David Lavorgna, flautist, will perform Keith Kramer's solo flute work Crystalline on October 25th, 2006 at 7pm for a free concert on Goucher's Ars Viva series in Merrick Hall at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland. The directions are: take the Baltimore Beltway (I-695), leaving it at exit 27A-Towson (Dulaney Valley Road south). The college entrance is on the left, one-half block from exit 27A.
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Biographies of the Performer and Composer:
David LaVorgna, flutist began his study of the flute at the age of eleven. By age thirteen, he was accepted into the Interlochen Arts Academy, a high school for gifted and talented students specializing in the arts. During his four years at interlochen, David studied with Jacqueline Hofto. It was at Interlochen that David was inspired to pursue a career in music. After graduating from Interlochen David entered the Peabody Conservatory of Music where he continued his studies with Bonnie Lake. It was at Peabody that he received the Britten Johnson Award for the most outstanding and promising flutist. After receiving his Bachelor of Music degree, David moved to California to study with Timothy Day at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and completed his Master of Music degree. Over the years, David has performed in Master Classes with Trevor Wye, Eugenia Zukerman, Julius Baker, and Karl Kraber. He has also coached with Trudy Kane (Principal Flute of the Metropolitan Opera Company) and Mark Sparks (Principal Flute of the St. Louis Symphony). He has performed in the full array of ensemble configurations and has worked with such varied artists as Leon Fleisher, Samuel Sanders, Judy Collins, Bobby McFerrin, Dudley Moore, and Liza Minnelli. David has won multiple awards and competitions for both his solo work and ensemble playing. He has collaborated with many contemporary composers throughout the development, revision, and premiering of many works and has performed in a multitude of concert settings to promote music and the understanding of music. He currently resides in Baltimore with his wife Monica and daughter Cecilia. He is a faculty member at Goucher College, Loyola College, and at the Ward Center for the Arts at the St. Paul’s Schools.
Keith Allan Kramer, composer, currently resides in Maryland and is a music professor in Bel Air, Maryland. His compositions are performed frequently in America and abroad. Keith is also the recipient of several composition prizes. He has studied with Thomas DeLio, John Van der Slice, Ladislav Kubik and Stuart Saunders Smith. Keith received his D.M.A. in composition from the University of Miami and his M.Mus. in composition from the University of Maryland, College Park.
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Baltimore, Maryland: December 1, 2006
Towson, Maryland: October 25, 2006
New York, New York: March 25, 2006