BIOGRAPHY
David Hahn is an American composer, performer, and recording artist. His prolific output includes works ranging from electronic music and audio collage to chamber and orchestral music, featuring traditional instruments and voices. Many of Mr. Hahn’s pieces have been commissioned and played internationally by established professional ensembles and soloists. He often collaborates with artists in film, dance, theater, spoken word, and other media.
Educated at Brown University, the New England Conservatory of Music, and London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Mr. Hahn received a doctorate in musicology at Stanford University. He has performed with such groups as the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony and Opera Orchestras, Boston Musica Viva, the Seattle Symphony, Musica Nel Chiostro in Florence, and the City of London Festival. He served on the faculty of the New England Conservatory where he co-founded the Boston Renaissance Ensemble which toured extensively in the US and Europe.
Educated at Brown University, the New England Conservatory of Music, and London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Mr. Hahn received a doctorate in musicology at Stanford University. He has performed with such groups as the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony and Opera Orchestras, Boston Musica Viva, the Seattle Symphony, Musica Nel Chiostro in Florence, and the City of London Festival. He served on the faculty of the New England Conservatory where he co-founded the Boston Renaissance Ensemble which toured extensively in the US and Europe.
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
Jack Straw Grant for Artists’ Projects, Artists Project Award from the Seattle Mayorʼs Office for the Arts and Cultural Affairs, ArtsLink Collaborative Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Soros Foundation, 1st Prize: Classical Mandolin Society of America Composition Contest, Composer Assistance Grant from the American Music Center, Meet The Composer Grant, Puffin Foundation Grant, GAP Grant from Artists Trust, Graduate Fellowship from the Stanford Humanities Center, Graduate Fellowship from the Stanford University Music Department, Noah Greenberg Award from the American Musicological Society.