Music of David Heuser

Biography

Website: www.davidheuser.com

Critics have praised David Heuser’s music, calling it "thoughtful, beautiful and wonderfully made", "all-American music at its most dynamic and visceral" and "just the sort of music classical music needs more of."

David Heuser began composing almost immediately after his first piano lessons at the age of seven, writing short tunes in imitation of the exercises he was studying. He continued to write music throughout his childhood, some for piano, chorus, and wind ensemble, and some for the rock bands he was in. After high school, he attended the Eastman School of Music and then the Indiana University School of Music, where he received his doctorate degree in music composition in 1995. A native of New Jersey, Heuser has resided in San Antonio since 1997. He is a Professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he teaches music composition and theory, and electronic music, and serves as Associate Chair of the Music Department.

Heuser is a storyteller, crafting emotional journeys for listeners, but his stories go beyond words to things only music can speak to. His over 70 compositions range from exuberant orchestral works to intimate chamber pieces. His most characteristic works are rhythmically active, strongly melodic, and often deal with extremes of tempo, dynamics and register. Just as a painter fills space, a composer fills time, and it is Heuser’s goal to lead the listener through the time his music occupies in a way that is compelling and moving.

Heuser's music has been performed by various groups and individuals and on festivals and conferences throughout the United States and abroad. He has received commissions from such ensembles as the San Antonio Symphony, the New York Youth Symphony, the SOLI Chamber Ensemble, and the Texas Music Festival Orchestra. Heuser has won the 2007 Columbia Orchestra American Composer Competition, the 2006 Fauxharmonic Orchestra Composition Contest, and, most recently, was awarded a grant from the Artist Foundation of San Antonio. He most recent work is the full-length comic opera A Brief History of Root Vegetables.

Heuser’s music is published by Non Sequitur Music, and works of his can be found on recordings on the Albany, Capstone , and Equilibrium labels. Heuser is a founding member of the Composers Alliance of San Antoino (CASA), and his work O The White Towns can be found on that group's first CD "Works by San Antonio Composers Performed by San Antonio Performers"

CDs containing works by David Heuser:

Klassics4Kids with The Golden Ax

Tango Magnetism with Deep Blue Spiral

not here, but there

Twilight Remembered with Still Life with Fruit

The Voice of the Composer: New Music from Bowling Green, Vol. 2 with Cauldron

Juggernaut with Deep Blue Spiral

Composers' Alliance of San Antonio: Works by San Antonio Composers Performed by San Antonio Performers with O The White Towns

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Orchestral Music

Three Lopsided Dances	Rental: $150.00; Purchase: $350.00
2008, 18 minutes (3 Movements)
Orchestra: 3333 4331, hrp, pno, timp, 4 perc, strings
audio available

Something Miraculous Burns
Rental: $100.00; Purchase: $250.00

2007, 10 minutes

Orchestra: 3333 4331, pno, timp, 3 perc, strings

A Screaming Comes Across the Sky
Rental: $100.00; Purchase: $250.00

2005, 6 minutes

Orchestra: 3232 4331, pno, timp, 4 perc, strings

audio available

Two Songs for String Orchestra
Rental: $40.00; Purchase: $75.00

2005, 9 minutes

String Orchestra

Elegy, September 11
Rental: $40.00; Purchase: $75.00

2001, 7 minutes

String Orchestra

audio available

Cauldron
Rental: $80.00; Purchase: $200.00

1995, 7 minutes

Orchestra: 3232 4231, pno, harp, timp, 3 perc, strings

audio available

Moon Cycles
Rental: $150.00; Purchase: $350.00

1995 (revised 1998), 18 minutes (3 movements)

Orchestra: 3233 4231, pno, harp, timp, 3 perc, strings

audio available

Non Sequitur Music Publishing
2112 Ontario Street
Bellingham, WA 98229
USA
(360) 733-7145
Email: nsm@nonsequiturmusic.com

Music of David Heuser

CDs containing works by David Heuser:

Orchestral Music

Music for Large Mixed Ensembles

Band and Wind Ensemble Music

Music for Mixed Chamber Ensembles

Piano Music

String Music

Music for Winds

Percussion Music

Vocal Music

Choral Music

Opera

Works with Tape and/or Electronics