, Scott Brubaker, horn; Ron Levy, piano. ''Strata'' for brass quintet, The [[American Brass Quintet]]. ''Dectet'' for string quartet, wind quintet, and piano, Paul Polivnick, conductor, [[Wihan Quartet]]; Afflatus Wind Quintet; Richard Ormrod, piano.
* '''''Dectet''''' (Troy 780), 2005. ''Serenade'' for flügelhorn and string orchestra, Raymond Mase, flügelhorn; [[Czech Philharmonic|Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.audaud.com/dectet-music-of-david-sampson-czech-philharmonic-orchestra-paul-polivnick-american-brass-quintet-albany-records/|title=Review by Mel Martin, Audiophile Audition|date=June 27, 2018|access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref> ''Sonata Forty'' for horn and piano, Scott Brubaker, horn; Ron Levy, piano. ''Strata'' for brass quintet, The [[American Brass Quintet]]. ''Dectet'' for string quartet, wind quintet, and piano, Paul Polivnick, conductor, [[Wihan Quartet]]; Afflatus Wind Quintet; Richard Ormrod, piano.
* '''''Chesapeake'''''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanbrassquintet.org/discography/view/Chesapeake-The-Music-of-David-Sampson/|title=Discography, American Brass Quintet|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> ([[Summit Records]] DCD639), 2014. ''Breakaway'' for two trumpets and electronics, Raymond Mase, [[Kevin Cobb]], trumpets; ''Powell Trio'' for trombone, marimba, and piano, Michael Powell, trombone; She-e Wu, marimba; Steven Beck, piano. ''Three Sides'' for trumpet/flügelhorn, vibraphone and piano, Raymond Mase, trumpet/flügelhorn; James Baker, vibraphone; Steven Beck, piano. ''Just Keep Moving'' for horn, bass trombone, marimba and piano, David Wakefield, horn;John D. Rojak, bass trombone; She-e Wu, marimba; Martha Locker, piano. ''Chesapeake'' for brass quintet, [[American Brass Quintet]].
* '''''Chesapeake'''''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanbrassquintet.org/discography/view/Chesapeake-The-Music-of-David-Sampson/|title=Discography, American Brass Quintet|access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref> ([[Summit Records]] DCD639), 2014. ''Breakaway'' for two trumpets and electronics, Raymond Mase, [[Kevin Cobb]], trumpets; ''Powell Trio'' for trombone, marimba, and piano, Michael Powell, trombone; She-e Wu, marimba; Steven Beck, piano. ''Three Sides'' for trumpet/flügelhorn, vibraphone and piano, Raymond Mase, trumpet/flügelhorn; James Baker, vibraphone; Steven Beck, piano. ''Just Keep Moving'' for horn, bass trombone, marimba and piano, David Wakefield, horn;John D. Rojak, bass trombone; She-e Wu, marimba; Martha Locker, piano. ''Chesapeake'' for brass quintet, [[American Brass Quintet]].
* '''''Notes from Faraway Places''''' ([[Summit Records]] DCD681), 2016. ''Fanfare for Canterbury Cathedral'' for double brass quintet, [[American Brass Quintet]]; Quo Vadis Brass Quintet. ''Tenebrae'' for trumpet and organ, Raymond Mase, trumpet; Trent Johnson, organ. ''Without Warning'' for piano, Steven Beck, piano. ''Mock Attack'' for solo clarinet, Andy Lamy, clarinet. ''A Family Portrait'' for brass quintet, [[The Philadelphia Brass|Philadelphia Brass]]. ''Evensong'' for tuba and electronics, Scott Mendoker, tuba. ''The Death of Macbeth'' for solo timpani and percussion quartet, James Musto, Tom Murphy, Nancy Pontius, David Stockton, Jeff Willet, percussion. ''Notes from Faraway Places, Suite 3'' for two trumpets, Donald Batchelder, Raymond Mase, trumpets. ''Smoky Mountain Fanfare'' for brass quintet, [[Philadelphia Brass]]. ''Changewater'' for eight trombones,Richard Clark, Richard Harris, Tom Hutchinson, Chris Olnes, Michael Powell, Tim Albright, Kenneth Finn, John Rojak, tenor and bass trombones. ''Inamere'' for twelve trumpets.
* '''''Notes from Faraway Places''''' ([[Summit Records]] DCD681), 2016. ''Fanfare for Canterbury Cathedral'' for double brass quintet, [[American Brass Quintet]]; Quo Vadis Brass Quintet. ''Tenebrae'' for trumpet and organ, Raymond Mase, trumpet; Trent Johnson, organ. ''Without Warning'' for piano, Steven Beck, piano. ''Mock Attack'' for solo clarinet, Andy Lamy, clarinet. ''A Family Portrait'' for brass quintet, [[The Philadelphia Brass|Philadelphia Brass]]. ''Evensong'' for tuba and electronics, Scott Mendoker, tuba. ''The Death of Macbeth'' for solo timpani and percussion quartet, James Musto, Tom Murphy, Nancy Pontius, David Stockton, Jeff Willet, percussion. ''Notes from Faraway Places, Suite 3'' for two trumpets, Donald Batchelder, Raymond Mase, trumpets. ''Smoky Mountain Fanfare'' for brass quintet, [[Philadelphia Brass]]. ''Changewater'' for eight trombones, Richard Clark, Richard Harris, Tom Hutchinson, Chris Olness, Michael Powell, Tim Albright, Kenneth Finn, tenor trombones; John Rojak, bass trombone. ''Inamere'' for twelve trumpets.


