David Sampson

David C. Sampson was born in Charlottesville, Virginia. After starting trumpet lessons, he studied at the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan, studying trumpet and composition. 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.

• 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 (1995) for 14 brass and three percussion. Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra. • Monument (1996–97). Commissioned by the Barlow Foundation for the Akron and Memphis Symphony Orchestras. • Turns (1994) for violoncello and orchestra. Commissioned by the Bergen Foundation and cellist Paul Tobias and premiered by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. • Triptych (1991) for trumpet and orchestra. Commissioned by the International Trumpet Guild. Premiered by Raymond Mase at the Aspen Music Festival and with the American Composers Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. • Dectet (1998). Commissioned by the Chicago Chamber Musicians. • Strata (1999). Commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts and the American Brass Quintet. • Jersey Rain (2001). Commissioned by the 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. • Short Stories (1994). Commissioned by Chamber Music America and the Pew Charitable Trust. • 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. • Simple Lives (1990). Commissioned by the Colonial Symphony. • Duncan Trio (2002) for brass trio. Commissioned by Dorothy Duncan. • Breakaway (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 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

• 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

• Cuttings, 1980 • Without Warning, 1992

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Echoes and Other Ghosts, 1986 • Morning Music, 1986 • Distant Voices, 1990 • Strata, 1999 • Entrance/Exit, 2003 • A Family Portrait, 2008 • Chesapeake, 2010 • Smoky Mountain Fanfare, 2010 • Chicago Moves, 2011 • Still, 2013

• Duncan Trio, 1980

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Elements, 2002 • Breathing Lessons, 2006

• 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