David Lipten

Biography

David Lipten's music explores motion, compression, accumulation, and interruption, earning praise for its “strong sense of direction, a fluid syntax, and an inventive linear-abstract melodic gift” (Gapplegate Classical–Modern Music). His works have been performed by Axiom Brass, Volti, the New York Virtuoso Singers, and the New York New Music Ensemble, and presented at Carnegie Hall and throughout the U.S. and Europe. Honors include the American Prize, the Fromm Music Foundation, and the Jeffrey Jacob Piano Music Competition. A fellow of Yaddo and MacDowell, he holds a Ph.D. from Duke Univ.