== Recordings featuring compositions by David Sampson ==
== Recordings featuring compositions by David Sampson ==


* '''''American Tribute''''' ([[Summit Records]] (DCD 127), 1991. ''Reflections On A Dance'',Summit Brass.
* '''''American Tribute''''' ([[Summit Records]] (DCD 127), 1991. ''Reflections On A Dance'',Summit Brass.
* '''''Divertimento''' '''- Music For Winds''''' (Bay Cities BCD1030), 1991. ''In Memoriam: W.E.S.''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/20/nyregion/transcending-a-painful-moment-in-history.html|title=Transcending a Painful Moment in History|last=Kandell|first=Leslie|date=Oct. 20, 1996|work=The New York Times archives|access-date=Jan. 17, 2019}}</ref>'',''Aspen Wind Quintet.                  
* '''''Divertimento''' '''- Music For Winds''''' (Bay Cities BCD1030), 1991. ''In Memoriam: W.E.S.''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/20/nyregion/transcending-a-painful-moment-in-history.html|title=Transcending a Painful Moment in History|last=Kandell|first=Leslie|date=October 20, 1996|work=The New York Times archives|access-date=January 17, 2019}}</ref>'',''Aspen Wind Quintet.
* '''''New American Brass''''' ([[Summit Records]], DCD133), 1992. ''Morning Music'', [[American Brass Quintet]].
* '''''New American Brass''''' ([[Summit Records]], DCD133), 1992. ''Morning Music'', [[American Brass Quintet]].
* '''''Trumpet in Our Time''''' ([[Summit Records]], DCD-148), 1995.''The Mysteries Remain, Solo,'' Raymond Mase.
* '''''Trumpet in Our Time''''' ([[Summit Records]], DCD-148), 1995.''[[The Mysteries: Renaissance Choros|The Mysteries Remain, Solo]],'' Raymond Mase.
* '''''Five''''' ([[Channel Classics Records|Channel Classics]] CCS 9496), 1995. ''Morning Music'', [[Meridian Arts Ensemble]].
* '''''Five''''' ([[Channel Classics Records|Channel Classics]] CCS 9496), 1995. ''Morning Music'', [[Meridian Arts Ensemble]].
* '''''Premier!''''' ([[Summit Records]] DCD 187),1996. ''Distant Voices'', [[American Brass Quintet]].
* '''''Premier!''''' ([[Summit Records]] DCD 187),1996. ''Distant Voices'', [[American Brass Quintet]].
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* '''''Stargazer''''' (Equilibrium EQL 83), 2007. ''Passage'', Alan Siebert, trumpet.
* '''''Stargazer''''' (Equilibrium EQL 83), 2007. ''Passage'', Alan Siebert, trumpet.
* '''''Jewels''''' ([[Summit Records]] DCD 484), 2007. ''Entrance'', [[American Brass Quintet]].
* '''''Jewels''''' ([[Summit Records]] DCD 484), 2007. ''Entrance'', [[American Brass Quintet]].
* '''Outberzt''' (Mark Masters MCD8652), 2009. ''Outburst'', Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz, conductor.                    
* '''Outberzt''' (Mark Masters MCD8652), 2009. ''Outburst'', Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz, conductor.
* '''''WASABE 2009''''' (Mark Records MCD8471), 2009. ''Outburst'', North Texas Wind Symphony.
* '''''WASABE 2009''''' (Mark Records MCD8471), 2009. ''Outburst'', North Texas Wind Symphony.
* '''''Archetypes''''' (GIA WindWorks CD-820), 2009. ''Moving Parts'', North Texas Wind Symphony, [[Eugene Migliaro Corporon|Eugene Corporon]], conductor.
* '''''Archetypes''''' (GIA WindWorks CD-820), 2009. ''Moving Parts'', North Texas Wind Symphony, [[Eugene Migliaro Corporon|Eugene Corporon]], conductor.
* '''''Brass Trios''''' ([[Albany Records]], Troy 1222), 2010. ''Duncan Trio'', University of Maryland Brass Trio.
* '''''Brass Trios''''' ([[Albany Records]], Troy 1222), 2010. ''Duncan Trio'', University of Maryland Brass Trio.
* '''''State of the Art:  The ABQ at 50''''' ([[Summit Records]], DCD 553), 2010. ''Chants and Flourishes'', [[American Brass Quintet]].
* '''''State of the Art: The ABQ at 50''''' ([[Summit Records]], DCD 553), 2010. ''Chants and Flourishes'', [[American Brass Quintet]].
* '''''Breathing Lessons: Music for Saxophone Quartet''''' ([[Naxos Records|Naxos]] 8.559627), 2011. ''Breathing Lessons'', New Hudson Saxophone Quartet.
* '''''Breathing Lessons: Music for Saxophone Quartet''''' ([[Naxos Records|Naxos]] 8.559627), 2011. ''Breathing Lessons'', New Hudson Saxophone Quartet.
* '''''Chicago Moves''''' ([[Cedille Records]], CDR 90000), 2012. ''Chicago Moves''.Gaudete Brass. ''Hi-Fi News'' album choice, June, 2013.
* '''''Chicago Moves''''' ([[Cedille Records]], CDR 90000), 2012. ''Chicago Moves''.Gaudete Brass. ''Hi-Fi News'' album choice, June 2013.
* '''''New American Masters, Volume 5''''' (Albany Records Troy1481), 2014. ''Undercurrents Redux'',Palisades Virtuosi.
* '''''New American Masters, Volume 5''''' (Albany Records Troy1481), 2014. ''Undercurrents Redux'',Palisades Virtuosi.
* '''''Sevenfive: The Corigliano Effect''''' ([[Cedille Records]] CDR 90000 169), 2017. ''Entrance, Still'',Gaudete Brass.
* '''''Sevenfive: The Corigliano Effect''''' ([[Cedille Records]] CDR 90000 169), 2017. ''Entrance, Still'',Gaudete Brass.

== Selected reviews ==
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“David Sampson is a prolific and talented composer, his output vital and life-enhancing.” Colin Clarke, ''[[Fanfare (magazine)|Fanfare Magazine]]''

“''Points'', by David Sampson, a trumpeter, is a set of three eclectic sketches, the most striking being the finale, ''Kansas, 3:30 A.M''. – a movement that begins with a beautiful horn solo (which was played from the balcony) and unfolds into an exquisitely textured contrapuntal portrait.” Allan Kozinn, ''[[The New York Times]]''

“''Dectet'' is a terrific piece and it got a terrific reading.” John von Rhein, ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''

''Sonata Forty'': “I find to be one of the most eloquent and moving musical statements I’ve heard yet from Sampson’s pen (or computer, as the case may be). The immaculate performance of the work by its dedicatee Scott Brubaker and pianist Ron Levy further convinces me that this is one of my very favorite contemporary horn sonatas.” David DeBoor Canfield, ''[[Fanfare (magazine)|Fanfare Magazine]]''

“David Sampson’s ''Turns'' for Violoncello and Orchestra is a bravura star-vehicle that deserves a place with the Cello Concertos of Saint-Saens, Lalo, Barber, Dvorak and Elgar.” Peter Spencer, ''[[The Star-Ledger|Star-Ledger]]''

“The more I hear of the music of David Sampson, the more I am convinced that he is one of the major compositional voices of our time. His music has every quality I consider necessary to become enduring through the centuries.” David DeBoor Canfield, ''[[Fanfare (magazine)|Fanfare Magazine]]''

“In one movement, about ten minutes in duration, ''Simple Lives'' says what it has to say plainly but eloquently, without wearing out its welcome.  This is music of plain speech, where yes is yes and no is no.  Not one measure of this score is padding.  ''Simple Lives'' is moving without being gushy. It is contemporary without banging on a can.”''' ''' Michael Redmond, ''[[The Star-Ledger|Star-Ledger]]''


== Compositions by instrumentation ==
== Compositions by instrumentation ==
===Orchestral===
===Orchestral===
{{div col}}
*''The Notes Fit To Print'' for orchestra, 1980
*''Three Portraits'' for tuba and chamber orchestra, 1990
*''Simple Lives'' for orchestra, 1990
*''Triptych'' for trumpet and orchestra, 1991
*''Turns'' for violoncello and orchestra, 1994
*''Monument'' for orchestra, 1996–97
*''Serenade'' for flügelhorn and string orchestra, 1998
*''Jersey Rain'' for baritone, chorus and orchestra, 2001
*''Concerto'' for oboe and string orchestra, 2003
*''New Providence Overture'' for orchestra, 2003
*''Concerto'' for soprano saxophone and string orchestra, 2004
*''Black River Concerto'' for violin, percussion and orchestra, 2007
{{div col end}}


===Mixed ensemble===
''The Notes Fit To Print'' for orchestra, 1980
{{div col}}

''Three Portraits'' for tuba and chamber orchestra, 1990
*''Permit Me Voyage'' for viola and piano, 1978
*''Passage'' for viola and flügelhorn, 1979

''Simple Lives'' for orchestra, 1990
*''Flashback'' for percussion quartet, 1980
*''Sonata Forty'' for horn and piano, 1991

''Triptych'' for trumpet and orchestra, 1991
*''Three Arguments'' for unaccompanied violoncello, 1993
*''Dectet'' for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano, two violins, viola, violoncello, and double bass, 1998

''Turns'' for violoncello and orchestra, 1994
*''Sketches'' for violin and marimba, 2007
*''The Powell Trio'' for tenor trombone, marimba, and piano, 2009

*''Three Sides'' for trumpet, vibraphone, and piano, 2009
''Monument'' for orchestra, 1996–97
*''Just Keep Moving'' for horn, bass trombone, marimba, and piano, 2010

*''Undercurrents Redux'' for flute, clarinet, and piano, 2010
''Serenade'' for flügelhorn and string orchestra, 1998
*''Counterwork'' for trumpet, marimba, and piano, 2010

''Jersey Rain'' for baritone, chorus and orchestra, 2001
*''Flare'' for violoncello, marimba and string orchestra, 2012
*''Death of Macbeth'' for percussion quintet, 2013

*''Memories to Keep Awhile'' for trumpet/flügelhorn, violin, violoncello, and piano, 2014
''Concerto'' for oboe and string orchestra, 2003
*''Skeleton at the Feast'' for flute, viola, and guitar, 2017

{{div col end}}
''New Providence Overture'' for orchestra, 2003

''Concerto'' for soprano saxophone and string orchestra, 2004

''Black River Concerto'' for violin, percussion and orchestra, 2007

===Mixed Ensemble===

''Permit Me Voyage'' for viola and piano, 1978

''Passage'' for viola and flügelhorn, 1979

''Flashback'' for percussion quartet, 1980

''Sonata Forty'' for horn and piano, 1991

''Three Arguments'' for unaccompanied violoncello, 1993

''Dectet'' for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano, two violins, viola, violoncello, and double bass, 1998

''Sketches'' for violin and marimba, 2007

''The Powell Trio'' for tenor trombone, marimba, and piano, 2009

''Three Sides'' for trumpet, vibraphone, and piano, 2009

''Just Keep Moving'' for horn, bass trombone, marimba, and piano, 2010

''Undercurrents Redux'' for flute, clarinet, and piano, 2010

''Counterwork'' for trumpet, marimba, and piano, 2010

''Flare'' for violoncello, marimba and string orchestra, 2012

''Death of Macbeth'' for percussion quintet, 2013

''Memories to Keep Awhile'' for trumpet/flügelhorn, violin, violoncello, and piano, 2014

''Skeleton at the Feast'' for flute, viola, and guitar, 2017


===Choral===
===Choral===
*''O Blessed Face'' for flute, harp, organ, and mixed choir, 1978
*''Peace'' for mixed choir a cappella, 1981
*''Behold How Good and Lovely It Is'' for mixed choir and organ, 1984
*''Shout for Joy!'' for brass quartet, organ, and mixed choir, 1992
*''Of the Father’s Love Begotten'' for mixed choir and organ, 1993
*''Praise!'' for mixed choir and organ, 1994
*''Replogle "Amens"'' for mixed choir, 2010
*''For the Last Time'' for viola, piano, and mixed choir, 2016


===Choral with orchestra===
''O Blessed Face'' for flute, harp, organ, and mixed choir, 1978
*''The War Prayer'' for six vocal soloists, mixed choir, and chamber orchestra, 1984-5
*''Jersey Rain'' for baritone solo, mixed choir, and orchestra, 2001


===Songs and song cycles===
''Peace'' for mixed choir a cappella, 1981
*''The Skein'' for soprano and piano, 1973

''Behold How Good and Lovely It Is'' for mixed choir and organ, 1984
*''The Birthday'' for soprano, oboe, violoncello, and harp, 1982
*''Four Scenes and an Epilogue'' for soprano, string quartet, and harp, 1984

''Shout for Joy!'' for brass quartet, organ, and mixed choir, 1992
*''Three Christmas Scenes'' for flute/piccolo, oboe/English horn, violoncello, piano, and mixed choir, 1987
*''The Song My Paddle Sings'' for mixed choir a cappella, 1987

*''The Figured Wheel'' for soprano, oboe/English horn, bassoon, and piano, 1988
''Of the Father’s Love Begotten'' for mixed choir and organ, 1993
*''"Our Father's Road", A Cantata for New Sweden'' for narrator, soprano, oboe/English horn, violoncello, piano, and percussion, 1989

''Praise!'' for mixed choir and organ, 1994
*''Voices of Our Youth'' for flute, viola, violoncello, harp, and mixed choir, 1997
*''Two Settings of the Serenity Prayer'' for mixed choir and organ, 2007

''Replogle "Amens"'' for mixed choir, 2010
*''To Hold Us'' for mixed choir and piano, 2008
*''Like the Risen Grain'' for mixed choir, brass quintet, timpani, and organ, 2011

''For the Last Time'' for viola, piano, and mixed choir, 2016

===Choral with Orchestra===

''The War Prayer'' for six vocal soloists, mixed choir, and chamber orchestra, 1984-5

''Jersey Rain'' for baritone solo, mixed choir, and orchestra, 2001

===Songs and Song Cycles===

''The Skein'' for soprano and piano, 1973

''The Birthday'' for soprano, oboe, violoncello, and harp, 1982

''Four Scenes and an Epilogue'' for soprano, string quartet, and harp, 1984

''Three Christmas Scenes'' for flute/piccolo, oboe/English horn, violoncello, piano, and mixed choir, 1987

''The Song My Paddle Sings'' for mixed choir a cappella, 1987

''The Figured Wheel'' for soprano, oboe/English horn, bassoon, and piano, 1988

''“Our Father’s Road,” A Cantata for New Sweden'' for narrator, soprano, oboe/English horn, violoncello, piano, and percussion, 1989

''Voices of Our Youth'' for flute, viola, violoncello, harp, and mixed choir, 1997

''Two Settings of the Serenity Prayer'' for mixed choir and organ, 2007

''To Hold Us'' for mixed choir and piano, 2008

''Like the Risen Grain'' for mixed choir, brass quintet, timpani, and organ, 2011


===Piano===
===Piano===
*''Cuttings'', 1980
*''Without Warning'', 1992


===Trumpet(s)/flügelhorn===
''Cuttings'', 1980
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*''[[The Mysteries: Renaissance Choros|The Mysteries Remain]]'' for trumpet and organ, 1978
''Without Warning'', 1992
*''Passage'' for viola and flügelhorn, 1979

*''Litany of Breath'' for trumpet, 1980
===Trumpet(s)/Flügelhorn===
*''Trumpet Descants on Festive Hymns'' for trumpet, 1981

''The Mysteries Remain'' for trumpet and organ, 1978
*''Flight'' for three trumpets, 1982
*''Winter Ceremony'' for two trumpets and percussion, 198.

*''Trumpet Descants on Christmas Hymns'' for trumpet, 1983
''Passage'' for viola and flügelhorn, 1979
*''Triptych'' for trumpet and orchestra, 1991

*''Solo'' for unaccompanied flügelhorn, 1991
''Litany of Breath'' for trumpet, 1980
*''Serenade'' for flügelhorn and string orchestra, 1998

*''Notes from Faraway Places'' - three suites of concert etudes for one or two trumpets, 2001
''Trumpet Descants on Festive Hymns'' for trumpet, 1981
*''Breakaway'' for two trumpets and digital audio, 2004

''Flight'' for three trumpets, 1982
*''Serenade'' for trumpet and wind ensemble, 2006
*''Morning Pages'' for unaccompanied trumpet, 2007

''Winter Ceremony'' for two trumpets and percussion, 198.
*''Three Sides'' for trumpet, vibraphone and piano, 2009
*''Inamere'' for 12 trumpets, 2011

*''Memories to Keep Awhile'' for trumpet/flügelhorn, violin, violoncello, and piano, 2014
''Trumpet Descants on Christmas Hymns'' for trumpet, 1983
*''The Wind Came In Red'' for trumpet and piano, 2015

''Triptych'' for trumpet and orchestra, 1991
*''Double Back'' for solo trumpet, trombone, and wind ensemble, 2015
*''Random Acts'' for trumpet and piano, 2018

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''Solo'' for unaccompanied flügelhorn, 1991

''Serenade'' for flügelhorn and string orchestra, 1998

''Notes from Faraway Places'' - three suites of concert etudes for one or two trumpets, 2001

''Breakaway'' for two trumpets and digital audio, 2004

''Serenade'' for trumpet and wind ensemble, 2006

''Morning Pages'' for unaccompanied trumpet, 2007

''Three Sides'' for trumpet, vibraphone and piano, 2009

''Inamere'' for 12 trumpets, 2011

''Memories to Keep Awhile'' for trumpet/flügelhorn, violin, violoncello, and piano, 2014

''The Wind Came In Red'' for trumpet and piano, 2015

''Double Back'' for solo trumpet, trombone, and wind ensemble, 2015

''Random Acts'' for trumpet and piano, 2018

''In Time'' for bass trombone, percussion, and piano, 1988


===Tuba===
===Tuba===
*''Three Portraits'' for tuba and chamber orchestra, 1990
*''Emma’s Dance'' for tuba and piano, 1994
*''Evensong'' for tuba and digital audio, 1995
*''Serenata'' for tuba and wind ensemble, 2005
*''Sightline'' for tuba and piano, 2017


===Wind ensemble===
''Three Portraits'' for tuba and chamber orchestra, 1990
*''Moving Parts'' for wind ensemble, 2003
*''Serenata'' for tuba and wind ensemble, 2005
*''Serenade'' for trumpet and wind ensemble, 2006
*''Outburst'' for wind ensemble, 2006
*''Millbrook Suite'' for wind ensemble, 2008
*''Legend'' for wind ensemble, 2011
*''Future Relics'' for baritone saxophone, marimba/xylophone, and wind ensemble, 2013
*''Double Back'' for solo trumpet, trombone, and wind ensemble, 2015


===Brass ensemble===
''Emma’s Dance'' for tuba and piano, 1994
*''Fanfare for Canterbury Cathedral'' for double brass quintet, 1978
*''Points'' for brass octet and percussion, 1983; rev. 1987
*''Reflections On a Dance'' for 14 brass and two percussion, 1988
*''Westfield Fanfare'' for 13 brass and three percussion, 1993
*''Hommage JFK'' for 14 brass and three percussion, 1995
*''Edge'' for 13 brass, snare drum, and timpani, 2008
*''Changewater Suite'' for eight trombones, 2008
*''Crosscurrents'' for 15 brass and two percussion, 2009
*''Chants and Flourishes'' for double brass quintet, 2009
*''Inamere'' for twelve trumpets, 2011


===Brass quintet===
''Evensong'' for tuba and digital audio, 1995
*''Echoes and Other Ghosts'', 1986
*''Morning Music'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.davidsampsoncomposer.com/program-notes-Morning.html|title=Program notes, Morning Music|access-date=January 16, 2019|archive-date=April 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414034011/http://www.davidsampsoncomposer.com/program-notes-Morning.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1986
*''Distant Voices'', 1990
*''Strata'', 1999
*''Entrance/Exit'', 2003
*''A Family Portrait'', 2008
*''Chesapeake'', 2010
*''Smoky Mountain Fanfare'', 2010
*''Still'', 2013


===Brass trio===
''Serenata'' for tuba and wind ensemble, 2005
*''Duncan Trio'', 1980


===Chamber winds===
''Sightline'' for tuba and piano, 2017
*''The Endless Instant'' for clarinet and percussion, 1980
*''In Memoriam: W.E.S.'' for woodwind quintet, 1981
*''Nine Times Mime'' for oboe, harp, and percussion, 1983
*''Four Winds'' for wind quartet, 1991
*''Short Stories'' for woodwind quintet, 1994


===Wind Ensemble===
===String orchestra===
*''Serenade'' for flügelhorn and string orchestra, 1998
*''Concerto for Dancers and String Orchestra'' for dancers and string orchestra, 2000
*''Concerto'' for soprano saxophone and string orchestra, 2004


===Single instrument===
''Moving Parts'' for wind ensemble, 2003
*''Litany of Breath'' for unaccompanied trumpet, 1980
*''Solo'' for unaccompanied flugelhorn, 1991
*''Notes From Faraway Places'' for unaccompanied trumpet(s), 2001
*''Undercurrents'' for unaccompanied flute, 2007
*''Morning Pages'' for unaccompanied trumpet, 2007


===String quartet===
''Serenata'' for tuba and wind ensemble, 2005
*''Elements'', ''2002''

*''Breathing Lessons,'' 2006
''Serenade'' for trumpet and wind ensemble, 2006

''Outburst'' for wind ensemble, 2006

''Millbrook Suite'' for wind ensemble, 2008

''Legend'' for wind ensemble, 2011

''Future Relics'' for baritone saxophone, marimba/xylophone, and wind ensemble, 2013

''Double Back'' for solo trumpet, trombone, and wind ensemble, 2015

===Brass Ensemble===

''Fanfare for Canterbury Cathedral'' for double brass quintet, 1978

''Points'' for brass octet and percussion, 1983; rev. 1987

''Reflections On a Dance'' for 14 brass and two percussion, 1988

''Westfield Fanfare'' for 13 brass and three percussion, 1993

''Hommage JFK'' for 14 brass and three percussion, 1995

''Edge'' for 13 brass, snare drum, and timpani, 2008

''Changewater Suite'' for eight trombones, 2008

''Crosscurrents'' for 15 brass and two percussion, 2009

''Chants and Flourishes'' for double brass quintet, 2009

''Inamere'' for twelve trumpets, 2011

===Brass Quintet===

''Echoes and Other Ghosts'', 1986

''Morning Music''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.davidsampsoncomposer.com/program-notes-Morning.html|title=Program notes, Morning Music|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>, 1986

''Distant Voices'', 1990

''Strata'', 1999

''Entrance/Exit'', 2003

''A Family Portrait'', 2008

''Chesapeake'', 2010

''Smoky Mountain Fanfare'', 2010

''Still'', 2013

===Brass Trio===

''Duncan Trio'', 1980

===Chamber Winds===

''The Endless Instant'' for clarinet and percussion, 1980

''In Memoriam: W.E.S.'' for woodwind quintet, 1981

''Nine Times Mime'' for oboe, harp, and percussion, 1983

''Four Winds'' for wind quartet, 1991

''Short Stories'' for woodwind quintet, 1994

===String Orchestra===

''Serenade'' for flügelhorn and string orchestra, 1998

''Concerto for Dancers and String Orchestra'' for dancers and string orchestra, 2000

''Concerto'' for soprano saxophone and string orchestra, 2004

===Single Instrument===

''Litany of Breath'' for unaccompanied trumpet, 1980

''Solo'' for unaccompanied flugelhorn, 1991

''Notes From Faraway Places'' for unaccompanied trumpet(s), 2001

''Undercurrents'' for unaccompanied flute, 2007

''Morning Pages'' for unaccompanied trumpet, 2007

===String Quartet===

''Elements'', ''2002''

''Breathing Lessons,'' 2006


===Concerto===
===Concerto===
*''Triptych'' for trumpet and orchestra, 1991
*''Turns'' for violoncello and orchestras, 1994
*''Serenade'' for flügelhorn and string orchestra, 1998
*''Concerto for Dancers and String Orchestra'' for dancers and string orchestra, 2000
*''Concerto'' for oboe and string orchestra, 2003
*''Concerto'' for soprano saxophone and string orchestra, 2004
*''Black River Concerto'' for violin, percussion, and orchestra, 2007
*''Future Relics'' for baritone saxophone, marimba/xylophone, and wind ensemble, 2013
*''Double Back'' for trumpet, trombone, and wind ensemble, 2015


==References==
''Triptych'' for trumpet and orchestra, 1991
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''Turns'' for violoncello and orchestras, 1994


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''Serenade'' for flügelhorn and string orchestra, 1998
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''Concerto for Dancers and String Orchestra'' for dancers and string orchestra, 2000

''Concerto'' for oboe and string orchestra, 2003

''Concerto'' for soprano saxophone and string orchestra, 2004

''Black River Concerto'' for violin, percussion, and orchestra, 2007

''Future Relics'' for baritone saxophone, marimba/xylophone, and wind ensemble, 2013

''Double Back'' for trumpet, trombone, and wind ensemble, 2015

==References==
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This article is about the American composer. For articles on other people named David Sampson or Dave Sampson, see David Sampson (disambiguation).

David C. Sampson (born January 26, 1951) is an American contemporary classical composer.

Biography

Sampson earned a B.A. in music from the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied trumpet with Gilbert Johnson. He continued his studies with Donald Lybbert in composition at Hunter College, earning an M.F.A. in composition, followed by a D.M.A. at the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied composition with John Corigliano and trumpet with Robert Nagel and Raymond Mase. He also attended the Ecole d’Art Americaines at Fontainebleau as a composition student of Robert Levin. Additionally, he has studied with Karel Husa and Henri Dutilleux in composition and Gerard Schwarz on trumpet.

Sampson has received major grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Chamber Music America, Barlow Endowment, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Jerome Foundation, Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.

Selected commissioned works

Discography

  • Monument (Summit Records DCD237), 1999.Triptych, Simple Lives, Hommage JFK, Three Portraits, Monument. Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, Alan Balter, conductor; Raymond Mase, trumpet;Scott Mendoker, tuba.
  • Dectet (Troy 780), 2005. Serenade for flügelhorn and string orchestra, Raymond Mase, flügelhorn; Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra.[4] Sonata Forty for horn and piano, Scott Brubaker, horn; Ron Levy, piano. Strata for brass quintet, The American Brass Quintet. Dectet for string quartet, wind quintet, and piano, Paul Polivnick, conductor, Wihan Quartet; Afflatus Wind Quintet; Richard Ormrod, piano.
  • Chesapeake[5] (Summit Records DCD639), 2014. Breakaway for two trumpets and electronics, Raymond Mase, Kevin Cobb, trumpets; Powell Trio for trombone, marimba, and piano, Michael Powell, trombone; She-e Wu, marimba; Steven Beck, piano. Three Sides for trumpet/flügelhorn, vibraphone and piano, Raymond Mase, trumpet/flügelhorn; James Baker, vibraphone; Steven Beck, piano. Just Keep Moving for horn, bass trombone, marimba and piano, David Wakefield, horn;John D. Rojak, bass trombone; She-e Wu, marimba; Martha Locker, piano. Chesapeake for brass quintet, American Brass Quintet.
  • Notes from Faraway Places (Summit Records DCD681), 2016. Fanfare for Canterbury Cathedral for double brass quintet, American Brass Quintet; Quo Vadis Brass Quintet. Tenebrae for trumpet and organ, Raymond Mase, trumpet; Trent Johnson, organ. Without Warning for piano, Steven Beck, piano. Mock Attack for solo clarinet, Andy Lamy, clarinet. A Family Portrait for brass quintet, Philadelphia Brass. Evensong for tuba and electronics, Scott Mendoker, tuba. The Death of Macbeth for solo timpani and percussion quartet, James Musto, Tom Murphy, Nancy Pontius, David Stockton, Jeff Willet, percussion. Notes from Faraway Places, Suite 3 for two trumpets, Donald Batchelder, Raymond Mase, trumpets. Smoky Mountain Fanfare for brass quintet, Philadelphia Brass. Changewater for eight trombones, Richard Clark, Richard Harris, Tom Hutchinson, Chris Olness, Michael Powell, Tim Albright, Kenneth Finn, tenor trombones; John Rojak, bass trombone. Inamere for twelve trumpets.

Recordings featuring compositions by David Sampson

  • American Tribute (Summit Records (DCD 127), 1991. Reflections On A Dance,Summit Brass.
  • Divertimento - Music For Winds (Bay Cities BCD1030), 1991. In Memoriam: W.E.S.[6],Aspen Wind Quintet.
  • New American Brass (Summit Records, DCD133), 1992. Morning Music, American Brass Quintet.
  • Trumpet in Our Time (Summit Records, DCD-148), 1995.The Mysteries Remain, Solo, Raymond Mase.
  • Five (Channel Classics CCS 9496), 1995. Morning Music, Meridian Arts Ensemble.
  • Premier! (Summit Records DCD 187),1996. Distant Voices, American Brass Quintet.
  • Atemwege - Breath Paths (Bayer-Records, CAD800876), 1999. Solo, Lutz Mandler, flügelhorn.
  • A Choral Bouquet (Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey), 1999. Shout For Joy!, Rutgers University Chorus, John Floreen, conductor.
  • First Glimpses of Sunlight (Summit Records DCD233), 1999. Short Stories, Dorian Wind Quintet.
  • Sing We Merrily (Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey), 2001. Of The Father’s Love Begotten (arr.), Rutgers University Chorus, John Floreen, conductor.
  • Raritonality (Mark Masters MCD6199), 2006. Moving Parts, Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz, conductor.
  • Stargazer (Equilibrium EQL 83), 2007. Passage, Alan Siebert, trumpet.
  • Jewels (Summit Records DCD 484), 2007. Entrance, American Brass Quintet.
  • Outberzt (Mark Masters MCD8652), 2009. Outburst, Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz, conductor.
  • WASABE 2009 (Mark Records MCD8471), 2009. Outburst, North Texas Wind Symphony.
  • Archetypes (GIA WindWorks CD-820), 2009. Moving Parts, North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon, conductor.
  • Brass Trios (Albany Records, Troy 1222), 2010. Duncan Trio, University of Maryland Brass Trio.
  • State of the Art: The ABQ at 50 (Summit Records, DCD 553), 2010. Chants and Flourishes, American Brass Quintet.
  • Breathing Lessons: Music for Saxophone Quartet (Naxos 8.559627), 2011. Breathing Lessons, New Hudson Saxophone Quartet.
  • Chicago Moves (Cedille Records, CDR 90000), 2012. Chicago Moves.Gaudete Brass. Hi-Fi News album choice, June 2013.
  • New American Masters, Volume 5 (Albany Records Troy1481), 2014. Undercurrents Redux,Palisades Virtuosi.
  • Sevenfive: The Corigliano Effect (Cedille Records CDR 90000 169), 2017. Entrance, Still,Gaudete Brass.

Compositions by instrumentation

Orchestral

  • The Notes Fit To Print for orchestra, 1980
  • Three Portraits for tuba and chamber orchestra, 1990
  • Simple Lives for orchestra, 1990
  • Triptych for trumpet and orchestra, 1991
  • Turns for violoncello and orchestra, 1994
  • Monument for orchestra, 1996–97
  • Serenade for flügelhorn and string orchestra, 1998
  • Jersey Rain for baritone, chorus and orchestra, 2001
  • Concerto for oboe and string orchestra, 2003
  • New Providence Overture for orchestra, 2003
  • Concerto for soprano saxophone and string orchestra, 2004
  • Black River Concerto for violin, percussion and orchestra, 2007

Mixed ensemble

  • Permit Me Voyage for viola and piano, 1978
  • Passage for viola and flügelhorn, 1979
  • Flashback for percussion quartet, 1980
  • Sonata Forty for horn and piano, 1991
  • Three Arguments for unaccompanied violoncello, 1993
  • Dectet for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano, two violins, viola, violoncello, and double bass, 1998
  • Sketches for violin and marimba, 2007
  • The Powell Trio for tenor trombone, marimba, and piano, 2009
  • Three Sides for trumpet, vibraphone, and piano, 2009
  • Just Keep Moving for horn, bass trombone, marimba, and piano, 2010
  • Undercurrents Redux for flute, clarinet, and piano, 2010
  • Counterwork for trumpet, marimba, and piano, 2010
  • Flare for violoncello, marimba and string orchestra, 2012
  • Death of Macbeth for percussion quintet, 2013
  • Memories to Keep Awhile for trumpet/flügelhorn, violin, violoncello, and piano, 2014
  • Skeleton at the Feast for flute, viola, and guitar, 2017

Choral

  • O Blessed Face for flute, harp, organ, and mixed choir, 1978
  • Peace for mixed choir a cappella, 1981
  • Behold How Good and Lovely It Is for mixed choir and organ, 1984
  • Shout for Joy! for brass quartet, organ, and mixed choir, 1992
  • Of the Father’s Love Begotten for mixed choir and organ, 1993
  • Praise! for mixed choir and organ, 1994
  • Replogle "Amens" for mixed choir, 2010
  • For the Last Time for viola, piano, and mixed choir, 2016

Choral with orchestra

  • The War Prayer for six vocal soloists, mixed choir, and chamber orchestra, 1984-5
  • Jersey Rain for baritone solo, mixed choir, and orchestra, 2001

Songs and song cycles

  • The Skein for soprano and piano, 1973
  • The Birthday for soprano, oboe, violoncello, and harp, 1982
  • Four Scenes and an Epilogue for soprano, string quartet, and harp, 1984
  • Three Christmas Scenes for flute/piccolo, oboe/English horn, violoncello, piano, and mixed choir, 1987
  • The Song My Paddle Sings for mixed choir a cappella, 1987
  • The Figured Wheel for soprano, oboe/English horn, bassoon, and piano, 1988
  • "Our Father's Road", A Cantata for New Sweden for narrator, soprano, oboe/English horn, violoncello, piano, and percussion, 1989
  • Voices of Our Youth for flute, viola, violoncello, harp, and mixed choir, 1997
  • Two Settings of the Serenity Prayer for mixed choir and organ, 2007
  • To Hold Us for mixed choir and piano, 2008
  • Like the Risen Grain for mixed choir, brass quintet, timpani, and organ, 2011

Piano

  • Cuttings, 1980
  • Without Warning, 1992

Trumpet(s)/flügelhorn

  • The Mysteries Remain for trumpet and organ, 1978
  • Passage for viola and flügelhorn, 1979
  • Litany of Breath for trumpet, 1980
  • Trumpet Descants on Festive Hymns for trumpet, 1981
  • Flight for three trumpets, 1982
  • Winter Ceremony for two trumpets and percussion, 198.
  • Trumpet Descants on Christmas Hymns for trumpet, 1983
  • Triptych for trumpet and orchestra, 1991
  • Solo for unaccompanied flügelhorn, 1991
  • Serenade for flügelhorn and string orchestra, 1998
  • Notes from Faraway Places - three suites of concert etudes for one or two trumpets, 2001
  • Breakaway for two trumpets and digital audio, 2004
  • Serenade for trumpet and wind ensemble, 2006
  • Morning Pages for unaccompanied trumpet, 2007
  • Three Sides for trumpet, vibraphone and piano, 2009
  • Inamere for 12 trumpets, 2011
  • Memories to Keep Awhile for trumpet/flügelhorn, violin, violoncello, and piano, 2014
  • The Wind Came In Red for trumpet and piano, 2015
  • Double Back for solo trumpet, trombone, and wind ensemble, 2015
  • Random Acts for trumpet and piano, 2018

Tuba

  • Three Portraits for tuba and chamber orchestra, 1990
  • Emma’s Dance for tuba and piano, 1994
  • Evensong for tuba and digital audio, 1995
  • Serenata for tuba and wind ensemble, 2005
  • Sightline for tuba and piano, 2017

Wind ensemble

  • Moving Parts for wind ensemble, 2003
  • Serenata for tuba and wind ensemble, 2005
  • Serenade for trumpet and wind ensemble, 2006
  • Outburst for wind ensemble, 2006
  • Millbrook Suite for wind ensemble, 2008
  • Legend for wind ensemble, 2011
  • Future Relics for baritone saxophone, marimba/xylophone, and wind ensemble, 2013
  • Double Back for solo trumpet, trombone, and wind ensemble, 2015

Brass ensemble

  • Fanfare for Canterbury Cathedral for double brass quintet, 1978
  • Points for brass octet and percussion, 1983; rev. 1987
  • Reflections On a Dance for 14 brass and two percussion, 1988
  • Westfield Fanfare for 13 brass and three percussion, 1993
  • Hommage JFK for 14 brass and three percussion, 1995
  • Edge for 13 brass, snare drum, and timpani, 2008
  • Changewater Suite for eight trombones, 2008
  • Crosscurrents for 15 brass and two percussion, 2009
  • Chants and Flourishes for double brass quintet, 2009
  • Inamere for twelve trumpets, 2011

Brass quintet

  • Echoes and Other Ghosts, 1986
  • Morning Music,[7] 1986
  • Distant Voices, 1990
  • Strata, 1999
  • Entrance/Exit, 2003
  • A Family Portrait, 2008
  • Chesapeake, 2010
  • Smoky Mountain Fanfare, 2010
  • Still, 2013

Brass trio

  • Duncan Trio, 1980

Chamber winds

  • The Endless Instant for clarinet and percussion, 1980
  • In Memoriam: W.E.S. for woodwind quintet, 1981
  • Nine Times Mime for oboe, harp, and percussion, 1983
  • Four Winds for wind quartet, 1991
  • Short Stories for woodwind quintet, 1994

String orchestra

  • Serenade for flügelhorn and string orchestra, 1998
  • Concerto for Dancers and String Orchestra for dancers and string orchestra, 2000
  • Concerto for soprano saxophone and string orchestra, 2004

Single instrument

  • Litany of Breath for unaccompanied trumpet, 1980
  • Solo for unaccompanied flugelhorn, 1991
  • Notes From Faraway Places for unaccompanied trumpet(s), 2001
  • Undercurrents for unaccompanied flute, 2007
  • Morning Pages for unaccompanied trumpet, 2007

String quartet

  • Elements, 2002
  • Breathing Lessons, 2006

Concerto

  • Triptych for trumpet and orchestra, 1991
  • Turns for violoncello and orchestras, 1994
  • Serenade for flügelhorn and string orchestra, 1998
  • Concerto for Dancers and String Orchestra for dancers and string orchestra, 2000
  • Concerto for oboe and string orchestra, 2003
  • Concerto for soprano saxophone and string orchestra, 2004
  • Black River Concerto for violin, percussion, and orchestra, 2007
  • Future Relics for baritone saxophone, marimba/xylophone, and wind ensemble, 2013
  • Double Back for trumpet, trombone, and wind ensemble, 2015

References

  1. ^ Wise, Brian (November 18, 2013). "WQXR Timeline: JFK's Legacy to Classical Music". Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Artist's Bio, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts". Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Flynn, Michael Patrick (May 2010). "Trumpet Music of David Sampson: A Performer's Guide to "Breakaway," "Passage," and "Triptych"". Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Review by Mel Martin, Audiophile Audition". June 27, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Discography, American Brass Quintet". Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  6. ^ Kandell, Leslie (October 20, 1996). "Transcending a Painful Moment in History". The New York Times archives. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  7. ^ "Program notes, Morning Music". Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
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